Aside from waking up with a kink in the right side of my neck…
Today has been exactly what i’ve been needing…r&r. rest. and. relaxaaaaatiooon.
Woke up at 9. Which is very late considering the last few weeks, my “normal” work schedule starts at 4:15am. It was very nice.
Got ready with my husband, put on a spring time dress (even though spring starts on the 20th, it sure felt like spring today)…wore a new strapless bra (can you believe I haven’t owned one in years? Yesterday, I went shopping with a friend and there was a deal…buy one bra, get the second for $1…so we split that and only had to pay $8.50 each…that’s the great thing about going shopping with a girlfriend…huge side note)…then Ty loaded up the dogs and our Bibles in the car while I quickly put up my hair.
Off to our morning coffee date where we got to sit outside with the dogs, our little family soaking up the sun…had a great conversation with a lady and her daugher…the dogs getting a lot of attention from passerbyers. (oh how they loooove attention.) It was really lovely.
After some reading, conversation, zucchini muffins, and iced lattes, we packed up again and came home although I begged Ty to go to the park to take the dogs for a walk on this lovely day…but Ty was itching to work on some music. (he must have his daily dose) But I still wanted to spend time with the pups outdoors…
So when we got home…I decided to pretend my front lawn was the beach…took my leggings off under my dress, somehow my legs were shaved…took off my cardigan, grabbed my sun hat, beach chair, and the recent Real Simple issue and worked on my leg tan while spending some quality time outside with the doggies as they grazed our front lawn like little cows. I sat out there for a whole 20 minutes!!! That’s a long time for how white I am. Real Simple had some great tips on time savers (if you have the issue, you know what I mean), for example, before putting your socks in the wash, safety pinning each pair together so that way you don’t lose the sibling socks when they’re done…which I always hate trying to find.
Before I went back in, I got to try out a new brush I got for the pups…they shed so darn much in the house. This brush works wonders! Thanks to the gal who trimmed their nails at Petsmart…great suggestion…then walked in through my wide open front door…
I felt so…I can’t find a word…fresh, good, lovely, cozy, peaceful…whatever, I just knew I needed to make this one salad. This is a salad you MUST try…you can find all the ingredients organic for cheap…you get your veggies, fruit, and protein…and tad bit of fat free dairy, and because it’s all uncooked (except for the chicken, of course), you get all the nutrients and enzymes…good huh? So what is this oh so tasty salad?
Afternoon Salade
Baby Spinache
Mandarine Oranges
Grapes
Trader Joe’s Poppy Seed Dressing
Nonfat Feta Cheese Crumbles
Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breast sprinkled with salt, pepper, and a pinch of cayenne, baked at 350 for 20 minutes, then sauteed for 5 minutes to a crisp brown.
So easy, you have to try it. It really was a great break to our day…along with some Orange/Peach/Mango juice. We don’t ever really eat dessert here…our “dessert” is buying different juices or foreign iced teas or whatever. We like to indulge in those…but don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a little banana creme pie or a bowl of ice cream every once in a while.
This is us after a delicious meal…
no…we didn’t make out, we were just really relaxed :)
After that, I joined Ty for some one on one music practice where I learned a drum part! That was fun…
Then we headed to Ty’s weekly hockey game…we were all really pumped for this game because last night we went to the Ducks game in Anaheim with our friends Mike and Kristen. It was such a fun time! We definitely want to go more often. Anyway, Ty’s team, The Black Moustaches, was awesome, they looked like the Ducks out there, but they didn’t win. :( That’s okay…there’s always next week.
Now i’m home, just laid out my work clothes for the morning, and i’m ready to enjoy some sleep after a beautiful day.
Sweet dreams…
P.S. I might be hosting Easter at my house this year! A little nervous, but very excited.
:)
Trying that salad this week!
I was really confused when it said you went to the hockey game with Mike & Kristen…I thought wait a minute!! Then I realized my name was spelled wrong & we did not go to a game. Funny that you have friends with the same names as us. :)
Oops Kristin! Sorry I spelled it wrong!