Day 317 -- Outing to Costco's and moving plan ts

Bill loves to go to Costco's just, as he says, to see what they have.  So about eleven we headed to Cedar Park and drove a way I hadn't been through the country so as to avoid the interstate.  It was a pretty drive for sure.  But things are growing up so much around the countryside around Austin that it won't be long before it will be all houses and businesses.  We've never really gone to Costco's to buy cold things before but sometimes bought non-perishables.  I had read that they now have pasture-fed meats so we took a cooler so I could buy some things that are "clean" foods while I'm on this Whole30 diet.  Because Austin is Austin, I should have known that they would have all kinds of organic clean foods which would work with the food list I can eat from so we really tanked up on meats (beef and bison) and chicken as well as eggs and fresh fruits and veggies.  Also saw and bought for the first time something I'd never heard of:  banana milk which is completely dairy-free.  We tasted it there, and while it doesn't replace milk by any means for some things, I made smoothies with it for us tonight and they were great!   Both refrigerators and freezers are brimming with really good for you foods and I'm excited that I can depend on finding something for a meal whenever I get ready to eat.  I'm on Day 7 of the 30 days so lots of meals left to deal with.  However, I am already telling a difference in my stomach issues.  I haven't felt deprived yet, and have eaten out a few times--always ordering salads without cheese and using baslamic vinaigrette or Italian dressing.

Later in the afternoon after getting back from Austin, I decided I would start getting my plants out and putting them on the patios because they look so much better when the plants are on there, and if we list the house this week, they will look good.  So I'm praying for no more freezes!  Bill helped me by using our little tractor.  I would put plants in the bucket, he would lift it up even with the tailgate of the pickup, and we put them in the pickup and drove them to the front door and walked them through to the patio with a two-wheeler.  First time we have tried that approach and it worked great.