Sadie's 101

2010-04-19T10:02:00.001-04:00

I have obviously given up on this list. Come find me here:

www.xanga.com/sizzlinsade

Or here:

www.xanga.com/babyvk

60, 68, 75

2008-10-27T14:21:00.005-04:00

60. Make seasonal cakes/desserts - Here are a couple pictures from the past few holidays:

68. Get a manicure - a birthday present from Justin

75. Get involved with a Bible Study

I'm going to count our small group. We do it once a month and always include a devotional and prayer time, so I think it counts.

31, 85, 87, 98

2008-09-06T23:25:00.005-04:00

31. Conquer the anxiety and go camping

I am so proud to say that I have done this!! It was a big deal for me, but it went really smoothly. Thank goodness for Paxil! We just stayed one night, but it was fun!

85. Try a new food that I don’t think I’ll like

I had hummus for the first time this summer, and was pleasantly surprised! I am not generally a fan of health food, and it looks really gross, but it was pretty good! I also ate tomatoes this year. I'm still not crazy about them, but I didn't pick them off every sandwich I ordered at a restaurant as usual. And when I accidentally got them on my tacos once or twice, I ate them anyway. Go me. Antioxidants.

87. Go to the beach four times (twice a summer)

We actually went a few times this year. Justin and I went to Grand Haven (which I think I've already posted about), then we went with my family a couple weeks later for Libby's birthday, and then again last weekend while we were camping! Here's a picture from the beach at Ludington:

98. Start a game night or book club or something and invite my friends.

I've been getting together with my cousins and one other girl once a week for a few months. It started as a "writer's workshop" since most of us are writing stories, but has melded into dinner, talking, sometimes games, and a little bit of "writing talk." It's great!

47

2008-08-16T11:37:00.003-04:00

47. Go to a Whitecaps game

104

2008-08-06T22:44:00.003-04:00

104. Take Justin to "The Donut Shop"

Growing up, we went to "the donut shop" every Saturday morning. It's just a little podunk bakery in Bailey of all places, but we loved it as kids. I haven't been there in so many years, but Justin and I both had the day off today, so we went to check it out. It hasn't changed a bit. It was so nostalgic. And delicious. :-)

25, 33, 74, 87

2008-08-05T21:10:00.004-04:00

25. Go to a couple festivals/fairs
We went to Sparta Town and Country Days again this year. And Coast Guard Festival last weekend.

33. Plan a class reunion
Everything is planned. Now I'm just waiting for RSVPs and hoping people show up.

74. Use whitestrips on my teeth
I started this, but they hurt my teeth really bad, so I'm taking a break.

87. Go to the beach four times (twice a summer)
We went to Lake Michigan while we were at the Coast Guard Festival last weekend.

99

2008-07-28T13:12:00.003-04:00

99. Get (or borrow) “Gilmore Girls” on DVD

I borrowed the first few seasons from Ali at the beginning of June, and just finished the seventh and final season two days ago. So I watched seven seasons in two months! Haha. I absolutely loved them, am completely obsessed with them, and am horribly sad that the show is done.

I don't know what I'm going to do now that I'm done. This marathon has filled up all my free time for the past two months.

18, 25, 34, 36, 99

2008-06-29T15:00:00.003-04:00

18. Spend more time with my nephews - invite them over or take them somewhere at least ten times

25. Go to a couple festivals/fairs

Start of summer Celebration in Rockford

34. Go to Ikea
We did this while we were in Canton for Justin's soccer tournament. We bought a bunch of little stuff, but spent $90!

36. Get a Pedicure

99. Get (or borrow) “Gilmore Girls” on DVD
I borrowed the entire season from Ali a couple weeks ago, and am halfway through season three already. I love it!

10.

2008-05-28T23:26:00.006-04:00

10. Do "Restaurants A-Z"

While we were in Canton, this weekend, we did "C."

