Weekend in Review

Jon and I had a nice weekend. 

Friday night, we went out for steak.  We went to Logan's and I was very pleased with my food.  It was nice to be able to take my time to get ready (hair and makeup) and then go out with my husband.

On Saturday, my friend Samantha had lunch and did a little shopping.  Then I had the honor of showing going with her to see her new place of employment.  She just got a youth services librarian postion at the Baker Branch!  Yay!

Jon and I bought pumpkins on Saturday night.  We did not get around to carving them.  I think we will wait and carve them on Friday night.  With our strange weather, the pumpkins tend to get moldy really fast.

Yesterday, I cleaned and organized my kitchen.  It looks so nice and I feel so good about getting it clean.

I have accumlated a great deal of plastic containers, glass jars and bottles that I just can't bring myself to throw away.  I know they have a potenital use.  I do not have a garden, so I cannot use them to can.  I learned that there is a recycling every 3rd Saturday for apartment dwellers, so I will bring them there.  I know that Jon is also happy about this discovery.

My next cleaning and organizing project will be the bathroom.  I am so tired of living in a mess!  We are so unorganized.  It is very discouraging to live in so much clutter.  By taking it one step at a time, we will get this accomplished. 

While cleaning, I finished listening to Home to Big Stone Gap.  I assume this is the conclusion to the series, but I am not sure.  I really loved the Big Stone Gap Series.  I just loved the characters and reading about an area that is close to where Jon grew up. 

I am going to attempt to start listening to the next One Book One Community (The Big Read) book, The Great Gatsby.  I got really frustrated with it, while trying to download it to my computer.  The tracks were not in order.  A bit of a headache. 

Not too much happening...

We have been doing well. Work is better. Jon starts school next week.

I made pizza this past weekend. It was fun, but lots of work. I made a Neo-Neapolitan pizza dough from scratch. Then I made New Haven Clam Pizza. It was so good! The dough was what took the most time to make. I have three other dough balls in the freezer, so it will be easier for at least three more times.

The book I used was American Pie: My Search For the Perfect Pizza. I check it out from my local public library.

I finished the first book in the Big Stone Gap series by Adriana Trigiani. I would like to read the wholes series, but will have to take a break. Jon wants to read Dead Until Dark, so that is what I will read next. We want to try reading the same book, so we can talk about it. I guess it will be like having our own little mini book club. I'm excited!

We had a very nice and relaxing weekend. I did not feel like doing much. It was nice to have both Saturday and Sunday off.

Jon surprised me today by coming to get me for lunch. We went to Izzo's.

He made a great chili in the slow cooker tonight. I am so proud of him. I am glad that I was able to step back and let him do it. This is something that I usually make, but I have been so busy.

Jon is so great about helping me around the house. Housework is the last thing I feel like doing, when I am off.

I love my husband so much!

Southern Vampire Series

Jon bought each of us a copy of the first book in the Southern Vampire Series, Dead Until Dark. He is interested in seeing the HBO series True Blood.

I have just stared reading Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani. The Big Stone Gap Trilogy takes place in the region where Jon is from, and his mother suggested them to me.

I think we will probably listen to it on CD on the way to Virginia, so that when we get back we can start reading Dead Until Dark.

We will need something to listen to on our over 12 hour drive, since Sylvia does not have XM radio. Jon loves XM, so I have a feeling we will be getting it. I enjoy it as well, but is not a necessity for me.