Weekend Report

The weekend did not feel particularly productive. And yet, a lot of stuff got done.

Friday:

• C's school dance followed by a sleepover at a friend's house
• The rest of us indulged in takeout for dinner and then watched 6th Sense together.

Saturday:

• H: dive practice
• C: swim practice and soccer
• Everyone except H went out for a nice walk on a nearby trail (C brought a friend)
• E and I went to get our driver licenses (I needed mine renewed and E needed to get the official driver's license done after passing the test a few weeks ago). I was worried that it would take the whole day, but things actually moved pretty quickly once we got through the initial >1 hour line to get into the place. Overall, maybe 1.5 hours? (not bad at all, considering how busy it gets on Saturdays at PennDOT)
• Food shopping + putting everything away 
• Friends were supposed to come over but they cancelled. So... we had a free Saturday evening.
• We figured it would be fun to have a family celebration of our 20th anniversary - we decided to go out for some Ethiopian food. Husband and I first tried Ethiopian food back in Chicago around the time we got engaged. It seemed like a good adventure to have - venture out to Philly and do something that brings back memories from the days when we were young and fearless (and also it has been ages wince we've had Ethiopian food) :)
• The first place we got to - the owner was closing it up just as came to the door. They ran out of injera. I decided it was all for the best - the street had piles of garbage and H spotted a rat running along the sidewalk. My husband did a quick phone-reconnaissance and found another Ethiopian restaurant. It was only a few blocks away, but the neighborhood was much nicer and the restaurant was open and had tables available.
• The food was good!!!! The flavors were just as I remembered. Kids loved it. Husband and E were so happy - they had their fill (they both got to the point that they could eat no more - this doesn't happen too often). C liked the food and while she was cautious about trying new flavors (she usually doesn't like things that are too spicy) - she had fun. H had a few moments of freak-out because of people sticking fingers into food (there was a common platter with different thing piled on that everyone shared in, using pieces of injera bread so scoop up the food).

Sunday:

• Hebrew School for C and H
• I did a solo walk in the park while E and husband went out on a bike ride
• We took the kids to get flu + covid shots
• H has a babysitting job that she needed a ride to and from
• Laundry
• Returned jeans that E didn't like
• E made Shepard's Pie for dinner
• C had a playdate at a friend's house

Overall: while I did no cleaning, minimal cooking, no baking, and no laundry-folding, there was important time-consuming stuff that got done (licenses! vaccinations!)

What did you like about your weekend? What do you wish was different?