Part of what made Saturday so awesome was I took Friday off from work which allowed me to catch-up on chores and errands. Normally we do all of our chores on the weekend which means if we have a few weekends of busy commitments, then laundry and cleaning don't get done. We've been behind lately so there was a lot piled-up. On Friday I did some fall clothes shopping, got my outfit for Sam and Lauren's wedding in a few weeks, scrubbed the bath tub, vacuumed the entire apartment, took some pictures for a blog tour (!). And Dan did the laundry later that night!
I also spent a good bit of time in the morning trying to hang bistro lights in the living room. We had a set at our old apartment and I was merely trying to recreate the look. I did it all by myself and had barely two minutes of bistro-light-bliss before one end of the string fell off the wall and all the bulbs shattered on the way down. Since the bulbs shattered while in the sockets, I cannot unscrew the remnants to potentially replace the bulbs. I had to toss the whole string. It was truly sad.
Other than that sad and tremendous mess, Friday was productive!
On Saturday we slept-in, had warm muffins, and lounged on the couch until late morning. I realize some people get really annoyed when other people talk about getting to sleep past 8 or 9 am. I realize we are experiencing a luxury which effectively disappears once you have kids. So, therefore, we enjoy it during this season without babies. The grass is always greener. Some get baby snuggles and others get pillow snuggles. Which one is actually better? The answer is babies. Baby snuggles are better.
After a slow morning we got our bikes out and went for a ride on the promenade. It was a truly fall weather morning with bright sun but definitely cooler temperatures. The clouds were super pretty.
In one direction it was bright blue sky
And in the other direction it looked like some storm was rolling through
And then there was the point in the middle
We decided that Saturday in the early afternoon was the perfect time to bike ride. We've gone on Sunday afternoons before and it was always crazy crowded. I'm hoping we can get a couple more rides in before it gets too cold.
After our bike ride we ran an errand on 86th street, grabbed some bubble tea (it's a problem), and then went to IKEA to get a couple of lamps. We were home by 4 pm which felt like we still had the whole day ahead of us! We finished watching Batman vs Superman which is the longest movie ever and had kids dinner. Kids dinner is any meal typically served to kids like chicken nuggets, fries, fruit cups, blue box mac, fish sticks, etc.
Remember back in May when Dan and I wasted a ton of valuable moving prep time because we binged five seasons of The Walking Dead on Netflix in less than a month? Well, season 6 is out and so we spent the rest of the evening watching that. We only watched three episodes so it wasn't gotten out of hand yet. Anyways, it's great but not in any way you would think. It's terrifying but I learn so many valuable skills from that show. Ha!
For all the ways that Saturday was a blessing, Sunday laughed in our faces. I won't share all the drama except this annoying factoid. I got a recipe to make slow cooker chicken tikka masala. It's an Indian dish which I love at our local Indian restaurant. The recipe was simple and I was excited. Well, the recipe called for garam masala which is an Indian spice blend. I incorrectly assumed that this spice would be easy to find in our incredibly diverse neighborhood with it's own Middle Eastern grocery store. Rather than scrap the whole idea because I couldn't find the spice, I took it upon myself to get ALL the spices that make-up garam masala and make my own. Close to $25 worth of spices later...I have enough ground nutmeg, cumin, cloves, coriander, cardamon, and cinnamon to make at least two full cups worth of garam marsala. The recipe called for 1 1/2 teaspoons. So, I have a lot leftover. Anyone want some?
The slow cooker tikka masala recipe was good and very flavorful (it better be with so many spices) but it did not taste like tikka masala. Regardless, I have to make it several more times to use all those spices.
And now it's Monday...blah.
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