it's been really nice to have a couple of days off...i think especially because i have a job to go back to. does that make sense? if this was just endless time off, i'd loose it but since it was three days i was able to appreciate the down time.
what have a been up to? here's a brief rundown:
- i unpacked and did laundry. lots of laundry. having a washer and dryer is the most amazing part of our amazing apartment. i wash things at a moments notice without thinking twice. towels? done. sheets? done and done. bathmats and little kitchen rugs? yep, those too. i can separate my whites and darks, soak the fancy towels from restoration hardware in white vinegar and fall asleep to the gentle hum of the dryer. lovely.
- i have cooked - from a cookbook. in boston ABN and i tried to do recipe night at least once a week but as our move approached things got *crazy* and well, the recipes sort of stopped. with my new retail schedule i generally cook a couple of nights (or mornings) a week but i haven't had the time or energy to plan out a menu let alone flip through my MANY cookbooks. cut to this week. yesterday i made turkey mole enchiladas...and i had to warn ABN that there was a huge possibility that they were going to be the best thing that he had ever tasted. and super easy. i made the mole sauce and then cooked it with the turkey in my slow cooker (yep, i have a slow cooker). rolled my enchiladas and waited for the text that ABN was on his bike ride home. tonight we're having a friend over for dinner (more on that later) and i'm making steak with chimmichuri sauce, potatoes, cheddar/chive biscuits and strawberry shortcake - it's been a while since we have had company.
- i got new brakes for the car
- i sat in a cafe and read my new copy of vanity fair from cover to cover
- i worked on my honeymoon scrapbook. i was inspired by the fact that our wedding album is FINALLY on its way
- i emailed two friends i've been meaning to email for weeks
- i figured out an east coast trip for the end of the year
- i cleaned and scoured the apartment - it is clean but i long for some twice a month help. i know that ABN judges me for wanting it but i don't think there is anything in this world that makes me happier than walking into a freaking spotless apartment that has been cleaned by someone else. i know that you might judge me for that...but i sort of don't care. we all have our thing...it's a huge turn on. i'm going to try to bargain...if i can prove that i won't spend my entire paycheck at pineapple nation...can i use basically all of it for a cleaning lady? probably not...but...i'm working on it
- and now i'm off to purchase the food for dinner tonight - a friend from way back when (like hebrew school carpool way back when). oh and to get a bikini wax - gotta make full use of a day off.
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