I'm feeling pretty positive at this point.  It's about twenty minutes to eleven at night and I'm preparing to go to bed.  My mind is at ease, I've got nothing pending to worry about.  Things are in order, I know what I'm doing tomorrow (work, coming home to change, hitting the grocery store, cooking and then whatever I feel like), and none of it is filled with dramatics.  Of course, and I give up on wondering if I'll jinx myself, I have to wonder how long this stretch of "smooth" is going to last ... but at the same time, maybe its better to be aware that it could end so that I can take advantage of it while its here.  Either way, I'm perfectly thrilled that I'll be going to sleep in such a calm, relaxed state.  I think its the perfect way to end the weekend and begin the work week.

I'm also feeling pretty good because my eating and exercise went WAY better this week for whatever reason (maybe the weather?).  I've actually found myself with extra points at the end of the day, which was almost unheard of a few weeks ago.  I think it definitely has to do with the warmer weather.  There's more to do, so I stay busier and have less time to just sit and idly put food into my face.  Granted, I know I'm not the only one who does that, as its sort of a common thing that the winter months bring winter weight when you're cooped up in the house for a while and can't do the things you would normally do in nice weather.  I'm looking forward to consistent warm weather.  I've got plans for my horse actually, as soon as the pasture dries out and I can get in there, I intend to give her a full grooming, complete with mane, forelock and tail trim.  A lot of her winter hair seemed to shed out this weekend, but the top of the pasture where I groom her usually is absolute mud slop so I won't be able to do much about it until it dries out.  Maybe in a week or two I'll be in luck, and I'm looking forward to it a lot.  She loves being groomed, and I'm pretty sure if she was actually capable, she would purr, lol.

Easter went off well on my end as well, granted we don't do a heck of a lot as none of us are very religious by any means.  The get together at my in law's didn't last very long, which was sort of sad, considering it was supposed to be a mixture of "Easter" and my SIL and BIL's birthday celebrations.  I think my SIL and her brood were there for all of 45 minutes, enough time to eat and then leave.  It's somewhat rude, as she does this with nearly every gathering at the farm now.  She comes for the food and then leaves.  On Christmas it was worse, as she came for about 15 minutes and then left to go eat Taco Bell.  My BIL was there for a lot longer, but had eaten earlier in the day and wasn't hungry.  I think my MIL was a little upset because nobody even came in to eat some of the cake she made.  In all of our defense though, she's not a baker, by any stretch.  For me personally, well, my WW points told me that I could not afford a piece of cake today.  I did have some of her ham though, which was surprisingly good.  Beyond that the rest of the night mapped out into hanging out with friends and my BIL for a little while.

As for me, at this point in the night, I'm going to do a little reasearch into lowering my cholesterol (foods to eat, foods to extremely avoid aside from the obvious ones, other methods) and my LDL levels.  After that, a little reading (still on Angels & Demons, but I'm almost done ... only have about 200 pages left) and then off to a sound sleep.  Tomorrow after work I've got to go to the grocery store to shop for our meal of ham, fresh green beans, potato salad and deviled eggs.  I am so looking forward to the green beans, as they're fresh from our garden (well, last year fresh, we just froze them) and taste awesome the way I make them.  All is well in this household for now, hope everything is just as peaceful in every one else's!