Happy Friday! It's Spring even if it doesn't quite feel like it yet here (does it where you live?) Let's look back at this week, shall we?
On Saturday, after arriving home from the hospital, we made Eamon's requested dinner of fettuccine alfredo (and chicken) because his half marathon race was the next day and he wanted to carboload like his running inspiration:
"I ate more fettuccine alfredo and drank less water than I have in my entire life"
~ Michael Scott
On Sunday morning, After dropping Eamon off at the race, I made this sign for him and remembered why art was never my forte:
Then we walked from our house over towards Mile 12 of the half marathon and cheered him on. Eamon was looking so good! Smiling and strong!
He did such a great job. I guess the fettuccine alfredo worked! Maybe also the energy chews he ate at Mile 7. I was very sceptical that he would be able to run this race after barely any training (he ran 7 miles two weeks prior and 10 miles the week before the race) but he proved me wrong for sure.
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| That's an 8:20 pace for 13.1 miles |
While Eamon was running, Maggie was playing in a volleyball tournament an hour away. Her team won their pool, then placed 3rd in playoffs - go girls!
Meanwhile, Andrew met up with some friends from college that also live in MA and headed to the St. Patrick's Day parade in Boston:
On Monday we celebrated our Irish heritage (I'm 100% and Phil is about 50% so our kids are 75%) by wearing green and eating Guinness Beef Stew and Beer Bread:
There were Shamrock Shakes as well!
On Wednesday, we celebrated the other side of Phil and the kids' heritage because it was St. Joseph's Day. I'm not sure how the Italians got to claim St. Joseph but they lucked out! We made chicken parm and it was just so so good. Italian food beats Irish food anyday.
JP eating his Italian food on an Irish placemat - Garlic and Gaelic, just like our kids.
Phil went and got blood work and an ultrasound done on his legs yesterday and good news - no clots! So just the pesky PE in his lung and he will meet with the hematologist at the end of April.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Our spring started with 2 inches of snow after thunderstorms the previous day. March weather is crazy. I made corned beef and soda bread for St Patrick's day- neither very Irish as my soda bread has sugar annd butter. I don't think Guiness stew would go over well here. ( about 75% Irish here but.i can't stand beer!)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Eamon- he did a great job! Enjoy the weekend!
I also hate beer! You can't taste it in the stew and it's surprisingly a favorite meal for everyone in the family. Thunderstorms and snow? Oh my, I will accept our cold rainy day instead :)
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