This weekend was delightful.
As quickly as the time went by, I was able to enjoy the weekend and slow down for change. After the last few weekends in April that included holidays, visitors, and a trip back to Indiana, it was nice to have {nothing} to do. No schedule. No obligations.
I wish I had more pictures to recap my nothingness this weekend, but I am a great slacker when it comes to taking photos. So stories will have to do.
Saturday was a nice day for napping...and that is exactly what I did. The windows of our apartment were open and the sun was shining in just the right way to keep me warm but not blind my tired eyes. Cooper took advantage of this time and sprawled himself out on the floor near the window, basking in the afternoon rays. The boyfriend also took advantage of our lazy afternoon and choose to nap on the bed...telling me after he awoke how nice our bed was when just one person was in it. I responded with "maybe tonight you can see how nice the couch is." And we laughed.
That night we put on some music and turned off the t.v. and made dinner together. A delicious homemade New England meal. Mussels, scallops, whole wheat and spinach pasta in a white wine sauce with scallions and sun dried tomatoes. If you're thinking to yourself, "yum" then you're correct. It was great. I mean....we probably could have charged for that meal.
Sunday, as you may have seen from my earlier post, was peaceful. A few nice walks with Cooper in the morning, and a couple nice shots of him near the blooming trees. And after a few cups of coffee and breakfast, I set out to the town park for a quick run. It reminded me of home when I arrived. People were taking the time to enjoy life and seemed to not be worried about the hustle and bustle that usually consumes our lives.
There were new parents pushing baby strollers and numerous games of soccer being played in the open fields....and there was a hockey rink...which did not at all remind me of home, but reminded me of the home I'm building here. A foreign sport to me until a couple of years ago when I made the move across the country to Massachusetts.
While on my run I was able to snap an adorable couple with their babies...
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kind of hard to see but there are 3 little ducklings
just a moment earlier they were all in a line on the banks of the pond
The rest of the afternoon was spent on my balcony finishing up a book that I had started a few weeks earlier and then in the hurry of life had neglected to continue reading. The book was called "The Art of Racing in the Rain." I had purchased the book a few years earlier and in true form, never read it.
I will tell you this of the book.....if you have a dog, be prepared with a box of tissues. If you are an ugly crier, read this book in private. The looks I was getting from the boyfriend as I was sobbing hysterically on our couch were scary.
I hope everyone else had a awesome weekend...stay tuned for more posts this week as the boyfriend is out of town and I will have entirely too much time to myself.
