Hello, Sunday.

Thank you for excusing my absence this past week – I’ve been taking a much needed, long-awaited trip down to Disney for some R&R. It’s a trip that has been canceled three times in the past year and we all have been craving a little bit of magic.  More on that later.

I’ve been down here since last Saturday and while the heat makes me turn into a monster of epic proportions and discomfort, the pool feeds my soul in a way that only a Florida kid can understand. It’s amazing what a little chlorine and a tan can do.

Because I’ve spent the whole week on my computer only as long enough to clock my 9-5 duties, I’m lagging on the Sunday reads. However, this article about what happened leading up to the kill of Osama bin Laden ten (10!) years ago, was fascinating enough and long enough to keep you enthralled for quite some time. I was actually on a mountain in Nepal when the news broke back in 2011, so I felt a bit removed from the whole announcement and exuberance of it, but this read was captivating from start to finish.

Otherwise, it’s gonna be May! Let’s play:

wishing: everything was as easy as it is on vacation.

hoping: these good vibes can continue when i get home.

thinking: of my to-do list for the rest of the year.

praying: for India

planning: vacations!

eating:  all the seafood. all the ice cream. all the bread.

wearing: this bathing suit top. loving it!

watching: right now? Pretty Woman!

reading: The Forgotten Room. so good!

missing: my Crawley. definitely going through snuggle withdrawal. 

thankful: for my vaccine. for my health. for my family’s health. that we are lucky enough to be able to take family vacations. for Chloe, my cat sitter who takes such good care of Crawley when I’m away.

wondering: what the future looks like.

dreaming: of good things to come.

Have a nice week and a great month!

Hello, Sunday.

How are you all? I’m pretty good! I think the air of spring has lifted my spirits: I get vaccine #2 in a week, will be off on a nice vacation in two. Tennis is creeping its way back into my weekly routine.  In two words: hope and normalcy.

I hope that you’ve got a little bit of that creeping into your life as well. That, and some cake, perhaps. With your feet up. As you can see, my fur-friend and I had ours up for a good part of yesterday and it was glorious.

Let’s get on with it- readings for your amusement.

Speaking of cake, I keep eying this one and haven’t made it yet. I need an excuse. Someone want to come over?

Reminder: if you don’t ask, the answer is no.

Warning: low rise jeans are indeed back.  Ironically, I actually feel fit enough to wear them now, compared to the first time around. Still- NO.

The virtues of a good to-do list.

My still-single girlfriends talk about this more than perhaps we should, but when The Golden Girls are the standard- what’s so bad about that?

We’ve heard a lot about mRNA technology- here’s how it’s going to change the world.

The feel good story we all need. 

Should we put chips back in chocolate chip cookies? My go-to recipe is handcut chunks and I’m sticking to it.

Sad about Prince Philip. The NYT, as always, writes a lovely obit.

Also, reminder about this awesome mango chicken salad. I always forget about it, and really need to be making it on the reg.

That’s it. Have a great week!

Easter is my least favorite holiday each year.  For all the reasons I won’t get into, none particularly interesting, I will amend my statement to say that Easter has the best candy holiday. And it’s my favorite Easter candy that is inspiring this peanut butter cake with chocolate frosting.

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