my LONG weekend alone

My parents have been asking begging to have Rose for a long weekend, so we finally figured out a way to make it happen (given that I'm trying to stockpile my PTO so I can take time off between jobs without any guilt)! Mike drove Rose out to their house on Thurday, and then he took off for some camping in Michigan's upper peninsula. My parents get Rose, Mike gets to camp, and I get the house to myself - a good deal all around!

Here's a quick summary of how I occupied myself:

Thurs: happy hour (dinner) with a friend, then I walked around Ikea for about an hour. Didn't buy anything, but it sure was fun to browse!
 
Fri:  got my hair cut, then made some homemade bread. My late dinner was a bacon (from a local farm) - avocado - fresh mozzarella - tomato (from the garden) - lettuce (from the garden) sandwich. It was AMAZING (if I do say so myself). And I did some quilting while the bread was rising and cooking. What a treat not to have to eat exactly at 6pm for Rose!

Sat:  "Slept in" until 6:30am, then had a leftover piece of bread slathered in butter, along with some homemade chai, as I leisurely read the paper. Ahhhhh. Then I did some quilting until my friend Marcy was ready to go for a walk.We explored a cute new neighborhood, and ended up walking for about 8.5 miles by the end!  Then I finished my quilt in the afternoon/evening (final photos forthcoming).

Lucy "helped" me attach the binding.

Sun:"Slept in" again, then read the paper while drinking chai. (I could get used to weekends like that!)  Started a new quilt, then tried a new yoga class at my gym. Did the grocery shopping for the week, then came home to sew more. Got tired so started watching a movie. Fell asleep during it (yes, it really was that bad!), then woke up to start baking bread. Then more sewing!

I have two more evenings (Mon and Tues) on my own, then Mike, Rose and my mom are all headed back on Wednesday. As much as I've been enjoying my time alone, I'm also SO excited to see them again!!! Being able to get BORED this weekend has been the greatest luxury.


Mike turned off his phone for the long weekend, so I have no idea what he's been up to.  I'll make a separate post with the photos that my parents have been sending of their adventures with Rose. Hope you've all had as lovely of a long weekend as I've had!