What a Wonderful World...

The last couple of weeks I've been reminded of Louis Armstrong's lovely song, "What a Wonderful World"...

Watching the opening ceremony of the Olympics and hearing the inspiring stories.

Soup, homemade soup (borscht with Greek yogurt)...

Seeing new, spring growth on my rose bushes, trees and my daffodils coming up. Spring is in the air - I hope!

Planting little seeds, that will become starts, that will grow into way too much produce for all of us to eat...

The smell of fresh potting soil and getting my hands dirty planting garden starts.

Eating a late Valentine's breakfast with my hubby and a belated dinner.

Reminders from when Nick and I got married of promises we've made to each other.

Lots of bike rides!! 16.6 miles on Saturday with Tim and Lindsay and 27 miles on Sunday with Nick. Perfect weather and so much fun!

Beautiful rainbows after all the rain we've had.

It's a wonderful world we live in and I'm so blessed for every day I get!

Super Bowl Weekend

It was inspiring; how could you not cheer for a team that has never been there and came back from the brink of destruction? I have not been into football for a few years, just watching on the periphery, but the Super Bowl this year was awesome!

The geeks all converge to *watch*

the Super Bowl

We ate one of Nick's and my favorite meals - sandwiches. Not just any sandwiches, these are sandwiches that have been creating memories since our dating days. Veggie turkey meat, mind-blowing cheeses, organic tomatoes, crisp lettuce, cucumbers, hummus, savory avocados all smothered between two pieces of fluffy ciabata bread. Are you drooling yet? All finished off with homemade, soft-serve ice cream from our favorite little coffee/ice cream shop - my favorite flavor is honey lavendar. Yummy!

Our weekend also included a gorgeous, 23.6 mile bike ride with Tim and Lindsay and lunch at the Chipotle Mexican Grill. My favorite item there is the veggie burrito with lots of pico de gallo and guacamole.

Great food, great weather, great friends = FANTASTIC weekend!

A Few of My Favorite Things...

Flowers for my birthday - thanks Simmons' Family!!

My new on-counter composter. Find this adorable little can at Bed, Bath & Beyond!

A storage map for my state quarters - I only need 4 more!

A new gardening book

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