COVID-19 Self Distancing Week 18 Recap

I actually took some time to look back on my video blog up to day 100 yesterday. Time sure flies that is for sure. Like we are already at the end of July in this Pandemic. I am getting better with my anxiety of it all. Like I managed to see my parents at the beach while distancing and I went to the grocery store to see what that was like. Still not a fan of that I will continue to use Instacart for my groceries that is for sure. Here are some highlights from the past week. 

Little Grandma cat (Stella) has a had a really rough go at it lately. She does not sleep well and is exceptionally grumpy and needy. 

Hello giant meatball on whole wheat pasta and homemade sauce. 

She decides some days to come sit on my lap and be grumpy when I move. 

Ryan took a cooking class and he used this spice blend. It is now my favorite thing. 

We went paddling on the bay. You need to be careful the weather can change on a whim and go from calm water to 1-2 foot waves in minutes. 

We found a floatie on an island and Ryan towed it back to the boat launch. I totally used it at the beach later in the weekend. 

We found the ice clouds truck! 

I really have enjoyed random adventures we have had during COVID-19. We have really started to learn our communities better. 

Someone loves being outside. 

Ryan had his motorcycle class all weekend so I treated myself to Indian food while he was in class Friday. 

Testing out bikes on Saturday AM. 

Looking over the different bike models. 

Went to the beach again Saturday. My parents joined me and it was really nice to catch up and see them. We socially distanced. 

We have cucumbers. We are really proud because we planted everything from seed this year. I will need to can a lot of these. 

The littlest diva. 

This week is off to a quick start as well and we will see what adventures we see this week. Stay safe out there folks!

Until next time~

XoXo Emily 

COVID-19 Self Distancing Week 17 Recap

It was a hot week again and really mentally draining thats for sure. By the time we got to last weekend I needed to unplug more from social media and recharge a bit. It was really nice to go on an adventure to Washington Island on Sunday. Here are some of the weeks highlights. 

This lady loves to annoy her mama. 

Ribs on a stick that I cooked from Maplewood meats. 

We took the kitten to the park she loves exploring and does not mind being in her back pack. 

But first... let's take a selfie at the park. 

Wednesday was a hard day. I lost a coworker at work. We ate pizza and wings and honestly I need it badly to get back to center. 

This cat. I am on a call. In this picture she has wrapped her head around my cord so we are like face to face stuck. 

The sun goddess. 

I trimmed my own hat and I am really happy how it turned out. 

I made pancakes (whole wheat) with black currant jam (also homemade). 

Fish stew from our farmers best delivery basket. 

The beach! We sat way away from others and swam out far to get away from others. It was relaxing. 

We stopped at the cutest drive in to get soft serve. Notice my mask hanging from my ear. 

On a whim we went to Washington Island on Sunday. How cute is this mask my mom got me? 

This is Stan my moped (I named him) and Ryans moped (Ricardo) 

Stopped a coffee shop for lunch we were able to sit outside and enjoy our take out. 

Cute plants at the coffee house. 

Ryans Quiche.

On the Ferry! There were a lot of people but we managed to scare them out of our personal space and distance.

Such a fun day. Romantic too! 

SMILE!

At little lake-- a lake on an island. 

Hi.

At the lake. So pretty. 

Our steeds for the day. 

Lavender fields smelled so good. 

The cool drying building at the lavender fields. 

Lavender drying. 

:) 

The beaches are really pretty. 

Beach bum. 

The mopeds!

We did it!

hi!

I know we are silly. Had so much fun!

Take out dinner on the way home. The best burrito!

Had to have ice cream on national ice cream day.

I need to get better at being okay with random adventures like this. We had such a good day just exploring. It made up for the really bummer week I had with work and illness all week. Happy to be back on the mend now and feeling slightly recharged. :)

Until next time~

XoXo Emily