Happy Friday! We enjoyed a nice five days off from work and school. Unfortunately, my daughter had a field hockey game Saturday and practice Tuesday and Wednesday, which prevented us from going away on any kind of trip. We were supposed to go upstate for a one night stay to visit Herkimer and some state parks. But the weather forecast was predicting rain and everything we wanted to do was outdoors. So we canceled our hotel reservation at the last minute. We still managed to have some great days off though! Here are five from this week:
1. Bike Ride – Saturday we rented bikes from Leisure Ride rental in Poughkeepsie. We enjoyed a family bike ride on the Dutchess Rail Trail. The last time I was on a bike I was probably a teenager myself. But surprisingly, just like they say, it comes back to you! It was a fun experience and something we had never done before as a family.
2. Reading – I finished two books this week! It took forever, but I finally finished We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry. I also took One Last Stop back from my daughter and finished it over the weekend. Of the two, I recommend One Last Stop. It’s a lighter, romance read.
3. Cooking – this week some of our favorite dinners included Cheesy Zucchini Quesadillas
and this Vegan Taco Pasta.
4. Watching – Friday night we had a family movie night and watched Luca. Overall we thought it was just an okay movie but I did like the ending. Honestly, I just enjoyed having all four of us watching a movie together with no one on their phones! It’s really the little things!
5. Eating – we enjoyed macarons from Amanda’s Macaron Shoppe up in Poughkeepsie. They have such interesting macaron flavors. We tried Lavender Honey, Cherry Limeade, Peach, Rainbow Cookie, Salted Caramel and Spicy Pickle. Yes, that green macaron is spicy pickle flavored and it was actually very good!
We also shared this Glazed & Confused milkshake from Spoons Ice Cream.
We got Vietnamese takeout from Saigon Pho in Wappingers Falls. My son had a banh mi and my daughter, husband and I shared vegetarian pho, fried rice and this vermicelli. It was too much food, but it was so good!
6. Listening – I binge listened to the new episodes of The Dropout. This podcast covers the Elizabeth Holmes Theranos story. I find it so fascinating that she was able to convince people that she had a viable product. I had listened to the first six episodes when they first came out almost a year and a half ago. The newer episodes are now covering the trial.
7. Hike – my husband and I went on a Labor Day hike. We wanted to visit Constitution Marsh but the parking lot was closed so there was no way for us to access it. We ended up visiting Hudson Highlands State Park and hiked Little Stony Point. We got some spectacular Hudson River views for very minimal effort!
ICYMI this week on the blog:
Tuesday I posted about the Hudson Valley Food Waste Challenge.
Sharing with Friday Favorites! Have a great weekend!
My husband and I went on a Labor Day hike too! That milkshake looks crazy good.
What a fun post! I love that your week included so much family fun! Your family bike ride sounded great! I agree, having the whole family together for a movie night (and phone free togetherness) is wonderful! It really is the little things! Hooray for your week including one on one time with your hubby too! The view from that hike is gorgeous! I watched the documentary about Elizabeth Holmes called The Inventor. I was blown away by how she was able to convince people too! I haven’t seen/heard any of the court coverage. I may check out that podcast too. I always enjoy listening to interesting things while tackling my to do list. Thanks for sharing! As usual, I’m leaving here hungry! You always have such delicious eats each week! I wholeheartedly approve! lol 🙂 Hope this week is a great one too, sweet friend!