Yesterday went by really slowly. I felt like I was moving at a snail’s pace.
I ate a bowl of cereal for breakfast without taking a photo, watched TV, and started cleaning the apartment. I even spent time photographing the snails that were out and about in my back yard.
When the rain let up, Jared decided to go out in the yard and continue working on our slow moving landscaping project. Miles was right there to help him.
I ate lunch and then helped out with the yard work too.
I made a sandwich with hummus, grape tomatoes, cheese, and lettuce. I was so desperate to have a side of chips that I crumbled leftover taco shells and ate them with salsa. A little ridiculous, but it hit the spot.
There were tons of bricks buried under the dirt in the yard.
We decided to plant grass so Jared turned the soil and I figured out what to do with all of the treasures trash he uncovered.
We don’t have a hose so I had to water the grass seed by hand. Countless trips to the bath tub to fill up the watering can!
I do NOT feel guilty for skipping my workout. Three hours of yard work was exhausting.
After all of that work, I needed something simple and easy for dinner. Something that would cook quickly cuz I was starving.
I boiled water for penne and worked on creating my own sauce. I dumped a can of pasta sauce into my pan, added tomatoes, spinach, ground pepper, basil, olive oil, and garlic salt. Even though I didn’t create the base of the sauce from scratch, it had a much stronger flavor with all of my add-ins.
All I can say is, “Mmmmm!”
Jared got creative and grabbed a bottle of Spanish white to have with our dinner. I’m not sure how well the wine paired with the pasta, but it was still good.
The Xarmant Txakoli seemed like the middle ground between champagne and Savignon Blanc. It had a citrus flavor plus a bubbly zing.
After a loooong day, Saturday night was dedicated to relaxing. I even attempted to study nutrition for a little while. Sometimes slow moving days at home are great for chilling out and getting stuff done around the house.
COMMENTS
5 Comments
1. Meg @ Be Fit Be Full
May 9th, 2010 08:02 AM
Those are really great photos of the snails. They look so professional! I think 3 hours of yardwork = 2 days of workouts! I would be sore
2. Lauren @ Eater not a runner
May 9th, 2010 09:30 AM
I think yardwork is TOUGH. And that sauce looks yummy!
3. Kelly
May 9th, 2010 05:48 PM
Aw the snails are cool! You had so many good pictures in this post- I really need to get better at photography, any tips? Your yardwork probably burned more calories than the gym!
4. Jillian (back to the nest)
May 9th, 2010 08:50 PM
I was about to leave an almost identical variation of Meg’s comment on the snail pics…they’re fab!
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