Cici's Pizza

We always see the commercial for this and wish that we had one around here (we did just get one in Muskegon, but that's still quite a drive), so we were excited to try it in Canton. It did not disappoint. The biggest pull for me is the price: Endless salad, pizza, pasta, breadsticks, dessert buffet plus a soft drink for $5!! Amazing! AND they have Dr. Pepper so they automatically win bonus points. Haha.

Of course, I skipped right over the salad, but Justin liked his. And the pizza was really good, too. They had a bunch of different kinds - some kind of odd, some normal. My only complaint is that they weren't labeled, so we just kind of guessed what they were.

Here's my first plate:

On the left was some kind of alfredo pizza with ham, I think. It was really good. The middle piece is macaroni and cheese pizza, which was surprisingly good as well! I actually really liked it! And then the breadsticks. I took a bite before I remembered to take a picture. Haha. They were delicious as well.

Justin's first plate:

I don't remember what all these are. All I know is he didn't like the spinach one, but he liked the rest.

I only had one plate of pizza, because I wanted to save room for dessert:
I was so excited about the dessert, I forgot to take a picture until I was half-way through. On the left was a delectable cinnamon roll, in the middle was some kind of apple-turnover-like-pizza, and then a brownie, which was actually my least favorite. All were delicious though. Yum!

And then, Justin's favorite part: the self-portrait in the booth:

Again, Justin looks like a weirdo, but I look super cute! Lol.

So, Cici's gets an A. I loved the food, the price, and the Dr. Pepper. Now we just need to get one in Grand Rapids!

21, 28, 33, 61, 64, 65

2008-05-15T13:48:00.003-04:00

Catching Up

21. Have people over for dinner once in a while
I'm considering this one done. We have people over for small group every couple of months, and I've been hosting writer's workshop here every week where I make dinner.

28. Write stories or character sketches
I've been writing a new story, and doing a lot of character sketches.

33. Plan a class reunion
I wrote the initial letter, looked up addresses, and will be mailing the letter today.

61. Go on more field trips with Chase
I'm considering this one done. We go on field trips at least once a week. I have a few more planned for this summer, though, so I'm sure I'll upload some pictures.

64. Go on more dates with Justin
We do stuff all the time - restaurants, movies, etc.

65. Have a garage sale
Did this at my sister's house a couple weeks ago. Made like 53 bucks. Spent it all on food. :-)

10, 97

2008-05-03T19:53:00.011-04:00

Disclaimer: I have tried and tried to fix the spacing with the pictures and the bill recap, but I can NOT figure it out, so I'm sorry that it's not very pretty.

97. Dance with Justin to “our song”

We did this last night by candlelight in our apartment. After going to a wedding, I was feeling nostalgic, so we watched our wedding video, then danced to our song ("You Are" by Jimmy Wayne.) So sweet. :-)

10. Do "Restaurants A-Z"

Kansas City Dip N' Grill

This place just opened a month or so ago, so we decided to try it tonight. Again, nothing great. We just haven't had much luck with trying new places, lately! Here's the breakdown:

The decor was nothing fantastic. There was a vinyl tablecloth on the table. The booths looked pretty new. The waitstaff didn't have uniforms - which was very odd. Most of the waitresses were wearing black t-shirts, but our waiter was wearing a Tiger's jersey. And no one had name tags or anything, so it was kind of difficult to even tell who worked there and who was just walking around. Haha. The menu was very small. Apparently they specialize in dips. They had lots of different kinds, but most had lots of veggies in them (onions, mushrooms, asparagus) - and we (ok, I) are not crazy about vegetables. They also had a few burgers, sandwiches, and salads. There was one kind of steak offered, and three Mexican options. No dessert.

Justin ordered the steak. He got two sides: fries and the southwestern dip n' chips. It cost $12.99. Here is the dip n' chips:

Sorry, we ate some before I remembered to take the picture. I didn't really like the dip. It tasted like the stuff you get at the grocery store deli counter. Very sour creamy.

And here is his steak:

I had a bite of his steak. It was spicy, but good. He liked it. The fries were nothing special.

