5 Weekend Favorites

This past weekend was fun and FULL of laughter. Although it was the people associated with the things that made the weekend so great, I still want to share 5 of my favorite things…

1. Wii Sports

This Wii game was kind of buried at the bottom of our gaming closet, but I’m glad that Sean happened to notice it. For Friday’s family night, we played bowling and tennis. It was fun AND it’s so good for us to play competitive games together from time to time because 3 of the 4 of us are competitors by nature. It helps us to grow in sportsmanship! (Sean is the only one who can truly care less about the outcome as long as he is having fun…)

2. Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds

I have wanted to see this movie for a while, so Reggie and I watched it during our date night. I really liked it. Spoiler: I cried when social services took the little girl from her mom. The truth of the matter is that homelessness really can happen to hardworking people (especially women and children). I like for the movies that I watch to end on a happy note and it did .

3. Starbucks on 39th Street and 8th Avenue

When I meet up for coffee and long conversations with friends in the city (like I did on Saturday), this is my “go-to” spot. It has the only coffee that I drink (Caramel Frapps), a friendly staff and an upper level of spacious seating. Most people go to more crowded Starbucks in the area/don’t especially know about this one, so “Shhh. Don’t tell.”

4. GustOrganics

If you are ever looking for a vegan, vegetarian or gluten free restaurant option in the Chelsea area, try this one out. I was meeting up with a vegetarian friend for brunch after church service on Sunday, so we me there. She enjoyed her vegan scramble (grated, seasoned tofu w/ shiitake mushrooms, onions &fresh veggies) that was served with rustic potatoes and a mixed salad. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed my gluten free taco salad (Free range chicken, black beans, avocado, corn, tomato,cheddar, mozzarella, shredded romaine and topped w/crunchy tortillas, in chipotle ranch). I ordered it because it had avocado in it and I’m a little bit obsessed with avocado at the moment. It ended up being one of the best salads that I have ever tasted…and it was filling.

5. Target gift cards as teacher gifts

True confession: I broke the law by giving Michael’s teacher a cash gift back in December. (I didn’t know until my teacher husband informed me that NYC public school teachers couldn’t receive cash gifts. Oops!) That’s probably why his teacher made a point of mentioning that she had spent the money on things for the classroom. In any event, I made sure that both Sean and Michael’s teachers would be able to enjoy their end of the year “thanks” by getting my normal gifts – Target gift cards! Everyone can find something that they want/need in Target, right? I slipped the gift cards into thank you cards that the boys had made along with pictures. My school “work” for the 2011/2012 school year is officially over. Yes!