Happy Monday, loves!
I hope you all had a fantastical weekend full of everything your mind and body needed! Like I mentioned in yesterday’s post, the beginning of June definitely took me by surprise, but as I look back on the weekend, I realize there couldn’t have been a better way to end one month and begin another…of course I’d have to say it was pretty marvelous! 😀
After a successful trip to the farmers’ market (as in I didn’t come home with fourteen bajillion things), I made it to the gym, got another much-needed massage, and treated myself to the best nap EVER! Then…? It was time to get together with the besties!
And just as we brought IN the month, we rang out May in style!
We used to have the hardest time getting all three of us together, but thanks to a change in jobs for one of them, the weekends are free and clear…and you have no idea how incredibly happy that makes me! There’s already a plan to get together again in TWO WEEKS!
A little after 7pm, we clinked our first glasses. And while bestie #1 uncovered a tray of the most delicious tuna salad (with added sesame seeds!) bites, bestie #2 was digging out surprising us with presents…more coasters to add to the collection! I about lost it when I flipped through them and found the one on the top right…just like the towel I was kicking myself for not buying at wine fest!
As the girls settled in, sipping their glasses of Cajunfest, I set to work on a little cheese spread. Three of the five were part of my Atlanta haul from back in April (I may or may not have had to scrape off some blue parts…eh, a little extra penicillin never killed anyone!) along with a few others from the illustrious “cheese drawer” (clockwise from the top left): Cantealet, mozzarella, blue shropshire, bruschetta Jack, and blueberry stilton (the favorite of the night)! I also toasted up some whole wheat pita bread that I scored off the bargain bakery rack for just 80 CENTS!
We chatted up into the wee hours of the night, reliving old memories and catching each other up on all the latest gossip. Time flew by so quickly (as it often does) that I didn’t even realize it was nearly 2am by the time I said my last goodbye!
Obviously a good night with my girls is JUST what I needed for a kick of motivation to start a new month! I ended up staying up pretty late so I didn’t get started until around 2pm (hangover-free, might I add!), but once I got going, I couldn’t be stopped!
Knowing that I leave for Blend in only THREE SHORT DAYS, I knew I’d need to do some meal prep if I wanted to keep all of my fingers get through all my perishables before Thursday, so I set to work…chopping, roasting, boiling, food processor-ing…until a little over an hour later when I had one impressive spread!
I even salvaged TWO MONTH old head of cauliflower and whipped up a few of Laura’s cauliflower pizza crusts…and yeah, I totally cut off the black parts…please see reference to penicillin made above! 😉
There was even time to stop and admire some fine art! I think I see an amoebae! Oh snap, I’m an imaginative genius AND I made a rhyme! 😉
And to top it ALL off, I kicked off the month with one helluva cardio sesh! And guess what? The elliptical didn’t kick my ass! Actually, I went UP in the resistance a bit! Yay for progress…and selfies…and running into my therapist while I was a hot sweaty mess?!
😯 Uhhhh…
What was the most MARVELOUS thing from your weekend?
When’s the last time you ran into someone looking like a HOT MESS?
