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Weekend Things

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I very purposely kept life (mostly) off of Instagram this weekend.  Just as an experiment to see if I felt more present and less distracted that way.  Not going to lie though, I sort of felt like I was keeping myself from sharing stuff I wanted to share.  I’m about to share it all here, so it’s not so big of a deal, but dang, you probably all wish you could have seen a real time video of me singing along to The Hunchback of Notre Dame, right?? 😛

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We had a real deal date night on Friday and it wasn’t until we were headed to dinner that I realized it felt like it’d been a while since we’d had one.  First, we took advantage of the nice weather and being able to leave work a bit early to walk our pup.  It was the furthest we’ve ever walked him and I think we all enjoyed it ♥

We tried Dio Mio, Fish N Beer and Il Posto before finally ending up at Stowaway and we should have just gone there to begin with.  That pita was the best second best!  Then… FIRST MAN!  Sorry for all the movie enthusiasm lately, but as a voting member of the Academy, it’s my job to be excited and up to date on these things 😛  Joey wasn’t blown away but I liked it.  We both agreed Claire Foy was amazing, but do not expect any dramatic emotive performance from Gosling.

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Saturday started at Illegal Pete’s because: FREE BREAKFAST BURRITO DAY!  I picked us up coffee while Joey stretched and cooled down from his 10 mile run then we hopped in line and enjoyed our free breakfast.  Hit up the grocery store afterward and saw a girl totally scrape the entire right side of her car along the cement column in the parking garage!  Also, I bought this seasonal kombucha and it’s too savory for my taste.  And just for the record, it was nice enough to go on a noon-time run in short sleeves and it was truly wonderful.

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We had a wedding to attend that evening and while there, I saw the biggest pot of Pozole I’ve EVER seen.  I was feeling very witchy as I stirred it.  We maybe left with a cup of homemade salsa and a cup of candy corn, don’t judge!  Back at home, we threw on The Hunchback of Notre Dame and even though Joey fell asleep like 10 minutes in, I watched the whole thing and I had forgotten how dark it was.  Also, no offense Disney, but it’s sort of boring.

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We woke up to snow on Sunday!  Making Saturday’s short sleeved run even more wondrous.  I whipped up some vegan pumpkin spice pancakes, while Joey made himself some avocado toast (which became funny later in the day, when he was denying being a millennial and his argument was immediately struck down by Wayne asking “do you eat avocado toast??”) and we got some Sunday chores taken care of before heading to my parents’ for lunch.  Mom made some REALLY good chili and even though we missed my brother, SIL, niece and nephew who had to cancel because of the snow, it was fun seeing everyone else ♥

Later on, we put our pup in his coat and took a little walk in the snow.  He didn’t seem to mind the snow but he was NOT about me trying to wipe off his paws so I let Joey do that, ha.  Look how many more leaves were on the ground than on Friday!  Made some pad thai for dinner with “Decorating Disney” on in the background.  FASCINATING!  We also watched Private Life and I want to tell you it was really good but it mostly made me feel sad.

How was your weekend??

Sunday

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I woke up on Sunday and didn’t feel like getting up and getting dressed and going out into the world quite yet, despite making plans the night before to do just that.  What I needed was pajamas and coffee and pancakes at home, so that’s what we did.

We took our pup to the vet for the first time and I was nervous.  He barks at other dogs, he snaps at unfamiliar humans, there was all the potential for disaster.  But, it was all fine.  He didn’t bark at a single dog, he let the vet assistant carry him into the back for shots, he cooperated for the vet who thinks his behavioral problems are all protective.

Back at home, I sauteed chard for Joey’s lunch and chopped up speckled leaf lettuce for my own and marveled at being able to pick greens from your own backyard.  We ate, we watched TV, we roasted sweet potatoes and felt thankful for cooler weather while we had the oven on.  We watched as a storm rolled in and sheets of rain and hail poured down.  Good thing we had that sprinkler system put in the day before, huh?

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At 2, we decided Sunday chores that were half finished could wait a couple of hours, and took ourselves to American Cultures for a kombucha date.  We looked through our calendar for July, wrapped our heads around already set plans, suggested new ones and reflected on how good the summer has felt so far.  Then we parted ways so Joey could run errands and get a car wash and I could go to Base Coat.

The storm had moved out, the sun was shining and it felt like perfect evening running weather.  The air felt so fresh that I hardly minded a few muddy spots and when I got back, Joey had finished lunches for the week, laundry and a new batch of iced coffee ♥  We almost always cook on Sunday nights, but pizza felt right so we headed to Pizzeria Lui and when it was unexpectedly closed, we rerouted to Cart-Driver for two seats in the courtyard, drinks, a very good chopped salad and a perfectly spicy pizza.

Afterwards, we walked our dog and finished watching V for Vendetta (it was my first time watching and I liked it a lot!) before climbing into bed to read.  A very good end to a very good Sunday.