Has it been two weeks already?
Two weekends ago, we got the bread maker out and used it to make pizza dough for some homemade pizza.
Last week, I was in North Carolina for a workshop. My friend and co-mentor Jennifer showed me around her Alma mater of UNC. It was fun hearing stories from her college years, meeting her friends, and eating and drinking at her favorite spots. One of the things that I was really excited about was a Late Blossom, whose main ingredient is lychee, my favorite fruit. Unfortunately, you can only find canned lychees in the US, but I will take that any day over none :)
I got back on Friday with a cold, so the weekend was spent recovering. I did manage to meet up with Zak for part of his farewell night, joining the group at Dreamland's only, as the rest of them continued on for drinks at the Summit and a movie.
Earlier this week, I also got a stomach bug or maybe I was reacting to the medicine I had been taking. But on the bright side, our garden has been producing some veggies. We are looking forward to the jalapeno peppers to being ready. I already have the pickling recipe. We are also enjoying the rain this week. I love waking up to rain or sipping tea while watching the rain. Plus, it makes it cooler and I bet the plants are enjoying a nice break from the summer heat.
After talking with Laurie, it finally hit me that it will be a bit cooler in Alaska and the dress that I was planning on wearing to the wedding might not be warm enough. So yesterday I went on a bargain shopping spree and found a nice purple dress. Later that day, Tom and I went to the mall to find him a purple tie. We are weirdly cute in that we try to coordinate my dress and his tie when we play dress up. Afterwards, we had an impromptu dinner date at Billy's. I had the Absolute Stress cocktail, which was very relaxing. We sat in a nice nook and watched the rain as we enjoyed our food. If you've never had fried olives, please try them at Billy's. They were yummy!
My parents also hosted my sister's engagement party back home yesterday. According to their reports, it went without a hitch. I wish I could be there. They have set their wedding date for August 2013. This means that we'll be heading there at that time (and will have our Mauritian wedding then too). We hope that family and friends will be able to join us.
Today is a day of chores.
I hope your weekend is going well!
Two weekends ago, we got the bread maker out and used it to make pizza dough for some homemade pizza.
Last week, I was in North Carolina for a workshop. My friend and co-mentor Jennifer showed me around her Alma mater of UNC. It was fun hearing stories from her college years, meeting her friends, and eating and drinking at her favorite spots. One of the things that I was really excited about was a Late Blossom, whose main ingredient is lychee, my favorite fruit. Unfortunately, you can only find canned lychees in the US, but I will take that any day over none :)
I got back on Friday with a cold, so the weekend was spent recovering. I did manage to meet up with Zak for part of his farewell night, joining the group at Dreamland's only, as the rest of them continued on for drinks at the Summit and a movie.
Earlier this week, I also got a stomach bug or maybe I was reacting to the medicine I had been taking. But on the bright side, our garden has been producing some veggies. We are looking forward to the jalapeno peppers to being ready. I already have the pickling recipe. We are also enjoying the rain this week. I love waking up to rain or sipping tea while watching the rain. Plus, it makes it cooler and I bet the plants are enjoying a nice break from the summer heat.
After talking with Laurie, it finally hit me that it will be a bit cooler in Alaska and the dress that I was planning on wearing to the wedding might not be warm enough. So yesterday I went on a bargain shopping spree and found a nice purple dress. Later that day, Tom and I went to the mall to find him a purple tie. We are weirdly cute in that we try to coordinate my dress and his tie when we play dress up. Afterwards, we had an impromptu dinner date at Billy's. I had the Absolute Stress cocktail, which was very relaxing. We sat in a nice nook and watched the rain as we enjoyed our food. If you've never had fried olives, please try them at Billy's. They were yummy!
My parents also hosted my sister's engagement party back home yesterday. According to their reports, it went without a hitch. I wish I could be there. They have set their wedding date for August 2013. This means that we'll be heading there at that time (and will have our Mauritian wedding then too). We hope that family and friends will be able to join us.
Today is a day of chores.
I hope your weekend is going well!
