Let me first start by saying that I am typing this entry on my new MacBook, and she is beautiful! :) I can't help but have a smile on my face. I spent the afternoon out and about with my friend Elizaveta and her little girl Klava. Elizaveta and I each got new running shoes. Then we grabbed lunch and sat outside on the patio. I love seeing all of the families and the dogs outside. Everybody just seems so happy! I need to head out in a bit to babysit, but I had to get this post up.
In general, life has felt pretty monotonous for me lately: It's great to have school to look forward to, but I feel like I am in that Groundhog Day movie, where Bill Murray wakes up to have each day the same as the one before. I've been struggling to wake up and get out of bed most days, and I love the nights that I have yoga because I feel so great, but I usually don't get home until 8:15 or 8:30, leaving me a couple of hours before bed.. Oh how the days fly by!
If it wasn't for the weekends, I'd really go crazy! Last weekend I headed home after work (around 8:30PM) on Friday. I arrived to my parents both dead asleep, but my sister was merely getting ready to go out for the night. The two of us caught up a little, and surprisingly my Mom woke up around 11:30, and we were up until I headed for bed around 2AM. She had recorded everything from Inauguration Day, and since I wasn't able to watch it, we watched it together. Saturday was one of those relaxing days when I sat in the kitchen talking to my Mom. Since she's gone back to school, we really don't talk as much as we used to, maybe a few times a week. The rest of my day consisted of a run, relaxing a little, meeting friends of the family out for dinner and then going over to my Grandparents. (I was supposed to meet up with Karen and Emily after work, but it didn't work out.)
I wanted to bring something over to my Aunt Sheri's for Easter brunch, but Hilander didn't have the ingredients I needed to make my spinach mushroom quiches, and in talking to my Grandma, I didn't let the dough rise in the right pan, so my Polish Easter bread didn't turn out. :( Oh well... There was PLENTY of food there. I obviously didn't eat a majority of this, but there was 2 quiches, french toast, sausage, bacon, ham, potatoes, fruit, rolls, spinach & feta pinwheels, coffee cake, cream cheese pastries, biscuits and gravy, cream puffs... I probably even forgot a couple of things. (My aunt always outdoes herself.) Oh yes... There was also about anything one could have wanted to drink. That night my family and I went to the Cubs vs. Brewers game at Miller Park.
At one point in the afternoon I was considering passing on the game because my Mom and I got in some stupid, little disagreement, which tends to happen about every time I go home. I get so frustrated because we spent all day Saturday talking. Then, on Sunday, she said something to me in a joking way, but for some reason I snapped at her, which ticked her off (aka She ignored me, which hurt my feelings.) and on and on. I don't know what it is about the two of us, but we each know how to upset the other.
The game ended up being great. We didn't tailgate too much because 1. We weren't that hungry, and 2. it was a little cool outside. (It's nice that Miller Park has the retractable roof.) Once we got inside though, we each grabbed something to eat before the game. As a non-meat eater in WI, vegan at that, I didn't think I would have much for options, but get this, my Mom and I ordered stir-fries (peanut and ginger) . haha I definitely took a picture of that- not your typical game day meal. My sister got a hot dog, and my Dad ordered a brat. Soriano stepped up to bat first and hit a home run. What a great way to start the game?! With a score of 8-5 and Prince Fielder stepping up to bat with 2 on, we got a little nervous at the bottom of the ninth, but we struck Fielder out swinging.
I didn't sleep on the way home, which surprised me, and I had a hard time falling asleep that night, so getting up Monday morning was hard, but in general my week was good. I got my computer Wednesday night; Emily came into town Thursday night, so we got together with Jess, Charlie and Grace for dinner. Last night I made dinner, relaxed and finally watched Slumdog Millionaire with my roommate Melissa and her boyfriend Greg. The movie was a lot more intense than I had anticipated, but it was a good one.
I also listened to a teleseminar last night, which explains the title of this blog. After sleeping on it, I signed up for a 6-week raw detox starting May 1st. I already know it won't be perfect with a couple of weddings that month, but I am going to do my best. I've heard so much about how everyone's body needs to do this, but I haven't felt too motivated to do it. With the warm weather, and the deal I got, I felt like I had to do it. That will definitely be something interesting to write about, and now that I think about it, writing might help me stick to it more because I will be writing down all of the things that I make.
PS Happy Birthday Ashley! xoxo
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