leftovers, part 1

Why have I said "part 1" on this post?

Because I have a meal out with others scheduled for tonight and I hope to bring home leftovers from it!

Yesterday was the last day to use a coupon from Texas Roadhouse, so I took full advantage of the situation.

I knew I was going to see "The Mosquito Bowl" and the new 3-D version of "Nightmare Before Christmas" at the AMC, so why not arrange to have dinner prepared by the steakhouse, ready and waiting for me when I was done?

That turned out to be a great idea, as did the order of the two movies.

I saw "The Mosquito Bowl" first, not realizing it was going to touch on a battle during World War II on Okinawa.

I was left in tears, as I was well acquainted with the massive death toll at those cliffs: 150,000 Okinawan civilians, including children and their teachers, who had been in the caves that riddled those cliffs.

There were also 100,000 Okinawan military personnel also killed when the flamethrowers were used to eradicate people hidden in those ocean-facing caves.

I've been to the memorials there for the children and it's heartbreaking.

My tears were also for the 12 Marines who had played football at that Christmas Eve, 1944, morale-boosting event called the Mosquito Bowl.

i thank You, God, that I followed all that sadness of the world with the love story of Jack Skellington and my favorite Sally.

I definitely needed to get back to me again, and that did it. 

On my way home from the doubleheader, I stopped by to pick up my order: the Country Vegetable Plate, plus the Lil' Dillo Steak Bites.

My total cost was only $3.36 - and that was including tax!

The coupon took off $7.99, then I had two $5 egift cards 'purchased' with AARP Reward Points.

My dinner had been the baked potato, split open and cut apart, draped with the meaty Chili and its shredded cheddar - fabulous!

I always enjoy that combination, and this carryout container let me spread it out for easy dining.

This morning, I ate the House Salad for breakfast.

I had enhanced it with some of the broccoli and carrots from my Fresh Veggies side, so that was extra good!

I even added some of the Steak Bites from the Lil' Dillo meal - gotta get that protein!

I'm still trying to keep up the muscles in my right leg and protein is vital for that.

That's why I had a protein snack a couple of hours later.

That Texas Roadhouse dinner roll has a whopping 10 grams of protein, so that was a good start.

A slice of Muenster added another 5 grams, plus some dairy.

And why the orange juice?

That's obviously the drink that was included in the kids' meal - and it was so good!

It's been a few years since I had OJ.

(smile!)