First, I want to share this hilarious picture of Snoopy. Ok, now I can go on with my post.
On Friday I picked up some half-off burger buns and Amy's burgers and vegan ravioli from a local hfs. This was a treat for me and Russell for him finally finishing his grad school course work (now it's just thesis time!)
Then on Saturday after work we hit the road for a little road trip to the Chief Joseph Scenic highway. I packed up our dinners, mine was in my tiffin.
In retrospect, this was way too much food, even for me, and I consider myself to have the appetite of an elk (they are ALWAYS eating!) I really could've gotten away with 1/2 as much macaroni and cheeze. Seeing as it was there, though, I did end up eating it all. How silly is that?
This is the incredibly awesome place we picked to eat dinner, you can't tell, but when Russell took this picture he was standing on the bank on this river, which was our view during out meal.
Yes, the scenic highway was very scenic. Is it weird to say I'm getting bored of snow capped mountains? I see them every day.
Here are the riding companions:
My nose, Beauty Snoopy and Russell's ear.
Yesterday we stopped at a thrift store and I found two complete vintage snack sets!!! Woo hoo! I've envied Emmy's for far too long. :) I wanted to use them right away but was not in the mood for scones or cookies so I just made some toast with jam. Next weekend I'll totally use them for something more snacky though. :-)
I caught this slumber party last night:
They may not be snuggling with each other yet, but they're getting pretty close. :-) You may not be able to tell but Snoopy has lost a lot of weight! She's down to 57 pounds, which, according to our records is 8 pounds less than when we first adopted her in December. I guess walking ~5 miles a day is paying off!
Isn't that the cutest thing ever? :-) Lena with her mouse toy.
So, I volunteered to work today, and last night I started freakishly cleaning at 9 or 10 pm. I ended up staying up until 4 AM reorganizing and cleaning. I've mentioned before that we're going to be moving into Russell's parents house when we move, so it's important for us to pare down as much as we can before then. I want to do a little at a time, eventually making it so everything we need is in the downstairs (living room and kitchen) and the bathroom. So last night the downstairs got a bit of an overhaul. I moved Russell's desk down from the office and took the table his computer was on (my old desk) and moved it to the kitchen for a dining table, and took our big dining room table and put it our by the dumpster in the "furniture relocation area". :-) Of course, Russell helped with the heavy lifting. He was honestly suprised at how much I did on my own, though. He's also psyched that I moved his stereo and record player downstairs so now he can listen to his daft punk record while working on his thesis. And I'm psyched he can work on his thesis while I read, putter around in the kitchen, knit while watching a movie or do a yoga video. Here is how our little studio is developing.
Movie watching/knitting/yoga area. I currently have Bleak House out on netflix (haven't gotten a chance to watch it yet) and am borrowing the original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy from a coworker, which is completely goofy and off the wall. I can pull the futon back and have a good floor for yoga, you can see my mat leaning up against the TV. I could seriously sleep on the futon everyday but Russell finds it uncomfortable. I wonder if a thicker pad would make it more to his liking.
Backing up you can see my grammie's chair (which is next to my bookshelf filled with cookbooks and such) which I like to sit on to read and pick recipes for dinner. Russell's desk (was his dad's growing up, I think) with scandia shelves with his record player and stereo. Our filing cabinet and printer are between the futon and the desk. You can also see our exercise bike and part of our freezer. It looks a bit cluttered but I think it's more cozy than cluttered.
Here is the new table for the kitchen. I had found the in the other "furniture relocation area" i.e. the side of the road, when we first moved in and used it for a computer desk up until my laptop Josette came along and the need for a computer desk disappeared. :) I'm not sure if the lamp is going to stay there, but I really like the newer, smaller table. It kinda reminds me of the cover of Table for Two.
And here my breakfast: oats with a variety of yummies from the bulk bins (raisins, sliced dates, sliced dried figs, dried cherries, sunflower seeds, walnuts and slivered almonds) with soymilk. Along with a pot of Constant Comment tea. Yum!
