weekend wrap up

Happy Monday.  

I have a special day lined up today.  It's an early birthday present from my friend Kelly and it includes some good friends and a spa.  But more about that tomorrow!

So, Friday the 13th started off on a sour note when I realized I needed new windshield wipers but the guy at the auto parts store couldn't help me put them on.  After struggling for about 1/2 hour, I managed to replace one.  ONE!  Thankfully, Mr. M was able to come out later and change the other one.

I came into the house feeling all dejected but immediately perked up when I saw this:

I've been meaning to put this bike together since, oh...NOVEMBER, but just never did it.  

I guess Mr. M was tired of seeing that big box in basement and finally did it himself.  I'm so thankful he did because he said it was as bad as putting together something from Ikea.  Enough said.

So, after seeing Elena from Caffeinerd tweet this recipe on Saturday, I knew it would be the perfect "thank you" treat.

Of course, I needed to do a quality assurance check on them.  Yep, they passed.

And since I was on a roll in the kitchen, I decided to counterbalance the sweet with the savory and made this super easy and totally healthy quinoa vegetable soup.  Delish!

Weekend was good but I cannot lie, I couldn't stop thinking about this...

Have a great day!