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scenes from a weekend

Posted on November 9, 2015November 9, 2015 by thirdstoryies

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The big news of the weekend was the arrival of my adorable little niece on Friday night. The last hour of work was a wash for me – I kept receiving updates and finally had to pull over on my drive home to get the final news. I can’t wait to snuggle that little bundle of cheeks. We know how to do cheeks in our family.

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The sun came out Saturday morning bright and clear, and it was a gorgeous day for soccer and long runs and a lot of running around. Since my evening running hours are in winter mode now, I resorted to the treadmill on Thursday night (blah, shoot me now), and after that I decided that I’d just find a way to get in some longer runs on the weekend before things get too icy and frigid. I blocked off a chunk of time in the middle of the afternoon and ran ten miles for the first time ever in my life. I felt like I could have run longer but I was out of time. I decided on the drive home that I can handle a half marathon, so I’m just going to do it.

I drove F out to a birthday party that evening, and when we got home, M and I had a late dinner together before I got the paint supplies out. Earlier in the day I took the entire bathroom apart and scrubbed everything from top to bottom, including the walls. Here’s a quick camera phone shot of the first blue – I just taped a piece of white foam core up above the top board to cover the black. I’ve got another blue to try out – maybe tonight, and I took a lot of before shots of the room with my good camera, so I’ll post on the progress in the room soon.

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Sunday was another busy day, but an enjoyable one. F wrapped up her soccer season (with her dad as one of the coaches), and then we headed across town to a birthday party with friends.

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The kids made pinch pots at Krueger Pottery, and then they made another pinch pot which they transformed into a monster. I can’t wait to see how they turn out once they’ve been fired and glazed. After pottery making the group headed across the street to Serendipity Ice Cream for dessert. What a fun idea for a party – for kids and grownups alike.

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We ended up on a late evening grocery run, and then an even later dinner out at Dewey’s for pizza and my favorite seasonal salad there – the Harvest. Home again, baths, books, bed. The house is relatively clean and calm and cozy, a good feeling to go to sleep on before another week starts up again.

2 thoughts on “scenes from a weekend”

  1. sue j. says:
    November 9, 2015 at 6:12 pm

    Art and Dewey’s in one day — it is almost too much heaven 🙂

    Love the baby — love the cheeks. Happy happy for you all.

    Reply
  2. Adah says:
    November 17, 2015 at 2:02 am

    Love busy weekends that close with a sense of order. Many congrats on baby’s arrival. I adore those new baby moments as an aunt or a friend – so much anticipation. I love anticipation.

    Reply

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