Off On An Adventure Today

Sonsearae, our 'social director' has declared today the day we venture south to Delray Beach.  The birthday lady, Sierra, is visiting and we're the entertainment!  Not really and who needs an excuse to explore?  Certainly not Jim and I!

It should be a good day for traipsing around funky shops and seeing the ocean.  I'm taking my camera and hope to get some pictures to share with you.  So check back to see what kind of mischief we get into...

We stopped in the Cabana Restaurant for lunch, a little Cuban, Spanish, Caribbean menu.  Sierra, Sonsearae and Jim decided to eat from the buffet so they could sample several tasty tidbits.  I opted for a salad that included black beans, hearts of palm, bell peppers and a yummy dressing.  We also had a pitcher of Sangria Cava, perfect for dining outside.

After lunch we strolled down one side and up the other side of the street.  It's a pretty colorful area and we'll have to go back and explore some more

Then it was time to head to the beach...except we couldn't find any place to park in Delray Beach.  We decided to drive up A1A and found a county park at Boynton Beach.

The weather was perfect and a lot of folks were enjoying the surf and sand

I think Jim loved posing with two lovelies!

Peppermint Lip Balm

We've been staying busy with doctor visits and walking.  It's interesting to note that while I've always enjoyed walking (still do) we didn't walk together because Jim had issues with his feet.  As it was painful for him to walk, we didn't actually 'walk' or 'hike' often.

One of the things he needs to do (since his procedure) is walk everyday and since he got his new Fitbit he's been upping his mileage and getting his heartbeat up, almost every day.  On the days his feet hurt, not so much walking is being done.  He's doing great!

Last month we both did a 100,000 step challenge and we both made that goal.  But some days it was difficult for us to keep up the pace.  Hopefully we can continue 'upping' our stats!

Apparently now it's my turn to have problems.  My right hip is starting to bother me and while at the VA yesterday they took a couple xrays to get an idea of what's going on.  I can walk but not as fast as I'd like.  So Jim and I are still not walking together much as I tend to slow him down!

I have a couple appointments this month for tests at the VA and Jim has another visit with the foot doctor and he needs to visit his cardiologist again before we can even think about traveling

Today I made some Lip Balm!  I can't believe how easy it is.  Making my own products has been on my wish list for a long time.  It's just a matter of gathering the supplies and doing it.  I'll bet it didn't take 15 minutes start to finish to make these.  The ingredients are few, Sunflower oil, cocoa butter, beeswax, essential oil and a few drops of vitamin E oil.

I think the hard part will be making labels for them!