Yesterday was my husband's birthday and we spent a fun day checking off his list of plans - Lucky Charms for breakfast, swimming at the pool, watching Top Gear reruns, 'playing adventure royale' with our daughter, a steak dinner, a cookie cake with ice cream and catching fireflies. It was great day!Here are a few other things that happened this week...
Books
You can also check out this week's reviews of The Happiness Project (5 stars) and The Love Goddess' Cooking School (3 stars).
CookingLast weekend, I tried out a new recipe from Cooks Illustrated's The New Best Recipe cookbook: Chicken Marsala. It was divine. The sauce was just perfect. I have tried at least half a dozen Chicken Marsala recipes, each falling flat for different reasons. It was nice to put one of my husband's favorites in front of him and be proud of the results!
Home
We'll call this section Home and Health this week. I re-started the Couch to 5K running plan on Friday. I have had a goal to run a 5K for quite a while. This time I found a Twitter friend to run along with, and I think that the accountability will help quite a bit.
Family
J had her last day of school on Tuesday and voila! I am now the mom to a first grader. I do not know where this year went. Frankly, I am glad that this year is over. While J learned a ton and made a few new friends, we weren't entirely pleased with the school this year. I think that summer break will be good for all of us.
We are also officially signed up for one year of Tae Kwon Do lessons. J is loving the activity, which she's doing two times per week. She also had her first gymnastics lesson this week, which was amazing to watch. My husband said that he has never seen J that happy. She was cart-wheeling, trampoline-bouncing, ladder-climbing, and bar-flipping for an entire hour.
We are all still trying to settle into our new area - even after almost a year. I am hoping that these new routines will help it feel a little bit more like home, instead of a really long vacation near Washington, D.C.
How was your week?
Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteWhile you know I love our home, the running trails, etc... I too am still looking to fill the voids from life in Minnesota. We never adjusted to Omaha but that was a culture change for me, different than here.
I wish you luck!
Sounds like a great week! The chicken Marsala sounds tempting!
ReplyDeleteI worked through C25K but didn't make it all the way. I did reach my goal of running a mile without stopping! :) I had never done that before. It's a great program!!
First grade!! woot! You'll turn around and be looking for someone to take senior portraits! Enjoy each moment! :)