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Weekend Things

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I got some questions for ya.

When did Lafayette get so hip?

Why didn’t anyone tell me how incredible Manchester by the Sea was?

How do you cheer up a broken-hearted Cowboys fan?

Why didn’t I sign up for that dang Women’s March?

Why does the weekend always end too soon?

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After exchanging Christmas gifts and watching that very informative video — child Josh had the moves! — the four of us set out for dinner at Community in Lafayette and oh my gosh, it was so good.  From the decor, to the service, to the food, it was all a knockout.  It reminded us all of Work & Class, what with all those small share plates of meat and sides that were so hard to choose from.

Remember when Brussels sprouts were just that gross mini-cabbage your mom always made on Thanksgiving and now they are the It Girl at every restaurant?  And remember when Lafayette was just a little town where your best friend lived and now it’s got trendy restaurant and packed breweries?  After dinner, we hit up Odd13 and though my Cultural Chameleon — a South African-hopped IPA — was interesting, I’m still all about that Codename: Superfan.

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On the Saturday side of things, PEPPERMINT MOCHAS & PANCAKES!  But actually it was peppermint mochas in thee cutest mugs from Hannah and Josh and Greek yogurt pancakes with thee fluffiest results from this recipe.  I was pretty delighted by all of it.  And by having the entire morning to lounge and watch The Kitchen on Food Network until 11:30 when I headed out for yoga at an urban winery?!

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Okay, so Jenn, Samantha and I — plus a million other people — went to a yoga class at Infinite Monkey Theorem and it was so fun (but also cold!) and afterwards we hit the wine bar then walked ourselves over to the Denver Central Market for lunch.  And this is the part where I tell you I spent four hours with the girls and took ONE PICTURE… OF MY LUNCH SALAD.  What is even wrong with me?  Fail.  But from a non-photography standpoint, the day was a huge success.  Ain’t nothing like yoga, wine and high school reunion talk with your girlfriends.

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Later that night, Joey and I made pizza then took ourselves to see a movie.  The theater we went to has complimentary popcorn and soft drinks and when I told Joey that, his eyes almost bulged out of his head.  He was just a tad excited.  All popcorn excitement aside, what I really want to tell you is GO SEE MANCHESTER BY THE SEA!  We thought it was incredible.  I heard it was “good, but really depressing” when actually, it was “depressing, but really good.”  I really liked La La Land but you know what?  I liked Manchester by the Sea even more.  Don’t hate me!  Go see it, then report back 🙂

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We started Sunday with breakfast at Jelly.  Specifically, we started with a small order of donuts and then I realized I am powerless to chilaquiles and will order it anytime it’s on a menu.  Mostly, I think this place is overrated, but we had to try it out one more time before we made that call.  The service exceeded the food, but I guess that’s not a bad complaint to have.

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After breakfast, we went home and Joey worked on his current house project — fixing all the cracks in our house, which mostly involves a lot of drywall dust EVERYWHERE — while I tackled salads for lunch this week, roasting red peppers for dinner and making dessert.  Then we headed to Joey’s dad’s to watch the Cowboys game, which did not go as planned.  1) Because they lost 😦 and 2) Because I thought if there was another Cowboys fan in the house, Joey would leave me alone when they scored… wrong.

So what I thought was going to be celebratory soup and dessert ended up being consolatory soup and dessert, but I still thought both were fantastic.  We hadn’t made that Chicken Sausage, Roasted Pepper and Whole Wheat Orzo Soup in far too long and though it was my first time making those Salted Peanut Butter and Jelly Blondies, I think they’re a keeper!  I tried to convince Joey to give up football by telling him I’d NEVER felt sad on a Sunday because of a sports team but he didn’t listen and went to bed at 8:30 instead.

Just realized it was a real good eating weekend — can’t be mad about that!

Weekend Things

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I hope you all had a wonderful Father’s Day Weekend.  My own dad was out of town until yesterday afternoon, so we got together later in the day for a little Father’s Day dinner.  My mom put me in charge of the simple syrup for some mint juleps we made.  She must really trust me to put me in charge of such a big task like melting sugar into water.

Anyways, there were a lot of things I thought I was going to do this weekend, like deep clean my kitchen (ha!), eat breakfast at Jelly Cafe in Capitol Hill, sleep in, watch the Rockies win and replace the sweater I lost in Vegas last month, but…most of that didn’t happen.  Instead…

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I watched the Rockies blow a 5 run lead in the 6th to lose the game.  Come on!  I distracted myself with beer and the beautiful Colorado sunset.  Can you make out the mountains way in the background?

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Can I just say that I have been jonesing for a Bloody Mary lately.  Every time Joey goes golfing he comes home and tells me about how he had one and I’m always jealous.  My solution to this very serious problem was to pick out a new breakfast restaurant for us to try on Saturday morning.  I picked a place called Jelly Cafe and was at a loss when we showed up and it was closed due to “unforeseeable circumstances.”  Plan B: Snooze!

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By the time we got there, there was a pretty sizable crowd waiting outside, but the wait was only 30 minutes (nothing compared to the 1 hour and 45-minutes I’ve waited there previously) so we hung out in the sun and waited for a table.

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Side note: Joey has thee shiniest pair of Oakley’s and I am constantly taking pictures of things reflected in them.  And I’m going to pretend he appreciates that I do this…

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As crowded as it always is, I actually know quite a few people who don’t really like Snooze.  My two cents is that it’s probably not the best food in the world, but the atmosphere, the fun menu options and the fact that I can get a flight of unique pancakes puts me in the “I love Snooze” camp.  Also, I’m game for anywhere with an extensive breakfast drink menu.

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Long-awaited Bloody Mary!  I ordered the “Bloody Maria” and actually liked Joey’s “El Mejor” (above!) better.  It wasn’t quite as spicy and had a cool pepper salt on the rim.

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As you can imagine, this tableful of food launched me into a small food coma and I was basically falling asleep on the couch when my mom rang to tell me she had a cancellation and could fit me in for a 1 o’clock massage.  Seriously the best.  Spent the afternoon on our teeny patio, reading and sipping an iced coffee then headed to a yoga class.  Happy Saturday, indeed.

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Saturday ended with these adorably rustic spinach-ricotta calzones.  Homemade, mind you!

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And then we hit up a late showing of the Great Gatsby.  We went to this tiny movie theater that’s a little on the older side and it was pretty deserted.  I was pretty sure we were going to be the only people in the theater, but to my dismay another couple came in at the last minute.  Which was mostly a bummer because I was ready to loudly talk during the movie.

I just read Gatsby in March so it was really fresh in my mind and I thought it was pretty authentic to the book.  Except that part where Nick Carroway was in an insane asylum — what the heck was that about??  That being said, I wasn’t a huge fan of the movie, but only because I’m also not a huge fan of the book.  I just find it incredibly disappointing that Gatsby isn’t actually suave or confident or really all that sane.

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Yesterday was pretty quiet.  And let’s not talk about how those mint juleps turned out.  Holy strong!  My sister and I eventually traded ours in for margaritas, which are much more my kind of drink.

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What did you do this weekend?

Have you read or seen the Great Gatsby?

What’s your mixed drink of choice?