Minnesota Trip

A couple weeks ago, I flew back to MN to visit family. Yeah, the economy sucks, and my income is down, but there was this killer fare on Sun Country, $229 round-trip, after everything, and a direct flight to boot. My parents aren't getting any younger (who is??), my dad's 85 now, and my mom will be 80 soon. The visit was really the brainchild of Jacque, my wife. Oh, I'd been pondering flying back, but had been turned off by the fares I'd found. But Jacque said I should *REALLY* try to find a good fare. And there it was! I used Kayak , an agregator of a number of other sites. Anyhow, the trip's history now, but I'm really glad it worked out; I had some real quality time with my parents. After returning to San Diego, Jacque and I decided to get back on the South Beach Diet. We'd achieved ideal weights about 2 years ago, but the usual recidivism kicked in and it's been slowly creeping up. Neither one of us wants a serious weight problem, so we're focusing on this diet now. Afterward, I think we'll be monitoring our diet a bit closer, to avoid a repeat (I hope...). I love sweets! Chocolate, candy, cake, pastries, you name it. Toss that in with a couple glasses of wine in the evening, and some chips for the late-night munchies, and you have a looming weight issue once again!