My weekend kicked off with a nap and then a lovely 30-minute walk outside. It was H O T (mid-80s) but the warm sun felt good on my skin. As I rounded a bend to start my second loop, I saw some scary dark clouds in the distance and had to send a prayer that those clouds would stay put so I could finish my walk. Thankfully, they did! It started pouring maybe 10 minutes after I finished my walk.
Most of my evening was spent on the couch, finishing up the second season of Bridgerton! I didn’t love this season as much as season 1—and they veered so far off the book’s plot that it was unrecognizable—but it was still a fun show to watch and I’m looking forward to season 3. In this photo, you can see that Ellie likes to sit on my lap desk while I’m coloring.
I painted my nails on Friday night. I had gotten two weeks out of my previous nail color, which I think is due to wearing a new gel polish and gel topcoat (the white bottle is my gel topcoat). So I’m testing to see if the gel topcoat will provide the same long-lasting wear with regular nail polish. Will report back!
My Saturday started off slow, which is just how I like ’em. I used to spend my Saturday mornings at Starbucks with my friend Mikaela, working on our respective projects. But we’re on a hiatus since she has a wee babe who is too small to fit in any sort of stroller just yet. We’re hoping to get back to them sometime during the summer! This Saturday I was trying my best to get into the book I’m reading The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, but it just wasn’t working. I decided to abandon it—for now. I didn’t add it to my abandoned list on Goodreads because I’m going to try it in audiobook form. I think that format will work much better for me! (This is definitely a case of me, not the book. The book is very good and well-written, but I just wasn’t in the right headspace to focus on it.)
In the afternoon, I had a fun adventure day with my mom, stepdad, and the dogs! We started with lunch at Clear Sky Draught Haus in Dunedin. The dogs weren’t exactly on their best behavior (I gave them a D; my mom gave them a C+), but it was their first time eating at a restaurant and they just need to be trained. They barked at our server every time she came by our table (we made sure to give her an extra tip for dealing with them, haha). Dachshunds are notorious for being fiercely protective of their people, so it’s not surprising that they were so suspicious of every person who walked by our table but hopefully, my mom and stepdad can take them out to more places so they can get used to being out.
Our second adventure was the day was to visit Salty Paws! This is a dog ice cream bar in Dunedin that a friend has raved about, and I really wanted Chip and Lucy to experience it. We got them the cookie crunch ice cream, which is vanilla ice cream with “cookie” crumbles on top. They devoured it within maybe two minutes, haha. They loved it! We’ll definitely have to make a trip back for more ice cream this summer.
Salty Paws also has a really cute retail shop. Most of it is dog-centric, but there was a small shelf with cat toys and treats so I was able to buy the girls a few toys and treats. They also have lots of really cute and funny dog biscuits that are homemade in-house, so I bought the dogs two Easter biscuits. I wish I had taken a picture of all the dog biscuits, but I failed on that account.
Oh and also, when I was checking out at Salty Paws, a man came in with a cat on a leash! AHHH. He was so cute and sweet. (The cat, not the man. Although, come to think of it, so was the man.) It made me want to teach Ellie how to walk on a leash because I think she’d be all about it.
After our busy afternoon, I was so happy to come home and veg on the couch for a while. I started a new book, which I am loving. It’s so cute and exactly what I need right now.
The rest of my night was pretty low-key! I ate dinner while watching Brooklyn 99, did a little computer work, and then got in bed around 9 because I was so tired from my busy day. I love when Lila jumps on the bed at night and shows me her belly. I always give it a pet and say, “I love that little belly!”
(Sorry for the major boobage in this picture. This dress—the one from Stitch Fix!—is so very low-cut, whew.) On Sunday morning, it was Easter! I got up early so I could do a workout before Easter brunch. Then I got ready and headed to my mom’s house to pick up her and my stepdad for our brunch reservations in Tampa. It’s not often I get to get all fancy, so I enjoy it when I can.
I wish I had more photos from our Easter brunch but I kinda sucked at taking photos, oops. But I did take a photo of my watermelon mimosa! It was so, so, so good. My mom ended up ordering their bottomless mimosas and just kept topping off my glass whenever I was getting low, ha. We went to Kona Grill for brunch and I can’t say I was too impressed with them—I ordered a typical breakfast platter of eggs, sausage, toast, and breakfast potatoes and it was all just fine. I probably wouldn’t go back, at least for brunch. I waited too long to make brunch reservations, though, so we had slim pickings on where to go!
After lunch, I dropped my mom and stepdad back home and then went back to my place and took a nice, long afternoon nap. It was just what I needed! The rest of my night was fairly low-key. I did a little bit of computer work, tidied up my apartment, and finished Brooklyn 99. I can’t believe I finished the series finally!
All in all, it was a lovely, lovely weekend and I’m preparing for a good week ahead. I finally get my stitches out (from my mole removal) so I can take baths again (!!!), I have book club where we will be taste-testing different types of frozen pizza, and I have my second therapy appointment. Woo!
How was your weekend?