Cold Averted (thus no good excuse for lack of posting)

I have officially bumped the cold threat status to Code Yellow (or elevated). In these hostile times (November = cold/flu season) I feel hesitant to bump the threat down to blue (or guarded). There's plenty out there to fear, so I'm not putting away the neon drinks just yet. However, for this particular bout, I feel that the loads of veggies and garlic played a large role in pulling me out of my slump -- like Tuesday's leftover stir fry over an omelet. I'm convinced that the the curry and hot sauce was the nail on the coffin.

Yesterday it poured for just about 10 hours again, but I was feeling cooped up and needed to get out of the house. I initially wanted to go on a bike ride with J, but we decided that getting soggy on the way to any destination would be a total killjoy. So, we took the streetcar downtown to the Portland Art Museum for the afternoon and then picked up a book on hold at the library. I was excited about the art museum, but ecstatic about the book. I love side dishes and finger foods and appetizers. On our way home we stopped at the Pearl Bakery to get a snack and a coffee and I perused the book for things to cook this weekend.

Today was exceptionally beautiful and we got to take that bike ride after all. We had lunch with one of J's high school friends, David, and his wife downtown. After lunch we stopped into Stumptown Coffee to chat with Anna (who was looking quite cute today with a new haircut). She's nearing the home stretch in her pregnancy and seemed quite upbeat in spite of standing on her feet all day.

We woke up today and designated Thursday as our "clean the apartment day," but J and I have managed to avoid any cleaning tasks until now. J's conquering the dishes while I type and I'll take over the kitchen floor after dinner. I just heard him yell "Oh god! A secret-hidden-bonus-banana," which is never a good thing. I should probably get in there and mediate.