Christine really outdid herself for Sunday night dinner which was Easter sunday. Ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans. All deliciousness. Felix, who comes from a vegetarian house – but happily has been eating meat here – commented that this might have been the most massive meat thing he has ever seen. It was a nice, lively conversation – I had fun.
I’ve been wrestling with being in a terrible mood for a few weeks now, nothing is really bad – except for all the things I cannot change – I know everyone loves breaks, spring breaks, winter breaks because trips! no school! just lazing around!- but they always throw me for a loop and I get discombobulated. I much prefer the steady-ness of everyday. I love what I do everyday on a regular day. Edda’s schedule changed everyday last week and it was a headache keeping track of everyone’s schedule (the camp and our caregivers’ schedule was different each day and often changing each day during the day which sometimes would result in me changing my day’s plans at the last minute mainly for pickup and dropoff – and I felt like – why am I the only one keeping track of this?!). Usually, I can handle these changes with aplomb, but I just could not this particular week.
It did not help that I knew Jeremy would be gone this week – this is classic Doris moodiness to which I give no excuse. But he had to go and I tried to send him off without standing in the door whimpering as he left because, what the hell? I can run the house on my own. (Mostly). hahaha. Anyways, this is an important trip, full of funders who are funding his work…so yes! Go Jeremy!
He brought his “travel bike” on his business trip with him and here is Southwest loading up his bike.
He’s spent the winter building this bike – the designated travel bike. I have no idea how it differs from any other bike that he has except that perhaps you can bang it around more in the belly of a plane and not be as hyper worried about damaging everything, but he seems to be happy with it. And it’s making its travel debut in Illinois.
I think I’m turning into a crazy plant lady. Everywhere I go, someone gives me a new plant. I have to get rid of some of them.
It’s been a tough couple of weeks for me mood-wise. Things are totally ok, but sometimes I fall into blue moods that are hard to get out of and with Jeremy travelling all last week, it’s been a slog. So I took a long weekend “off”. Meaning, no life admin (time sheet approvals, slogging through emails), no house admin (laundry, water leaks, decluttering), no working (either for pay or volunteer), only fun things and napping. So I made music. I spent a day baking a princess cake (22 steps from the NYTimes baby!), and I made more music.
Played poker.
Felix made an amazing swedish meatball dinner for all of us at Sunday night dinner (hence the princess cake to go along with it).
And then my long weekend off continued by going to Longwood gardens again – this time with Jeremy’s parents to celebrate Jeremy’s dad’s birthday and Katherine’s achievement of becoming a master gardener.
It was a beautiful, perfect day.
We ate at the fancy restaurant again which was delightful.
Katherine’s favorite course is dessert, so we ordered FIVE. omg. Do you see that little mushroom-shaped dessert? So good.
Happy to spend a day with everyone, such a nice time.
Look, you’re allowed some moodiness. Just go with it. And take a nap. Naps always help.
That princess cake is a beautiful!!! And, oh my goodness Felix’s dinner. I love Swedish meatballs. At least the ones I’ve had for IKEA.😚. This probably aren’t the real ones like Felix made. And the Easter ham I love Easter ham and scallop potatoes.I’m so glad I don’t get to eat like you guys. I’d weigh 400 pounds.