With a busy weekend behind us, yesterday was our 'weekend'. Branden and I slept in and then made one of my favorite breakfasts, cornbread pancakes. My mom has sent me Jiffy cornbread mix (which I love and miss!) and we made the pancake recipe that's right on the side of the box...with the exception that I always add about 2 big table spoons of honey to the batter! Then we headed to the cinema and saw Frankenweenie, which was cute, funny and my kind of 'scary' movie!
After enjoying the film, we headed to a nearby pub that brews it's own beer and had just hosted a beerfest over the weekend. They didn't have any beers from the festival left but we still enjoyed a pint of their regular stuff, which was a bit of a big deal as my tastebuds are only just warming up to the taste of beer. We ran into some friends of ours when we headed back into town and had a bit of a walk and chat with them. Then we headed to another pub that was supposed to have a live band playing. The Jazz Festival was in town this weekend so we were hoping to listen to a bit of music on the last day of the festival. When we arrived at the pub, it was packed and the band wasn't so great, so we left and noticed a new store across the street. It was an 'outlet' outdoor store but their prices seemed pretty dang expensive. Branden did need a new winter coat and we did find one that was priced alright, but we headed to the nearby TK Max (UK and Irish version of TJ Max) and actually found a nicer coat for over 20 Euros cheaper!
It started to get dark and we started to get hungry, so we headed home to make dinner, stopping briefly to pick up a cheap white wine to use in the fish pie I was going to make. After using some of the wine for the white sauce I put in my fish pie, we drank the rest while we nibbled on crackers and cheese with dates and capers (we didn't mix the dates and capers!). Dinner was the best fish pie I've made yet and I suppose I'll have to post a recipe sometime as it's super easy to make.
Branden and I had a great time together and enjoyed every bit of our relaxing meanderings together. It looks like we have another busy week ahead so yesterday was a perfect way to prepare.
Now to tickle your funny bones! This is the last in our recent series of birthday videos, although Hunter will have a birthday in a couple of days so we'll be making a new one soon. The video below is the video we made for my Mom's birthday. It was a bit tricky to make as trying to get both of us to fit into the video was really tough and I do sort of move out of the shot a bit at the end.
For those of you who don't know, Sasquatch is also "Big Foot" or "Yeti", and more sightings of Big Foot are reported in Washington State (where we are from) than any other State in America...but I don't think Branden's chin contributed to any of the sightings ;)
Sasquatch needs to learn about timing, he is well off. That is a sweet video and your 'weekend' sounded idyllic. I love spending time with my wife Zoe on the rare times I get a weekend off. We both have acup of tea in bed ad a snuggle then go to the gym for an hour. then go into the city centre in the afternoon and share a bottle of wine and some olives and fries in a little bar called Reliance. Bliss.
ReplyDeleteSasquatch didn't inform me ahead of time that he was a rubbish singer so it made it very hard for me to not laugh my chin off through the song!
DeleteYou and Zoe are my type of relaxers (minus going to the gym!) especially ending up with a bottle of wine and nibbles!
That was hilarious--the faces were perfect!!
ReplyDeleteFunny thing about creating the faces, I had to draw on Branden's first and then he did mine. I laid my head in his lap so my face was upside down and he could see my chin as a face...but that also meant that his face was upside down and his Sasquatch face was staring down at me while he drew my face on! I couldn't stop laughing at it so I just had to close my eyes so Branden could finally draw it!
DeleteThat's so funny I'm crying. I want so badly to meet you two in person.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
I knew that you would love that one! We would have an absolute hoot with you in person! I know we would get on like a barn on fire (especially as I can have a more Lola-like sense of humor in person) ;)
Delete(chuckle) A PSB; Don't wash coats that are treated with water/wind proofing in IE/UK conditioner. It will remove the teflon like nobodies business. It will actually make them porous in a way that wets you and freezes you more.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a good weekend and a nice date with your fella.
I thought you said he was German. Might be an idea to see if he can get dual German/US citizenship. Twould rid you of a world of bother.
Thankfully the tag on his coat said to either use a special type of soap or pure soap but not to use regular soap...I was just amazed it said that we could machine wash it! ;)
DeleteHis dad's side of the family is German and before we moved here, we dug up his great grandfather's birth certificate to see if we could get a link for his parents to get the citizenship and then we could get it through them. On the birth certificate it said that the nationality was German but he was born in St. Petersburg, Russian! It was a surprise and sadly, any other links are too far away for us to get...but we tried because it would make things incredibly easier!
That will probably still work for his parents and therefore him and to you. And it may even work with him as it is Russia. The Germans are a bit different to the rest of us in that regard. They have something akin to the 'right of return' that you'll find in Israel. Still no harm giving the Embassy in Dublin a bell. Here you'll not be paying interstate phone rate.
DeleteI still think you both must be crazy! In a nice way of course Maggie! Well done. I bet your Mom loved the video - Dave
ReplyDeleteFish pie? I think I'd still prefer blueberry.
ReplyDeleteLoved your chin clip. It was great!
Love the video. You guys crack me up. I don't think my taste buds will ever like the taste of beer.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's funny!
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