Sorry about that almost 2-week hiatus. It seems my blog got away from me in these hectic days. I can't believe it's Friday once again. Time marches on to the ever-rhythmic drum, and I find I often don't keep up. It seems that each week I'm a straggler; somehow caught up back in the Tuesdays/Wednesdays- always shocked to learn we somehow have made it to a weekend. But alas, here we are!
This has been a wonderful week! Kristina is up and visiting friends in DC for a while, which means I got to steal her away and spend all day with her on Wednesday- hurray for friends!! We hit up my favorite cafe (how fun that I have a *favorite* cafe!) and just caught up a bit on life and talked about the future. Unfortunately Wednesday had a cloud hanging over it; the cold that overcame me...It started with a case of morning sniffles, but progressed to an unfortunate sneezing-fit sort of day, complete with headache and quite overactive sinus. Yuck! I went to bed early and slept almost all day Thursday to allow my body to fully devote to recovery. I'm much better today, though I feel myself wishing I could spend some time sleeping once again! In about 15 hours, me and my bed will reunite!
In other news, I found a church last weekend that I *LOVE*. Well, technically, I didn't "find" it- someone recommended I go there after describing what I was looking for- and they were dead on. The church has a large number of 20-30 yr olds, complete with Bible study and social activities. So from here on out, my Thursday nights will most often be used to meet and mingle while simultaneously growing my faith! (talk about a win-win).
Other news for the week- I successfully woke up at 5:30 not once but *twice* this week for personal training sessions. Talk about a painful experience! On the bright side, I no longer get agonizingly sore afterward, which makes me think that I'm getting stronger- although in theory I guess it could mean I'm not pushing it as much- but I assure you, that is not the case. It is pretty incredible how your body can be shaking and nearly collapsing during a workout, but less than an hour later is feeling fine and ready for the day!
The fam. is great these days. They're actually leaving for the weekend, which means Pluto and I will have some serious bonding time. (Jury's still out on whether that's good or not...) The question is how shall I spend the weekend? I bought a bike lock, so the goal is to ride out to Georgetown, park the bike, and just meander around and see what the town has to offer. I need to take advantage of bike season before it gets too cold to bike!!
I haven't been cooking too much in the recent past: when the days are busy, or Micky and Minnie have night meetings/commitments, I end up spoiling the kids with their favorites; chicken nuggets and PB&Js. But this coming week I think I'll be kicking the crock pot into full gear! One recipe worth trying though is this baked oatmeal: I cooked it in a circular cake pan and cut it into wedges. DE.LISH.OUS! Unfortunately, I think I liked it more than the kids- and that's never a good thing...but oh well. Definitely worth trying!! It comes out almost like a bread, not what I was expecting, but super tasty! ENJOY!
http://gingerbreadbagels.com/2011/03/22/peanut-butter-banana-oatmeal-squares/
Also, time for a special shout out: Happy Birthday to the best Grandma in town!! I hope it's a very special 77th!!
Love,
Rachel
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