Sometimes Boring is Fun

Yesterday evening was boring...and I loved it!!  We cooked dinner.  The husband grilled the drumsticks I marinated and I think he secretly loved it.  I asked him what he was doing on a Monday night and he said (with a smile), "Grilling in my backyard".  Okay, so maybe not secretly.  I made zucchini and Spanish rice (nothing fancy...straight from a package) to go with our chicken.

Yummy.

Then I measured the living room to make sure this little gem would fit where I wanted it to.

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It is a storage bench which I think will look much better than the basket I have in the corner now.  Plus it is extra seating!  It is only offered online, so I hope I like it as much when it gets here as I do in the picture.  I would like to have seen it before purchasing, but I went ahead and took my chances.  It was on sale and exactly what I was looking for.  I ordered it this morning.  I would have ordered it last night, but our power went out.  It wasn't raining or anything in my area.  Just click...gone.  I found it very rude.

I hope you have a terrific Tuesday!!  It isn't Monday anymore!

Smile!  This picture is compliments of my niece.  This is one of their new kitties.

Weekend Recap 2: Good Food and Good Beer

Outside of packing up, making a donation run and buying boxes, we kind of took a break from the house this weekend.  We did a little relaxing.

Saturday during the day the husband and I went for some lunch and darts in the Rice Village.  They welcomed us on the chalk board.

Okay, yes, that is a type of beer, but it is still fun to have your name in chalk!  We played one game of darts over lunch (I won) and then we took a nap. 

After the commotion from this post, we went and tried out an awesome new bar in Houston.  It's called The Hay Merchant.

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They have a gazillion craft beers on tap.  Yes, really that many.

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And they serve them in the correct glasses...and if you're a beer snob like the husband or the brother-in-law that is important apparently.

I thought the Tulip glasses were super cute!  So they were important to me.  Priorities.  :)

The food was awesome...chicken and sausage gumbo...delicious!

And they had one of the coolest dart setups I have seen in a long time.

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In short...if you live in Houston, you should try this place.  I really liked it!  Let me know when you are going...so I can come too.