Saturday, August 9, 2014

What My Weekend Is Looking Like So Far!

Friday morning was spent working on posts and doing some housework.  No biggie.  Then I got a text from one of the ladies I visit teach.  "Are you coming today?"   Each month I pay a short visit to 3 gal pals in my area that are assigned to me by my church.  It's called Visiting Teaching.  I'm LDS and it's part of how we keep track of each other and make sure that things are OK with them.  Sometimes they are just token visits, catching up and chatting, but other times they can really make a difference, especially if someone is ill or having difficulties meeting some kind of responsibility.  Sometimes it's just needing someone to talk with.  We usually go in twos.

Anyway, I had been texting the women earlier this week, trying to juggle which days would work between me, my visting companion, and the 3 ladies.  I reached one first and she said Friday at 11:00.  OK, great.  Then it turns out that everyone else was busy this week but next Thursday was good for the rest of them and I forgot that I hadn't told the first lady that next week would be better.     I really blew it.  It's called, 'Thinking You Have Communicated Something and Realize  You're The Only One In Your Crazy Loop.'  I honestly thought I had told her.  I called and apologized profusely but she wasn't too happy with me. I hope she'll get over it by next month.

Later on G. and I went to "The Hundred-Foot Journey" with Helen Mirren.  I was very excited about it because I saw her on Jimmy Fallon and she was so charming and funny and then she said something so interesting.  She said, "This is a great date movie. Don't eat before you go, because after the movie, you will score!"  We went to the movie and I thoroughly enjoyed it!  The scenery of France, the cuisine, the acting!  All wonderful.  There was a part in the movie that took the movie from good to excellent for me.  It was the part when she tasted "his food" for the first time.  That's all I'll say, but her reaction to it was so amazing and it actually brought tears to my eyes because of the raw emotion of it.  I'm now an even bigger Helen Mirren fan!  And can I just say that G. thinks she's  hot?  He says he would be so lucky if I was like her when I reach 60-something, like her.  Great!  Something to work towards...Here's the trailor, just in case you haven't seen it yet!  And, by the way, she was totally right. We scored afterwards. (With food of course, what were YOU thinking?)

 
Just like Friday, my Saturday had some good and bad points to it.  G. decided to go play some disc golf with his friends up at Solitude.  They were gone for about 6 hours.  I went on a bike ride up the canyon, which is always great and then took some time to watch some t.v. afterward.  It was a show about Desert Runners, amateur runners who decide they want to run hundreds of kilometers in a desert and some decide to do all 4 desert runs in a year so they are called the Ultramarathon or Ultra runners.  How humans can run miles and miles in these extreme conditions is mind boggling.  It was a documentary that took us through the 4 races, chosen specifically for their harsh conditions.  The race organizers have strategically chosen these four deserts because they are (respectively) the driest, windiest, hottest and coldest places on Earth. It's not child's play, as I found out watching the show.  Some very extreme things happen and the thing is, it's all true.  I really enjoy watching documentaries.
  I decided to make something out of the abundance of zucchini we've accumulated this past week. I've had some great luck making zucchini bread with walnuts.  But I wanted to try out a recipe I'd found on Pinterest.  They were Baked Parmesan Zucchini Sticks.  I made them according to the directions, but they weren't a big hit at the house and heating the oven up to 425 degrees is something I still try to avoid.  So for us, it was just meh...
  Tomorrow looks like it's going to be a great day with great weather.  And I'm excited.  We will be going to the 7th Annual Alphorn Festival at Solitude.  The Alphorn is the national instrument of Switzerland.  It has been going since Wednesday, and tomorrow will be the culmination, with a live concert that is free to the public.  The best Alphornists(?) in the world will be playing!  I'll take pictures and put some on Instagram! Here is what Alphorns look like! Anything interesting going on for you this weekend?

10 comments:

Unknown said...

Things sure can get crazy over here, too. Hope your week is a bit calmer ;)

dd said...

Ah weekends are supposed to be relaxing but I sometimes use them to catch up and it gets crazy too.

Angie B said...

don't worry, I get those crazy communication loops in my head sometimes too. One of my coworkers saw The Hundred Foot Journey and she said it might be one of her favorite movies of all time

Crystal Green said...

Sounds like an eventful weekend for sure. I have mixed feelings about watching this movie. I've heard many great reviews about it though!

A GAL NEEDS... said...

Crystal, did you go see the movie? I would be curious as to what those mixed feelings were! The plot was less than believable for me, but it didn't matter because of how it made me feel! I love a feel-good movie now and then!

Mom Knows Best said...

My weekend is a mud race with my 14 year old son. I don't like getting dirty so it will be hard for me.

Unknown said...

My weekends are usually when I get a lot of my blogging done. I also get to spend a lot of time with my kids which is great! That movie looks intriguing... now I need to watch it lol :)

Amanda Matheny said...

Wow, it sounds like you've had a busy weekend. I am familiar with visiting teaching because myy ex-husband's family was LDS so I understand how that is. Hopefully the woman will get over it and forgive you, but you never know with some people. I've never seen that movie, but I'm not a huge movie fan, and I prefer to watch them at home so if I watch it at all, it won't be til it's on DVD. My ex-sister-in-law used to make really really good zucchini bread, but I don't think we ever tried it with nuts. That sounds good. Never tried the parmesan zucchini sticks either. That sounds interesting.

Anonymous said...

Weekends are crazy around here too. Long gone are the days where the weekend was for lounging around the house!

Kymi A. said...

The Alphorn is really cool to see hope you enjoyed the festival. As for my weekend... Where do I begin! lol That's when I have the full crew at home so it's busy, this weekend is a kid's birthday party, along with still finding a gift plus with renovating our home. Gotta love the weekends! :)