i know - what a weird thing to get excited about. especially since i'm probably one of the last on earth to have purchased a novel in it's digital format. and it's not that i've never read a digital book - i've gotten several from the library in the past but at the time, i had to read it on my computer. which wasn't exactly mobile. and this is my first purchase - through kindle-amazon, to be exact.
but still, i'm happy. happy to have discovered that it was $5 cheaper then the print version, happy to have it available on my ipad, happy to support the earth by going paperless in one more area and happy to be reading a novel by an author with mad writing skills.
so yesterday, i downloaded alice munro's too much happiness and was able to start reading it last night. i mentioned in my previous post that reading was one thing i really missed and am hoping to bring back. the last time i finished a book was sometime last july/august.
as for the rest of the weekend (and no, the above was certainly not the highlight), it went very well.
friday was rainy and uneventful. but the rain couldn't have come at a better time as i spent all day indoor to clean and prepare any food preparations for the next day (at least anything i could make ahead of time). doug had to work but as it was a holiday, it wasn't very busy. he started work at 6am and was able to be home not too long after 2pm. i was so tired by the end of the day - while chaeli and doug stayed up to watch a movie, i fell asleep around 10pm (not too long after they inserted the dvd).
saturday was busy - there were a lot of cooking and setting up the table and giving chaeli a head to toe and last minute cleaning/organizing... but i managed to get whatever i could get done in time to do a bit of yoga. which meant that this week, i was able to do yoga twice - yeay!
my family and one family friend from japan (he was able to get his company to transfer him back to canada), arrived after 5:30pm. the friend is here to get things settled (i.e. finding a new home) so that he can move his family over as soon as school for his two teens is done with. the earthquake and radiation scare made the decision to move back pretty simple - no hesitation what-so-ever. it will be nice to have them all back here.
our easter menu this year was a great success. everyone had seconds (and some had thirds). in the end, we hardly had any leftovers which was a good sign (they loved it and we made just enough to be filling without creating very little room in our fridge for the next few days).
sunday morning, we slept in. all of us. chaeli didn't come get us until 9:45am which shows how tired she must have been. in fact, she was so tired, she had forgotten about the egg hunt until we reminded her. after that, it didn't take long for her to hurry us all downstairs where she began finding treats and little easter gifts scattered everywhere in the living/dining room.
it was a challenge this year to hide everything - we had to take into account that hobbes is a great sniffer. but it turned out that hobbes so tired that all he wanted to do was curl up on the couch and snooze with all the egg-hunting excitement going on.
after our traditional, easter sunday brunch, we did the egg colouring and then went out - we took hobbes to a dog park not far from my parents' place and then visited with my parents for a couple of hours.
once again, i was exhausted. doug and i started to watch 'salt' and i fell asleep mid-way. which is becoming my thing. in the past year alone, i have watched the first half of movies way more then any movies from beginning to end. i have a collection of movies i have yet to finish. how sad.
our 2011 easter menu:
herb-marinated roasted lamb
- rosemary, oregano and thyme: all fresh and finely chopped
- olive oil
- garlic
- salt & pepper
- basically mix everything and rub all over lamb
- warp with seran wrap and marinate in fridge overnight
- slow roast/grill on low heat
roasted vegetables
- red potatoes, halved
- big chunks of carrot and parsnips
- brussells sprouts
- toss veggies with olive oil and dry herbs (oregan and parsley, for example)
- roast in oven
pistachio cheesecake
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