One of my latest ingenious plans: I intentionally skipped updating this yesterday, and will instead get it done today. That way, my simple mind will be tricked into thinking today is Monday, and another unbearably sluggish week will be over before I know it! Solid plan, right?!?! We’ll see how that works out.

We kicked last weekend off strong with a few winery trips on Friday. We visited a few local spots; Shenandoah, Soban, and Rombauer. (I’ll skip the links, the sites aren’t too whippy anyway.) All good spots, and the weather was fantastic! Our grand plan is to make the most of the glorious Fall weather before it gets cold. OK, “cold-ish.” It ain’t KC weather, but we won’t be rolling around in the convertible in a few months either.

We may have started the weekend strong, but the rest was sort of a bust. We did have some friends up for a late lunch and the Chief’s game on Sunday, so that was sort of fun. Have to add the “sort of” qualifier, because the game itself kind of brought the whole day down. I made Pork and Black Beans for lunch, which I was fairly happy with. I’ve used that recipe a few times, kind of a good (and simple) Fall dish. Might put a little more effort into the salsa next time, the one on that recipe is pretty boring. Fascinating (not) problem on that though: If you search for “Frijol con Puerco” recipes, the results are (predictably, I guess,) in Spanish. If you search for “Pork and Beans,” you get… well… pork and bean recipes. I swear, will my life-issues ever cease?!?!?

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