Friday.
I’m not sure how many different ways there are to say, “Hooray, it’s Friday!”. However, I keep trying.
This week, I used google translate to give me a little help. If Google got it wrong, comment the correction.
- Hurra, es Viernes (Spanish)
- Hurra, es ist Freitag (German)
- Hourra, c’est Vendredi (French)
- Hoera, het is Vrijdag (Dutch)
- Hooray, o le aso Laititi (Samoan)
- Hooray, tá sé Dé hAoine (Irish)
- Evviva, é Venerdì (Italian)
- Hooray, is e Dihaoine a th ‘ann (Scottish Gaelic)
Friday Faves. Edition 51.
I can’t believe that this is edition 51 of Friday Faves. That’s so close to an entire year of coming here a recapping my faves of the week.
So let’s get to it!
Family Date.
Since my sons are 16 and almost 18, they are rarely home. Between work and friends, they like to be on the go. The hubby and I realized that we were seeing less and less of them and yet are moving closer and closer to the day that they fly the nest (one is a Junior and the other is a Senior in high school). We decided the best way to remedy the situation was to implement a family date.
A family date will now happen at least twice a month. We all like to go out to eat, so that became the best choice for us. I know that meals around the family dinner table are promoted for this quality time. It’s not like we don’t ever have those. We just find that when we eat out, the teens are less distracted by wanting to move on from the table. Also, everybody becomes fully involved in the conversations. Plus, I don’t have to cook and the diversity of the palates of five people can be easily satisfied.
This past Saturday was our first “official” family date. While we left it open for the boys to bring along their girlfriends, it ended up with just the five of us. We decided on Mellow Mushroom. Mellow Mushroom is a pizza chain found mostly along the East Coast of the United States. We dined at one in Asheville, NC many years ago. It was big news when they opened here in Roanoke in October of 2016. I hadn’t been to this location before because Miss Sunshine is not a pizza fan. However, she did go here with a friend and said their pizza was good. The teens all got pizza. The hubby and I got veggie calzones. They were much larger than I anticipated, so I ended up eating the other half for dinner.
All in all, it was “first date” success.
Fog.
Sunday, the fog rolled in. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to capture some photos. I’m still processing and editing them, but I did get one up on Instagram.
Early Mornings.
Monday, I shared about my recycling journey so far. It was a major house cleaning day. One of my least favorite jobs to do. Weekdays are always filled with way too many early mornings.
Superlatives.
One of the things that I didn’t share last week was that Miss Sunshine had been nominated for an 8th grade yearbook superlative. If you aren’t familiar with superlatives, they are usually “best smile”, “most likely to succeed”, etc. and the nominees were high school Seniors. At some point, they found their way to middle school yearbooks, where 8th graders are nominated since they are the BMOC.
I don’t know all the superlatives chosen, but there were some I hadn’t heard of. Miss Sunshine was nominated for one of those. “Most likely to become a female activist.” She wasn’t sure what it meant since all of her friends were saying it meant she was most likely to become a feminist. I knew that wasn’t the case, but we looked up the definition of an activist, which is “a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change”. So, yes, a feminist is an activist, but not all activists are feminists (which should have been particularly obvious since superlatives have a male counterpart.
I have spoken in the past about conversations Miss Sunshine and I have had surrounding feminism. I believe that women are and should be treated as equal, but I don’t think that any agenda is furthered by the bashing of males. It doesn’t accomplish anything other than spewing hatred while claiming tolerance. I find this to be the case in many social conversations, which is why I mostly avoid them.
Trains.
Anyway! Miss Sunshine won the nomination. My heart is quite proud. I think it’s an excellent superlative. Hopefully, she does change the world. She had to be taken into school early on Tuesday for photos (which didn’t happen, but that’s a different story). On my way home, I got held up by the train crossing. I’m never first in line, so I took the opportunity to grab a picture.
Riverdance.
Wednesday, the hubby and I had tickets to see Riverdance. I was so excited!! We saw it live when we were dating. I got all dressed up (a rarity), put on makeup (even rarer), and even put on fake eyelashes (for the first time). The lighting wasn’t good, but we still snapped a few selfies.
No photos were allowed during the performance. There were those who chose to ignore it. The lights from their phones were rude, but I can’t say that I’m surprised. There are those who will answer a phone in the library and carry on a full conversation. I’m talking about people of all ages…even some old enough to be my grandparents. I’m still questioning when this became acceptable.