I ordered the chicken caesar salad, just because I wasn't very hungry and nothing else jumped out at me:

Aren't those croutons so weird looking? Haha. It was just ok. There wasn't nearly enough dressing, and it was weird to me because they mixed in the chicken (instead of just putting on top in strips), so the whole salad was warm.

So the bill looked like this:

Justin's steak: $12.99

My salad: $8.59

My cherry coke: $1.99 (Justin had water)

Total (with tax): $24.98

Tip: $4.00 (he wasn't very good)

Total: $28.98

Overall, it was fine. Nothing special. We probably won't go back again. Minus 10 points for no Dr. Pepper. Plus five points for free refills, though! Haha. Minus 20 points for grammar errors in the menu. The word "choices" NEVER has an apostrophe in it!! C'mon people!

So here's our "cute couple" picture of the night:

Justin wouldn't let me take it in the booth, so we did it out in the foyer:

I don't know why Justin looks so weird in this picture, and I am definitely make-up-less and windblown, but we were going low-key tonight. :-)

61

2008-04-28T21:55:00.008-04:00

61. Go on more field trips with Chase

Last week, we had a picnic at the park. And this week, we painted a plate at "Naked Plates" for Mother's Day!

18

2008-04-10T17:52:00.005-04:00

18. Spend more time with my nephews - invite them over or take them somewhere at least ten times

The boys spent the night last night. We had game night (played Monopoly and Skip-bo). Then this morning we went bowling and out for lunch. What a good aunt. :-)

I can't figure out the pictures, so I'll put them on xanga.

10. Do “Restaurants A-Z”

2008-04-04T22:56:00.009-04:00

Angela's

Tonight we tried Angela's in Sparta. Despite always having lived here, we've never been. It's another small-town type place that was nothing special. But we had fun nonetheless.

Here are the stats:

We seated ourselves. The whole dining room was non-smoking, which was nice. We were immediately greeted by our waitress and ordered our drinks. (No Dr. Pepper -10 points.) I had cherry coke made with grenadine. It cost $1.75, and I was only allowed one free refill.

There was a big menu. It took me forever to decide. I was surprised by how expensive their entrees were for being such a small-town place. Their chicken alfredo was $10.95. I can get it from Olive Garden for that price! (Ok, I order the lunch portion at O.G, but you know . . .)

So despite cringing at the cost, I finally just gave in and ordered the cheese manicotti. The half portion was 8.99. I asked for it with alfredo sauce, which unbeknowst to me cost me an extra $2.

It was nothing special. I liked the ricotta filling, but the alfredo definitely tasted like it came from a jar. My meal came with a salad and garlic bread. The salad was good because they have really good ranch. The garlic bread looked like this:

Justin ordered the meat stromboli. He got the small portion for $7.99 which looked like this:

I wonder what the large portion looked like! Justin said he likes the stromboli I make at home better. :-)

This is us in the restaurant:

I had my hair in a ponytail - hence the appearance of baldness.

Aaaand me outside the restaurant. Yes, Sparta is classy . . . and so am I. Lol.

Our total bill came to $20.81 for two meals, one pop, and a water. I left a $4 tip, so our total came to $24.81. With the budget surprisingly depleted, we decided to get dessert at McDonald's . . . off the dollar menu.

Justin with his ice cream . . . and incredibly cheesy grin.

And me being a poser as usual. Isn't it awesome that our McDonald's has a corvette in it? Haha. So weird.

So overall, Angela's doesn't get a very good score. It was too expensive for not-that-great food. Justin does want to try the pizza sometime. So maybe we'll give it one more chance to impress us. :-)

61

2008-03-21T19:52:00.006-04:00

61. Go on more field trips with Chase

Frederick Meijer Gardens' Butterfly Exhibit

39,84, 94

2008-03-15T12:53:00.003-04:00

39. Go to a department store make-up counter, and learn how to wear make-up.
I went to Ulta a couple weeks ago and had them "color match" me. I bought some really expensive make-up, too.

