love, coco: greatest hits

Sunday, February 16, 2014

greatest hits

hi honeys.

how are you this fine saturday afternoon? i am a little sleepy and sore from my run this morning, but it's nothing a little advil can't fix. i am home alone and trying to resist the urge to pick up every tiny figurine that litters my floor. unlucky for my floors, but lucky for you, or me, or you...

it's been a busy one. here's a peek:

1) ummmm, since i posted that i was back at my pre-crosby weight, i have gained FOUR WHOLE POUNDS. ugh. it takes two weeks to gain, and six months to lose. bunk.

those handfuls of peanut m&m's and "snow day" mornings spent at hypnotic donuts might have something to do with that.

why isn't there an eat-anything-i-want diet? whhhhhhyyyyyy?

{no, but seriously, if you go to hypnotic, order a peace-tachio and a maui waui. whoa, baby.}

2) best day ever was spent checking out some of the sculptures/art pieces with the nasher xchange project. it's been on my to-do list forever and of course it ends this weekend, so we just picked a few to check out around town last saturday. the kids were really good sports and we got to drive around the city looking for art. it was rad. read more about the project here.

{we drove by where we got married almost ten years ago and jumped out to snap a pic.}

3) i've decided to forgive my in-laws for sending the boys that giant bag of peanut m&m's (which i ate by myself) because they included this cookbook in the care package for me. there are about ten recipes for chicken salad alone in this bad boy.

4) valentine's parties galore. at this particular party crosby made the cutest craft. they slathered a wooden heart with crisco and birdseed to make a sweet little birdfeeder. our dog ate it as soon as we got it home.

5) on valentine's evening, we went on a fancy family date to go eat sushi, followed by frozen custard.

{i love this picture because it captures me trying to figure out once again what the hell this boy is talking about. look at the ice cream on his face.}

{wild about harry's for the win!}

6) i kept up my tradition of heart-shaped love notes scattered around the house for my guys. they used to be much cuter when i was a teacher and had access to colored paper, a laminator and sharpies every color of the rainbow.

7) chris went to new orleans for work last week. i was super jealous as he texted me pictures of all of the fabulous things he was eating (while i was eating lame things like veggie chicken patties). but look what he did! he bought me a giant, rusty, metal sign for valentine's day, which beyond makes up for all of the food pics. i love you, chris.