A Wonderful Saturday

This morning I got up early and went on an exhilerating bike ride in the rain, complete with a huge rainbow that was framed against the Ochre Mountains on our west. I met the new neighbor and her 2 dogs, and had a nice visit before the rain started. She is a lawyer moving from Colorado. She is nice and is our ages so we will be good friends, I think. After the bike ride I went shopping and got lots of vegetables, because I am now a diabetic and have to watch everything that I eat. (I found out this week and I am going to a diabetic counsellor Monday morning and they will hook me up with test strips and the little machine thingy that tells me my glucose level in the bloodstream).(My sugar level was 142--before that it was 128--and both are over 120 so it is an official diagnosis of Type II Diabetes). (That really means my liver is encased with too much fat and it is secreting too much sugar into the bloodstream; the pancreas cannot keep up dispensing enough insulin to neutralize the sugar). My doctor says all will be well if I follow really strict diet plans and exercise. So the bike riding was great this morning. (Thanks to Grady's bike--mine has a flat tire). And so far today I did not cheat on food.
After shopping we went to see Jennifer dance in THE WORLD OF DANCE at the De Jong Theatre at BYU. It was just fabulous! The ballroom dancers, the Cougarettes, the ballet troupe, and the International Folk Dancers all were wonderful, along with wonderful music and stage props. Jennifer was in two dances--the Israeli one (and her photo is of the Israeli costume) and a North American (I think it was Canadian?) really fast paced one. Really fun to watch! Grady and I had her autograph our programmes when she was done. After we left Provo (and shot a pretty shot of the mts. in Provo with the leaves turning), we went to the Timpanogas Temple and had a wonderful time there as well. It was dark when we got out but I thought I would take some photos anyway. We ended the evening with Grady treating us to Pollo Loco, a new Mexican restaurant with fantastic chicken and side dishes that is inexpensive but great food! A wonderful Saturday after such a busy week. And my hysterectomy surgery is coming up on Monday, Sept. 29th (Beth's birthday)! I am starting to get a little scared.