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Weekend Things

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Hello and Merry Christmas Eve!  (Or is it Happy Christmas Eve?)  I’m just coming at you with a later-than-usual “Weekend Things” post, because tis the season to be shorter on time than you thought, right?  I fully intended on posting yesterday — I even made sure to upload my pictures first thing in the morning — but then… I don’t know what happened, but posting didn’t.  I’ll try to keep it short and sweet as I’m sure you have better things to do on this holiday eve 🙂

We headed into Boulder on Friday night, in an attempt to hit up Happy Hour at the Med before checking out yet another potential wedding band, but there was an hour and a half wait so we wound up at West Flanders Brewing Co. (of our engagement photo fame) and I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked their food.

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For the record, we thought the band was just okay but the guy putting on a modern dance performance (complete with lots of rolling on the ground!) in the audience was A++.

My cousin is coming in from NOLA this Friday so we are frantically trying to pull the house together (semi-together at least) before her arrival.  Which means that’s basically what we did all day Saturday.  Things are looking really good!  But we did call it quits around 5 for our annual “Couple’s Christmas.”  Every year, we put aside a night to have our own two-person celebration and exchange gifts, as it’s usually pretty hectic come Christmas Day.

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We made this (highly recommended!), this (also, highly recommended!), these (so cute) and some simple broiled asparagus.  Enjoyed in front of Love Actually.  By far our best feast ever!  We got each other a new range for Christmas and got to enjoy cooking on it together 🙂

I spent a majority of the day Sunday at my parents’… doing laundry.  Our dryer just suddenly stopped blowing any kind of heat… so that’s just great.  I hauled our clothes over and hung out with my parents while they washed and dried.  I felt like a college kid home on Christmas break.  I helped my mom plan her Christmas Eve/Day menu and I’m so.dang.excited. to taste it all tomorrow.

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Finished off the day with the first yoga studio class in months, which left me totally devoid of any energy, and a dinner of homemade falafel and couscous tabbouleh.  I’m just now realizing that the only pictures I took this weekend were of food.  And that this post wasn’t exactly short.  Hope you didn’t mind!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

Life Lately

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Lately, I find myself seriously wishing there were more hours in the day.  I don’t know how to fit in all the parts of my life — the things I have to do as well as the things I want to do — while still giving all those parts the attention they deserve.  Actually, it’s more like work takes up a majority of the day and fitting workouts, dinner, post-work errands, couch/TV veg time, dinner and recreational reading into the 4 hours that are left over hardly seems doable.  Oh right, and let’s not forget blogging!

Unfortunately, that’s the part that’s been getting neglected lately.  So I thought it would be fun to catch up on some of the life happenings that haven’t made the blog lately.

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I found Joey biking in the gym and simultaneously eating a Cadbury Caramel Egg a couple weeks ago.

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I totally glazed over Joey’s actual birthday which was a full three weeks ago.  I made him these perfect pancakes for breakfast… Surprise!

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The birthday tradition is to go out for Mexican at Joey’s favorite restaurant.  I don’t know what happened but I was 2/3 through my house margarita when I decided I wouldn’t be able to drive us home if I finished it.  

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We painted the dog’s nails a few weeks ago.  Totally normal, right?  She’s just one of the girls.

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At yet another celebration of Joey’s birthday (does it ever end?!), Joey, his brother, his cousin and I headed to the restaurant early to make sure we’d have a table for 10, and enjoyed some beer samplers.  Also, I base my life’s success on whether or not I finish my beer before Joey.  That day, my life was a success.  

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I somehow got roped into another summer bowling league, so I’ve been begging Joey to take me bowling so I can practice and not embarrass myself in front of my team come May. I also managed to injure myself in the process… don’t ask.

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I love seeing this duck couple hanging out around my apartment complex.  They remind me of an old married couple.  Also, please note the crazy snow storm from last week in that third picture.

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I LOVE gumbo!  Especially when mom (or my uncle!) makes it for me.  I always wonder what people who’ve never seen or tasted okra would think of it.  It’s kind of an odd food, isn’t it?

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I got in a Twitter fight with Robert Irvine.  He was genuinely offended that I would point out his bad “Grammer.”  I’m genuinely offended, however, that he can’t take the time to spell things correctly in his tweets.  I guess we just don’t see eye to eye, Robert.

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Jenn and I went to Game 2 of the playoffs for the Nuggets on Tuesday night — I’m sure there was a way more technical way to word that if I had any real sports knowledge — and sadly we lost.  The game also continued on past my usual bed time but I didn’t even mind because I love Jenn 🙂

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I bought a new pair of Brooks this week and when I took them for a spin I had a really weird thigh cramp that I’m hoping was just a fluke.

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My sister, Hannah and I went to Happy Hour last night, where we feasted on an array of tapas.  And look!  Sushi!  We also ordered two deserts — one of which was essentially a giant Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup — and a side of ice cream.  I want to say that was totally unnecessary but at the time, it felt completely necessary.  Actually it still feels necessary!

It’s going to be in the 70’s this weekend and we’re planning our first trip to the Farmers’ Market, weeee!  Happy Friday!

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Tell me something that’s happened in your life lately?

What are your weekend plans?

Do you have a hard time fitting it all in?  And I’m totally talking about the components of your life, not dessert.