Today: The (long) weekend according to Instagram XVIII.
The bad news: It’s September. The good news: It’s Tuesday. I spent much of Labor Day Weekend laboring at our new condo, unpacking boxes and making poorly timed visits to Target during move-in weekend in Boston. There was still plenty of time for long walks with Nick and Clark, visits with family, baking, bubble baths and juice on the deck.
The weekend according to Instagram XVIII
- Athleta sent me a generous gift card in celebration of National Yoga Month (more on that this week), so I stopped by their Newbury Street store with my sister and found the coziest, most comfortable pullover. I live for thumbholes.
- While unpacking, I came across a box of festive umbrella straws. They were in the same box as my Mexican flag toothpicks and an exploded jar of margarita salt. Who knows. The straw added a little late summer flair to Saturday’s juice.
- Special delivery, just in time for Healthy Living Summit: new last name –> new social media cards from MOO.
- Nick’s parents came down for lunch on Sunday. While he grilled up a bunch of vegetables, steak and chicken, I went to work on appetizers, a green salad with a lemon vinaigrette, orzo salad, and a big bowl of fruit. Clark helped by eating his body weight in watermelon. I love having more room to entertain. Almost as much as Nick loves having his own grill right off the kitchen.
- I’d been itching to bake since we moved in last week and had great luck with this recipe for banana muffins. I made a few changes, swapping the flour for a mix of almond meal and gluten free baking mix, cutting the sugar in half and adding a heaping teaspoon of cinnamon. They were perfectly baked after 20 minutes… and lasted almost that long on our counter before being gobbled up.
- What better way to wind down a day than a hot bath? I can’t wait to share photos of the rest of our condo soon, but this giant soaking tub in the master bath is definitely a highlight. I used a lavender and vanilla bath bomb from the Whole Body section at Whole Foods and soaked until my finger tips wrinkled.
- Have you seen the Self Care for September Challenge that Kristi and Erin hosting? They’ve teamed up to create a month-long campaign filled with daily challenges to help encourage and inspire us all to develop our own self-care practices. One of the suggestions on their list, which happens to be a favorite of mine? Bring home fresh flowers for yourself. Other suggestions include journaling, meditation, and…. bubble baths.
- Clark makes a lovely pillow.
- Nick and I hadn’t been to the movies in the theater ages, and while I love the actual movie-viewing part, I sort of hate the movie theater part. The sticky floors, people gabbing away on their cellphones, and the risk of my elbow getting touched by a stranger’s elbow are enough to compel me to wait for a movie to hit Netflix. I really wanted to see The Butler, though, so I checked out our options and landed on the Showcase SuperLux in Chestnut Hill. The tickets were pricey, but I am glad I splashed out a little because Lord, have mercy… we may never go to a regular theater again. We sat in the “superlux” section and enjoyed fully reclining leather seats, food and beverage service throughout the movie and complimentary popcorn. The only thing that would have made the experience better: a bottomless supply of tissues. I’d like to blame the pregnancy hormones, but if you’ve ever witnessed me reading a Jonathan Kozol book for the fourteenth time, you know once I start crying I don’t stop. Awkward sobbing aside, the movie was really, really great.
Also On Tap for Today:
- Joining us in Minneapolis for #HLS13? Diana has some great suggestions for making the most of your time in the Twin Cities
- Laundry, nails, and other things I forgot to do this weekend
- The true story behind The Butler (2008 Washington Post article)
What was the highlight of your (hopefully) long weekend?
