so... this weekend i stuck by my word. and am coming to you with perhaps the most boring 'weekend in summary' ever. this weekend i relaxed.
friday: i arrived home from work (on time - it's a new thing i'm trying), and settled into whipping up a slow cooker full of chick pea curry. i made some dinner, and put on mad men while i finally got through some of the magazines that have been sitting on my counter. and, while i promised myself i wasn't going out, i found myself wandering to my landlords place, where him, his friend and i had a drink, listened to music, while they successfully convinced me to accompany them to the bar. we headed to the yukon (for my first time), and had some drinks - great bar with good bartenders, and great music playing the whole night. no crowd, and certainly no pre-teen fake id'ers. it was perfect. pat and i walked home, and after a quick late night phone call (which a friday night would not be complete without) i slept like a rock.
saturday: woke up before my alarm, and after a quick shower and tidy, met jeff and his dad at his toronto home (country mouse, city mouse) where he was moving the last of his stuff back home - no more toronto city lifestyle for him! we drove back with the trailer, to drop stuff of, and then shuttle some things to his parent's new place. then, after a brief nap and chat, we headed back to toronto for the night - and with grand plans for a movie, going out, etc. we ended up with dinner at spoon and fork, and then home to just hang out - with no energy left at 11pm.
sunday: woke up, and left my place for a morning walk - to tim hortons for breakfast. then, wandered around parkdale for a bit, before heading back. with plans to make spaghetti for dinner, my slow cooker got workout #2 for the weekend with some sauce cooking for the day while we ventured out. we went for a long high park walk (only my first real high park exploration - where have i BEEN all this time??), and along the water front (highlight: a small white dog humping a large black dog who was napping. and yes - to confirm - i do have a 10 year old boy's maturity level. we laughed for about a km). then, after a quick stop to pick up some last minute things, headed home to prep the rest of dinner. a good solid sunday night spaghetti dinner with fresh bread (freezer to oven people - the best invention ever), and some salad. then, went for another walk to ossington before coming back home to just spend the rest of the evening lounging around before jeff headed back home.
i found myself really enjoying the small, and easily overlooked areas of my city this weekend... perhaps in anticipated nostalgia - with conversations about what 'home' was, and what it meant.... and it was great. such a nice feeling to really get to enjoy a place you can call home.
hope everyone enjoyed the sunny weather - seems as though fall is coming slowly but surely (my fave time of year!)
working with leather, and designs for various things; making chickpea curry, and other goodies for the week; catching up on magazine reading (whaaaat?? i know, so exciting); the moving aparatus (photo by jeff)
saturday: woke up before my alarm, and after a quick shower and tidy, met jeff and his dad at his toronto home (country mouse, city mouse) where he was moving the last of his stuff back home - no more toronto city lifestyle for him! we drove back with the trailer, to drop stuff of, and then shuttle some things to his parent's new place. then, after a brief nap and chat, we headed back to toronto for the night - and with grand plans for a movie, going out, etc. we ended up with dinner at spoon and fork, and then home to just hang out - with no energy left at 11pm.
sunday: woke up, and left my place for a morning walk - to tim hortons for breakfast. then, wandered around parkdale for a bit, before heading back. with plans to make spaghetti for dinner, my slow cooker got workout #2 for the weekend with some sauce cooking for the day while we ventured out. we went for a long high park walk (only my first real high park exploration - where have i BEEN all this time??), and along the water front (highlight: a small white dog humping a large black dog who was napping. and yes - to confirm - i do have a 10 year old boy's maturity level. we laughed for about a km). then, after a quick stop to pick up some last minute things, headed home to prep the rest of dinner. a good solid sunday night spaghetti dinner with fresh bread (freezer to oven people - the best invention ever), and some salad. then, went for another walk to ossington before coming back home to just spend the rest of the evening lounging around before jeff headed back home.
i found myself really enjoying the small, and easily overlooked areas of my city this weekend... perhaps in anticipated nostalgia - with conversations about what 'home' was, and what it meant.... and it was great. such a nice feeling to really get to enjoy a place you can call home.
hope everyone enjoyed the sunny weather - seems as though fall is coming slowly but surely (my fave time of year!)
happy monday everyone :)