Reading Retreat

Sunday I ended up washing all of my sweaters and putting them back in storage. Sigh. I look good in sweaters. Ah well, it's getting warm again so I probably can survive with hoodies and the odd sweater dress. Just one... the one with the cut out in the back. 😁 you know, for date nights. Then it got coldish on fri. Of course. Sigh... ah well.

I've pretty much got the bio tracker figured out, there's just one thing that has me... unsettled. How quickly connected becomes normal. My car insurance app judges my driving for discounts. My bio tracker judges my activity and pays me thru my insurance app. I had to sign up for Google fit in order for my tracker to talk to my insurance and yet they don't agree. Treadmill says 2.59 miles, tracking app says 2.03 and Google says 2.91. I'm still going with the treadmill for my walk to mordor. It's just... the car insurance discount is pennies because according to them I drive too much, but it's a pain in the butt not to have it because they constantly hound you about it. The health insurance is basically a refund (again, pennies) tho I 100% think I overpay for what we actually use. And yet, since I got the tracker I figured "why not?" Their "yearly refund" doesn't equal what they take out of ONE paycheck, let alone a year of them. What will they actually do with the data I'm sharing with them? How dystopian nightmare are we going? Sigh... just some thoughts. It's like with the industrial revolution: profits were the most important thing until tragedies and loss of life led to regulations and safety standards. We are in the profit-driving technological revolution now, so what tragedies will lead to regulation? People dying because insurance won't pay based on lifestyle data (as opposed to income/insurance policy)? Sorry, it's scary to go down the rabbit holes of what could happen and where this could lead. And yet, until I don't need the tracker anymore (when my next weird dizzy thing happens and i can determine if its blood pressure related) I might as well try to get some money back from the damn insurance company.

Work was work. 

I got a new lamp in my office...

Doesn't it look like I'm a professional now??

So, the reading retreat. When I was in Italy I got my bestie a blind book. That's a book that's all wrapped up with a synopsis on it, but you don't know what book it is. Well, now you van buy a "blind date with a book." Same thing, but this time with stickers, bookmarks, tea, etc. I got us one each from the farmers market last year, and pitched the idea of a reading retreat weekend. So, this weekend was our reading retreat. We wanted cozy, snacking, reading, relaxing, chatting, and since Feb 22 is national margarita day, OF COURSE we had to have those, too. So we met up in New Braunfels. Hubby brought some of his figurines to paint as well, and we went a little nuts for snackies. 

Besties book

The one from Italy was a good girls guide to murder, but bestie left that at home.

My book

The synopsis on the wrapper is better than anything in or on the book. I have NO idea what this is about.

Book #2 for me

I am intrigued.

We also brought games

And crafties

The scratch off things are fun, and very Lisa frank.

My kind of art!

Hubbs brought his Warhammer stuffs to work on, too. Friday we got fish and shrimp from besties dad's K of C fish fry. We were STARVING, so I didn't get a pic, but it was all good. The Mac and cheese was particularly enjoyable. Saturday was mimosas and snacks with our books and crafts. Then hubbs wanted blacks BBQ for dinner, so we did that. 

Now it's Sunday and I went to Mass, we will have dinner with my Stew family tonight. I am so grateful to them for being my rock since I moved to TX. I love these people so much, I'm so grateful to know and love them. Hugs to all of you that I know and love and miss. ❤️