Year 2, Week 40: Online Auction Week

Well, hello there! I hope everyone is doing well! We have had a good week, a few bumps in the road, but doing well otherwise!

Monday was one of the busier days that I had! I have been having quite a few skin issues and I finally reached a breaking point Sunday night, so I finally got an appointment with my physician and we are figuring everything out! It was my Monday off, so I went grocery shopping, then came home, made some muffins and put lasagna roll-ups together. It was Monday night, so we went to game night and took the lasagna roll-ups to share. I also made some double chocolate banana buckwheat muffins...which were absolutely delicious! Game night was fun...but we were a little bit distracted. There was an online auction going on that had an outdoor table and chairs that we wanted...and we won them! It was very exciting for us since we grill a lot and have already been thinking a lot this spring about how much we would love to sit outside and play some games!

Tuesday I worked, so Jonathan was home. He relaxed, played some guitar, watched TV and a movie and enjoyed some alone time. It was a big day for us, though, because we payed off Jonathan's student loans! One more thing crossed off the list!  Of course, my Wednesday is always my day off, so we got a lot of stuff done. I did some cleaning, completed some education that I needed to, called the airline to get our tickets refunded, then after Jonathan was done working we enjoyed the evening! Cajun pork chops for dinner, lots of dishes to do then played some gin rummy and watched The Masked Singer. Thursday I worked again, so Jonathan worked, then took a moment to chat with his family afterward.

It was my weekend off - which was awesome. We relaxed a lot and had a good time together! Friday was a slow day for me. After Jonathan was done with work we played some games, then I made skillet pot pie for dinner and we watched Thor: Ragnarok while we ate. Dessert was homemade milkshakes....always delicious.

Saturday we got out of Minerva. First, we filled up on french toast, then we headed to visit with the Landis' while totally maintaining social distancing, of course. The auction we got our table and chairs at was in Navarre, so we left, went to the Dariette for some ice cream (of course), then went to pick up our stuff. We took the long way home just driving around, picked up pizza, chips and dip then came home to eat. After we ate we realized how little we had to do...so we went to the Haas farm to watch the Zookeeper's Wife with them since they had never seen it. It was a lot of fun!

Now that everything is canceled, church is a little different. So we went over to Mom and Dad's for french toast and church in the morning, then came home and had leftovers for lunch, cleaned, learned a new game and relaxed. New recipe for dinner! We had chicken rollups and smoothies...which were both delicious. There was an impromptu Hochstedler family chat, so we joined in there and got to catch up with them. After that we went to bed to get some rest for this next week.

It is looking like the world is going to slowly begin returning to a semblance of order...but I sincerely doubt it will be soon enough. We are missing our friends and family and cannot wait to reconnect with you all...but will keep praying for everyone in this time of waiting. 

Love you all - stay safe!

Alli and Jonathan