this week in pictures

Oops! Got behind blogging this week! Here's a quick recap!

SO Exciting! My sister, Mary Beth, and her longtime boyfriend, Peter, got engaged! Peter has been a member of our family for years and years, so I'm pumped that it will officially be official. Now he can be in the official family photo instead of being the one to take it. I love these two so much, and I can't wait to help plan another wedding! (By the way, isn't my sister gorgeous?!)

Saturday, I made this yummy breakfast courtesy of my favorite magazine, Food Network Magazine. It's puff pastry baked with cheese, bacon crumbles, and egg. It was so delicious, but super rich. I could only eat about a fourth of mine. 

After breakfast, Paul and I biked down to the Farmer's Market and library. We love being within biking distance of downtown. I've been trying to bike down to Ten Thousand Villages to volunteer as well. I just wish I had a cooler helmet like this:

Tuesday, we very unfortunately discovered that the pipe from the house out to the sewer had settled, which creates some problems as you can imagine. Luckily, they only have to remove one section of pipe and not dig up the entire front yard - we just now have nice grass growing where we dug up some trees last year. As of right now, we have a nice big hole in our front yard while we wait for the city to come finish their job. It is mostly fixed, and let me tell you, appreciate your ability to flush a toilet. Talk about taking something for granted. 

 

Last night, I went over to Amanda's to rekindle my old love affair with the Phantom. Amanda had caught the end of the 25th anniversary performance on PBS a few weeks ago and loved it so much that she bought the DVD. The Phantom of the Opera has been a staple of my friendship with Amanda. We love to sing and laugh at the camp and wonder how Christine Daae can be so naive sometimes. It's a favorite. And isn't Phantom's makeup impressive? Exposed brain cannot be healthy. 

Despite our plumbing issues, it has been a great week. And what can be better to punctuate it than the Hunger Games tomorrow night? May the odds be ever in your favor!

*****March Madness Update*****

 I'm beating Paul by 4 points, so it is still anyone's game. Paul has until today to decide what he wants in the unlikely event that he might win. When If I win, he will be detailing my jeep, and let me tell you, there is a lot of dog hair in there. Best of luck, Paul!

Laura's Bracket

Paul's Bracket