Another delightful weekend recap

We went down to Naples on Saturday morning to have the car folks buff a few things out of the Miata. We drove around quite a bit and got a fair amount of sun on our noses and shoulders. And we remembered how being out in the sun tires one out. So we napped in the afternoon before family night on Saturday night.

Family night was a hit, as usual. Chris and Ralph hosted and it was a really sweet time of being together and intentionally catching up. Chris made a roast and scalloped potatoes and I brought a vegetable. It was, as usual, an experiment. I say "as usual" because I feel like I'm ever building a repertoire of signature dishes, and I found one to add to that repertoire: roasted broccoli. YUM! Who knew vegetables could actually be enjoyable? I bought a big thing of broccoli florets at Costco with the intent to learn how to roast it. I found a great recipe online-- toss broc with olive oil, garlic, and a few squirts of lemon or lime juice, and spread on a cookie sheet. Roast at 450 degrees for about 10 minutes, then toss with some freshly grated parmesan and enjoy. It was a huge hit, at least to me. I also roasted some baby carrots-- 8 minutes in the micro to get them started, then toss with olive oil, garlic, and thyme, and then spread on cookie sheet at 450 for 10 minutes. They were quite tasty as well. I'll find the sources and give credit sometime soon.

And speaking of things I told you I'd do, I don't have that picture of Brad's and my hypothetical child which we took in a photobooth in Indy. I accidentally threw it away. How's that for a statement? I threw away our hypothetical child. I surely can't be trusted with a real one.

Below are some pics of the fun car after it was buffed. It remains a joy to us. We've put 500 miles on it in a week! Our after-dinner drives are simply divine with the sun setting and wind blowing our cares away.


We're thinking of naming it Terese, from tres, meaning three, from Maude III, because we name all great finds "Maude", ever since being blessed with our 88 Toyota a few years back, which was Maude One. Maude One was 16 years old when we got her, with a pristine interior and only 50,000 miles. Maude Two is our laser printer, which Brad bought from Moody for $5 and it had barely been used-- another great find. So this looks to be Maude Three, as she has only 14,000 miles on her despite being 7 years old. The name Maude is getting a little worn, so from Three we get tres, which is a little like Terese.