Exciting news! Bill and I joined the Co-op this afternoon!

I have been wanting to do this for so long, and the Cleaner Life Month challenge gave me an extra push.

The very first thing I noticed while we were shopping was that no one was pushing me around, trying to get past me. That’s my usual experience at the grocery store, so it was amazing to be at a grocery store so mellow on a Sunday.

I was so happy that I tried some vegan lasagna. My goodness, was this the best thing I’ve ever tasted.

The rest of the afternoon I worked on my book for class and then went on a 3-mile walk with Bill. I took him to the Capital Crescent Trail – where he’s never been and I reminisced about all the long runs I did on that trail while training for the half marathon. Although I’m enjoying my gym sessions in the A/C, I can’t wait to start training again.

When we got home, we were both craving salad – which is odd. Bill had been on a “salad kick” lately and even said he wanted to start taking salads to work for lunch. I certainly couldn’t pass up the opportunity. I made the dressing while he tossed the greens.

This dressing may have been my best yet. Ingredients:

• olive oil
• red wine vinegar
• salt
• pepper
• thyme
• garlic
• lemon
• oregano
• capers (they make it!)
• basil

  I loved this salad. I just love homemade dressing.

Although we both had salad, we did have different toppings. I had cucumbers, mushrooms, some seeds from the trail mix and turkey.

Perfecto!

I’m getting a bit of a sore throat so I think it’s tea drinking for me and an early bedtime. Happy Father’s Day to my Dad – along with all the other fathers out there. Love you and miss you, Dad!

Well, this is the most productive thing that happened today.

Bill and I have had few arguments in four years of dating, but one thing we can never agree upon is a shower curtain. Bill absolutely hated the last curtain that hung in the bathroom for two years, so today I decided to give a little, and we tried to reach an agreement about a new one. It was neither one of our favorites - but I think it’s nicer. Thoughts?

Be honest. Love it or hate? Let me know.

But let’s backtrack through the day, shall we? I took the opportunity to sleep in this morning, and I spent most of the morning lounging around. We decided to go grocery shopping in early afternoon – hoping to go on a picnic later – but it ended up getting rained out. On the way to the store, we were both hungry so we stopped by the Woodside Deli for some grub.

I have written about this place once before, but the last time we were there it was so packed, and I was embarrassed to take photos. Today we were the only people in the restaurant, so I felt a little more comfortable.

I love all the photos in this place. Actually, I like any restaurant like this. I took a tip from my friend Amy and decided to order the Veggie Burger.  

Talk about a lot of fries. I only ate  a few.

After the massive grocery trip, we were hungry and had a late dinner – around 8:30 p.m. Bill decided to prepare Tofu Marsala (he must have marsala on the mind), and I decided to make a fresh salad with homemade dressing. I asked Amy what kind of dressing she used last night, and she listed off the ingredient list. I decided to mimic it tonight with these ingredients:

• olive oil
• red wine vinegar
• lemon juice
• oregano
• rosemary
• basil
• garlic

It turned out pretty well. I think I used too much red wine vinegar though –

Dinner was another wonderful masterpiece by Mr. Bill. He’s such a good cook. I can’t get over it.

So tell me, who else watched Jon and Kate + 8 tonight? I know I’ve been waiting all day! Looks like this will be an interesting season…