84. Do the laundry at least once a week
I've been doing at least a load or 2 at Niki's every Thursday when I watch her kids. So I'm crossing this one off!

94. Watch an entire football game with Justin and attempt to understand it
I'm counting the super bowl for this one. I watched the whole game and asked questions when i didn't understand what was going on. Yay football. Haha.

10

2008-03-01T15:31:00.009-05:00

10. Do restaurants A-Z

Well we have finally started on this one . . . even if we are starting in the middle of the alphabet.

Last night we went to Fricano's Pizza. Justin's been wanting to try it for ages, so last night we finally did. It was nothing to write home about. It was just very "hometown pizza place," and I was very disappointed about the selection. I thought there would be all kinds of Italian foods to choose from, but there were literally two choices: pizza or spaghetti (and you couldn't even get spaghetti after 9:00 - haha!) Even the topping choices were pathetic. There were five options, and only five: pepperoni, Italian sausage, mushrooms, green pepper, and some other kind of pepper. No ham, black olives, nothing. And there was only one size available: 12". They didn't even have breadsticks or anything as side items. So we ordered a pizza with pepperoni and sausage.

The drinks were also a sore subject. Not only did they not have Dr. Pepper (which is a deduction of 10 points, right there), there were NO FREE REFILLS!! I didn't think anyone did that anymore!! Seriously, who denies free refills??? So I had to drink sparingly all night, when 1/2 the reason I go to restaurants in the first place is to fill up on pop.

The pizza was tiny, and though it tasted very good (it had some kind of garlic seasoning, I think), it was extraordinarily greasy, and was definitely not enough for the two of us.

The one good thing about the place is that it's cheap. Our total bill came to $9.75 (including two oatmeal chocolate chip cookies at the counter). Here's how it breaks down:

Pizza: 8.50

My drink: .75 (Justin got water)

2 Cookies: .50

So in all, I give the experience a C-. They didn't completely fail because the food was good, but nothing else was up to par.

Here are the night's pictures:

This is two pieces of pizza. Also, notice the nice paper plate, and tiny drink.

Enjoying our time together, nonetheless.

19,51

2008-01-08T23:03:00.000-05:00

19. Have more girls' nights with my sisters
We went and saw "Juno" last night. I think I'm going to cross this one off the list. Now that I live closer, we spend a lot of time together. Yay!

51. Dye my hair (or at least get highlights)

66,77

2007-12-30T20:37:00.000-05:00

66. Decorate the Apartment
I'm considering this one done. There's always more to do, but I have things done for the most part.

77. Print some black and white pictures, get them matted, and hang them on the wall by the stairs
They're not black and white, but Justin did this for me for my bday/Christmas, and we just put them up tonight. They look SO good!! I love them!!! It's going to take me forever to go up and down the stairs now, because I have to stop and stare at each of them. Hehe.

18, 37

2007-12-18T21:08:00.000-05:00

I killed two birds with one stone again. We took the boys ice skating tonight at Rosa Parks' circle.

18. Spend more time with my nephews - invite them over or take them somewhere at least ten times

37. Go ice skating with Justin.

19, 54

2007-11-27T14:42:00.000-05:00

19. Have more girls' nights with my sisters.

We went early bird shopping together (which wasn't at night, but it was dark, so I'm counting it!) And we saw "August Rush" together on Saturday. Yay! I love my sisters!

54. Buy flowers once in a while (six times in two years, at least)

Justin bought me flowers the other day. We had to put them way up high so Lola wouldn't get them, but they were still beautiful. :-) Here's a picture. (And that's Lola in the background. This was before I put them up high. Silly kitty.)

18, 60

2007-10-29T20:36:00.000-04:00

18. Spend more time with my nephews - invite them over or take them somewhere at least ten times
60. Make seasonal cakes/desserts
I killed two birds with one stone tonight! I invited the boys over to make Halloween cupcakes with me. They were surprisingly creative and enjoyed eating all that sugar. :-) I love hanging out with them.

