I'll admit, last week was pretty weird–and I bet a lot of you felt that way, too. That midweek holiday meant two Mondays and two Fridays, back to back, but by the time Friday afternoon rolled around, I was ready for a cocktail and some fun. Luckily, we finally managed to pin down our dear friend AJ, and while I put away dishes and hid the giant bag of laundry in my closet, he and John bought limes, ice and lots of cheese. We had cocktails while we caught up on the finer points of the last two years, then dragged AJ to our favorite little Indian place for far too much food for three. By 10:30, we were all yawning–a far cry from the pact we'd made years ago that we couldn't get together on school nights, lest we never get to sleep–and tripped into bed.
John and I were up early on Saturday morning for no particular reason, and curled up with a movie before crawling out of bed and making breakfast. John whipped up an absolute feast–French omelettes, roasted fingerling potatoes, berries and freshly squeezed juice. We stayed close for the rest of the day, watching episodes of Frasier or sharing an armchair and an ottoman for reading and practice, respectively, until it was time to take John to work. Once I had the car (and the house) to myself, I caught up with my Mama and one of my best girlfriends, and suddenly home didn't seem so very far away at all. After giggling about wedding plans and sharing gossip, I poured myself a glass of wine and made a penne al arrabiata, perfect for the cool, rainy San Francisco night. I furtively watched some trashy TV and a dove headfirst into a new book, and didn't even realize how late it was until John called, ready to head home. I swung by the bar to grab him, and we curled up as thick rolls of fog poured in.
After our early Saturday, we slept in on Sunday quite by accident. I woke up to the sound of John's Les Six suite, and we decided to divide and conquer breakfast–I headed to the grocery store for fruit, yogurt and a croissant, while John cooked up his favorite tofu scramble. We sat down to breakfast together, then made a beeline back to bed where John promptly fell back asleep. I let him nap while I checked email and item off my to-do list, along with my favorite sections from the Sunday New York Times, but eventually had to roust him out of bed for a Sunday night shift. I honed my domestic skills, fixing a few loose buttons, before putting on my yoga clothes and getting into downward dog. It was the perfect cool weather for a makeshift paella and a glass of Rioja, and I curled up in an armchair under a big faux fur throw with a book after dinner, feeling wonderfully relaxed before the start of this new week.
Tell me, what were you up to this weekend? And what are you tackling this week?
Image by Katie Lewis Photography, Cake by Nichole’s Fine Pastry.
two fridays in one week --so fun!
ReplyDeleteWhat a divine weekend and you my friend have an absolutely marvelous way with words! I always love digging into your Monday post!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like perfection Lena! And you're kidding...San Francisco was foggy??? ;)
ReplyDeleteI love that you woke up on Saturday morning and watched a movie. That just sounds like such fun!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE reading your after weekend posts...you need to write a food/cocktail blog....
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fabulous weekend. I love getting up early and watching a movie in bed before tackling the day!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds as though our weekends were similar in that they both involved lots of napping/relaxing/lazying in bed. ah, sweet bliss!
ReplyDeleteSounds lovely!! Last week was very weird with a big break in the middle, and our weekend flew by much too quickly. :)
ReplyDeleteI need your relaxing weekend! Its been non-stop since thurs getting my sister packed, moved, unpacked and organized. Jared and I are both trying to relax today - minus the doctor appointment I had this morning.
ReplyDeleteThursday-as-Monday definitely threw me off. Reading the part about the faux fur throw made me sweat - it was 102 degrees almost all of last week!
ReplyDeleteLovely recap :)
Haha I always end up throwing everything in the closet before company arrives :-) Sounds like you had a fantastic weekend!
ReplyDeleteyou inspire me to put more effort into my weekend breakfasts.
ReplyDeleteyeah that midweek holiday threw me for a loop too. Next time we should all just get the whole week off :) Your weekend sounds lovely as always. I spent my downtime in a blow up kiddie pool in my backyard. Way classy.
ReplyDeleteI am so jealous of your weekend. It sounds amazing! :) Glad you enjoyed it.
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i just love your weekend accounts. i feel like i'm right there, but not in a creepy way! haha
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping to finalize bedroom decor details (aka buy a bed finally) !! This cake is too sweet =)
ReplyDeletewhat a divine weekend you had! I love the idea of waking up and laying in bed to watch a movie. :)gina
ReplyDeleteYour weekend sounds deliciously cozy and relaxing. I wish my weekend was that fun, David and I are house hunting yet again...and that itself is exhausting However we did enjoy a few good meals and lingered in bed late on Sunday until we both fell asleep...on separate occasions. Love that you got a chance to catch up with your mom...gossip with family is allowed! XO
ReplyDeleteyour weekends always sound so luxurious and lovely!! we were traveling for a good bit of it but got some good family time in!
ReplyDeleteIt was hot, hotter and hottest so plenty of AC, popsicles, bad movies and some swim time!
ReplyDeleteyour breakfast saturday morning sounds delicious! What a great weekend/ what new book did you dive into?
ReplyDeleteAs usual, sounds like a perfect weekend!
ReplyDeleteHubby & I had a lovely evening bbq with friends on Saturday to meet their brand new baby girl. Sunday I had a fun lil photoshoot with a photographer friend followed by delicious tapas & margaritas in the evening for a dear friends' birthday.
~ Clare x
As usual, sounds like a perfect weekend!
ReplyDeleteHubby & I had a lovely evening bbq with friends on Saturday to meet their brand new baby girl. Sunday I had a fun lil photoshoot with a photographer friend followed by delicious tapas & margaritas in the evening for a dear friends' birthday.
~ Clare x
As usual, sounds like a perfect weekend!
ReplyDeleteHubby & I had a lovely evening bbq with friends on Saturday to meet their brand new baby girl. Sunday I had a fun lil photoshoot with a photographer friend followed by delicious tapas & margaritas in the evening for a dear friends' birthday.
~ Clare x
Agreed, last week was too weird. My body clock was all outta' whack. Seriously, I love that John always makes breakfasts for you. I have to practically beg Bob to make me something for breakfast!
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