Five on Friday {September 16, 2022}

Hello Friday and Happy Birthday to me! I’m spending the day at work and then at a field hockey game. Tonight is our school’s first home football game, which I think both kids are going to. So, based on everyone’s schedules there will likely be little celebrating today. I have some plans which may end up taking place over a series of days/weekends based on our schedules. This weekend includes a soccer game and a Boy Scout event for my son and field hockey practice and work for my daughter…..just another busy weekend. Here are five from this week:

1. New Car– Saturday my husband and I drove to New Jersey to pick up our new Mazda C-5. While not brand new, it’s a certified pre-owned car with low mileage in the Soul Red color that I wanted. Our daughter will hopefully be getting her license in the next month or two and she will get the Honda CRV that I’ve been driving.

2. Brunch – Sunday morning my husband and I got a rare moment to go out for brunch. We went to Iron Vine in Peekskill. We hadn’t been there in ages and had never had brunch there until now. I had the Blue Crab Avocado Benedict with Arugula Salad and my husband had this Colombian Breakfast with Patatas Bravas. Then we shared churros with ice cream for dessert. It was delicious and made me realize that we don’t do brunch as much as we should!

3. Reading – This week I finished reading Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Although I haven’t enjoyed TJR’s more recent books (Malibu Rising, ) I really enjoyed this book. I’m curious to see if others enjoyed it as much or if because I played tennis in high school this book resonated with me more.

4. Cooking – This week’s menu included Kimchi Pancakes with rice and Trader Joe’s Chicken-less Mandarin Orange Morsels, the Coconut Curry Ramen pictured above, Beyond Burgers and Fries, and Vegetable and Rice Burritos.  

5. Games – Saturday my daughter’s field hockey team won first place in their tournament! They then had two other games this week (one they won and the other they tied). Plus, they have a game tonight. Wednesday was National Field Hockey Day so I have to post a picture of my favorite field hockey player (in the navy blue). My son had two soccer games this week but his team ended up losing both games. As a freshman on a varsity team he’s getting little to no playing time, which is expected. But we get super excited for the rare few moments he does get to play.

6. Dinner with my Parents – My parents were in town this week so they came over Sunday night for dinner. We hadn’t seen them in what felt like ages! While they were in town this week they made it to both a field hockey and soccer game to see the kids play.

 Sharing with Friday Favorites!  Have a great weekend!