But I digress. If you can see the show, you definitely should. My hands hurt the next day from clapping so much. It was phenomenal!! I can’t rave about it enough!!
Classic Novel.
Speaking of libraries…I have started on my February Challenge. I’m about 1/4 of the way through my first classic novel, Pride and Prejudice. I’m really enjoying it. It still seems strange to me the formal way that people spoke to each other. Even amongst girlfriends. I wonder if they really spoke that way or if that was only in writing. I suspect the former.
We went to the library last night and once again they are having “Blind Date with a Book”. I love surprises and couldn’t pass it up. I chose this one because it said “heartwarming classic”. That meant that it should qualify for my challenge. The book ended up being Random Harvest by James Hilton. I had not heard of it before and looked it up. Apparently, it was made into a film not too long after it was written. That film is considered a classic. I suppose that makes the book a classic as well. It will be my next read.
Microwave.
My microwave died. Appliances hate me. Don’t believe me? Read some of my older posts. They definitely hate me. End of Story.
Pilates.
I went to Pilates today. I don’t do Pilates on a Reformer. It is at my gym and is considered mat Pilates. We sometimes use a small or large ball, light weights, therabands, and/or rings. Each instructor has a different style. What are the odds that after reading this article, questioning the benefit of burpees, that a day or two later I’d be doing them for the first time in a Pilates class? I will say that there was an option of stepping back with one leg a time to a plank and then walking it in and standing. The exercise wasn’t done nearly as fast as in some higher intensity classes. I appreciated the harder workout because “beach season” is coming. I just thought the coincidence was strange.
Music.
Also when I went to the gym, I heard a familiar song playing on the speakers. It was because I shared the song (by Tom Walker) in Edition 38 of Friday Faves. Today’s song is by Mondo Cozmo. The singer is from Philadelphia and is now based in L.A.
I hope you have an amazing week.
Let your light shine!
Amy
I tend to say “ya es viernes” for spanish 😘
I suspected Google translate wouldn’t know what everyone “really” says. 😉
Thanks so much for sharing!! 🙂
I love Pride and Prejudice. Enjoy your weekend.
I’m about halfway through the book and am thoroughly enjoying it. I hope that you had a wonderful weekend! 🙂
Love the photo of you guys – always smile when I see a photo of you on the blog. I very rarely post pictures of myself on my blog – maybe I should from time to time 🙂
Thanks Jonathan!! My “unsmiling” face tends to look like I’m angry or indifferent. Yes, I know there’s a term for that. lol. You should post pictures of yourself on the blog. I don’t tend to do it often, but I think people always like to put a face to the name. p.s.-sorry for the late reply…somehow your comment ended up in my spam folder!
Riverdance!! The best. Ever. We are an Irish family and love, love, love all Irish dancing 🙂 Next time I will go with you. I’m sure your hubby won’t mind my inviting myself on your date night. 😉
The more the merrier, right?! 😉. I love Irish dancing. You can just feel the happiness as it’s happening. 💕
I would LOVE to get regular access to and time for a Reformer. Perhaps that’s something to do in my 50s.
Yay for family date night! We have those from time to time, too. Sadly, often late. lol
Double yay for Friday! Hourra, c’est Vendredi is good, but DMCV is better — Dieu Merci C’est Vendredi — TGIF in French.
Glad y’all enjoyed yer show 🙂
I have never been on a Reformer, but I’d love to have a chance to spend on it. I’ve seen the most changes to my body during my since starting Pilates.
Family date night was much needed. Regular date night too 😉
I like TGIF in French!!
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My email address is BedlamAndDaisies@gmail.com 🙂
Thanks so much. I’m going to send it right now. 🙂
Family dates are such a good idea. Love it! Riverdance would have been amazing. What a week for you guys.
I think the family dates have become crucial since the teens are always going in different directions. We did love Riverdance. It was a full week! 🙂
I looooove Mellow Mushroom! And they have an amazing selection of vegetarian options, in case you decide to stick with your January challenge for a while… 😉
I thought their selections were great. While I didn’t order gluten-free, I did appreciate that they offer it because I have been in the past.
I’ve definitely consumed much less meat since the end of January and have been conscientious of the fact as I’ve made my choices. Another blogger is going 80/20 vegan for health reasons and I like how she pointed out that’s four meat meals a week. It gives me a more visual target. I’m not sure about giving up butter, eggs, and cheese though! Vegetarian is much easier. 😉