Kelly and I planned for these to be a peaceful weekend–our first one in over a month, since moving to the new house. And for the most part, today was very peaceful. I went to bed early last night–by accident. I got in bed to read, and before I knew it, I just couldn’t focus on the page any longer. Kelly came to bed later. I managed to get 10-1/2 hours of sleep, which is remarkable for me.
We were still up before 8 AM. We lazed around for the first two hours, watching some TV. Kelly Tivo’d "Rock the Reception" on TLC, which was a lot of fun to watch, and really kind of addicting. We set the DVR to record it some more whenever it comes on. I worked on some wedding website stuff for a while. Finally, just after 10 AM, we headed out for breakfast. We walked a different route to Shirlington, through Park Fairfax. It’s a slightly longer walk but I like it much better. We headed to the Luna Grill for breakfast, where Kelly had eggs Florentine, and I had a bagel and lox. Then we walked back home.
We lazed around some more. Later in the afternoon, Kelly and I put together the new "kitty bathroom" that she ordered. I did a little reading and then we headed out to Pentagon City to do some shopping. We got some groceries for the dinner I was planning to prepare. We also got some bike stuff. We got a new tube for Kelly’s rear tire, and I got a new helmet and a mirror.
Back home and I started to prepare dinner. I planned on making Chicken Marsala with a side of Italian Pasta Salad. I prepared the pasta salad first, making the dressing, chopping up lots of veggies, and then refrigerating the whole thing. Then I started on the chicken. We used our new dishes and napkins and sat down to eat right around 7 PM. And guess what? For a wonder, it came out really good! The chicken wasn’t overcooked, the Marsala sauce was just right, and the pasta salad was great! This time, I cooked the chicken on a lower flame, but for a longer time than the cookbook said. I was pleasantly surprised by the whole thing!
After dinner, we booked the final excursion for our honeymoon cruise (this one, at Ocho Rios, Jamaica, takes us to some caverns and then some waterfalls), and then headed off to the gym. I got in a decent lower body workout.
Got the most recent issue of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN in the mail today. Actually, it was delivered to a neighbor, but they kindly brought it by. It’s a special issue on privacy and looks like a good one. I’m somewhere around 220 pages through Old Man’s War, and expect to finish tonight or tomorrow.
Spoke briefly with stubiebrother today. Also with Mom and Dad.
I do feel relaxed.
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