Hello buddies! I’ve been all in regards to the sunsets recently. Keep in mind when I was all in regards to the sunrises?
Yeah, that appears like a very long time in the past. Nowadays I do usually catch a dawn, however it’s by way of a window whereas a small youngster crawls throughout me… not fairly the identical vibe as my sunrise run days (<- try that publish for probably the most superb early morning run dawn ever), however oh nicely.
Final week, Matt and I had a very enjoyable date evening – our buddies Kathleen and Zach joined us and all of us went for a post-workday kayak experience!
I all the time love kayaking – it’s so calming to be out on the water, and it’s a enjoyable solution to combine it up when assembly buddies, too.
We wished to rent kayaks from Belle Haven Marina again to point out Kathleen and Zach the gorgeous marshy space down there and the bald eagle nests, however sadly their hours have shifted and the final kayak leases exit at 5 pm, which was too early for us to make it there with work and babysitter logistics.
However fortunately Key Bridge Boathouse down in Georgetown was open for kayak departures till 6! So, Georgetown it was. It was nonetheless pretty! I hadn’t been in Georgetown in eternally.
The 4 of us had a good time kayaking round for somewhat over an hour, taking within the sights and catching up.
Keep in mind how Matt rafted the Grand Canyon back in May? Effectively, Kathleen and Zach simply did the identical journey (the longer model) in late June/early July!
We noticed them proper earlier than they left so Matt may give them some ideas, and since they acquired again we’ve been making an attempt to plan a meet up so we may hear all about it, however our schedules have been hectic! Final week was lastly the week it labored to fulfill up. So enjoyable to listen to all about their adventures!
After our kayaking enjoyable we walked over to the primary waterfront space of Georgetown and had dinner at Tony and Joe’s on the boardwalk. I hadn’t been to Tony and Joe’s in a few years – not since my 20-something joyful hour days – and it was enjoyable to be again in a (a lot) extra chill means. 🙂
I forgot to get an image of my meal, however I had certainly one of their tremendous scrumptious crab desserts, plus a Blue Moon which sounded refreshing (and it was). I did get an image of the gorgeous sundown we had been having fun with whereas sitting there with our meals and beers, although!
The opposite very nice sundown I caught just lately was at a late dinner with some neighbor buddies right here in Del Ray – we went to Cheesetique one night for a woman’s evening!
We loved some unpictured spinach artichoke dip (theirs is soooo good), and for my entree I had their seasonal shrimp, watermelon, and feta salad with quinoa. It was tremendous good! I all the time love something involving watermelon and feta.
(See additionally, my Watermelon Salad with Feta & Arugula recipe!)
It was additionally enjoyable to dress up for the event since I virtually by no means costume up today… I handled myself to a Stitch Fix (<- affiliate hyperlink for $25 off) field just lately and ended up maintaining all the things as a result of I cherished the gadgets a lot!
This costume was a type of gadgets. The again is enjoyable and tremendous strappy and it’s actually comfortable and comfortable, too. Whole win.
In different information, Riese has formally began college once more and I’m LOVING with the ability to commute through foot once more as an alternative of through automotive! We’re not loving packing snacks and lunches once more, although (her camp offered meals which was superb).
Listed here are a few her snack containers (I forgot to take lunch field photos, whoops) from final week – I’ll hold posting these photos for those who discover them useful, simply let me know! And be sure you try my Healthy Toddler Snack Ideas weblog publish for extra, too.
String beans, pretzels, and hummus:
Extra string beans, blackberries, and a few leftover pancakes, plus Wes clinging to my legs as a result of he’s not a fan of being put down today:
Riese has additionally been actually into chickpeas recently (not the dried varieties which she finds too dried, however somewhat common canned chickpeas simply rinsed and plain), so we’ve been placing these in her snacks recently as nicely for a pleasant protein possibility! It’s robust as she’s pretty choosy today about protein particularly.
For lunches to this point we’ve been doing half a bagel with cream cheese, turkey and cheese sandwiches, yogurt, numerous carrots and bell peppers, and numerous fruit. Nothing too artistic to be sincere – it’s so arduous to give you concepts!
When you have children, what are a few of your go-to’s for packed lunches and snacks?
We lastly purchased some sunflower seed butter so we will do sunbutter + banana or sunbutter + jelly, in order that will likely be good to combine it up. Riese’s college is peanut and tree nut free and likewise her particular classroom isn’t any boiled eggs or shellfish, which limits choices fairly a bit.
For dinners recently we’ve nonetheless been doing our regular meal kits for a number of meals every week (for those who’re on the fence about doing a meal package service and need to discover choices, try this publish for a comparability of the primary ones we’ve tried: Blue Apron vs. Sunbasket vs. Hello Fresh).
We’ve additionally been doing a good quantity of stir fry for dinner recently. Right here’s a yummy one we made with tofu and a frozen stir fry veggie mix (frozen veggies are so handy – right here’s a publish that may be of curiosity: Best Frozen Vegetables to Buy), and served over brown rice.
You will discover a few of my go-to sauces for stir fry on this weblog publish: Healthy Stir Fry Recipes.
We additionally had certainly one of my favourite meals the opposite evening with my mother and father – my Sheet Pan Mediterranean Chicken Thighs with Veggies.
You possibly can’t go mistaken with roasted rooster thighs, olives, feta, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes! Plus some orzo. So good, and we acquired to take dwelling the leftovers, too. Thanks, Mother!
Have a pleasant week, buddies! It’s a steamy one over right here – my runs recently have left me very crimson confronted and prepared for fall. Anybody else?!
Till subsequent time!
