A monday fog
Hi friends!
How was your weekend? Hopefully smashing. We woke up this morning in a complete fog. Don’t you hate when that happens? We think this weekend left us a little more exhausted than we thought. We tried gulping down several cups of coffee in hopes that it would lift the heavy cloud, but unfortunately it did not. Instead, it left us over caffeinated and jittery. Rats. What do you do when you’re mind is in a haze? Drink tea? Practice yoga? Eat cookie dough? We know if our Mom is reading this post she, but she would probably tell us to get more sleep. We know, Ma…. We know. In other news, Mr. B has yet to return from Hobbs, New Mexico. He conveyed to us in our phone call last night that things aren’t exactly going to plan. We hate when this happens because that usually means he will be gone for another week. Sigh….
Oh well, what can you do. He did send a couple pics letting us know he was alive. Check out the size of that engine he has to work on! Could you imagine trying to write a program to make that thing work? Yikes. That’s why we're not an engineer!
Mr. B also wanted to tell y’all hi!
Since we remained in a fog the entire work day, we figured the only way to get back on track was to exercise. After work we headed to our usual running spot, Wash Park. It was a little chilly when we started, but once we were warmed up there was no stopping us. We ended up having a great run! Our legs felt light, we could breathe easily and we didn’t have to be anywhere. We felt like a little kid running through the park. It. was. glorious. However, we think a favorite part of this run was the sunset we witnessed. All three of these pictures are of the same sunset…we totes swear. Which one is your favorite? Sunset One Sunset Two
Sunset Three Once we arrived home, we did a little Christmas shopping online. We are halfway through our list people! Mr. B and we have a ton of travel coming up in the next two weeks and the thought of carrying presents on a plane makes us want to pull our hair out. Now instead of worrying about whether or not gifts will fit in the overhead compartment, we buy a majority of our gifts online and have them shipped home. Then all we have to do when we arrive is wrap presents. it’s a life savor! While shopping online, we worked up quite an appetite. We picked up a couple pieces of salmon from Whole Foods the other day because they were on sale! On Mondays, we always try and make something simple and light for dinner because usually Mr. B and we are coming off the weekend booze cruise. Sadly, it was only us for dinner tonight. Dinner: – Lemon and Thyme Salmon with a Tomato Gastrique (fancy word for caramelized sugar, deglazed with vinegar) – Garlic Roasted Asparagus This dinner is a breeze to put together. Bake the salmon and asparagus at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. While they cook, saute some onions and garlic in a pan with about two tablespoons of butter. Let the onions and garlic caramelize. Then add grape tomatoes and a splash of white balsamic vinegar. Once the tomatoes burst, the gastrique is done! Serve the salmon over the asparagus and top with the tomato relish. Nothing like a flavorful dinner in 20 minutes!
See ya tomorrow!
