So How’d That Go, Anyway?
Hello again! In my last post I talked about a few things going on this week- why not have a quick update? One thing I talked about was… St Patrick’s Day Dinner I planned to make soda bread and a vegan Irish stew. I had my grocery list made, and I was looking it over dubiously. I needed one bottle of Guiness- I hope the store sells single bottles. I don’t want a six pack. Seitan… does my grocery store carry it? And vegan worsteshire sauce… hmmm. At that moment my husband said, “by the way, we have three ripe avocados.” Oh, screw it… let’s just have enchiladas. As my husband said, “We’re not Irish.” Well, we’re not Mexican either. But that’s beside the point! The point is, we had a delicious dinner, and I had my “pop” instead of a beer. Yum! The Trip to El Paso Ha… the odds of this actually happening are slim to none. There’s a chance we’ll be in San Antonio at the beginning of June (there’s a trumpet conference my son would like to attend) but the drive from San Antonio to El Paso is over seven hours. I can just imagine herding my confused family into the car for that trip- “Wait, WHY are we going to El Paso again, Mom?” However, I’m still enjoying fantasizing about it. I went to Barnes and Noble and sat in the cafe for a while, reading a Texas travel book. Yeah… summer probably isn’t the ideal time to go, but I still find it fascinating that the same state contains drastically different cities- Austin, Waco, Dallas, El Paso… there’s a small possibility that my Mexican-themed St. Patrick’s Day dinner was subconsciously inspired by dreams of Texas. Reading The reason I was at Barnes and Noble was to get this book. Although we have different tastes in fiction, I’m starting to think that for nonfiction, Nicole should just assign me a reading list. She wrote about this book in her last post and I knew I had to read it! I read another book by Pema Chodron a while ago and loved it- this is her latest. Has anyone else noticed that it’s IMPOSSIBLE to find what you’re looking for at Barnes and Noble? I knew from their website that a copy of this book was available at my store, but finding it was an adventure. You have to know what category the book fits into- religion? personal growth?- and then there are subsections in each category. I put on my sleuthing cap, but eventually needed a bookseller to help me find it, in the “Eastern religion” section. Someday I will complete my quest to actually find a book on my own in this store! In other reading news, my library hold of The Maid came in, finally! I have a fun weekend of reading ahead of me. My left hip continues to be a little wonky this week. It doesn’t hurt while I run, but it’s uncomfortable other times during the day, and it’s hard to find a good sleeping position. In addition to running I’ve been doing lots of yoga this week, which I’m enjoying. So that’s it! How’s your week going? Do you get your books from the library? Amazon? A bookstore? – I get most of mine from the library, sometimes Amazon, but I love going to Barnes and Noble every once in a while. Did you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?