So, that ended up being just what I'd warned it would be - just a simple account of what we do each day and eat for dinner each night! It does seem a little mundane at this point, but I DO think I will appreciate it so much years from now. I'm forced to really think back to each day as I am writing these posts, and that helps me remember even little details, facial expressions, and thoughts I had during those specific moments. This is a good exercise for me to do, so I'm going to continue with these!
August 1st, 2014:
Today started off with a big fight between me and John, which had my blood pressure niiiiiiiice and elevated for my doctor's appointment. I went to the endocrinologist to work on getting my thyroid hormones in perfect balance. It was a great office - they run on time (!), thanks to several requirements of their patients, and they had a fridge full of delicious Frescas. I really liked my doctor, "Dr. Knee". Yes, Knee. I came home early, cleaned up the apartment a little bit, and put Deb Perelman's everyday chocolate cake in the oven. While it was baking, I got Ellie after her nap for an extended nursing visit. It was about 1.5 hours, which was lovely! We both had a little cake for a snack, and then I decided to have some more for "dinner" with vanilla ice cream and blueberries. I rounded out my night at home with lots of Angie's politely SPICY Kettlecorn, cheeses, fruit and other random snacky things. While watching House MD, of course.
Aug 2nd, 2014:
I woke up bright and early on Saturday morning, and then somehow fell back asleep for another hour!! I got up at 8am and made my beloved coffee (The Villager blend by One Village Roasters...mmm I start looking forward to it the afternoon before). I got to have Ellie over for a solid hour, so we nursed and played and had a snack. I only had a few peanut butter puffins before heading to yoga, and I got soooooo dizzy every time I stood up in class. Not cool. I ended up finishing the class, but canceled for the next morning.
When I got home, I had an entire cantaloupe and a LOT more puffins with whole milk. Kyle came over at around 4-ish to spend the evening together. I had Ellie for one more nice visit, and then Kyle and I headed north to Columbia Heights. We really wanted to get a board game, so we first hit up Target and bought Scattergories! I also got a cute outfit and pack of stickers for Eleanor. We then walked over to an old favorite of mine - Room 11. All of the food was deeeelicious (pulled pork sandwich, Korean chicken wings, summer vegetable risotto, roasted cauliflower, honey goat cheese cake) as were the wine and cocktails.
Aug 3rd, 2014:
Kyle left bright and early to go to work, and I made my coffee and had a visit from the Boo! I had to actually kind of hurry to get to the grocery store(s) to get food for upcoming dinners, because then Eleanor came over for an extra two-hour visit! Part of the visit involved a trip to Whole Foods, where evvvvveryone said hi to her, because she looked so darn cute in her little dress! After the grocery shopping and lunch, she went over to John's for her nap, and I rushed over to Filter to meet two friends for coffee. Everything was a little rushed and crazy from here on out, but then I made an easy dinner of pulled brisket (from Trader Joes), spicy sweet potato wedges, and steamed broccoli. Ellie took a nice bath, and then she went to bed - and I mentally prepared myself for the week.
Aug 4th, 2014:
On this Monday I chose a recipe that SEEMED simple, but in reality was a little more complex...mainly because there were a bunch of fresh herbs and lettuce to wash and I do a THOROUGH job of this. So that took like twenty minutes. The herbs (cilantro and parsley) were destined for a caper/herb/hazelnut relish that would be served with butter basted salmon. The relish was delish, as was the salmon, and the meal was rounded out with some fresh butter lettuce. Eleanor scarfed this down and kept asking for more "Sammm".
Aug 5th, 2014:
I was scheduled to pick up Eleanor at 7:30 this Tuesday evening, after dinner, so Kyle and I went to garden district, where we sat outside and ate yummy barbeque! I ordered a brisket sandwich (he got a brat), fried pickles, onion rings, and mexican-style corn on the cob. Yum! Probably the best onion rings I have EVER had. We came home and ate some ice cream with Ellie. After she was in bed, we had a few hard ciders and played Scattergories. I also recall some great conversation. A wonderful night!
Aug 6th, 2014
It was me and the Boo starting at 6pm this evening, and so when I got home for work with 10 minutes to spare, I started prepping this lentil, chickpea, feta salad for our dinner. I managed to slice a red onion and toast some sesame seeds in this time. When Eleanor came over, I finished mixing everything else together and made the yummy lemon tahini dressing. GREAT flavors in this salad, which were complemented perfectly by some lamb sausage that I browned to go with it. Tasty, healthy meal! We both loved it. Next time I would add additional herbs and feta cheese.
Aug 7th, 2014
On Thursday, after nursing Ellie, I met up with Alison, a friend from high school who I had not seen in TEN YEARS. We both agreed that this was crazy and that it made us feel a little older than we would like. It was so great catching up with her - the connections you can have with someone based on shared history and childhood memories are significant. I hadn't thought about those times with my hometown friends in years and years! Such a trip down memory lane. It was cool to see how we both had changed, and the ways in which we were the same. We went to Proof for dinner: I had two glasses of wine, heirloom tomato + mozzarella salad, meatballs, roasted tahini cauliflower, and a Mediterranean flatbread.
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