This weekend the window game began. The one where you fling the windows open and crank up the fans as soon as the sun goes behind the shady tree and eventually sinks below the horizon for the night.

But, when the temperature rises like this, the scent of jasmine begins to grace us with her presence as the daylight fades. One of my favorite scents in the whole wide world.

All the colorful fruits and vegetables (and peonies) of the season add such cheer!

This week I chose cheddar cauliflower for one of my CSA options. I love all things cheese so I couldn't resist. Jonathan is gone for a quick business trip so I had a lazy lady dinner (that didn't consist of cake and ice cream for once) while I did homework. I cut some carrots, zucchini, and cauliflower into bite size pieces, game them a quick saute in some coconut oil, and made a dipping sauce by whisking together peanut butter and soyaki. All this, plus the leftover challah bread I used for french toast for Brinner the other day and I was stuffed to perfection. And the cauliflower had a great creamy texture. If you see a yellow cauliflower at the store, buy it.

The weekend was spent splashing in the pool, some of the splashing was with the Shulls, and doing homework. We took on a nerdy organizing project, too. We just like being together.

Some photos from the weekend:

Two gallons of perfectly ripe strawberries from the farmers market, sliced and frozen.

Tasty cake made with peaches and strawberries for hanging out with the Littaus.

Bodyboarding at Half Moon Bay. So fun!

What a privilege to enjoy such freedom! Thank you troops past, present, and future.

I think we have a fun Memorial Day weekend ahead of us. We'll be having dinner with some out-of-town friends tonight. I'll be bringing some spinach from my weekly CSA supply since we've got more than ten Popeyes could consume. Then, tomorrow morning we'll head to Sunnyvale's Farmers Market to snag some flowers for church and strawberries to freeze for smoothies in the fall and winter after the season has passed. The second half of Saturday will be spent at the Littaus, one of our (including Shinobi) favorite things. I think I will bring this for dessert with some of our CSA peaches and berries. I just love what is springing out of the ground this season! Sunday will include church, lunch, and a midterm for me, but I'm trying not to dwell on the midterm piece. And Monday we will likely be bodyboarding in the sparkling Pacific, hooray!

Hope everyone we love can enjoy some good weather, good food, and good company this weekend, too!

We had a nice little weekend. Jeff visited us and Shinobi turned three years old. We took him to the park to play fetch Saturday and Sunday. I only have four and half (and counting) weeks left of my current Accounting class. Jonathan is almost done with Intern and then he will be starting up Advertising classes again. We are still enjoying our delicious, fresh produce from the CSA. I get to pick up a load today that will have peaches and blueberries among other things, Mmmm. And we are on target to have a fun holiday weekend in a few days.

We watched the season finale of Lost on Sunday with our friends, the Bells. Anyone out there who watched Lost might find this article interesting. The author nailed it in certain respects. But, his conclusion makes me sad for him; that the mysteries of life are unanswerable and we can only hope in the love we feel and deeds. What a joy to know that we were created and life is not about us. That what we do means nothing if it has no eternal value. Our hope is in the Lord of Heaven and Earth!

What a whirlwind the past couple of weeks have been! Lots of fun socializing, my 2010 Tour de Oregon, and a visit from Jonathan's parents.

I went to Oregon for a week for a couple of reasons: My Grandma June and Aunt Susie from Canada were in town, I threw Amber a bridal shower, and I was long overdue for an Oregon Trip. I can't believe my last visit was July 2009, oops!

While in Eugene, we checked out the new Duck baseball stadium and academic center, went to a Duck spring football game, ate lots of food, and laughed a ton.

I made a quick trip North to Corvallis to see my Azalea House buddies for some coffee, dinner, and dessert. Such great ladies!

The time I spent in Portland was mostly with my dear friend Amber. She is getting married this summer and I was able to throw her a shower while I was in town. It was also so nice to get to spend more time with her than just a coffee date. I got to see my Portland buddies Karly and Amber C. too. They have some very sweet kiddos who romped around on a playground while we chatted.

Jonathan's parents came down for a visit this past weekend. We got to show them around Santana Row and take them for a hike. It was nice to spend some quality time with them because we usually have to juggle so many people when we are in Oregon.

And, I got my first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) delivery today! I'm still recovering from how beautiful and vibrant my strawberries, sugar snap peas, broccoli, oranges, and yukon potatoes are! Yum! What a joy to have such a bounty of spring treats!

I hope everyone is able to enjoy some sunshine and flowers this week!