This weekend I:

drank some coffee with my hubby:

caught up on my catalogs:

had a good friend sleepover & this is the breakfast i made for us this morning:

reorganized craft room & hung more stuff up on the walls:

found some prettie flowers blooming in the front yard:

decided not to rake leaves:

-went to a birthday party (neighbor turned 10) Met some new neighbors & saw the most amazing apple tree

-trimmed the roses in the back yard

-went to target & whole foods

-made a yummy dinner of salmon, roasted yams, roasted delicata squash & a green salad with almond slices and avocados

-watched Knocked Up (again, cuz my friend hadn’t seen it)

– bought the latest issue of Donna Hay

-went to Daiso with a friend & bought some cute stuff

-thought about watercoloring

-put together b-day prezzies for friends

….contemplating doing the NaBloPoMo next month…..

When we went to Funchal– Portugal we rode on a bus to the market to check out the local produce. We went off on our own and found this man who was selling these wonderful passion fruits. I had no idea there were soo many different types. There were some that tasted like bananas and others that tasted like pineapple. We sampled a few and HAD to have some. 3 minutes later….we walked away with a huge bag full of them. We cut them open later on to find that they weren’t as sweet as the samples the guy gave us. I figured he put sugar on them so they would taste ripe. Oh well! They weren’t the cheapest fruit I’ve ever had. But, the high sticker price was worth it. I would not have these photos if we didn’t have that experience. Adding sugar made them yummy.

if you can’t find passion fruit BUT you have a local Trader Joes near you- try their Passion Fruit- Fruit Leathers. They are SOOO good! The seeds are the best part.

so where’s my vacation photos? well… I went through all 700 and narrowed down 370 that i love. I spent all Friday night doing so. I know i should edit them even more….How could anyone sit through looking at 370 pictures??? But how could I not include photos i find so dear? I’m the worst at editing!

the weekend was spent catching up on sleep (at least TRYING to). I keep waking up when it’s dark outside. THANKS JET-LAG! Saturday I woke up at 7AM. Sunday I woke up at 6am. Today I woke up at 5:38AM. What’s with that?? Although… it’s actually nice to watch the sun come up. I never get the chance to do that. I don’t know my house well at that time of day. It’s fun to experience. My sleep usually comes before watching the trees light up with the sun.

glimpse of my weekend:

-we watched Knocked Up on dvd

-short trip to Ikea for planters

-grocery shopping for Red Sox game on Sunday

-bought a bundt cake mold & made my first bundt cake.

-caught up on all the mail from being away

-made grilled cheese & tomato soup

-helped Casey to get better (he’s sick)

-made part of my halloween costume

-straightened up the house for company

-decorated the mantle in the living room for Halloween (pictures above)

-relaxed & enjoyed being home

After spending 10 days away, I hope to take things easier and enjoy all the things I have.

had a little help from my 13 year old baking buddy:

xoxoxoxoxo, tracy