our little celebration!

yesterday i had to renew my dot physical for the year.......i hadn't said anything to anyone about this coz, frankly, i was a little concerned about it......i'm bad about taking my medication for the diabetes and blood pressure like i should.....it makes me nauseous......and although i had been trying to take it regularly, i also knew i hadn't been eating as well as i should , and i don't mean just eating too much or the wrong things, the last few days i'd felt kinda bad, like i was coming down with something and i hadn't been eating much at all.....which, when trying to keep your glucose regulated is just as bad as overeating...........anyway, i was really concerned about taking the physical, and i had till te 20th on it, but we were shut down for a 34hour restart here in missoula, montana and so i figured it was just as well to get it done and face the music......i guess my body didn't think it felt as bad as i did, coz i passed!!.....it's always a wonderful thing when you see the doctor sign their name on that little card......i wonder sometimes if they really appreciate what that signature means.....sure, a person's health is one of the most important things in life, but that signature also means that they can continue working.....that their very livelihood will go on as they know it.......it just seems to me that it has so many more conotations than a routine physical.........

on the way back from the clinic to the truckstop, as you pull into the lot there is a cute little restaurant ....it's called the river city grill.....

it's housed in an old buidling that used to be the main office of a lumber company.....it's cute as can be inside and the food was absolutely fantastic.....brad had the rib eye steak.....

and i had the chicken fried chicken.....yeah, i know, wayyyy too rich for the way i'd been feelin, but it looked so good on the menu i couldn't resisit.....

i have to tell ya, it was worth the ache in my tummy i had the rest of the evening.......the chicken was perfection....the gravy was as good as any i've ever made....the potatoes were homemade.....even the peach was ripe and sweet......

so this was our celebration dinner.....it was wonderful and so nice to have that weight (no pun intended...lol) off my shoulders.....if you're on i-90 on the east side of missoula, take a stop at the exxon travel plaza, exit 109 and try out the river city grill.....you won't be dissappointed....the food is awesome, the atmosphere is quaint and inviting and the service was great!