Another jam-packed weekend at Casa Tingey documented in photos:
It's a miracle! First test of the newly installed sink and what do you know? it works! (and on the first try too)
Sink installation was such a victory we went out to celebrate with ice cream from Salt and Straw - their flavors are so creative! (sea salt with caramel ribbons for Thor, Olive Oil for me)
Saturday morning we were up at the crack of dawn to go salmon fishing on the Columbia with mom. Actually it was more like the pre-crack of dawn - I think our alarm went off at 4:15 and we were on the water by 5:40.
We trolled until 1pm and fortunately weren't skunked: mom caught a steelhead!
Mom also brought the snacks! Scotch Eggs and her new gluten-free recipe for 'Happy Jack' cookies. These are amazing!!! she needs to dial in the recipe and sell them - they are the best cookie I have ever had!
Did we stop to relax upon getting home? oh no! straight to tiling the kitchen! Here's Thor applying thinset to the first wall
While Thor messed around with trivial tasks (such as measuring where the outlets would fall and precisely cutting tile) I tackled much more important things like decorating the supporting ledge for the tile behind the stove. Good idea, right? it's like a little time capsule for whoever pulls the stove out in 20 years.
Thor looking happy despite the fact that I've started to 'talk' (or pester) about taking a break for dinner since we skipped lunch.
I tried to stave off a case of the hangrys with my new favorite treat of macadamia nuts and dates...
But it was to no avail. By 7pm I was in full melt down mode and my stomach had dictated a royal pout on the couch.
Fortunately at this point Thor realized I was in dire straights, went into high gear, and hustled me out the door to Tabor Tavern. One burger and two ginger ciders later I was ready to hit the tiling hard and we powered through most of the second wall before collapsing into bed around 11pm.
Sunday was full play day - and boy did we have a great time! We headed to syncline with a group we've never ridden with and made some new friends. Then off to our good friend Stacy's for a delicious birthday celebration - and then finally home for the first episode of Game of Thrones Season 4. Excellent!
Even better - Thor rode the whole day and worked hard on Saturday and still felt good at the end of the weekend! His head is really beginning to feel better and we both feel incredibly fortunate about that.
An amazing pout! I love the time capsule idea! Do you remember how fun it was to find the painted rocks in our yard growing up?
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