Halfway Gone, Half Left

Robert and I were in Fred Meyer the other day and there were massive displays of school supplies. As I saw these displays, I turned to Robert and said, “Already?! We haven’t even been done with a school for a month and there are already school supplies on sale!” A couple days later as I sit down to write this blog, I realize that summer is halfway gone but I still have half left to enjoy. One month until reality sets back in.  I have enjoyed my summer this year, which is the reason why I cannot believe it is flying by so quickly.

One thing I have truly enjoyed this summer is relearning my joy for cooking. It has been truly enjoyable, searching for new recipes and actually having the time to cook to try the recipes. During the school year, I come home, toss a bunch of random food items to make something magical (or not so magical) for dinner. There is now, a solid foundation of recipes to use throughout the year that I can turn to for dinner. I have to give Robert the credit for the last amazing dish we made on Sunday together. It was grilled salmon with a glaze, asparagus, and sweet potatoes. It was quite the little dance we created to execute this magnificent dinner. It definitely took two people to prepare this dinner. Robert was the one who made the entire salmon portion, but we had to coordinate the rest of the dinner to put on the grill and take it off and specific times so it would all finish at the same time. Coordination and communication was imperative, but as you can see below it turned out perfectly. It was a nice day that we could enjoy eating outside with a glass of Pinot.



The next day we spent a little time with my parents before our cooking class. Our cooking class was Sushi 101. Long story short, it was fun learning how to roll sushi! Not to be egotistical, but I rock. Rolling sushi is not as difficult as it may seem. It was quite simple! As you can see below it isn’t a piece of artwork yet, but for a beginner I would say it is quite good.



Although summer is halfway gone, I am so happy with my summer. The good news? I still have half left! What am I going to do with my half that I have left? Enjoy the time! Although August is going to be insanely busy, I am going to enjoy the extra time.