Oak&Toile

I think I contracted some kind of head cold this weekend, just enough to make me feel like absolute crud but not enough that I felt it was ok to call off work. Blargh. So, I just called in some early nights Friday and Saturday but I feel a bit better now. I'm like a turtle when I'm sick, I just want to hide in my shell and retreat from the world. Oh well, I caught up on my reading and resting this weekend. We also watched "Life is Beautiful" with Roberto Benini - beautiful movie, very poignant and touching.

I've also been catching up on my summer reads:


This is an older one, "The Other Woman," by Jane Green. I love this author, I feel like she always pinpoints the feelings, conversations or thoughts people have about relationships - the kind of things you don't even want to tell your best friend. Anyway, I liked her depictions of relationships, including the "other woman," the mother in law! Eekk, passive aggressive MIL relationships. Gotta love those, eh?

This Sophie Kinsella? I wasn't so excited about, after I put it down. Fun, but give me another Shopaholic over this, any day!


I've got a few other "Target" beach reads on my list - thanks to my library hold list - I'll keep ya updated. I need to find a book club now...you know a book is good when you want to sit down and keep on discussing the characters!

Although, I really need to be working on my final thesis. Argghh, I haven't finished it and I just need to DO. IT. NOW. We were busy moving, and now working, I'll tell ya, by the time I've worked all day, fixed dinner, washed dishes and had a glass of wine and put my feet up - I don't want to work on it. I hate excuses and I realllllly hate procrastination, so I hope I get a kick of motivation soooooon.

Typical Sunday here though, I slept in and made a shrimp and cheese omelette with fresh basil. We bought a couple pounds of shrimp for the weekend and they've lasted us for quite a few meals. We've been having those "snacky" type meals. The kind where you just snack on a little something here and there and end up with a bowl of cereal - the best kinds of meals in my opinion. Last night, it was boiled shrimp and chips with 7 Layer dip. The other week we ate pita, hummus and pimento cheese with cornbread crackers for dinner. Tonight, it was leftover dip and I tossed up a salad with the last bit up shrimp. Easy and great for summer heat!

We also attended a family reunion for a bit (my mom: tell everyone I said hello and DON"T EAT THE POTATO SALAD! - reverberations of my childhood), where we caught up with people we knew, awkwardly introduced ourselves to those we didn't and Ate the damn potato salad. Ha! We did hit up the Target (an hour's drive - so what a treat!), but no Whim clearance (all gone) and I talked myself out of the clothes that I definitely didn't need. Although, Mr. P found a couple nice linen/fishing type shirts. A Wendy's Frosty and Sunday afternoon was complete.