Friday Favorites: The Second Week of November

 Look at me participating in an actual Friday Favorites! It's been ages since I've summed up our week this way but we had a pretty good and slightly unusual week that I wanted to document. 

Rewinding to last Friday I headed out to brunch with my mom and step-father. We not only had a very delicious meal at Bill's Bread and Breakfast but we had a great time catching up and laughing. While this move and their intro into retirement have been pretty stressful for them they have certainly kept their sense of humor. (Sorry, no photos; we were too busy eating and visiting!)

That afternoon Evan asked me if I wanted to go for a hike so we headed to Pulaski. It was a beautiful afternoon and we had a great walk but man, it was definitely NOT a favorite to see just how low the water was in the pond-- even the beaver lodge was completely dry!

Typically this entire cove would be under water. 

water is usually flowing right under this bridge and over the dam on the other side. 

Saturday morning we headed to Johnson and Wales university to tour the down city campus with Evan. It was cold but it was still fun and informative and we met up with Alec (our other son who goes there). It was great to catch up with him too and we all ate lunch together in the dining hall. 

My husband and Ian headed out deep sea fishing on Sunday and later that evening I was sent these photos-- Ian won the pool (all the people on the boat that want to participate put in $5 or whatever the bet amount is and whomever catches the biggest fish of the day wins the pool). He was thrilled! 

I received that text while out to dinner with Evan. Since it was just the two of us at home we decided to head out to dinner together and I got this really delicious chicken flatbread sandwich with a side salad.

Monday after Evan worked on some of his college writing we headed out for another lovely hike. The weather was just beautiful! 

Tuesday I found time in the afternoon to work on my newest puzzle; it's a challenge because it's foil covered and shiny but I am loving it. My mother in law gave it to me since she didn't like it. It's not something I would have picked for myself but it has definitely grown on me. 

Losing power for 5+ hours right in the middle of dinner and lasting well until bedtimes was NOT a favorite but this battery powered tool torch was! It lit up the whole room really well. 

We had a quiet day at home on Wednesday but I managed to finish my puzzle and spent some more time researching things to do and see while we're in Hawaii.

Evan and I met up with some friends of our for an easy walking hike at the Thompson Dam on Thursday. It was definitely a favorite to walk and talk with our friends and the weather was actually pretty nice for mid-November.  We saw so many varieties of birds too.

Seeing some ice already forming on the water was not a favorite.. 

How was your week?

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