2019 quarterly review

It’s April! Already! Woo!

As I said in my last post, I think summer is officially out the door. And good riddance, humidity! Per usual, lots happened this summer – but also, nothing happened. We can sum up the first few months in just a few words: work, sick, friends, Pancake.

And while I’m working on some actual posts (including words and insights), here’s a big fat photo dump of the year thus far:

Starting slowly…

Did everyone read this article on burnout? I felt seen.

gazing wistfully…

Work has been hard this year. The weekends have become prime napping time.

We met some new neighbors (someone came down and brought one of the cops her sunnies, it was cute)

I met with my beloved pizza pals for a 100,000 calorie brunch

Ohhh affogatos

practicing yoga…

Good Sir Hugh held a BBBQ*

Good Sir Hugh and the fruits of his labour

PUG FACE

pals

Project: ReadMore2k19 is in full effect

organising the closets..

Project: WriteMore2k19 got off to a roaring start, stalled, kinda started again, stalled, and is not kinda almost maybe starting again. It’s in progress.

working on her tan…

There’s rarely a shortage of free books in our neighborhood

touristing…

museum peeping…

getting into weird bondage…

Me and my shadow (unless Joel’s home, then it’s Joel’s shadow

My sewing box has already seen more action this year than it did in the last two years

hiding…

Face masks are still my new favourite thing

I’ve been documenting my outfits on Instagram as a way to pare down my closet… it’s actually working, so more on that later.

bonding…

Spent close to 4 weeks battling an incessant flu/cold/plague, including one weekend where all I did was lie in bed and watch Bohemian Rhapsody.

I went home from work early a few times, which happened to coincide with The Oscars, so that worked out

my flu-addled brain was obsessed with two things: running a fever, and researching and image searching Queen. Here’s Freddie Mercury with Elton John #productive

Not only did I find some Queen gems, but I also found this amazing early days SNL squad

worrying…

Joel made some choice meals, including rosemary crusted lamb chops and fennel salad

He also spent a lot of time with his shadow

I went out to a whiskey bar with the Irish Mums from work, and had drunk, 1AM McDonald’s for the first time in a dog’s age

Felt seen by memes

Changing seasons = gorgeous light shows

I chopped my hair off! It’s almost been a month, and I’m still not used to it.

We celebrated Joel’s brother’s birthday

Someone fell asleep sitting up

Helllllllo, sunset

Introducing Australian’s to Miller Time

baking Blueberry Jazz Bars (recipe coming)

We kept missing our Abercrombie Street family friends-giving due to everyone working and travelling and having lives. But we finally all got together in March for a Sunday BBBQ* at Rob’s

Grill master Dimi

heeeeckkkk

take me back to this lamb

lambs and fishes for Sunday dinner

After Friendsgiving, the temperatures dropped, and Joel made a skillet chicken pot pie. He used a Bon Appetit recipe that called for turnips instead of carrots (it was amazeballs)

Sweater weather is coming. It’s coming, damnit.

bean-cat

Fog!

Grunge is alive and well and I am ok with tihis

More gallery peeping

Sunday park beers

EVERY one in our family loves TLC reality shows

And finishing it out slow