Dimples Does It: 12/17

I'm feeling much better! I didn't freak out on anyone all day! I was pretty excited for Friday to finally get here! Our department holiday party at the Tuscany House was at 6pm & we were closing down the office early so everyone would have time to get ready. Last years party wasn't great because I didn't know very many people but I had high hopes for this year.

I started my day with a breakfast sandwich = 316 calories. The bacon cooked much better this time, I put it in for 3 minutes instead of the recommended 2 and a half. I had to make Joe eat the 2 extra slices though, because each packet comes with 4 slices so I have to cook them all but a serving is 2 slices and I'm not about 2x the 80 calories per serving.

I went off to work & Joe went to breakfast with Nicole & Jack...totally not fair. I used my new mug for a cup of creme carmel coffee with 2 splenda.

I didn't get hungry at lunch time so I stayed at my desk. I knew there was going to be a lot of eating going on at the party anyway so why force myself to eat when I wasn't hungry? I did get a little pang around 2ish so I had a granola bar from my snack drawer = 90 calories.

We all packed up & headed home around 3pm, I just had to stop at Mrs Patrick's on the way home to pick up my dress, I tried it on and it's still a little big but what more can I ask for with 2 days notice? I was starting to get hungry when I got home so I had a handful of carmel popcorn while I addressed a few more xmas cards = 122 calories.

Joe came home just in time to change & out the door we went. Most of the food at Tuscany House was fantastic. I'm totaling the entire party at 1769 calories, I know crazy... In my defense the food wasn't that high in calories, it was mostly the 4 glasses of wine I drank, it's seriously ridiculous there's so many calories in a beverage. I didn't take any pictures of the appetizers because I was too busy grabbing them off the trays & shoving them in my mouth. There was beef wellington, chicken satay, scallops wrapped in bacon, sausage pastries, bruschetta & a cheese tray. We were let into the ballroom after about an hour and were served salads & bread while some speeches were made. They were both just mediocre but I still ate most of it.

We were served raspberry sorbet in between courses to cleanse out pallets.

For dinner I chose the salmon with panko bread crumbs in rosa sauce, asparagus & au gratin potato. The potato & vegetable were yummy but the fish was a little dry.

Dessert was white cake with vanilla icing. It wasn't tasty enough to be worth the calories so after taking one bite I pushed it aside.

I won a $50 american express gift card during the raffle! I'm trying to brainstorm what I should spend it on! After dinner we hit the dance floor in hopes of burning off some of those appetizers. It was a really great night, I got to spend some quality time with my coworkers and put some faces & names together from other finance departments.