What I Ate in the New House
Phew. What a week! I was planning on sharing what I ate on Sunday, but Sunday ended up being a bigger adventure than we thought! More on that in a minute, let’s get to the food and link up with Jenn:
Breakfast
I had my standard bowl of Greek yogurt with berries, along with a new-to-me coffee blend from Blanchard’s, which is probably my favorite local coffee.
This holiday blend is fantastic! I might have to stock up so I can drink it in 2015. I had quite a few cups throughout the morning.
Lunch
Alex and I spent the morning at Lowes (seriously, I think I’ve been to Lowe’s 10x in the last week) did some cleaning, and hung a few blinds around the house. We took a quick break for lunch so I just threw some sweet potatoes and veggie burgers in the oven.
It doesn’t get much easier (or un-photogenic) than that. I was wishing for some avocado with the burger, but it was great on its own. These were Hilary’s Eat Well Adzuki Bean Burger– our go-to burger right now. I love that they’re in sealed 2 packs, so I don’t end up with half a pack of freezer burned patties.
Dinner
It’s kind of embarrassing, the lack of greens in my meals on Sunday, but I’ll blame it on the lack of groceries after moving. After church, we made another trip to Lowes (I’m totally not kidding. Blind measuring is harder than you think, people.) and once we got home, Alex was starving so I dug around in the fridge and whipped up some macaroni and cheese. It was basically the most simple macaroni and cheese recipe ever. Sometimes, you just need some comfort food.
We wrestled with the blinds a little longer and I cleaned up the kitchen. We were exhausted when we landed in bed, but when the phone rang at 11:30pm, I was instantly awake. My brother called asking if I could come stay at their house and watch my 18 month old nephew, since my sister-in-law (who was 9 months pregnant) felt like the new baby might be on his way! The short version of the story is that I made it to the house just in time, as my new little nephew came into the world a little faster than planned, so he was born at the house rather than the hospital! None of us got much sleep that night, since it was a pretty crazy evening. Luckily, my sister-in-law and my new little nephew are doing wonderful.
Now I’ve got two perfect nephews! Not a bad way to end a Sunday, eh?
Congrats on COMING TO THE RESCUE and your new nephew!
I have so much newfound respect for you- Purely for adding red pepper flakes to your mac n cheese. That is EXACTLY how I eat it! Congrats on a new nephew!
Hahaha the extra bit of spice is the best!
Oh my goodness I’m so glad your sister is ok! That must have been so scary for all of you involved!
Oh wow, talk about an eventful day with a surprise [non-food] sweet ending! Congratulations on being a new aunt of two now!
To answer your question in all honesty: I’m not an aunt yet and as far as my sister’s concerned I hope she won’t start planning a family anytime soon. We’re just a few years apart and I’m afraid her having a baby would mean we’d be able to spend even less sister time than already. I wouldn’t mind my brother becoming a dad, though … 🙂
Congrats on the newest addition to your family!! 🙂 He looks so precious! And yes, sometimes we just need comfort food! Best of luck measuring blinds – I’m sure they’re a pain!! Have a great one and take care Liz! -Iva
How exciting that you were there for the baby’s birth! What a great story! Congratulations, Liz! I’m sure you’ve posted photos of the new house. I have to get back and check out previous posts. I’ve been have computer woes and not getting online easily. Take care!
Awe congrats! It’s funny you ask that. Over the past 2 years I have actually come to having 2 nieces and nephews. They are adorable!
Your food looks awesome and I’m glad living in your new house has gone so smoothly.
Oh my what a crazy Sunday! I’m sure you were exhausted the next day but filled with joy for your new nephew!
i love the hilary’s eats well veggie burgers! they are soooo good!
They really are! I want to try some of the other types from Hilary’s!
Seriously, what a day!! Congrats on your new nephew! My brother and his wife just had a boy a month or go…making me an aunt for the 4th time! That coffee sounds good too. My maiden name is Blanchard so I think that’s why;)