What a wacky past couple of weeks. The quote on this napkin from Fireworks says it all.
It was a complete blessing that my parents drove up from California to visit us this week because I found time to breathe again! While they were here, I took three glorious, sun-filled, email-free vacation days.
After only the first day of being free from email, I felt energized and inspired enough to make Grandma Adeline's spaghetti sauce from scratch, adding Tofurky Sun-dried tomatoes and Basil sausage. The stress of the previous two weeks almost melted away completely as we watched football practice, took a walk around the lake and enjoyed the radiant sun in all its glory.
On day 2 I was surprised and excited to learn that my parents were open to visiting a vegan restaurant while they were in town. Since I had been wanting to visit the Seattle restaurant Thrive for almost a month, we did our best to find it. Unfortunately, after one hour, 3 GPS devices, 2 trips across the 520 bridge and a call to the restaurant, we couldn't find it. Talk about not meant to be! All was not lost however, because we eventually made it to Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream boutique (the Peach Basil sorbet was amazing). The frustration of being unable to find Thrive vanished as soon as we dove into our Molly Moon treats.
The third day came and my parents left early, taking the sunshine back to California with them. Although I was a little sad, it was nice to wake up early, enjoy my Yogi tea and catch up on reading while the kids slept in.
It's really amazing how transformed I feel after having three days off in the middle of the week. I even started cooking again!
