The last weekend of March, wow! Baseball is back and crazy spring weather is here! Let this be a reminder to myself that I may not feel in total control during this busier less predictable season and that it will all be okay.
Our schedule is about to ramp up, so I was thankful for a cool and cloudy Friday that made it feel 100% right to lay low at home with leftovers, pajamas and a movie. Got to watch the Rockies win beforehand ♥ Joey has been making the argument that ALL you need to have seen to understand Avengers: Endgame are the previous Avengers films and I do NOT agree, but I’ll indulge him for now. This is all to say we started The Avengers on Friday night. Why are all these movies so long though??
Joey got up to go skiing one last time on Saturday, so I cuddled a dog then made Whole Grain Peanut Butter Pumpkin Pancakes that were so thick and fluffy and delicious. Truly! I also made some pizza dough for later this week, then went to the grocery and spent $25 on crabmeat (scream face emoji).
Most importantly though, we celebrated Joey’s birthday at Bar Dough! We’ve been wanting to go for, uh… three years… We just hadn’t gotten around to it. We finally remembered it when brainstorming where to go and now we’re kicking ourselves because it was SO GOOD. Yelp had mixed reviews, but we had zero complaints! Service was so professional, drinks were delicious and the food was KILLER. We got “Fancy Toast” (how could we not?), culurgiones (basically a potato-ricotta noodle dumpling!) and were thisclose to ordering another pasta dish when I suggested the saltimbocca chop and what a good last minute change it was. They gifted us dessert and I LOVED IT SO MUCH. We are coming back!!!
Sunday morning puppy cuddles are my favorite! It is a genuine joy when I open my eyes and see him leaping over Joey to me ♥♥♥ There’s been a sort of changing of the guard over at The Source and we were momentarily terrified when Babette’s and Boxcar Coffee Roasters both left, but comparable new businesses have moved in, so all is good. I just really love an almond croissant, so I guess I’m truly my mother’s daughter. We checked out our schedule for April and it’s packed and I’m scared. But also really excited!
Back at home, we tag-teamed salads for the week and I made some snack bars for us, while Joey did laundry and does whatever he does outside all the time 😛 I also spent a good chunk of Sunday (and some time on Saturday too) reading and god, it felt good! I am a BAD weekend reader and I’d like to change that. I took myself to yoga later on and then we made Mediterranean Eggplant and Halloumi Bowls with Lemon-Dill Sauce for dinner, while watching Avengers: Age of Ultron and I’m starting to think I only live for Tony Stark’s arrogant humor and Stan Lee cameos.
It’s a week of celebration around these parts, with Joey’s birthday on Wednesday and Rockies Home Opener on Friday, so let the madness and excitement begin!
Life as Lauren 