I'll put more pictures on xanga. I can't figure it out on this site.

30

2007-10-19T16:27:00.000-04:00

30. Talk to a doctor/therapist about my anxiety

I went to the school counselor at Cornerstone yesterday, and will go nine more times to try to conquer this ridiculous anxiety. My first session went really well and I'm seeing the Cornerstone doctor on Tuesday to get prescribed some anxiety medication! Yes! My life is about to get a whole lot better . . .

13, 50, 55, 83

2007-10-13T16:35:00.000-04:00

I've done a lot, lately!

13. Take more pictures

I'm taking this off the list. I've been taking lots of pictures.

50. Buy “Moulin Rouge”

Justin bought me this for my birthday! Woohoo!

55. Travel a little bit

We went to Traverse City this weekend (check out my xanga for the recap). That counts as traveling for me.

83. Buy a baseball cap

Another birthday gift from Justin. Look how cute it is!

54

2007-10-04T21:52:00.001-04:00

54. Buy flowers once in a while (six times in two years, at least)

I had a really bad day at school today (see www.xanga.com/sizzlinsade), so I stopped at Meijer and bought myself some flowers. Aren't they gorgeous?

8

2007-10-01T20:55:00.001-04:00

8. Give up fast food for one month

I did it! Here are my reflections . . .

1. I thought that making meals every day might give me a new appreciation for cooking. It didn't. I'm still not a big fan.

2. I didn't actually lose any weight (my last entry is wrong - my scale was lying to me).

3. It's amazing what a convenience eating out is. Justin and I have very strange schedules and we eat at weird times. It was such a pain. And of course there were those times I forgot to bring dinner to Cornerstone when I'm there from 1:00 to 8:30.

4. We did save money. I gave myself an extra ten dollars a week for groceries and never went over that budget. We ALWAYS go over the alloted $10 a week for fast food.

5. It wasn't AS hard as I thought it would be to plan for meals every night of the week. I planned about five meals a week and then bought a lot of quick easy things like frozen taquitos, chicken patties, hot pockets for weekends and nights that we were really busy.

Overall, I'm really proud of myself for doing it. It wasn't thaaaat hard. I just realized that eating out is the ONE splurge I allow myself. It's so often the only date night Justin and I ever have and I felt so deprived not doing it. So basically I'm just glad it's done and I don't ever want to do it again!! :-)

5,7

2007-09-17T17:54:00.000-04:00

5. Buy new eye shadow
My little eye shadow compact from nine years ago (I got it for my 13th birthday) finally fell to shambles. So I made myself spend the 7 bucks to buy a new one today. Go me. Hopefully I won't still have this one nine years from now.

7.Lose ten pounds (starting at 125)
I've randomly lost six pounds. I'm down to 119. At least according to my scale. Don't ask me how. I haven't been trying. I think my scale might be lying . . .

4, 8

2007-09-13T16:02:00.000-04:00

4. Learn how to use my curling iron

I was bored today, so I decided to try out the "new" curling iron (which I bought weeks ago). Here are the amazing results! I LOVE curly hair. Seriously. I have been twirling and bouncing around since I finished it because I feel soooo gorgeous. I hate all of you who wake up with this look every morning. It took me almost half an hour to do this . . . as much as I love the curls, I cannot imagine adding 30 minutes to my morning routine.

8. Give up fast food for one month
This is soooooooo hard for me!! I LOVE eating out, and I'm not a big fan of cooking. It's my weakness. But we've made it through 13 days of September so far without eating out. Only 17 to go! Ugh. I really want to go out tonight to show off my cute hair. :-( It requires a LOT of planning on my part, but it's saving us money and hopefully it'll help me with number. Stay tuned to see if we actually make it the whole month.

Sorry, I have issues with posting pictures . . . . . and all this extra blank space.

