5 & 6/52: Getting back to normal

Puget Sound from the Train on Saturday Morning

Saturday night's Sunset

Hoisen Shrimp with Green Beans and Jasmine Rice

It's been a while since I've felt like posting or had anything to post about that wasn't sickness related.

The crud invaded our home in late January and Brian and I were down for the count for a couple of weeks.  This past weekend was the first weekend since late January that I felt human again.

Despite getting back to normal, I only saw Brian for 5 hours on Sunday.  I arrived in Seattle on Saturday to an empty house.  His flight from Charlotte was cancelled until Sunday morning, so I spent a very relaxing and quiet day at home listening to jazz, lighting candles, prepping and cooking two Hello Fresh box meals, drinking wine, editing vlogs and watching our Maui vlogs from last April.

My health felt good and I am rested and relaxed and feeling better!

How was your weekend?

Enjoy!
Stacy

11/52: Daylight!

Skipping ahead one hour is an adjustment, but unlike going backwards in winter, with spring there is the possibility of more daylight and for that I am grateful.  Our days seem longer and the coldness of winter is beginning to fade.

I spent way too much time in transit this weekend and not enough time in one place. Sometimes these things can't be avoided.  My spirit suffered, but I was rewarded with accepting the things around me that brought me joy.  A crock pot full of a nourishing meal...adjusting the candles throughout the house to come on after 7PM...appreciating the many shades of green brought on my weeks and weeks of rain.

Enjoy!
Stacy

20/52: Out with the old

Our old table!

It rained on Saturday and it was cold!  We've been spoiled lately.  We went along down to Lincoln Park on Saturday morning for a walk and then back to the house to warm up and eat a delicious breakfast (thanks, Brian for the mushroom, spinach and Swiss cheese omelette).

We drove down to Lake Morton to pick up a dining room table from our friends who had a table built and didn't need the old table anymore.  They were gone out of town and I missed seeing them.  It was sad to be at the lake and not spend time with them. It made the wet day even more of a reminder that some days things just don't materialize the way you want them to...but hey, we have a new dining room table!  

Then I suddenly got sad to see our old table go.  So many wonderful memories flooded my mind.  I remembered studying for the series 66 with Sammy crawling over my books, Brian and I carving pumpkins around Halloween, eating Zippy's burgers with brother, Ken and dinner parties with the Seymours and their little ones, all 6 of us crammed around a table for 4 and loving every minute of it.  Brian probably has more memories going back to before he and I met, but I didn't want to get all maudlin over a table...or maybe I did.

We got the new table home (minus two chairs that didn't fit in the car)!  It's not that much different from the old table....a bit taller with room for 6 chairs, so a bit longer, but not too big to really notice.  

Sunday we said goodbye to West Seattle and drove to Portland to spend the week together.

How did you spend the weekend?

Enjoy!
Stacy

11/52: Marching back to Seattle

It's already the middle of March and I just spent my first March weekend back in Seattle. These last two months have been busy with travel adventures but my feet are going to be firmly planted for a while.

I spent most of the weekend with my boys and relaxing around the house.  Brian did a Skype session on Saturday, I got my toes painted and Sammy got lots of lap time.  A win-win for everyone!

On Sunday, we drove back to Portland where Brian is teaching for the week and we are hosting the March Madness group...with friends and family arriving at various times over this next week.

How did you celebrate the last weekend of winter!?

Enjoy!
Stacy

43/52: Home Cooking

We've been busy hosting family the first two weekends of October so this past weekend, we both craved some serious down time.

We started Saturday with a walk through Lincoln Park.  The air was crisp and sweet and the 3 miles really kicked started our day.  There were various errands....a haircut and color and a trip to the grocery store to stock up on provisions...but otherwise it was spent fairly close to home.

It was a big sports weekend so Brian made up his famous Deer Park Nachos for dinner on Saturday night.

Finally, I removed the fall decorations and got the house ready to Halloween.

How did you spend your weekend?

Enjoy!
Stacy