Monday I picked up some Cafe Rio for lunch and then headed out to Freakin Eagle Mountain to hang out with Amie. We ate our lunch and then spent the afternoon chatting on her very comfortable couch. The time just flew by, so I ended up stealing her whole afternoon. Amie was not keen on having a regular self-portrait so I took my first ever backside self-portrait. We also took some shots of our shadows but those were most unflattering.
Tuesday I was gymalicious, then had an hour at home before heading out to meet Lori for lunch.
We both got bread bowls (it's officially bread bowl season) but I foolishly chose Vegetable Beef soup rather than corn chowder. It tasted alright, but I think I prefer the creamy (aka fattening) soups much better.
This is Lori's "hooray for a bread bowl" face!
I spent a couple hours helping at the school doing clerical work with my old nemesis the copier. This time I was victorious and didn't even get super overheated (hooray for flip-flop season). I zoned out listening to The American Life on my ipod (I love that show) but ended up getting a bit of a headache.
It escalated into a full-on migraine so my afternoon was kind of a waste and I went to bed at 9:30. I hate it when that happens. Plus, to add insult to injury American Idol didn't record, and I didn't figure it out until half way through so I missed 3 of the 6 performances #$%@!. Aargh!
Today has been so much better! Randy has been gone all day painting at Melinda's house (woohoo) so I've been able to work on an Etsy order, put some good mail together and watch many episodes of The Office online through Netflix. Oh happy day!
Tomorrow I "get" to be one of the mom helpers for the 1st grade field trip to the zoo! That means a 45 minute ride on a school bus, plus keeping track of a bunch of first graders in a smelly place. The weather is supposed to be rainy and 50 degrees. Heaven help us.
**Do you ever branch out with your food
choices only to end up wishing you hadn't?
Do you have a "hooray a bread bowl" face?
Do you love This American Life?
When was your last migraine?**
choices only to end up wishing you hadn't?
Do you have a "hooray a bread bowl" face?
Do you love This American Life?
When was your last migraine?**
16 comments:
Jill, I still have American Idol recorded on my DVR if you want to come over and watch it!!!
I am not loving the years AIdol as much as years past but I did love Andrew Lloyd Weber night! I think I like broadway music more than pop music.
Those bread bowls look so good. i hate it when I try something new just to wish I had the ol stand by!! I got too many bread bowls last year & haven't had any this year. It seemed like every single dinner/activity whether church or somewhere else had bread bowls? Bread bowl overload- now they look good though.
i feel lucky to say I have never had a migraine- Knock on wood-
Oh man, that zoo field trip sounds brutal. Make sure to wear something warm, that canyon gets cold.
I love love love This American Life.
Lori is too cute in her bread bowl pic. I tend to order the same things at the same restaurants - guiltless chicken platter at Chili's. Santa fe salad at my favorite salad place, broccolli cheddar bread bowl at Quizno's, etc. I need to branch out.
Whenever I read about fieldtrips in your part of the world, I am thankful parents are not allowed to ride the buses - we have to follow behind in cars. Luci sassed me so badly on the last fieldtrip I attended with her that I told her I would not attend the next one with her. What do you know, the next one happened just last week and they went to an alligator farm! I lucked out on missing that one.
Oh, and I have never heard of This American Life. What am I missing? Tell me more about this.
i'm totally into american idol this season and it cracks me up. but it's fun to see a true competition...i think there is a lot of talent this season.
i've done the branch out thing and sometimes am pleasantly surprised but i hate it when i'm disappointed.
sorry about the migraine. those are the worst. i struggle with them sporadically. thankfully less since i've had kids. they can be so debilitating. hope you feel better. especially for tomorrow. (not envying you).
Never heard of This American Life. Sounds like I'd better look into it.
I LOVE the backside self portrait. Good idea! :)
I'd love to eat out and get such yummy food like you seem to. Whenever you post a food picture I get hungry!! You pick some delicious looking things. I tend to get the same thing all the time, but go ahead and branch out and be adventurous for me!
Good luck tomorrow... doesn't sound like much fun, but I'm sure your own 1st grader will be SO happy that you get to do this together!
Two day old hair isn't a good look for me either. I need a new plan.
Sorry about the field trip... I never did like those. At least Whitney actually likes animals... that has to be worth something!
oh, shoot! You should have called me and told me not to delete it! I hate it so much when my DVR doesn't work for some reason.
I do love This American Life, but I don't listen to it often enough. Max keeps me up to date, though.
Sorry to hear about another migraine, you just had one last week didn't you? It seems you should be getting a better deal than that. It's been at least 6 months since I had one, knock on wood.
I have to do a zoo field trip too, not till the end of may though.. so I have a while to get used to the idea..
The zoo field trip sounds like a migraine waiting to happen. You're a better mother than I am.
I'm not sure which will be the smellier place: the BUS or the ZOO.
Have fun :)
Good luck on the field trip--or was that yesterday? Either way, I hope the day doesn't turn into a rainy, cold headache fest for you and that you actually have a decent time. Sometimes low expectations are best--you can't help but enjoy something you fully expect to hate. Not that I think you hate the idea of going on a field trip with Whitney, but you know what I mean, right?
I am really going to have to check out This American Life. I first heard of it on Claudine Helmuth's blog and I was intrigued, but now that I know you're a fan (and so many others) I'll have to give it a listen.
I made the same food mistake at a restaurant not too long ago. Best to stick with what you KNOW you like.
Yes, LOVE This American Life?
I missed the first 1/2 of AI too.
I feel your migraine pain, my last one just left about 2 hours ago! Yuck, no fun at all.
I branch out often, but do have my share of ruts that I am more than happy to sit in. I think if we ate out more, I would branch out more, but usually I crave something from a restaurant and just order that when we eventually go. Lori is so freaking awesome- her bread bowl face is cute.
I haven't had a migraine for over a year- it doesn't seem right that you keep getting them.
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