45, 88

2007-09-05T18:04:00.001-04:00

45. Send a card to someone I love every month (for no reason – not just for birthdays)
In July, I sent a card to Ben VanderZouwen. It was technically for his birthday, but it's also a longstanding tradition of ours. At the end of our 9th grade year he handed out his new address because he was going on a missions trip all summer and wanted mail. I was one of the few people who actually wrote him faithfully. I also sent him a birthday card that year and every other summer since then. And in August we sent a card to the people that moved into our apartment at Cornerstone. The guy was on Justin's soccer team and they were pretty good friends. I have an idea of who I'll send one to this month . . . hopefully I remember.

88. Tithe more faithfully and accurately
I've been meaning to tell this story for a while. I've really been convicted about tithing faithfully even when money is tight. A couple months ago, I was really stressing about paying our bills. We were on the way to church and I was figuring out how much we had to tithe that week. It ended up being around $100 (because I was behind a few weeks). When I opened my checkbook, I had like $120 there. I knew I had a doctor's appointment at the end of the week that would be exactly $120, but felt so convicted to tithe the $100 anyway. So I did. And God had provided the money for my doctor's appointment by the end of the week. Since then I've been tithing very faithfully and accurately . . . and it has been an exercise in trust. :-)

18, 63

2007-08-31T22:06:00.001-04:00

18. Spend more time with my nephews - invite them over or take them somewhere at least ten times

The boys are over right now, spending the night. We played a stinkin' long game of Phase 10 that we didn't even finish and now they're watching a movie and going to bed (on our sweet pull-out couch that they think is the most amazing thing ever). Tomorrow we're going to see a movie.

63. Make a scrapbook of Chase

Yay! I finally did this!! I've been taking pictures all summer and working feverishly on this book to give it to his mom today. This September is one year of me watching him, so this was my way of comemmorating it. It's so cute!! Here are a few of my favorite pages:

This is the cover.

Chase's First Masterpiece (on the right)

19, 62, 102

2007-08-26T21:23:00.001-04:00

19. Have more girls’ nights with my sisters
Friday night I went to a movie with my sisters (The Nanny Diaries). We shared popcorn, pop, gossip, and laughter. I love them!

62. Take more pictures of Chase
I've been taking a gazillion pictures of the kid. I just printed them all and there were hundreds of them.

102. Go out for breakfast with Justin
Today we skipped church and went to IHOP. It was delicious and nice just to hang out together. Go us!

In case you haven't noticed, I've been adding to the list - it's not just 101 anymore. :-)

26

2007-08-17T17:17:00.000-04:00

26. Get caught up on scrapbooking

I've been working on my wedding album. I usually love scrapbooking, but this one is so hard for me. I feel like my wedding album needs to be perfect and elegant and classy looking. I'm terrified of ruining my pictures, so I haven't done any cool cutting or anything. Mostly I'm just pasting them down and putting a few little decorations around them. Not real creative.

71

2007-08-12T21:22:00.000-04:00

71. Have a Dawson’s Creek marathon with Niki

On Saturday, while Justin was away at Cedar Point, Niki and I spent 12 hours watching Dawson's Creek - Season 5. Lol. We are ridiculous. Actually we took a couple breaks for dinner and to say good-bye to Jen who is leaving for college this week, but we spent most of the day glued to the tube. It was really fun just to hang out with my sisters for the day. Libby was there, too, though she wasn't too thrilled about watching Dawson's Creek. After about six hours we got a little loopy and started wrestling and sitting on each other. Libby poured water down the back of my pants, which of course resulted in somewhat of a water fight. And then we did a few handstands and cartwheels. We're a strange bunch, but we love each other! Unfortunately, we didn't even finish season five, but that just gives me an excuse to go back and do it again!! I love my sisters . . . and I love Dawson's Creek.

42, 87

2007-08-07T19:22:00.000-04:00

42. Go for more walks with Justin
87. Go to the beach four times (twice a summer)

I know these aren't terribly interesting to read, but I just want to document doing them, so feel free to skim.

Justin and I took a walk on Saturday. We had been really lazy all day and I was feeling fat, so we walked down to the gas station and bought a pop. Haha. It's so not a long walk, but it really hurt me. Ugh. I need to get in shape.

