(Trav and I at the Rancho Bernardo Inn for my birthday last weekend)Wheeeee! We are keeping so busy lately!
I came to the realization that we have been spending so much time working lately that we haven't seen many friends in months! How sad.
That being said, I think we are enjoying each others' company a lot lately, even if it's just the little things like having a nice, home-cooked meal together or going for a bike ride on the Strand.
This weekend was full of fun! Friday was Travis' day off, so he went for a nice, long bike ride and I went to work at the bakery for most of the day. When I came home I had an interview with a Brazilian woman on skype for Middlebury this summer. It was an hour-long interview to record my speaking ability pre-program and to place me in an appropriate language level for the summer. She finished our interview by telling me I would most likely be placed in level 4, the top level that is offered! She also gave me some more details as to how the program is run, and it sounds amazing! I may even have the opportunity to take some grad-level courses!
After the interview I met up with our neighbor Jess for a belated birthday happy hour at the pier. I have missed her tremendously the last few months while she has been prepping her students for AP exams, and I have been working and doing the same with my Spanish Lang student. It was nice to have a girls' night out!
Saturday Trav and I woke up bright and early and braved the cold mist outside to get breakfast nearby at the Wildflower café. Trav found a 50% off coupon through some online sleuthing and we had an excellent half price feast!
After breakfast we hung out at home for a bit and then headed out again for lunch at Mitsuwa market, a big asian grocery/bookstore/china shop with a very popular food court. We got big udon bowls for cheap and stocked up on a few pantry items that we can't find elsewhere.
We followed Mitsuwa up with a lovely bike ride to Hermosa beach, and I faced my fear of riding on the street! Only one person tried to run me off the road, surprisingly. And I am probably the only person in a hundred mile radius to wear a bike helmet while on a cruiser bike. Pshaw, what do I care? Trav has been riding pretty long distance (as far as Marina del Rey) on his roadbike, and is much more skilled on a bike than I am at this point.
We finished the night up with a homemade dinner of margaritas and jalapeño popper grilled cheese sandwiches. The first bite of mine nearly killed me, however, due to the heat of the peppers! I scrambled to the fridge and pulled out the milk the second I realized I couldn't swallow and my mouth was on fire! I took out the peppers and finished the rest, but it was a pretty painful dinner.
Today I worked an extra shift at the bakery and Trav caught up on some housecleaning. Another lovely dinner of pear gorgonzola pizza followed by homemade limoncello and we are ready for the week...maybe!
Well, that's the latest on us...we have an exciting summer ahead, but for now we will just be work work working and trying to fit in some good food and friends where we can.
love to all!
E & T
p.s. maybe I can convince T to write the next blog post since he has recently switched projects and has some fun travel for work coming up...but I'll let him tell you all about it!
