I know, lame title! You already know about the highlight of last week: Boyce Avenue Concert! If you missed that post from earlier today, you can check it out HERE!
This weekend was Thanksgiving weekend in Canada! YAY! Long weekend means so much more time to do lots of stuff! I did talk about doing some stuff on my Pinterest post on Friday night! Guess what? Apparently, whenever I post about doing something, I end up actually doing it more than when I just write it up on my notebook or post it on my fridge or something.
Friday night was nothing special but consisted mostly of watching Pretty Little Liars! I’m on Season 3 now! Its getting more than relaxing intense but intense intense! Other than Pretty Little Liars, my guilt of sitting around doing nothing kicked in some time around 10pm and I got straight to work and did a ton of chores for the next two hours. Nothing to really post about there..unless you want to see my wonderful laundry hanging skills 😉
Saturday was pretty cool. I actually got in a lot of sleep. One of the 10 things I wanted to do! It doesn’t make up for the past 2 weeks of not sleeping a lot but its getting there. My boyfriend and I got woke up earlier than usual and we managed to do a shopping run. I picked up 2 horror movies at Walmart for $5 each: The Descent Original Uncut (my review HERE of it with US ending) and Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. I also got a indie horror film called Frozen, which I did manage to watch yesterday night as well. The review goes up next week 🙂 I’m still processing it a little.
I promised you food, right? Last night, I went all out and decided to make a crazy meal, which my boyfriend had to step in to help out nearing the end since I have this weird frustration that sets in when I cook for a while longer and things start going crazy. Panic, I guess….he never understands why I’m a completely different person when I bake…I’m sure some of you do, right?
Here it goes!
First up, I made an Autumn Sangria in the afternoon to let it sit and soak up the fruits a bit.
Prep for Autumn Sangria
The recipe that I used is this one HERE! This is how it turned out 🙂
Autumn Sangria!
This was really strong in my Chinese alcohol intolerance level. For one, the bourbon tastes very strong and its what soaked into the fruits mostly, so the fruits were delicious, especially the apples. Second, if you expect citrus like the normal sangria, this one hits the spicy level a little more. Definitely more autumn with more fruits from this season and a cinnamon sticks (preferably), I only had ground cinnamon so I added a hint of that to the mix.
Moving on, for the main meal, we made a little twist of the Avocado Basil Pasta featured HERE!
Avocado Basil Pasta
We cooked a bit of topping since I’m not really good with raw foods. Also, we added in some leftover italian sausages and made a side of potatoes. As much as it may not look that great, it tasted pretty awesome 🙂
Sunday morning came around and I was in an extremely happy mood to make some pancakes. I mixed the batter and my boyfriend helped make it. They were these Pumpkin Pancakes right HERE!
Pumpkin Pancakes!
I’ve never made pancakes non-Bisquick style so this was a pretty good trial. Plus, they tasted SO GOOD! Whats Halloween or Autumn recipes without pumpkins, right?
After that, we headed off for a nature trail in the Eastern Townships for the afternoon. I have to sort through about 200 pictures from that but the post will be going up soon. Here’s a picture to give you an idea!
Marais de la Riviere aux Cerises
I already remember to be thankful everyday for the great things in life that I have but its also a weekend for me to reflect how to be better at being thankful and grateful for all that I have. So far, this weekend’s been pretty epic.
One more day to go! Before I leave you, here’s a nice video about What to Eat for Happiness from Popsugar Fitness! Enjoy!
Just in case you ever need this, with Halloween around the corner! Lets train in case we get hit by a zombie apocalyse (and to insert a bit more Halloween in here)!
I’ll definitely try it soon 🙂 Tell me how it went if you try it out!
Stay happy and healthy! Thats what I’m grateful for: just being alive, being blessed with what I have, and especially meeting all of you in the blogosphere! Thank you for all the love: likes, comments, follows and just simply visiting! Its been a great year so far on Tranquil Dreams and there isn’t enough thank yous to express how grateful I am and how much I appreciate all of you! 🙂
Hope you all had a great weekend! Drop by again! I have a lot prepped for next week 🙂
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