Anywhos, I figured it's time for you to get to know me a little better and what better way to do so than by recapping my weekend. So here goes.
This weekend was Easter weekend (for all of my non-Christian friends), so Thursday, I hopped on a bus from Boston to my beloved Jerz. Make fun of me all you want, but its like the saying goes: "you can take the girl outta Jersey, but you can't take the Jersey out of the girl." Cheesy, I know, but true... minus the big hair and harsh accent. I never really picked those up in the first place.
I arrived home at about 8:30PM, just in time to watch the BU vs. UVM Frozen Four semi-final game and have dinner with my dog, Rusty, and my mami. (Note: I'm Hispanic, so mom and dad are "mami and papi" to me). Pretty low-key.
Friday, after a pleasant dentist appointment (no cavities!), I spent the afternoon with my little sister, doing the high school thing aka hanging out at the mall. So fun!... thanks to the mockery we made out of some of the hideous fashion (and people) we ran into while shopping. That night, I went ice skating with my bestest friend, Lizzie. Even though we were probably the oldest people on the ice (we were surrounded by a parade of 12 year olds), we still made the best of it by laughing at ourselves every time we fell (I fell once...so we really were just laughing at Lizzie). In order to reward our efforts and to gain back three times the amount of calories we had just burned, we made a late night Dunkin Donuts run where we each ordered a box of six doughnuts. We didn't share. It was fantastic. Don't judge. Plus, it's like John Legend sings in his song, "Save Room," you gotta "make time to live a little."
Saturday. I. did. nothing. It was glorious simply because I really stop going. I'm always on the go, always got something to do, so it was nice to sit around the house, do some reading and relax.
Sunday was Easter. After going to church and running into about 85% of the people I know (awkward) from my town (which is VERY small), Mami and I took to preparing a feast. We made eggplant parmesean, roasted chicken and potatoes, grilled vegetables and pasta. Now, who shared this drool-worthy meal with us? Allow me to share the guest list: me, mami, papi, my little sister and my mom's best friend's daughter. Extensive, I know.
Nonetheless, I'm so proud of my cooking efforts that I have decided to show you a picture picture of the dinner table to 1) make your mouth water a little more and 2) make you wish you were at my house for our delicious Easter feaster. To add some pack to this punch, I've added a picture of our scrumptious dessert, a hand made "bunny" cake.. or at least it's supposed to look like a bunny. Either way, yum!
To wrap this entry up (and to get to the point of today's post), I wanted to share the three things I learned from this weekend:
1) No matter what you do, hanging out with family and friends is almost always bound to put a smile on your face.
2) If family isn't your thing, food (or just a good meal, especially if its made well and made with a little bit of love) is a good pick me up.
3) Remember how I said I sat around all day Saturday? Well, taking some time to relax and be by yourself can really help your happiness because in order to genuinely be happy with and around others, you definitely need to be happy with yourself.
Also, another great thing I learned: Dunkin Donuts is current promotion is 6 donuts for $3. That's $0.50 per donut people... and $0.39 savings. According to Lizzie, that's quite the deal.
Thoughts, questions, concerns? Let me know below. Otherwise, that's it for today's musings.
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