We had lunch at Publick House, a restaurant we went to a few times because of their extensive beer selection, hand cut fries & special sauces (chipolte mayo, truffle ketchup, etc), and big bowls of mussels. This time we shared a big plate of poutine, a chef salad that is always a good choice with Sampson because he loves the slices of avocado & egg, and a fried green tomato & softly fried egg sandwich on sourdough bread with fried ham. We looked around the restaurant and realized that Saturday afternoons have replaced Friday nights for young familys because every single table had a car seat or a toddler in a high chair. I am not complaining... I like sunny Saturdays more than freaky Fridays.
After lunch we went to a birthday party and had a lovely time celebrating the birthday of a friend and stayed the night there. On Sunday morning we went to church and then headed home.
Now that football season is almost at an end, we have made a tradition of going on a hike Sunday afternoon. There is a state park near our house with some great hilly trails. We decided to do a 2 mile hike that turned into a 5 mile hike when one of the trails was not marked and we needed to take the long way back to the car. The weather has been mild during the day here resulting in a lot of the snow melting only to turn into a sheet of ice when the temperatures drop at night. We ended up downhill on our butts for a good portion of the trails and hauling ourselves up hill by pulling on trees and branches. Buying crampons is now at the top of my shopping list.
The hike left us exhausted, but invigorated. Alex headed home with Sampson and I went to our local co-op to volunteer bagging groceries for 2 hours which buys me 8% off of our groceries for the next month. It was fun to see what everyone buys: bulk items packaged with recycled
containers, organic produce, "responsibly sourced" seafood, cruelty free eggs & meat, and all the fancy natural products. I did a little grocery shopping to get us through the next two days at home before we head to Nashville for a business trip for Alex. It's going to be a fun week!
