This is one of those days where I have something to say about everything. It happens a lot...just ask my husband! It makes for excellent blog fodder, though, and I'm overdue with a new-reader reminder of what this blog is supposed to be about.
Home: It was windy as heck here last night. I am so grateful for our cozy airtight home. While the wind had me up until 1:00 this morning I never feared that my house was going to come down with one good gust. That is not the case with the first house we bought. There were several large, mostly-dead trees in the front yard and the house was old. Something bad was bound to happen. It wasn't shocking that wind would come in around some of the windows but was more than a little disconcerting to come down the stairs and feel a puff of wind on your arm as you passed a certain seam in paneling. So put "well built" on the list of things I love about my home.
I'm going to get out and preview a few homes this afternoon. I like to put on my "buyer goggles" and view each home with my clients in mind. It is so satisfying to walk into a home and think "This would be perfect for the Smiths!" Even more satisfying to go back with them and have them feel the same way.
Run: I am going to get on the treadmill as soon as I'm done writing this. I put off running all day yesterday because I thought the wind might die down. By the time I saw the local weather forecast that indicated it would actually pick up through this morning it was late afternoon and I had already invited friends over for dinner (more on that later). So I got no run in yesterday and don't want to let it get away from me today.
I would actually love to get out and run in the rain. I am, after all, a girl who was born and raised in Oregon! The rain has always refreshed me. And I sorta like running in horrible conditions (dark, snow, cold, rain) because I feel like such a badass when I'm done. But I do not enjoy the wind. If you've ever blown in a baby's face and seen it squirm and gasp you've got a pretty good image of what I look like on a blustery run. Only not cute.
Recipes: I've been craving some sort of comfort food. But that usually involves a big to-do and lots of leftovers of food that should be an indulgence in my diet, not a steady intake. So I decided to make some beef stew and biscuits and invite my neighbors over. I made the call and then got out my recipe only to find out that I was about two hours short of having time to prepare it. So I made chicken enchiladas instead. I'll post that recipe on Monday. If you like chicken and dumplings, my bacon potato chowder or enchiladas, you're going to love this recipe.
Baseball: I'm half panicked about talk of the Reno Aces perhaps leaving Reno. I hate the idea of that lovely stadium standing empty, of summers without games in the warm Reno sun, and mostly, of the thought of not getting to see the sheer joy on my husband's face as we sip a beer and wait for the game to start. There is nothing else like it.
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