A lazy day in the city and making new friends

The Fiance is off work today so we were able to enjoy a lazy day around town (well, ok, I am on sabbatical so technically I could do this any day but I would not be able to do it with him). 

I started off pretty well...cooked a pretty healthy lunch of eggs and a slice of avocado...yum.

For lunch we decided to head to a small mexican spot that we had not been to in a few years.  I had forgotten how weird the set up was.  It is a mexican restaurant and a hotel (now before you think, that is not weird, hotels always have restaurants in their lobby...no.  This is a restaurant with a hotel in the lobby).  Sooooo right next to the tables, past the salsa bar,  is a really contemporary hotel check in desk.  With a concierge.  And next door is DSW. (Shoes.  Salsa.  Sleep.  Sweet!)


We have decided that wandering around Nordstrom (which we did today) was a fun way to spend our time during holiday shopping but with our one income family and my penchant for spending money (Burberry was half off today!) this is a perfect time to discover the city not only for the purposes of my blog but for the purpose of getting me out of the mall (but when I get my new job I will need some new suits).  So on the schedule for the holiday is massages for both of us (but not in the same room, we tried that once...so NOT relaxing)  a chocolate tasting at a local chocolate shop and a day trip to Sonoma (chocolate + wine = one.great.weekend).

I am still working on a plan to find some new gal pals.  I am hoping to make some new friends at the gym but that always seems so awkward.  My gym has a great set up in the locker rooms - hot tub, steam room, sauna - The Fiance calls it our favorite work out, "the tri-bathalon."  There was a woman in the hot tub today who looked like a pretty cool girl who I wanted to chat with but um, this is not a hot tub situation with swim suits and I don't want to be the creepy girl in the hot tub trying to make new friends while butt naked.  And also,  I noticed that in the hot tub no one speaks.  Never.  Everyone is quiet and no one looks at each other.  I bought a cute tennis outfit so maybe I will learn to play tennis and meet some new friends that way.

Ok. Side note.  So my whole "cooking from an actual cookbook" has not quite started.  I did purchase two cooking magazines though and that really should count for something.  I did cook the eggs this morning and yesterday my lunch that I cooked for the two of us consisted of rotisserie chicken mixed with Amy's Organic MacNCheese (seriously though, it is low sodium organic and very yummy and currently on sale at Whole Foods).   The Fiance said he loved it.  Anyway....to my point.  So The Fiance tonight wanted to whip up a quick dinner for me (despite the fact that his back hurt...so nice) and it involved marinated chicken breasts, french green beans and a mixed greens salad (from our bi-weekly delivery from the local organic farm!) with no, not a salad dressing from the fridge but a homemade dressing involving a pomegranate emulsion.  (An Emulsion!)  I googled it to see what it was.  The Fiance is the best.  (Side note too, blog spot keeps underlining Fiance making me think I spelled it wrong.  So I just yelled to the kitchen "how do you spell fiance, the computer keeps telling me it is wrong!" (me) "Beyonce?"(him) "No! Fiance"(me) "Beyonce?"(him) "No! Fiance.  The male version."(me) This went on for a few more minutes.

Good night.