Bonus Saturday

Saturday morning.  It is chilly outside. Coffee is hot. Wonderful, fabulous, college football Saturday.  Is there anything better? 

I had such a great Friday, that felt like a Saturday because I had some activities planned and didn't work at all. Didn't log on to my work computer even one time. Now, today feels like a bonus Saturday. A bonus Saturday is a rare treat that I am going to thoroughly enjoy! 

I already filled you in on the beginning of my day off yesterday that started with a lovely walk with Martha and a puff pastry breakfast.  I squeezed in a quick Peloton ride while Sheri ran out for an appointment and set a new 20 minute ride PR!  It was my first High Intensity Interval Training ride and it was hard.  Not sure I meant to bite off that much after already walking for an hour, but I was proud of hitting a new personal record! Look at the sweat! In 20 minutes!  

As planned, Sheri, Ashley and I headed over to Trader Joes for a little outing and it did not disappoint. There was quite a line outside as they controlled the number of folks in the store, but it did not take long before we had our carts and were headed in. Sheri was a speed shopper and done in about 12 minutes.  Ashley and I were wanderers and did not want to miss one single thing.  I don't know what it is that I love so much about Trader Joes, but there is something. I filled up my cart with a variety of treats and could not have been happier. When we finally checked out, it was POURING down rain. We were grateful that Sheri had already made it to the car and could pick us up at the door. 

I found some canned jackfruit and a couple new squash varieties that I am going to give a whirl! I will keep you posted. 

For lunch, I made us bratwurst that we topped with sauerkraut and zoug sauce from Trader Joes.  They were great and I added sauerkraut as plant 43 for the week! 

Sheri and I sat around the kitchen table and visited and let Cooper in and out 749 times. For some reason, Sheri thinks Cooper is a great dog and she can't love on him enough. She also shares her snacks with him with puts her WAY at the top of Cooper's list.  He is a big fan of people who share snacks. I was happy that Sheri could come and go and run her errands and go to appointments and Cooper was pretty relaxed every time she returned and minded his manners.  

For dinner, Ashley and Cindy joined us for our traditional Tejis and Yahtzee! We eat and drink the same thing every time and it is fantastic every single time. I make a batch of Whiskey Sour Slushes and we order Gobi Manturian, Navratan Korma and Naan bread from Tejis.  I can't believe I only recently started eating Indian food and now it is part of such a lovely tradition. Ashley brought a fabulous peach and berry cobbler for dessert which also seems to be a tradition. There is no shortage of great conversation as we get caught up with each other and our families. The Yahtzee wasn't great, but we honestly couldn't care less. It is like a group effort for every person's roll. We all chime in on what we think everyone should be rolling for and are happy or disappointed when the dice do or don't land where they should. I was the only who got a Yahtzee and I didn't even win!  Pitiful!  Cindy was the big winner for the night.  

We wrap up the festivities pretty early, because that is what I like and need.  This sign was a gift from Ashley and hangs in my dining room.  My friends know I love to see them...but I also like an end time. 

We ended up the night with a opossum on the back fence and Cooper loosing his mind!  It was a big one too!  The opossum was balanced precariously on top of the fence, frozen and afraid to move because Cooper was using his hardest, most frantic bark. I was hoping the opossum wouldn't play dead and fall off the fence into the yard. I was really expecting lights to start popping on in all the neighbors houses to see what in the heck was going on!  Finally, the opossum made his way down the fence and jumped over to Judy's yard. Whew!  I think Cooper could have easily jumped up and grabbed the opossum and I am so thankful he did not. What would happen? Would he kill it? Would he eat it? Ack!  I couldn't stand for either to happen! 

It was a great day all around and now I am going to settle into bonus Saturday like a boss!  Hope your day is wonderful!