And then we went to the beach on Sunday with some friends from high school. It was a terrible day for the beach - cloudy and cold (I wore jeans and a long sleeve t-shirt the whole time), but we had a lot of fun just hanging out together and making memories. I'm going to write a more detailed entry on my xanga, so refer there if you please. :-)

3, 95

2007-08-04T10:05:00.000-04:00

3. Buy a curling iron
95. Put all my old pictures in albums

I finally bought a curling iron last night at Meijer thrifty outlet. It was only six dollars. Woohoo! Now I just have to learn how to use it. That's the hard part . . .

And I spent 2 and a half hours last night putting my pictures in albums. I bought another album that holds 200 pictures and filled it with summer 2003 through Christmas 2004. Pete's sake, I have too many pictures. Then I filled one of my old albums with the rest of my pictures through spring 2005! So now I'm caught up with the pictures I have printed. In July of 2005 I got a digital camera. But that's another number on my list. . .

87

2007-07-29T19:57:00.000-04:00

87. Go to the beach four times (twice a summer)

One down. Three to go.

95

2007-07-28T20:30:00.000-04:00

95. Put all my old pictures in albums
Today I spent two solid hours sorting my old pictures that were stuffed in boxes. I bought an album from the dollar store that holds 200 pictures and filled it all today. That only covered tenth through twelfth grades. I still have everything from there on to finish - as well as all my really old childhood pictures!! I need to buy some more albums . . .

24

2007-07-27T21:16:00.000-04:00

24. Make dinner at home more often
Here's what I've made the past two weeks. I'm doing pretty well so far!

Monday: Chicken Caesar Wraps, Chips
Tuesday: Italian Chicken and Potatoes, Salad
Wednesday: Taco Bell
Thursday: Tyson Roast Beef Dinner, mashed potatoes, corn
Friday: Frozen Pizza

Monday: Burgers, Chips
Tuesday: Tyson Ham dinner, mashed potatoes, corn
Wednesday: Chicken Cordon Bleu
Thursday: Mom and Dad's
Friday: Pork chops, cheesy rice

The Tyson dinners were buy one, get one free last week. :-)

42

2007-07-21T15:17:00.000-04:00

42. Go for More Walks with Justin
I generally don't cook on the weekends, and since we never seem to have food in our house anymore, we decided to go out for lunch today. It is BEAUTIFUL outside, so Justin convinced me to walk into Sparta and try the Re-Union St. Cafe. It was a decently long walk, but it wasn't bad. We enjoyed talking about the people we knew who lived in the houses we passed and wondering about the decrpit old foundry. The Cafe was nothing special. Back in the day it used to be Cafe a la Mode and they were so cozy and cute and had the best chicken caesar wraps. This palce was a sit down family owned restaurant who charged more than the food was worth and the menu was so full of grammar and spelling mistakes I could hardly enjoy the food! Haha. Actually my club sandwich was very good and I enjoyed sitting by the window and people watching. On our way home we decided to stop by Tasty Treat and get an ice cream cone. Only it wasn't really on the way home, so we went way out of our way for ice cream and then started the trek back home. I was EXHAUSTED by the time we got back, but it was the perfect activity for this nice day and it was great to get out of the house and away from the t.v. and Internet that seems to take up so much of our time! Justin suggested we make it a Saturday afternoon ritual. Maybe we will. :-)

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21. Have people over for dinner once in a while
We had Esther over to see the new apartment and eat dinner with us on Tuesday night. I made Zesty Italian Chicken and Potatoes. We started with salad. It was delicious and fun!

25. Go to a couple Festivals/Fairs
Last weekend was Town and Country Days in Sparta. We went to the parade and some of the other activities. And we had an elephant ear at the carnival.

49. Take Chase to storytime at the library
June 27, 2007. See my xanga entry. www.xanga.com/sizzlinsade (Titled "My New Nannymobile")