Gourmet weekend.

Some highlights from the past while
Last Wed.: Going to the La Leche League meeting and seeing my cousin Erin and her son there...and a friend, with her six week old boy, who I haven't seen in ages (Anita Froese). Good meeting...re: nutrition. Someone asked me what we did to shrink our grocery bill and I couldn't think how we could shrink it any more (which wasn't the question), but I guess I could have shared what we are doing presently...did share that we buy a huge bag of rice that lasts us for about a year. Also, can our own beans, rarely buy pre-made food, don't buy much meat, or cereal.
Fun story from that day: Austin, Erin's 15 month old son, started giving a girl there (same age) a kiss. He gives his older bro at home kisses on the lips. Fiona, the little girl, was on one side of a fence that came up to their chests, and Austin on the other. Austin lifts his chin, puts his lips together and gently plants one on Fiona's lips. His eyes were half closed too (maybe becuase he was tired) which looked so cute. Erin had tried to stop him a bit before this. Things where going ok for a while (with all the moms smiling on), but then Fiona must have been getting fed up with the kisses because she scrunched up her face and started pushing back into Austin's face with her own face. Then they were helped apart.

Thurs. I went with Andy to work so I could borrow the car for the day. I picked up Aimee in Surrey (at the b&b her Lance and Steven were staying in) and we went to Van. to Lady Sport, trying to meet Phil, this shoe expert guy who I was recommended to see. In all my flurry to get ready for this big trip I hadn't doubled checked if he was going to be in that day...or what hours. He would arrive about an hour after we'd gotten there. We waited a bit for another guy, who was helping someone else, but then left because we were already going to be late to pick up Andy from work. A quick stop by the studio where Lance was recording (see Aimee's blog) and then home. Aimee drove some too cause I was quite tired. It was a good day to be together.
The b&b they stayed in was very small. I got there early while everyone was sleeping and fed Sarah at the foot of Lance and Aimee's bed. Then, we went for a walk cause Sarah wasn't sleepy like her momma was. We walked to the end of a sidewalk near where they are building new homes and even some on a part of the King George Highway (to complete our loop) :). Then, I slipped her into her playpen (as she'd fallen asleep on the walk) which I had set up at the foot of Lance and Aimee's bed and 3 feet from the door and I climbed the narrow stairway to set up my bedroll :) and sleeping bag on the floor of Steven's room upstairs.
Fri. Andy and I went on a date. We did something we've actually never done before but is such a common date for most people...Dinner and a movie. :) Went to a very nice restaurant (very artistic presentation - yes, art food, but it filled you up) which uses locally grown organic foods. Then we saw Cinderella Man. Good movie. Made us think lots.
Sat. was another big day. I participated in Love Abbotsford with the Vintage 242 church. We gave away pop and popcorn, choc. bars at the McMillian skate park. Sarah (on my back) and I ended up picking up garbage and visiting with other church people mostly. It was cool that there were other church groups there too who made hot dogs and hosted a skate clinic (via Replay Boardshop).
Sat. night I made dinner which included a salad of our greens from the garden and strawberries (which we picked that day too) and a special dressing. Andy said it was the best salad he's ever had. Dressing included: mushed strawberries, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, Udo's oil. We had that with Curry ginger mung beans on rice. A note on those strawberries...it took us an hour to get a pail and a half of berries cause hardly any were ripe...and they aren't that tasty. We'll try a different place next time.
Sun. Andy was trying to do a hike in Whistler which had been clearcut. I went for a 2 lap run around the lake with Sarah and to church with a friend in the evening. It was kinda crazy cause I hadn't brought any toys for Sarah and I really wanted to try and stay for the sermon (which is at the beginning of the service)...so I just kept shifting Sarah around - stand up Sarah, look at the chair in front of you, oh wow, look at the tag on the extra shirt we brought, oh, the string on the new testament, flip the new testament around, etc. The guy behind us helped too, as Sarah really enjoyed looking at him. Then Bonnie and I went out for something to eat. Sarah had fallen asleep on the way to the restaurant so we got a booth and she slept on the seat for a while. I ordered an $8 plate of thick potato chips - spicy. They weren't bad but I wasn't quite expecting them to be like glorified chips...I don't really like chips. Kinda hit my stomach weird too...probably all the oil.
Oh, I fit into my jeans now, that I wore before being pregnant. I was trying to find something to where yesterday and was thinking, "I'd just want to were a pair of jeans." So, I pulled them out and wow, they fit. I actually thought I'd never fit them again. That's nice. Patience paid off...I hadn't bought any new jeans.
Well, probably should lay down, but I am feeling the pull of the craziness of the kitchen, as I didn't do any dishes yesterday. Hm...ok, sleep you win. Good night and good day.