Weekend Roundup: Sweatpants & College Basketball
Greetings blog readers! This weekend was filled with good quality time with my sweats, hair in a pony tail and face sans makeup. (Jealous aren’t you?) We laid low, under big comfy blankets, cups of tea and tons of college basketball. With a low key weekend, I didn’t think there would be much to share, but low and behold I do….
1. Freddy got new balls that look like mini-basketballs all to gear up for March Madness.
2. On Sunday, we watched the Louisville vs. Notre Dame game… that went into 5 overtimes. What a crazy basketball game to watch!
3. Yeah, we like biscuits with our tea.
4. Freddy sizing up his new ball, and willing me to play with him.
5. Rocking to Wicked on my bus ride home, perfect way to start my weekend.
6. I love getting my next free SBUX card in the mail. So exciting!
7. My take on a full-English breakfast: two eggs, hashbrowns, beans, crumpets, veggie sausage with coffee & juice. I typically don’t eat again until 3:30 it’s that filling.
8. So, here in the UK the Tuesday before Lent (or tomorrow, Feb. 12) begins is called Pancake Day (or officially called Shrove Tuesday), and essentially… you eat pancakes with sugar and lemon juice. I guess it is the UK’s version of Fat Tuesday, so we shall see. This is a very new tradition for me, so I will be sharing all about our pancakes later this week.
9. It’s official: Freddy is 100% unimpressed with the blog.
Another major highlight? Being able to Skype with two good friends, Claire and Russell, from Spokane on Skype… while watching the same college baskeetball game. (Technology is amazing!) Then, we figured out how to use iMessege, allowing me to text people back home. Better yet? They can text me pics! Within minutes, I had a picture from Chipolte Grill, Alcatraz, a friend with his sweet baby girl and a pic of Claire and Russell at a recent Gonzaga game. I suddenly didn’t feel homesick, which was an amazing feeling.
What about you? How was your weekend?
XO,
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Greetings and welcome to my little corner of the blogging world. My name is Belinda and I am a newly married lady who moved from Seattle to Northern Wales. Why? To be with the love of life Neal. My blog is my attempt of making sense of my new life as a wife and an expat.
I can always eat some pancakes- any day of the week! Your dog is so cute! and love your blog!!
Helene in Between
Hi Helene!
Thanks for swinging by my blog and leaving a comment! I am excited for Pancake Day, new traditions are always fun to test drive… Freddy is full of character for sure and he keeps us well entertained!
Have an awesome week!
Cheers,
Belinda
Hey, Hannah celebrated pancake day with some friends on Feb. 5th. I had never heard of it until last year when her friend celebrated it.
Sounds like you had a fun weekend. The kids went to a Winter Ball and we had a kinda lazy weekend.
Enjoy Pancake Day!
Nan
Hi Nan!
We had our pancakes this morning, but they were more like crepes than anything else. Oh, well… it is the thought that counts. A Winter Ball? That sounds like fun, I can only imagine Hannah and Josh were cutting up a rug. They love to dance!
Enjoy the rest of your week…
Cheers,
Belinda