Hello associates! It has been a snow and ice-filled week over right here… the children had been off college on Tuesday for a snow day, and there was a 2 hour delay on Wednesday. The youngsters beloved taking part in within the snow!

We’ve additionally sadly had some illness rolling by the home these days – final week Wes was sick for a day, then Matt was sick on Monday/Tuesday, after which Riese was residence sick on Wednesday! Oof. A lot laundry… (it concerned vomiting – the worst).

Right here’s hoping I don’t come down with it… after being sick principally all fall I’ve been actually prioritizing sleep to date in 2024 (in case you missed it, take a look at my 2024 Phrase of the Yr submit, which is expounded to that!), and know that can solely assist me. Fingers crossed!

Prioritizing sleep has meant not doing my twice per week 6am sizzling energy yoga courses anymore, which is a big bummer as I like them however I used to be noticing they had been REALLY leaving me feeling depleted the remainder of the day. So… taking it as a cue to decelerate and embrace a lower-key lunchtime class when my work schedule permits as an alternative.

I’ve had some good runs these days, although (pre-snow and ice, that’s) – I sometimes run a couple of times every week proper after dropping the children off at college which is very nice as a result of then I don’t must run early/at the hours of darkness (I do know I’m tremendous fortunate my work flexibility permits this!).

I’m retaining the runs brief (2-3 miles) and straightforward pace-wise and that feels good proper now! I’ve two mother associates from college I run with most weeks in order that’s enjoyable to have the corporate, however I’ve finished some solo runs these days, too.

Anyway! Fortunately everybody was wholesome final Saturday, although, as a result of we had a extremely thrilling journey: Matt and I took Riese to see Frozen Stay on the Kennedy Heart! Riese LOVED it and we each actually loved it, too. Wes was very displeased to remain residence with a babysitter (it was over his nap time, and likewise there’s no means he would have stayed nonetheless/not tried to run off mid-performance).

It was a fairly day on Saturday so we took within the views of the Potomac River and Georgetown from the Kennedy Heart out of doors space post-show! Riese beloved her massive woman journey with us within the metropolis.

Matt and I’ve had some enjoyable adventures on our personal these days, too. For Christmas, as an alternative of giving one another items, we every deliberate out one month of weekly date nights. Matt deliberate January dates and I took February, and we’ve had some enjoyable dates to date! (We needed to miss our date final week when Wes was sick, however fortunately we didn’t have something massive deliberate that night time that couldn’t simply be rescheduled.)

Earlier this month one in every of our dates was to play racquetball at the local people heart earlier than dinner, which was SO a lot enjoyable. It’s such a ridiculous and quick paced sport with the ball bouncing in all places it was arduous to not chortle the entire time! It was very nice option to do one thing playful and foolish collectively, particularly since so typically our interactions are associated to planning/logistics round child stuff, which isn’t playful or foolish in any respect… 😉

This week, our date night time was going to see a Beatles tribute band on the Birchmere theater! The band was superior and we had a variety of enjoyable, though we had been the youngest ones there by about 30 years. 😉

Scorching tip for fellow dad and mom: have your children ever watched Beat Bugs? It’s actually cute, and each episode is created round a Beatles tune! It’s gotten Riese into Beatles music which is an enormous enchancment from her typical music selections… (My Little Pony, and so on.)

Anyway! Matt and I’ve some actually enjoyable date nights deliberate within the coming weeks… I’ll report again with our favorites after the actual fact.

And now, on to the meals! With folks in the home being sick on and off, we’ve been consuming a variety of soup these days. Pictured beneath was a variation on rooster pozole soup to which I added chickpeas – it was fairly yummy. The youngsters didn’t eat it, however Matt and I favored it. Riese is basically into Italian wedding ceremony soup or tomato soup, so she had a variety of that this week (retailer purchased).

I’ve been craving my previous fave White Rooster Chili Soup these days (it’s made with hummus to make it creamy, which is a good addition to soup)… may make that this weekend!

I’ve additionally been loving roasted veggies on salads, like squash and brussels sprouts. Mmmm.

Beneath was a massaged kale salad topped with barley, the roasted veggies pictured above, and my tremendous straightforward baked salmon with lemon. Plus this selfmade lemon French dressing made with apple cider vinegar as an alternative of balsamic vinegar.

One other factor I made a giant batch of lately was an orzo salad. I threw in tomato, uncooked diced zucchini, olives, microgreens, and rooster and once more tossed it in a variation of my lemon French dressing. It was yummy and tremendous easy!

The youngsters didn’t eat it in fact however in anticipation of that I had put aside among the orzo which they both loved plain (Wes) or topped with grated parmesan (Riese).

And that’s all I’ve for you at present. Have a beautiful weekend, associates! .

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