On the mend

Not much to report here other that me catching a horrible stomach bug/flu from work last weekend and being sick most of my 5 days off. At first we thought that Stuart and my family, who visited last Sunday before I turned ill on Monday, had made it through unaffected. But Stuart has been sick the last 24 hours and my mom is feeling the affects today. Boo Boo Boo stomach bug. Luckily Stuart is on the mend and after low energy through Friday afternoon I had an uneventful weekend at work. I'm hoping Stuart fully recovers faster that I did! I really only did about 6 productive things all last week (2 yoga classes, laundry, grocery store, cooked a pot of soup, yeah that's about it!) We missed church this morning and are now enjoying a close U of L basketball game on the couch and listening to the thunder and rain outside.

Valentines Day

The weather here in Kentucky has been beautiful this week. Stuart and I have been able to walk our new neighborhood together three days in a row. Stuart surprised me Sunday morning with a new pair of yoga capris and an UnderArmor type shirt for our upcoming hiking trip in Gatlinburg over spring break. We celebrated a low key but special Valentines Day dinner at home. Stuart grilled steaks and I made twice baked potatoes, broccoli casserole, green beans, salads. I also made a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting for dessert and Stuart made some dark chocolate dipped strawberries. What can I say? We love to eat and enjoyed some of everything. We ate in the dinning room by the fireplace (which we absolutely love even as the weather is getting warmer.) We spent the rest of the evening relaxing and watching recordings on our DVR.

It Takes a 'Ville

Thursday night Stuart I joined Joe, Ellen (his parents), Tony (brother), and Sarah (sister-in-law) for dinner and comical performance at Actors Theater. One of our favorite things from our August 2008 honeymoon in Chicago was the improv political satire we enjoyed at the 2nd City. When I heard members of the 2nd City were performing at Actors we rushed to get tickets. It was a laughter filled evening and we had a great time. We didn't remember to get a picture at Actors but did snap a picture in front of our new ventless fireplace before bed. Also is pictured is Stuart and I in Chicago at the 2nd City (hard to believe it has been 2.5 years)!