mostly boring

Well, I hope everyoe enjoyed their weekend. I feel like I didn't get much done, really. We did some errands on Saturday, stopping to have Thai food for dinner. Not very romantic, but we're not big into that stuff anyway. It's better to show that you love someone all the time instead of spending a bunch of time and money just a couple days a year. Eli has a theory that the amount you spend on Valentine's Day is inversely proportional to the health of your relationship, so I guess we're doing fine. ;) I made lemon profiteroles that were tasty though- not the traditional chocolatey heart-shaped thing, but good, with lemon curd and whipped cream.

I finished the sleeves on my sweater, so now all I have to do is hope there's enough yarn left for the cowl neck. I should be able to put up a picture of the finished product in a day or 2! I'm trying to figure out what yarn to use for a lacy vest, the pattern is only one-size, and the easiest way to make it smaller is to use smaller yarn, but sometimes figuring out what yarn to use is tricky. I'm still way too slow at the lace for Colleen. At this rate she'll get it in summer when she won't need a shawl!

We made Eli's Pea soup this weekend, it took us like 3 nights because each time we went to start it, we noticed something new that precluded us from being able to make it that day, like "pre-soak the peas for 12 hours" or "simmer 8 hours"! But it was as good as he claimed. We also made ricotta cheese (it's easy: milk + salt + heat + acid) and then turned it into lasagna, yum! We also made a bacon/onion/gruyere quiche with a potato crust for breakfast, highly recommended!

I'm working today, but other than this I have nothing for the rest of the month. Stuff usually comes up last minute, but it's frustrating to be working only one day a week. Other than that, I have book club on Wednesday, for which I must speed read the whole book tonight and tomorrow, and then there is a potluck get-together thing on Friday. Maybe I'll go to yoga on Thursday, and tonight and Thursday will be climbing. It's now only 2 months until we leave for Kauai- I need to work harder to get in shape for hiking and kayaking!