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Monday, February 22, 2021
Mike's Birthday, more snowy weather, ...
More snow. We had a few more inches today followed by a little rain. And also had snow last week on Thursday on Mike's birthday and pretty sure also on some other days during the week. Just blocked it out by now I think. The weather has been pretty unstable with various fronts coming through. Sometimes being forecasted as more, than ending up as not much and other times the other way around. It looks like the 10-day forecast finally has us creeping into slightly warmer temps above freezing and not the constant threat of snow. Guess we'll see how it goes.
Last week Thursday for Mike's birthday we ended up not really doing all that much. Mike stayed home during the day and watched the Mars landing on TV. Then at night we ventured out for dinner at Rosy's during a slight break in the snow. Our friend John met us there and we hung out for a little while. Was pretty dead but was still nice to be able to go out.
Not a whole lot else going on really. The weekend was pretty quiet. Saturday we had lunch at Rizzuto's and I spent the evening at home reading more of Michele Obama's book "Becoming". Need to get a few more chapters in tonight as well actually. Sunday I had my monthly massage booked at 10.15am (been really enjoying those) and then we went to Flipside in Fairfield for lunch and eventually met up with John and Jana at Rosy's.
And well, here we are. It's Monday and it is shaping up to be another busy week at work. I am hopeful that maybe that means that things are bouncing back. I mean it's been nice having some quieter times at work but of course ultimately it is better for the company and also for myself if relocations start to pick up again and we have a busier work day/week. I guess let's see how it goes. I think right now it's just a combination of some new files plus old ones that are starting to finally move after having been on hold for ages due to lockdowns and visa & travel restrictions. Well, we will just have to wait and see how it continues.
Mail Update: Received a letter from/owe a response to: Kimber/Canada, Tiffany/OK and Eunice/Malta.
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Monday, February 15, 2021
Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's everyone. :) I hope everyone had a nice one even if you aren't currently in a relationship. To me Valentine's Day is simply an excuse to eat delicious food and especially chocolate. :) I mean who doesn't want an excuse to eat chocolate, right? :) We had a good day, didn't do anything crazy but it was a fun low key day.
Saturday we slept in and then went to Rizzuto's in Westport again. Was kind of funny being there again after just having been there on Wednesday night too. Saturday night I spent with Jana at their home. She made a yummy chicken curry dish and we hung out and watched a rom com/chick flick type movie. Eventually John and Mike (who had hung out together at Two Steps) came back and we hung out together as the four of us for a bit before going home.
Sunday we went to Rosy's and hung out there for a bit (I had stuffed my face with a heart shaped pepperoni garlic pizza from Notch 8 for a late breakfast) before going to Chuck's for dinner. Such delicious food. I had one of their Valentine's specials, a sliced filet steak with a mushroom red wine sauce, fingerling potatoes and asparagus. So so good. Mike ordered lobster tails and we ended up getting a hot fudge sundae for dessert. Definitely a great dinner. When we got home we caught up on some of our recorded TV and well here we are and it's Monday again.
In a bit I am going to make dinner, a southern chicken with buttermilk mashed potatoes and green beans. And then I will watch the first episode of "Men in Kilts" and after that I will most likely just settle in for the night and read some more of Michele Obama's book "Becoming".
Mail Update: Received a letter from/owe a response to: Kimber/Canada, Tiffany/OK and Eunice/Malta.
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Wedding Anniversary -- 20 Years
20 Years --- where has the time gone? It's honesty crazy to me to think that we got married February 10th, 2001. It does not feel like it's been 20 years. But time is a weird thing. To me the late 90ies also feel like they are 10 years ago and obviously that's even longer ago. To be fair I was only 21 when we got married but still, it just does not feel like 20 years have passed. I have no idea where the time has gone. But it's neither here nor there of course. We have had a lot of great moments in those 20 years, some amazing vacations and fun every day stuff. Of course it wasn't easy every day and we have had our struggles along the way but I guess that's why it's "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health" etc. I don't think any relationship is ever just easy and perfect all the time. But all in all I really can't complain, it's mostly been 20 pretty fun years. :) So here's to the next 20.
We had originally planned to celebrate with an epic vacation of some sort. Maybe Fiji, Tahiti or the Maldives or Mauritius. Somewhere far flung and amazing. Of course Covid cancelled those plans for us. We are still planning on doing something epic but it will have to wait. Maybe later this year or next year. So for this year for the actual anniversary there really wasn't a whole lot we could do. It was cold with snow and ice on the ground so not really the type of weather to spend a ton of time outside. Most movie theaters aren't even open mid-week and/or if they are they only have a few show times in the evening. Museum would have been fun too but most require scheduled appointments in advance etc. And leaving CT is pretty much a no-go right now too cause you then have to quarantine when coming back plus whatever restrictions there are in the state you are going to.
