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Weekend Play By Play

FRIDAY:

We kicked off our weekend with a movie on Friday night. And I can now say that I’ve seen one of the six 2013 Oscar nominated movies.

In my opinion, Argo was amazing and definitely lived up to all the hype. Even though I knew how the movie ended, I was [literally] on the edge of my seat from the very beginning. Towards the end I was jumping up and down screaming at the TV. It was intense!

Oh and we finally booked our honeymoon/first anniversary trip! It’s official – Turks and Caicos in June! I. Can’t. Wait!!!

SATURDAY:

On Saturday, Vishnu and I met up with my former coworker/good friend and her husband for brunch. They were in town visiting her in-laws, and I’m so glad we were able to catch up. I hadn’t seen her in over a year! I’m already looking forward to their next visit.

As I was getting ready for brunch, I found a few reminders of my old age…

I’m no stranger to gray hairs, but I was shocked to see so many of these bad boys popping out of every which direction. Eek! Vishnu said I should pluck them all out. Boys! No drastic actions will be taken at this time – at least not for the next 11 months (i.e., my 30th birthday).

So I’ve been making my way through The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin and am trying to implement some of the things she talks about in the book. First on my list – cleaning out and reorganizing my closet. I now have a garbage bag full of clothes to donate and a closet organized specifically by type of clothing. A small thing that has made a huge difference in my sense of calm. I’ll write a full review of the book when I finish, but so far, I’ve found that her calls to happiness action are simple and easy to execute.

Saturday night ended on a high note with four episodes of The West Wing and a chapter of The Hobbit. Wild, I know!

SUNDAY:

We must’ve been in a very brunchy mood this weekend because we met friends for brunch on Sunday morning as well. These friends are getting married in June, so lots of wedding and marriage talk happened over coffee and eggs. As much as I loved being engaged, wedding planning is not something I’d want to relive. Talk about stressful!

After brunch, I ran a few errands, including a trip to Target, TJ Maxx, and Old Navy. I broke my almost two month shopping ban at Old Navy of all places. I found two pairs of pants for less than $8 each – couldn’t pass up a deal like that! And I bought a 2013 planner from Target for $3! While I’m all for technology, nothing beats the satisfaction of putting pen to paper.

When I got home, I made two batches of Lindsay’s Sweet Potato Banana Bites. These are the perfect snack – four main ingredients and super filling. Vishnu’s planning on spending 8+ hours at the library every day this week, and I want to make sure he has something substantial to eat in between meals.

Sunday night ended with some cauliflower crust pizza and a few more episodes of The West Wing. Obsessed much?

And just like that, it’s the first Monday of March. Make it a good one!

Ready…set…share your weekend highlights!

Sick All Weekend

written by Parita 9 Comments

.I think the title of this post says it all. Both Vishnu and I were sick…all weekend long! No worries though, we’re feeling much better today. I honestly think we just needed a few days to recover from the craziness of the past couple of weeks. Our bodies had enough and needed us to just rest for a little bit.

Needless to say, we didn’t do too much this weekend. Friday night ended up being a movie night. We watched Live Free or Die Hard. I’m usually not a huge fan of predictable action movies, but this one was pretty good. The effects were a tad over the top, but according to Vishnu, that’s what makes for a good action movie. Whatever…yippee-ki-yay.

On Saturday, we both woke up at 8 am only to go back to sleep and really wake up at 11 am. I’m not going to lie. It was nice. However, I do think all that sleep set a rather pathetic stage for the rest of the day. We literally did nothing. Well, maybe not nothing. I did manage to get a workout in. And I made us a little pre-dinner treat with my new blender (recipe coming soon). Other than that we did nothing but sit on our butts and watch four episodes of The West Wing.

Jillian Michaels and her No More Trouble Zones DVD kicked my butt

What looks like nasty brown goop is actually a delicious dark chocolate frosty treat

After an unproductive two days, I was determined to make the most of Sunday. We got up (throats still a little sore), cleaned, and went grocery shopping. At the farmer’s market we found the world’s biggest apple (or what we thought was the world’s biggest apple)…

It was honestly HUGE.

We also found a new to us fruit…star fruit. It tastes like a cross between a really crisp apple and grapes. Vishnu was a huge fan and suggested making it into a drink of some kind next time.

Well, that’s all I got. I’m hoping for a cough and sneeze free week. Finger crossed!

Have a great Monday!

What I’m Looking Forward To

written by Parita 4 Comments

HAPPY FRIDAY! I thought the weekend would never get here. We don’t have much going on, as you’re about to see, and that’s exactly why I’m excited. It’s the little things.

I’m thinking tonight will be a good night to watch a couple episodes of The West Wing (a GREAT show by the way) and eat a simple meal at home. I’m thinking a glass of wine and a plate of cheese, bread, and olives would be absolutely perfect. A great way to kick off the weekend!

I’ll be on my own for a good portion of Saturday since Vishnu will be attending a conference at school. My to do list is quite long – clean (so I don’t have to do it on Sunday), sort through paperwork, go to the library, go to Bed Bath & Beyond and TJ Maxx (a must!), make a dent in thank you card writing (my hand hurts just thinking about it), etc. As you can see, I have nothing of great importance going on Saturday – phew!

And if all goes well, there may be some napping involved. We’ll see.

Sunday may actually be my favorite day of all. We are going to a chocolate festival! Yes, you read that right, a festival full of chocolate…my heaven! I’ll share more next week, but until then, here’s a little highlight from the Miami Herald.

The Festival of Chocolate, named Top Ten Chocolate Festivals in the USA, is the Ultimate All-Chocolate Event with an incredible Vendor Showcase featuring the best local and regional chocolatiers and confection companies; demonstrations by world renown pastry chefs, chocolate and wine pairings; hands-on classes for the home chef; Kids-4-Chocolate workshop; crazy chocolate contests; an adult chocolate clubhouse; chocolate game show stage; live professional chocolate showpiece competition and featuring the Cocoa Couture Fashion Show on The Festival of Chocolate Yumway.

And finally, I’m excited about going to see an Orthopedic doctor next week. I’ve been putting this off for way too long (3 ish years). And even though my knees haven’t been giving me as much trouble as before, they still act up. I just want to know what’s going on and fix whatever it is before it gets worse. Fingers crossed that it’s not a big deal.

Well, that’s what’s going on for me – not terribly exciting but just what I need! Tell me – what are you looking forward to in the coming days, weeks, or even months?

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