I neglected to mention that I got together with Laura on Tuesday; we had dinner at Sweet Tomatoes and sat and talked for several hours. At one point I mentioned that I needed to fit into my shorts by Saturday--apparently I only bought shorts when I was slimmer--then promptly sat down with the carb lover's plate, complete with a Caribbean Key lime muffin, cornbread, and some third yummy bread-like object that I proceeded to stuff into my mouth, followed a while later by a couple of pieces of focacchia... read more