This weekend was full of hustle and bustle (and some holiday cheer!). My good friend Virginia was visiting from Paris! Virginia and I met thru a mutual friend in 2005 and have been close ever since. No matter where life has taken us we have always been very connected. In fact, Virginia was living in another state when I had my wedding and she drove about 800 miles to surprise me on my big day (despite having a ton on her plate)! Boy was I stoked! Luckily my photographer caught the moment she surprised me!
I digress, back to this weekend. So, Virginia was in town dealing with the Consulate and so on Friday night we headed downtown to have some quality catch up time. We noshed on seafood, spoke with interruptions from the occasional crazies downtown and we took selfies. I couldn't stop laughing b/c selfies and I aren't an item, but this weekend we were and it was fun. When I'm with Virginia she reminds me to let my hair down. You know those good ole long time friends who just make you feel more like you when you're with them. It was fun!
Saturday morning I was up bright an early for a full day of hair appointments, grocery shopping, grabbing my hubby the burger and fries he was craving - Ive heard it makes football watching complete - and finally doing a bunch of cleaning and cooking. My mom was heading down to see me this week to keep me company while Mitchell went underway with the Navy for the week, so I wanted it to be nice and relaxing while she was here.
I made some stuffed cabbage with heaps of sauerkraut (I'm slightly obsessed with Bubbies Sauerkraut - it has live cultures and is so delicious) and I also made a lentil bruschetta dip. My hubby who is a phenomenal cook made me his famous "sausage meal" and also these egg breakfast muffins. SPOILED! We had a smorgasbord and mom and I were in heaven rotating between the meals all week. Every time I bit into my yummy sausage meal I remembered that the extra ingredient hubby put in, love!!
So hubby and I are a little bit of Christmas scrooges. We like it and all but we don't really get as festive as most. Every year we say "next year we'll get a tree..." and then next year comes and still no tree. Well with him heading underway we again forfeited the tree, but I did blast the Christmas music, asked Mitchell to pull down the boxes of cheer and I hung the stockings by the chimney with care, put up the nutcrackers and made do with my Christmas tree I have had since my college days. Yes, you will laugh but this tree has made it with me across many states, it went with Mitchell in his 9 month deployment and so yes its weak, and maybe a little pathetic looking, but its been well loved (and holds all of the few the decorations we have!)
My friend Mimi helped Virginia pull the surprise off!
I digress, back to this weekend. So, Virginia was in town dealing with the Consulate and so on Friday night we headed downtown to have some quality catch up time. We noshed on seafood, spoke with interruptions from the occasional crazies downtown and we took selfies. I couldn't stop laughing b/c selfies and I aren't an item, but this weekend we were and it was fun. When I'm with Virginia she reminds me to let my hair down. You know those good ole long time friends who just make you feel more like you when you're with them. It was fun!
Then she taught me the art of Instagram affects!
Lobster roll for her and a salmon burger sans bun for me!
Saturday morning I was up bright an early for a full day of hair appointments, grocery shopping, grabbing my hubby the burger and fries he was craving - Ive heard it makes football watching complete - and finally doing a bunch of cleaning and cooking. My mom was heading down to see me this week to keep me company while Mitchell went underway with the Navy for the week, so I wanted it to be nice and relaxing while she was here.
I made some stuffed cabbage with heaps of sauerkraut (I'm slightly obsessed with Bubbies Sauerkraut - it has live cultures and is so delicious) and I also made a lentil bruschetta dip. My hubby who is a phenomenal cook made me his famous "sausage meal" and also these egg breakfast muffins. SPOILED! We had a smorgasbord and mom and I were in heaven rotating between the meals all week. Every time I bit into my yummy sausage meal I remembered that the extra ingredient hubby put in, love!!
So hubby and I are a little bit of Christmas scrooges. We like it and all but we don't really get as festive as most. Every year we say "next year we'll get a tree..." and then next year comes and still no tree. Well with him heading underway we again forfeited the tree, but I did blast the Christmas music, asked Mitchell to pull down the boxes of cheer and I hung the stockings by the chimney with care, put up the nutcrackers and made do with my Christmas tree I have had since my college days. Yes, you will laugh but this tree has made it with me across many states, it went with Mitchell in his 9 month deployment and so yes its weak, and maybe a little pathetic looking, but its been well loved (and holds all of the few the decorations we have!)
Ive been collecting nutcrackers since I lived with my parents.
Luckily they had stored them all these years and gave me the box last Christmas.
This tree isn't pretty but it has history!
It was a very merry weekend!
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