Weekend Coffee Share.....Come Sit with Me

It's another week of Weekend Coffee Share. I always love everyone's posts. Are you like me and try to visit everyone? It doesn't always happen but I try.

If we were having coffee we'd probably talk about: 

The weather: We've had some beautiful days, but starting tomorrow afternoon it'll be non-stop rain for the next week. There are some flood warnings going out as well, though I don't think any in our area. We were supposed to take some family pictures tomorrow but the weather is iffy and it will not be fun taking pics with little ones if it's cold and wet...okay, it won't be fun for me if it's cold and wet. I finally finished this post Saturday....honestly we could've done photos..it was warm and didn't start raining til about 2:30. Oh well! 

What we're thinking about: No real deep thoughts this week, or at least not that I can remember thinking. I seriously need to start journaling thoughts when they come to me, because if I don't, they come and go so fast. Mostly my thoughts are revolving around what I'm going to do for the weekend, you know, that "honey-do", but I'm the "honey"..lol. Probably nothing outside since it's supposed to rain. I'll get some online work done. I need to clean a closet, do laundry and I'd like to move some things over to the new part of the house. I also need to make a grocery list and shop. Possibly lunch at my in-laws. It's MLS season so I love to watch our Portland Timbers. Even though I'm in Washington, we are on the border of Portland so we are Timbers fans rather than Seattle Sounder fans. They play tonight. 

I sent my sister a birthday gift yesterday. We haven't talked in months. Our relationship is strained but I wanted to let her know I love her and am thinking about her. Oh, and I guess today's the "magic" day that we all get to take our masks off, so I guess the people that gave me dirty looks. yesterday will smile at me today. That's how it feels at least. Anyways. 

What we're thankful for: I'm thankful for a drama free week at work. I know many can relate to that sentiment. Oh, and the lady who was really upset last week, sent us flowers yesterday. 

What we're reading or want to read: My reading really slacked off last week. I'm close to being done with my book club read, which is good since we're meeting next Friday. I haven't read any new e-books. I started a non-fiction one called Sunday Sauce (when Italian-Americans Cook: Secret Italian recipes and Favorite dishes), but it's a bit hard for me to dive into so I'm not sure how long it will take me or if I'll get it read. But I haven't started any new fiction ones. 

Around the house: I feel like we've stalled again. My hubby has been ordering the hardware for our outlets and light switches, hopefully today or tomorrow he'll play around and decide if any will work. I just want those done. As I said earlier on part of my to do list was to start moving things over to the new part of the house. I'm thinking about things that I don't use on a daily basis. Then, when we are 100% read to use that area I will move the rest over. We had our concrete guy out to talk about when he'll pour concrete for the remaining porch. It's looking like mid-april, but we'll need to save up a bit more $$. I need to order some organizational things for the kitchen. 

From the Kitchen: I'm planning to make a sourdough chocolate cake for a friend at work this weekend and I'll bring it in on Monday. The peanut butter pound cake and wings were a hit for our youngest daughters birthday dinner, but I had looked at a recipe recommending tossing them with seasoned baking soda to make them crispier....ummm....that was a fail...apparently the baking soda creates a flavor that none of us really liked. Some pieces it wasn't noticeable but others it was. Won't do that again! Find recipe for cake and wings. This week on the menu I plan to do fajitas, teriyaki chicken with rice, corned beef and cabbage, and I'm not sure what else. If we were having coffee I might ask you for a few ideas. In the meantime, I'm looking on Pinterest. 

Favorite Quote: Last weeks theme for #WQW was based around our sense of Taste. I took the route of posting about recipes and food. Find the full post here. But here area a few quotes I loved. 

I love food, recipes, spending time in the kitchen. It's enjoyable for me when I really have time to savor the whole process, not just hurrying to get dinner on the table. 

What we've watched or listened to: I'd probably ask you what you've watched because I don't think I really watched anything unless you count videos on IG or Facebook. 

Favorite photo from the week:

On our local river, The Lewis River which feeds into the Columbia River, the smelt run beginning in March and for at least a few days up to a week or more, you can see and observe many bald eagles in all phases of their life as well as sea lions. I've gone down a few mornings before work to try and get a few photos. I don't have a mega zoom lens on my camera, so I can't get too close, but I managed to get a few photos. I haven't seen the sea lions yet. I need to remember next year to rent a larger lens or a teleconverter. 

Decorated my daughters room for her birthday. Sadly many of the helium filled balloons fell before she saw them, but I took video in case it happened. Ha! I just had to work and didn't have any other time to do it except the day before. 

Random Thoughts: I really enjoy visiting everyone's blogs and sharing some virtual "coffee" with you. I've been inspired, encouraged, enlightened. I need to remember to jot down some of the thoughts that I read so I can remember to share them here with you and promote you all. I always wish we could have real coffee. Maybe some of us would become IRL friends and maybe some of us would be better off being virtual friends. I know there are many I'd love to go sight seeing with, many I'd love to cook with and others I'd love to take photos with. Others maybe would be a workout buddy. Many of you have made me want to visit different cities, try new foods, read new books. Thank you all! I wish I had more time to dive deeper into everyone's blogs...maybe someday. 

Check out all the other posts on Weekend Coffee Share, hosted by Natalie the Explorer. I'm off to go visit some now. #weekendcoffeeshare

With Joy Unquenchable,

Kirstin