Velvet

Monday, February 4, 2013


After a terrifically productive week, I was ready to enjoy Friday evening with my favorite guy–we made a stop at Andronico's for supplies (Dolcetto d'Alba, burrata and fresh bread) on the way home and recreated my favorite snack from Zero Zero, their tomato-braised chickpea bruschetta. After a delicious dinner and a little wine, we curled up for the finale of 30 Rock and a few new finds, including The Americans and Netflix's new House of Cards before an early bedtime.

We were up early Saturday and picked up avocados and freshly made corn tortillas for a Mexican-inspired breakfast complete with guacamole and three kinds of salsa. After our leisurely breakfast, we switched between work and play, logging an hour at the computer and then an hour snuggled up. Before we knew it, it was time to head out–John spent the evening performing at a friend's variety show and I meet up with one of my favorite girls for a red wine flight and potato croquettes at Jamber. John and I ended up sharing a little midnight snack (and watching a few more episodes of House of Cards–someone please tell me we're not alone!) before finally calling it a night.

Of course, that didn't stop us from being up early the next morning–and just in time, because we grabbed that last table at our local diner for breakfast. Since we don't own a television and felt our loyalties divided about the Superbowl (John and I met in Baltimore, after all) we devoted the afternoon to recording and reading instead; I must have spent hours pouring over A Country Farmhouse while I held my breath every time John pressed record! After a little yoga and a few high notes myself, we put the house in order and eagerly awaited the Indian food delivered to our door. Really, what more could I have asked for?


Tell me, what were you up to this weekend? Were you watching the big game, or did you find something else to occupy your evening?


Image by Tanja Lippert, bouquet by Brown Paper Design.

11 comments:

  1. I think I need to learn to like avacado. That is about the third mention I have seen today. We did watch the superbowl, at home while working. I still don't know what teams played, but Beyonce was fab. xo

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  2. I spent a lot of time with my best friend before she returned to SF... We hadn't spend this much time together in a long time and it was great!

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  3. That bouquet is stunning!!! I had a pretty decent weekend, took the day off on Sunday and it felt great!

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  4. for some reason this post just showed up in my reader, and I have to admit my monday morning tea/blog ritual just wasn't the same without you! My weekend was perfectly balanced between homework/housework and leisure.

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  5. Your meals always make my mouth water! This sounds like it was a lovely weekend. We watched the big game... but of course, it was much more about the food than the football. ;)

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  6. Sounds like an all-around delightful weekend! I was also torn about the Ravens, as my allegiance is with the Steelers but I spent a crap-ton of time in B'more.

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  7. Your weekends always sound like a movie montage. The happy couple just going about their lives! haha ;) I ordered Chinese food and perused Craigslist, laughing at yahoos instead of paying attention to the game. I was biased toward Baltimore simply because of the 49's homophobic quarterback. :\

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  8. Wait a minute...no Indian food?! This is a first! ;)

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  9. Obsessed with VELVET!! LOVE! Haven't seen House of Cards but started watching the Americans! What a lovely weekend especially when you have avocados!!

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  10. I love the way you title things. It seemed so simple: "Velvet." I thought I know what I was getting. And then I see this. Totally unexpected and totally lovely.

    By-the-bye: When are you publishing your memoirs ;-) Next step?

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  11. I was just talking about how all the good shows I liked had ended and I needed a new show! SO I may have to start watching House of Cards!

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