Friday night I had the last of a box of Strawberry Frosted Mini-Wheats and a bowl of popcorn for dinner. Saturday night was Kraft Mac & Cheese from the blue box (with extra cheese thrown in, quelle surprise). Sunday was barbecued chicken marinated in lime juice, soy sauce, and garlic, on a bed of salsa and Mexican rice, topped off with a layer of melted cheese.
Guess which night Colby was home?
He pulled into the driveway a little after 9 o'clock on Saturday night, just as I was reaching the exciting conclusion of Bunny Lake is Missing. I was alerted to his arrival by Ellie leaping up from a dead sleep and then hurtling at the speed of light toward the front door before Colby's keys were even in the lock. He unloaded all of the presents he'd brought back (eight or nine bottles of wine, pasta alla caprese from the chow hall in Germany, and a Sicilian trinacria) and then we curled up on the couch so that I could finish my movie and Colby could laugh at it.
Yesterday was spent absolutely rooted to the couch, cuddled up under a blanket. I opted not to do a pictorial review of my weekend today, because it would look something like this:
Thrilling, eh?
And that was how we celebrated the one year anniversary of our engagement. Is it safe to say that the honeymoon is over? No, I kid, I kid. Of course it would sound lovely if I told you that we spent the day gazing soulfully into one another's eyes, taking turns reciting love poems over a plate of chocolate covered strawberries while a symphony of angels sang a chorus from the rooftops. But in reality, curled up on the couch watching tv is exactly the way I always wished that we could spend our weekends together when we were living on opposite sides of the country. So really, the honeymoon has only just begun!
Anyway, today I'm back at work and oh my goodness, does it ever feel like a Monday. I don't know how it works out that whenever I decide to wake up just a little bit early so I can actually brush my hair, rather than just throwing it up in a ponytail, I walk outside and it's cold, windy, and rainy. I think I'm finally beginning to understand why people around these parts just don't much bother with hair and makeup.
(Completely off topic, but is Google Reader updating incredibly slowly for anyone else? It's been taking my posts 3 or 4 hours to show up in my reader, and I don't know if it's something I'm doing or if it's just a feed thing.)
Happy e-anniversary! So glad you were able to celebrate with your hubby!
I notice the same thing about Google reader but I don't know the answer.
Posted by: Sassafras | March 17, 2008 at 07:06 PM
GR is sucking for me as well. The first post today came through super quick. The second one? Still hasn't shown up.
Also? Blog land seems to be dead today. Weirdness!
Posted by: Deutlich | March 17, 2008 at 07:06 PM
yes, it's being so annoying today. And happy anniversary! Sounds lovely.
Posted by: Molly | March 17, 2008 at 07:14 PM
Google Reader always decides to be a brat on a day as boring as today. I wish I could whip it into shape. Do the slow update on my busy days and the fast update on my slow days.
Posted by: Miriam | March 17, 2008 at 07:18 PM
Reader takes forever to pick up my posts too. Which gives me time to go back and fix all the mistakes I find immediately after hitting publish.
While Joel was away this weekend, I ate cheerios for breakfast and dinner. Standing up in the kitchen. For lunch I had chocolate pancakes (at a restaurant). Then I ate a real meal of lasanga, at the table and everything for a second dinner. At 1am. That's how I'd eat all the time if I lived alone!
Posted by: Operation Pink Herring | March 17, 2008 at 09:05 PM
Sounds like a fabulous way to spend the weekend. And yay for Cobly being home :)
Posted by: katelin | March 17, 2008 at 09:22 PM
That's funny, that's exactly why I went back to short hair when I was living in Ireland. I'd do my hair to go out and then it would get pummeled by wind and rain and I'd be constantly pushing it out of my eyes that it just didn't seem to make sense. Ugh!
Sounds like the perfect anniversary-of-your-engagement weekend. :) (I can't even remember when my engagement weekend was - well, the date that is).
Take care and enjoy Colby-at-home. :)
hugs,
anne
Posted by: Anne | March 17, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Same Google reader problem here. We are so spoiled- remember back in olden days when you had to click on a blog to read it? Horrors.
Anyway, thank you for the kind comment on my blog. It is much appreciated.
Posted by: slynnro | March 17, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Aww Happy Annivesary! The best weekends together are no plans, a couch, some blankets, and a good movie (no matter how much the men hate it)! I also heart strawberry shredded mini-wheats and yes, my google reader is driving me crazy!
They have billions, you think they could fix a teeny little glich- gessh!
Posted by: Tipp | March 18, 2008 at 12:15 AM
Girlfriend, I almost called you to come over because BJ is out of town- but then I thought "hey- maybe I don't want ANYBODY to see the crap I eat when he's not here".
Looks like I didn't need to worry about that.
Glad Colby is home. I'll continue to be eating crap for another four days. Weeee haw!!!
Posted by: RisibleGirl | March 18, 2008 at 02:04 AM
Isn't it funny how when are men aren't around we revert back to singledom. Eating all kinds of crap just to get by. As soon as our men are back in the picture we are like Betty Crocker. I love it! Hope your Monday ended well. Happy e-anniversary!
Posted by: 1218blog | March 18, 2008 at 02:21 AM
I'm so glad he is safely home! And I agree with the others...a bit of couch time can sometimes be exactly what is needed!
Posted by: sophie | March 18, 2008 at 02:53 AM
Happy engagement anniversary! And I may have to hit you up for that chicken and rice recipe . . . I LOVE lime juice and I LOVE cheese, and my mouth started watering when I read it. Just a little. Mmmm . . .
Posted by: L the D | March 18, 2008 at 03:59 AM
That seriously sounds SO much more lovely than the whole poetry recital, angel singing, soul-gazing shindig. . .
So glad he's home safe!
Posted by: Girl, Dislocated | March 18, 2008 at 07:27 AM
glad you had some time to spend with colby! and it's funny, my dinners are exactly like that. simple (PB&J, mac & cheese) when i'm alone and more home-cooked when i head over to clancy's.
and the feed thing happens to my posts too. it is really annoying and i can't figure out what's doing it. i do realize though that the less i edit the post after i hit publish (sometimes i'll realize a spelling error or something) the faster it shows up in reader.
Posted by: Michelle & the City | March 18, 2008 at 03:40 PM