What We Did This Weekend:
No– The Hot Chocolate is for Me, Not My Kid
Friday night we went on a date to Panera Bread after Brookie got home from accompanying the Sister missionaries to an appointment involving a prospective young woman. Brookie ordered chicken noodle soup and a sandwich with strips of grilled chicken breast and applewood smoked bacon. I had a bread bowl with their broccoli cheddar soup. We really like Panera (though it's certainly no Zupas), but for some reason we're always a little hesitant to commit to it for dinner because there's nothing overly exciting about it.
After dinner we drove to the Lee's Summit shopping center to find a CD of Handel's Messiah (who happens to be our Messiah as well) and to take advantage of Brookie's $5 gift card for Starbucks. Not sure of when Starbucks closes, we went their first. Why does it always seem like I have a flashing neon sign around my neck that reads "Mormon" whenever I walk into a Starbucks? They make a good hot chocolate and a tremendous caramel apple cider. "So, yes, Mr. I-come-here-twice-a-day-for-my-Grande-Caffè-Mocha-Skim-Iced-Latte-Espresso, you're right. We're not here for coffee. So just go back to reading that global warming article in the New York Times on your laptop and stop staring at us from behind your chunky, black, non-prescription eye-ware. And in case you were wondering, yes, we are going to take the card for a free iTunes download while we're at it (maybe two). Deal with it."
We thoroughly enjoyed our hot beverages. Brookie had a short peppermint hot chocolate with whipped cream, and I had a tall caramel apple cider. I burned my tongue, of course, so I let it cool off (my drink, not my tongue) while we were looking for Handel's Messiah at Best Buy. By the time we got back to the car, it was just right.
Saturday we had some Stake Conference meetings to attend. We also made a post-Thanksgiving dinner to try out a few recipes for stuffing and such. We had the Sister missionaries over for dinner on Sunday, and fed them leftover turkey in the form of Turkey Enchiladas. Last week we dealt with Thanksgiving leftovers by whipping up some BBQ pulled turkey sandwiches. Both the sandwiches and the enchiladas turned out to be good substitutes for traditional plain turkey sandwiches.
And that's pretty much what we did this weekend. Pretty dull considering the overwhelming excitement of last Thursday.
By the way, thanks for all of the well-wishing. Everyone's support and friendship is greatly appreciated.
Go to the board!
After dinner we drove to the Lee's Summit shopping center to find a CD of Handel's Messiah (who happens to be our Messiah as well) and to take advantage of Brookie's $5 gift card for Starbucks. Not sure of when Starbucks closes, we went their first. Why does it always seem like I have a flashing neon sign around my neck that reads "Mormon" whenever I walk into a Starbucks? They make a good hot chocolate and a tremendous caramel apple cider. "So, yes, Mr. I-come-here-twice-a-day-for-my-Grande-Caffè-Mocha-Skim-Iced-Latte-Espresso, you're right. We're not here for coffee. So just go back to reading that global warming article in the New York Times on your laptop and stop staring at us from behind your chunky, black, non-prescription eye-ware. And in case you were wondering, yes, we are going to take the card for a free iTunes download while we're at it (maybe two). Deal with it."
We thoroughly enjoyed our hot beverages. Brookie had a short peppermint hot chocolate with whipped cream, and I had a tall caramel apple cider. I burned my tongue, of course, so I let it cool off (my drink, not my tongue) while we were looking for Handel's Messiah at Best Buy. By the time we got back to the car, it was just right.
Saturday we had some Stake Conference meetings to attend. We also made a post-Thanksgiving dinner to try out a few recipes for stuffing and such. We had the Sister missionaries over for dinner on Sunday, and fed them leftover turkey in the form of Turkey Enchiladas. Last week we dealt with Thanksgiving leftovers by whipping up some BBQ pulled turkey sandwiches. Both the sandwiches and the enchiladas turned out to be good substitutes for traditional plain turkey sandwiches.
And that's pretty much what we did this weekend. Pretty dull considering the overwhelming excitement of last Thursday.
By the way, thanks for all of the well-wishing. Everyone's support and friendship is greatly appreciated.
Go to the board!
Todd & Brooke,
ReplyDeleteWe just found out about your wonderful news. Adoption is a wonderfully, emotional thing! Birthmoms are angels, aren't they! Enjoy your next few weeks and cherish your time getting ready for your baby. We'll be thinking of you. Love, The Grables