I mostly have pictures on this lovely Monday morning. It was a good weekend; a restful weekend and I didn't do much but that was nice. Every once in a while you need that peaceful weekend with not much on the agenda and that was this weekend - and of course, next weekend I will be out of town - so there will be plenty to do next weekend!
Friday afternoon I got off work early and was able to get in some exercise before freshening myself up and joining my parents for dinner at Griffin Tavern, which is in Flint Hill, nearby and with a drive that curves through the valley with the ridges of the mountains climbing in the distance. It's lovely.
The food was delicious but definitely not exactly diet friendly - I had the most delicious burger with Swiss cheese, garlic aoili, bacon and caramelized onions - I ate every bite and it was divine! It dictated how I ate for most of the rest of the weekend but you know what? It was absolutely worth it!
We popped into a local farm store - it wasn't much to my taste because it was mostly filled with farm equipment and very... rustic and redneck-y things that just aren't really my taste. But they did have baby chicks and I was very tempted to snatch one up and make a run for it, ha-ha!
Saturday was a gorgeous day and the weather was absolutely beautiful - only about 75 out, a blue sky and big fluffy clouds! I had just one cup of coffee... and decided that at about 9:30 I was going to head out and get in my exercise for the day by walking to the lake and back - which is a little over three miles! Armed with some water in a pocket of my leggings, tunes in my ears and my Nationals cap on my head - I struck out!
The lake is so beautiful - sparkling under the sunshine and stretching out in all directions in blue and ripples. I also snapped a picture of wildflowers climbing up the hill and came to the conclusion that the soundtrack to Pirates of the Caribbean is an excellent soundtrack for exercise!
I found myself joining Watson under a shade tree in the backyard to have a smoothie after my jaunt around the neighborhood and the rest of the afternoon and evening passed rather quickly - lunch, a run to Costco where I wore one of the now FOUR face masks that I own, purchasing a new chair to replace the broken one, dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse - where I became that person that carries spray butter in their purse - and looking at flowers at Lowe's.
That plant above is called Dragon's Breath and I kind of love it! Too bad it was only for sale in giant ceramic pots that I have no need for... and I'm not exactly a green thumb as it is! Sunday started out dreary and was actually chilly enough that I ended up wearing long sleeves to church and froze through Brunch at Regions 117! The food though - was divine as usual - Black Bean Soup and French Toast with a Fruit Coulie and Vanilla Bean Cream - *sigh* I'm dreaming about it as I type.
The sun came out after lunch and I passed the afternoon talking to my sister in the U.K., painting my toenails, making a Target run, having dinner and watching a little Prop Culture on Disney Plus. Watson was not really feeling the end of the weekend arriving - although that may have more to do with his vet appointment today? *shrugs*
Happily - I have a four day work week and I discovered that with the way my weeks are lined up, I've managed to secure myself a four day work week for the next three weeks in a row! So - happy Monday to myself indeed!
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