Girly girls

I have said it before and I will say it again, why do weekends go by so fast?  This one was by far a whirlwind of activity.  Luckily I got a nap in BOTH days. 

Saturday came with way more sunshine than anticipated.  My little potted plants finally go to dry out a bit from the continuous rain of the past week.

I met Kari at the gym and she motivated me to run for the first time in almost a month.  I was able to run 4 miles out of nowhere.  We then when in search of cheap paperback books at the local library sale.  There were so many people and I was a bit disappointed in the book selection. However if you were in the need of VHS there must have been over a 1,000 to pick from.  Clearly, most people have advanced in their technology.

The evening was capped off with our Connecticut blogger meet up in North Haven.  We dined at the lovely Olive Garden.  When are they ever NOT packed?  Unknowingly it was Yale's graduation weekend, making it hard to find anywhere to go without a crowd.

Meet Kim, Kari, Kat, Molly, and Katie. All of our blogs take a different spin on life, running, food, family, and happiness.  I had a great time getting to know everyone a bit better and in REAL life.

Katie was even sweet enough to bring us each a little something special, her favorite new scent from Yankee candle.  Come on, you have to get along with a Yankee candle fan. 

We let our waitress in a on the secret that most of us had never met.  Thank goodness our group was not the awkward silent bunch. 

Cheers to a great evening!

Today Mr. J left me for basically the whole day to go golfing.  Let to my own devices I did what any good wife would do.  I cleaned, shopped, and baked. 

Cleaning included bathrooms, floors, kitchen, and some laundry.  Yep, I think I might deserve a reward.

Then came some shopping.  First off was some fruits and veggies I forgot at the grocery store yesterday.  Then once home I just might have explored, Amazon, DSW, Etsy, and Keurig.com.  You have to love the Internet!

Next, I made a batch of new cookies.  I have had this recipe for a few weeks now.  It has been calling my name.  Thank goodness I answered.  Carrot oatmeal cookies coming up tomorrow.  They are delicious!

Enjoy the rest of Sunday, I am off to prepare supper.



PAY DAY

I don't know if I will ever get over being excited about Pay Day. You go to work day in and day out. If you like your job great, if you don't the days can get very long. Either way though I feel like you get an extra boost when the pay day comes around. Who doesn't like to get money? Hopefully you don't just have to dole it out again. That seems to be my life lately but nonetheless, I truly love pay day. It being pay day today I can say it is a pretty good day for me.

To make things even better, the heat has lessened a bit and the rains have finally hit the ground. The air is thick but at least you don't like you ran into a wall the moment you step outside. Since moving I have tried to get settled as soon as possible. The one sad this about moving this time of year is that you really cannot grow a thing. Plants should be planted by July. Last summer my deck garden was no good. First off the deck was made in a way that basically block all possible sunlight from hitting the plants. Then the dreaded BLITHE took over. My tomatoes were done for. I tried to re-plant a few things with no success. My garden was a failure.

After much debate this year, I decided to save all of my pots and the little bit of leftover soil and bring them along on the move. Yes, I refused to buy condiments for a month but squeezed in $1 pots and about 1 small pot worth of soil. Oh well, I kind of lost some of my logic there for a while.

Anyway, since moving I bought a pre-grown basil pot and started my own seedlings. I love fresh basil. I was hoping to try an get some tomatoes too. The problem was not tomatoes but the soil itself. For the life of me I have not been able to find a bag of garden soil smaller than 100 LBS anywhere. I do not want that much soil. The search will continue a few more weeks but till then I am very content with the basil.