Moments 02 21 :: Week 04

Last weekend we went to Kalamazoo to visit H! We hadn't been back since we dropped him off in August. Feels so good when when the band is back together.

View from our hotel room.

We stopped by Rocket Fizz. H couldn't believe he hadn't been there yet. C picked out a Peanut Butter & Jelly soda. H, Birthday Cake. 

Saying goodbye to my boy. I love seeing him do his thing, but sure do miss him. This was about the halfway point of moving him out of his dorm at the end of March. They will finish up online. 

The porch gym is back in business! After three weeks of brutal cold, it was warm enough to be outside. And, I got to break in my new barball. A gift from Brian. He knows the way to my heart, that's for sure. Felt good get back after using dumbbells for almost a year. Slowly easing back into it. 

Showing over her COVID belly. It's a thing for dogs too. Especially when your people are around giving you treats all day. 

C was off of school on Wednesday so he and Brian went skiing. They loved it. And I had a few hours by myself. I loved it too.

Wish Gretel and I walked down the lake route today. Just look at these colors. 

Moments 02 21 :: Week 03

More snow, but such pretty light.

Fancy Valentine's Day dinner thanks to St. Paul Fish Market.

Missing one of my Valentines. 

Every morning after Gretel goes out, she comes back in and sits in front of the fire, waiting for it to be turned on. She was pretty lazy this week, thanks to ridiculously cold weather.

Thankfully, the winter sky was stunning though!

Guess what? Even more snow!

I'm still working out on my porch, but for the last 2.5 weeks, have been doing Apple Fitness workouts instead. 20 degrees is my outdoor limit and the heavy weights we use for CrossFit and radiant heated floors does not work. One of the days, the gym did a 5K row for time, so I was able to join in the "fun". My goal was 2:10 splits, so I'm pretty happy with this time. I'm typically not a particularly fast rower, but I guess all those meters are helping!

My workout buddy. She loves sitting right on my mat and shoving her squeaky toys at me. 

Moments 02 21 :: Week 02

My friend's husband opened a restaurant a few months ago (during COVID). It's been months (maybe even a year?) since we've had a fish fry. Decided to order carryout. Look at this! It was so good. (There was a choice between mashed peas or cole slaw.)

This week has been brutal cold out. My outdoor (aka home) gym has been closed. Still getting out for quick walks with Gretel. Yes, those are icicles on my eye lashes.

So snuggly. The guy had a good week. He made the Honor Roll last semester! So proud of him. 

More snow today. At least it's sunny out. 

Moments 02 21 :: Week 01

It's been awhile since Gretel and I ventured all the way down to Lake Michigan on our walk. It was chilly, but look at how gorgeous! The waves were huge.

It snowed a lot this week, and this one absolutely loves it.

Not the prettiest picture, burnt and uneven, but just so you know, Molly Yeh's Marzipan Dark Chocolate Scone Loaf is delicious. As a side note, our main oven has been on the fritz for awhile and we are awaiting a part for it. Thankful for a second smaller oven, but not used to using it much.

Post-workout buddy. Speaking of workouts, took a digger into the box during warm ups this week. I've been crossfitting for over six years now, and this was my first incident. That's good I guess! But I have a huge gash - like, borderline stitches - and sore shin. Oh well. I still consider myself lucky.

Something is not quite right here.

First book of the year finished. Hopefully I'll get a few more books read this year. There are so many good ones I want to read!

What? Your dog doesn't beg for the fireplace to be turned on every morning than lay around like this?