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Cabin Weekend

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It is crazy to me that for years I passed on the invitation of going to Joey’s family cabin and now, it is truly one of my favorite things to do every summer.  The 360 mountain view, the cool quiet mornings, the friendly hummingbirds zipping around, the non-existent weekend agenda.  It’s all too perfect.

While the basics remain the same year after year — puzzles, reading on the front deck, napping and a Saturday trip to the Moose Caboose for ice cream — each year has its own special moments.  I’ll remember this year as being the one where we actually finished the puzzle before the weekend was over, made the cheesiest grilled pizza, had the most beautiful sunshiny weather (no rain this year!) and had to coax a tiny rat out from INSIDE the grill on Sunday morning…

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This hummingbird knocker is legit my favorite part of the cabin. 

I use it every time I go in the front door.  Mostly to annoy Joey 🙂 

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Ten points if you can spot the two pieces of wildlife in this picture.

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Looked up from the puzzle just in time to see this gorgeous pink and purple sunset.

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Joey mixed this up for us before we left, then we packed it with milk and eggs

and I used it to make us pancakes on Saturday and Sunday morning. 

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I read this and look, I know it won the Pulitzer, but it was definitely my

least favorite thing I’ve ever read by Hemingway.  I still love him though 🙂

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Last night, I asked Joey what his favorite part of our cabin weekend was.  He said it was the pizza.  (Then he backpedaled and said I was his favorite part…) But seriously, I was pretty impressed that we made such a good ‘za in the middle of the mountains, on a grill, and that I didn’t forget to pack any of the necessary pizza-making tools.  All grilled pizza success aside, this weekend was the perfect refresh button.  Filling up on fresh mountain air, quality time with my husband and delicious (mostly) homemade food has me feeling all sorts of rejuvenated and completely happy today.

Wednesday Breakfast Date

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In the interest of full disclosure, Wednesday Breakfast Dates don’t always mean we go out for breakfast.  Because sometimes we just wake up a little bit earlier and enjoy a side by side breakfast in the comfort of our own kitchen.  Actually, I always do that, so I guess I mean sometimes Joey wakes up a little bit earlier and joins me.  And sometimes, we do that breakfast together at home thing then take ourselves down the street for coffee and a moment of quiet togetherness before any work busy-ness (not to be confused with business) begins.

Which is what we did today!

IMG_7219I’m currently going through an “egg thing” and it mostly revolves around this recipe.  Except, BA’s picture is much better than mine because I cannot for the life of me photograph those caramelized onions.  But despite the fact that they look entirely unappetizing, they are the key to the amazingness of this breakfast.  Well that and GOAT CHEEEEESE.

Post egg-deliciousness, we sat at a cement slab table at our favorite coffee shop and watched the snow — which wasn’t supposed to start until later this afternoon — blow sideways on the other side of the giant glass window.  Oh and we talked about how we’re going to order our countertops today and I’m mega excited about it!

Happy Wednesday!