curses

Why is it that I'm only super-motivated to clean my house 15-minutes before I have to leave it? When I'm not even finished getting ready?

Meeting Jeff and Chris for Easter brunch down at the market this morning and out of all the free time I've had lately, this is when I'm precisely dying to clean everything.

I think my brain just likes to toy with me.

I at least scurried through a hasty start with laundry (both starting it and putting clean stuff away), collecting trash to toss on my way out the door, tidying up the living room, gathering recycling, and just putting things away.

So, there's that. I can do the kitchen when I get back, which is mostly tidied up. Just need to put away clean dishes from washer and put the few in the sink away.

I'm really looking forward to introducing Jeff and Chris to Maximilien's because I love it. And also to some shopping at Sur la Table. I really need more parchment sheets and I want a long, rectangular plate for tarts to plate the tarts I'm going to make in my new long, rectangular tart pan. I'm a little compulsive with the baking lately.

Shoot. Need to finish getting dressed if I'm going to catch the 5 downtown. (Yay for no driving down there!)

Happy Spring!!

sunday bliss

Today's been a perfect Sunday.

After I managed to leave the house, I ran to the drugstore to pick up a few things, then waited impatiently for the delayed bus. Despite being a bit late, I was only a few minutes late meeting Jeff and Chris.

Brunch was great, though I was disappointed for Jeff that they couldn't make him a ham-free croque madame. Cafe Presse was able to, but Maximilien's apparently has their croques prepped in advance. Jeff got the glorious French bread instead (made with amazing brioche). We ate, chatted about the weekend so far, commented on the utterly dismal gray skies.

After, Chris drove off to play soccer and Jeff and I wandered the market. I bought some French tulips, which I love. (Even if Jeff thinks they're 'common' --apparently flowers need to queen it up for him.) We went to Sur la Table and I bought a good sized muffin tin, some parchment paper, these cute silicon prep bowls and a new meat thermometer. Jeff got a gnocchi board. We also hit a produce stand on our way up to the bus. I got carrots, celery, onions, and asparagas.

We made our way back up to my place and watched Friday's episode of The Soup where I nearly died from a choking fit because Joel McHale is fucking awesome.

And presenting another entry for my series: Great Moments in Friendship

Jeff: UGH. You bought Peeps? Ewww!
Me: *turning around, with a withering gaze* Here's your Easter basket. INGRATE!
Jeff: OMG they're in the basket! I didn't see that. Um. Um. I love peeps!
Me: *punch*

In my defense, I know they're vile. But I couldn't resist their pink-bunny-ness!

After The Soup, I drove Jeff home and hit Whole Food's on the way back. Whole Foods is such a foodie's delight. I'm really determined to bring my lunches this week and eat a dinner that did not come straight from a box. So I let myself indulge. There's nothing more glorious than making a from-scratch Italian pasta sauce on a rainy Sunday. I got the ingredients for Cook's Illustrated's Lasagna Bolognese, including forking out for real Parmigiano Reggiano.

( I bought stuff. )

I tragically forgot lettuce, which I really like in my sandwiches. I may have to go get some tonight. But we'll see. It really makes me sad to have a sandwich without it.

Sarah's coming over for dinner tonight with Henry. I'm going to miss her the next couple of weeks. But I'm damn excited to have Henry back again.

I need to unload and load the dishwasher and put away the groceries. So I'm gonna go do that now!