Up at the Crack of Dawn

I got up at 5:00 this morning.  I will be having a nap later on today! 

Yesterday, we went into Pierre, and I bought two weeks worth of groceries.  I have enough food to make thirteen recipes.  This is the first time in our marriage that I will have cooked like that.  I have a plan, and it feels good.  Our cart was full, and we had to ice down our food so that it would not perish on the drive home. 

I am in love.  I got to go to the Italian Restaurant in Pierre.  I had Lobster Mac and Cheese.  I had creme brulee.  These are things that I thought I was giving up for good living in South Dakota.  I know where I will be eating at next week when I go back!

Last night I made Pineapple Pretzel Fluff:

This was a big hit!  It is a great balance of salt and sweet. 

We played a board game called Dicecapades.  It was a lot of fun.  There were five of us who got together.  She made homemade pizzas, and I loved the crust.  I want to get the Pampered Chef Pizza cooking board now.  She didn't have her air conditioning on, which made the place hotter than you can imagine.  I am so spoiled when it comes to AC.  A lot of people don't have it here, or it takes a lot for them to turn it on. 

On the Agenda Today:

1.  RELAX
2.  Clear off the dining room table.
3.  Cook dinner from one of my recipes (pictures forthcoming)
4.  Get packages from the post office.

I made HH a to-do list.  In the evenings, it honestly felt like I was being a nag.  Asking him to do this, then that.  I don't really have anything that is "high need", I just want it to get done.  He seemed happy with that.  We have his desk and one more bookshelf being delivered on Tuesday, then he can start tackling the office.