So we ended up booking 1 night at a boutique hotel in Southport, CT - close by to Rizzuto's in Westport. Had a lovely dinner at Rizzuto's and then a night cap at the hotel restaurant. I had taken both Tuesday and Wednesday off from work so it was nice having some time off mid week. Not the epic vacation I had originally envisioned but it was still fun and we made the best of it. Goes with the "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" type saying. And we did have a fun day and night out.
Mail Update: Received a letter from/owe a response to: Kimber/Canada, Tiffany/OK and Eunice/Malta.
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Monday, February 08, 2021
Super Bowl Sunday - Snow
Snow, snow and more snow. Guess nature is making up for the fact that we haven't had much snow these past two winters. We had some ice storms but only a few inches of snow really. Well, so far we had the storm in December just before Christmas this winter and then 19 inches a week ago on Monday. And then about 5 and a half more inches yesterday, Sunday. And there's more snow in the forecast for tomorrow. Anywhere from 2 to 6 inches depending on what forecast you want to believe. And more possibility of snow on various days in the upcoming 10 day forecast but of course that's all TBD because it's not really possible to know where these storms actually go and how they will really track until we get much closer to have any real idea if or how much snow we will get.
Anyway, I guess it's winter and we just have to deal with it. Just not a huge fan of it but it is what it obviously. Not too much new really otherwise. Like I said last week Monday we had the big storm with a bunch of snow. Some of it did melt over the following days but not all that much so everything has been white outside for a while now. Saturday we went down to Westport and had lunch at Rizzuto's and then stopped at Centrico to say hi to our friend Cait before heading home to catch up on our recorded TV. Then yesterday, Sunday, we made our way out to Rosy's for lunch. We had to walk to the city parking garage where the car was (due to the snow street parking ban) which was a hassle. It's not that long of walk, barely a mile and a half or less. But the main issue was that it had snowed over icy sidewalks so you never knew where it was safe to step and we ended up slipping and sliding all over. Ugh. Luckily the roads to Rosy's are main roads and mostly flat. Made it there ok and stayed until the weather had passed and by the time we drove home the roads were clear. Watched the Super Bowl when we got home and then the SNL from Saturday that we had recorded.
And well here we are, Monday night already. Made a spicy shrimp and broccoli fettucine dish for dinner. And now just going to veg and read for a while. Really not motivated to do anything else tonight. Oh well.
Mail Update: Received a letter from/owe a response to: Kimber/Canada, Tiffany/OK and Eunice/Malta. A letter went out to Celia/MA last Friday.
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Monday, February 01, 2021
Blizzard - Snow Day
Let it snow. Looking out the window all I can see is snow and more snow, blowing everywhere. It's been snowing since after midnight last night and is supposed to continue until tomorrow morning. It's a slow moving storm that is dumping a good amount of snow on us, that's for sure. It's also affecting a lot of area and not just Connecticut. Been seeing so many snow pictures from all over. The wind is really starting to pick up now too. Ugh. Fingers crossed we don't lose power. The working from home model definitely was beneficial today. Not planning on going out there until tomorrow morning. Was thinking of going out there this afternoon to get a head start on the steps and walk way but honestly the way the snow is blowing around might as well wait until the morning when it's all said and done. Our landlord takes care of the plowing of the driveway but we do have to shovel the back steps and walkway. Mike ended up putting the car in the city garage (they open it up for free during snow storms) and walking home (about a mile) to avoid having to dig out the car after the storm. After the last storm the landlord had plowed the car in so much it took us ages to dig out.
Well, not too much else new really. The weekend was fine but crazy cold. We had some super frigid weather at the end of last week with wind chills in negative F. Brrrr. Went to lunch at Rizzuto's Saturday and at night we hung out with our friends John and Jana at their place. Had pizza and some apps and watched the movie "Black Bear". Fun night. Sunday we slept in, went to the store (which was a mad house due to the upcoming storm) and had brunch at Marketplace. And caught up on some TV at night.
Going to make dinner in a bit and we'll probably catch up on some more recorded TV after dinner. Ugh. I am really over winter. I know it hasn't been so bad all in all but I am really just not a winter person. To be fair I don't care for crazy heat and humidity either but at least you don't have to shovel that. LOL.
Mail Update: Received a letter from/owe a response to: Celia/MA, Kimber/Canada, Tiffany/OK and Eunice/Malta. A letter went out to Nina/WA last Friday.
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