Ethan and Emmy are back in town. They’ve been nonstop screaming their heads off — and crying. Work has been harder with them since they’re so much more vocal but overall, not too horrible.
Not too horrible because at nighttime, I throw them to June & Mum so that I could relax with my puzzle. Sadly my Lake House puzzle is missing a piece right out of the box. I submitted a form, hoping they can fix my missing piece. Fingers crossed. I’m currently working on another one. 1/3 completed so far. Yay!
Super early Friday, I met up with Evin for coffee at Starbucks. It’s been way over a year and a half so it was time to meet up and catch up in person. One hour passed by so easily before we had to bid our farewell.
June was off so we went and picked up Mum from work and went to Thaicoon, our new favourite Thai place, for lunch. And picked up a few Tea Tops for her to take back to work. It was nice to get away on a week day with just us gals. I wish Sissy lived or worked closer so we could do the same sometimes.
Later that afternoon, I took Ethan to Mallory’s so that he could play with Jacob. Emmy wasn’t allowed to since she was being bad all week. Hoping she learns from it and so far, it seems she has.
Ethan mostly ate the whole time he was there and was okay with Mallory holding him for a split second before a small whine came out. We went over to Ashley’s since JJ was playing with them and scored some free ice creams. I think he did a good job meeting new people and at the end, Jacob was chasing after him and they were laughing.
Saturday, I went to Rachel & Simon’s wedding early since Michelle had asked if I could help take care of her kids. Sadly, Claire was sick and Jack is VERY attached to momma so there wasn’t much I needed to do. I felt special sitting with the family and being able to have a little Rachel time during the reception. They are so cute! And she looked like Anne Hathaway with her long hair!
After the ceremony, I drove Michelle’s car with Aunt Jennifer to pick up with Claire and their PawPaw from the house. We were worried the food would be all gone since it was a three stationed buffet. Luckily cocktail hour was for an hour plus so we made it JUST in time!
I hung out mostly with Amanda at the beginning and we went to all the stations together. Southern Comforts Station (chicken & waffle quarter, deviled eggs & bacon, baked mac & cheese), Dim Sum Station (shrimp shumai, pork dumpling, char siu bun all served with siracha and honey soy sauce), Carving Station (penne pasta alfredo, beef sirloin served with Argentinean Chimichurri, creamy horseradish and red wine au jus, specialty roll with butter).
Our favourite was obviously the carving station. Amanda helped me get a second plate because I was too scared to. The sirloin with the chimichurri hit the spot. Chimichurri sauce is on my list of things to make.
I was afraid I wouldn’t get any Michelle or Rachel time but was super happy I was once we put the kids in the car for their Aunts and Uncle to take them back to the house. We were able to take pictures, make jokes, and just have chill time. It was nice to see everyone again.
Please look at Michelle’s date since Matt was stuck at work. Haha Too funny. I cannot wait to visit her in three weeks!
Today, I took Mum and Emmy to Target and then Emmy got hungry so we stopped at Gyu Kaku. I’ve always wanted to take Mum here and it was a perfect opportunity. We finished all the foods and Emmy did a GREAT job. She ate SO much! She had fun popping the edamame into her mouth. With her kids meal, she made a fortune teller and was able to find the hidden cow so that she could get a free s’mores. She had fun.
It’s been a long week but a great one with wonderful memories.
