Some End of the Month Randomness

Welcome to Thursday and to this month’s last post.  Hard to believe, the end of another month is almost here.  Some days, the weeks and months just seem to click by so quickly.  Other days, not so much.  For me, May was a fairly good month.  I pray it was for you as well.  The month finished out nicely – well, with mixed emotions, if I am honest – with a good day on Memorial Day.  My brother met us for dinner and an evening outside.  The weather was pretty much perfection (until it wasn’t) and we simply enjoyed being together.  They even had streets lined with flags…which is only a plus if you read my last post.  I had my heart set on a nice (plant-based) burger but ended up with the most delicious quinoa bowl.  Sweet potatoes, tofu and lots of other yummy bits.  Yum:)  My brother did have some hard news to share with the family and, lately, life seems more and more like that.  An ever swirling mixture of lovely and difficult.  Of calm and challenges.  Personally, I am hoping June is a bit more calm and much less challenge.

As we were talking with my brother and I was processing my feelings with all he had to share, the weather turned on a dime.  There was a clap of thunder that seemed to come from nowhere but caught everyone’s attention.  We started gathering our things and there was another loud warning clap of thunder.  Within three minutes, the sun had disappeared (as well as all the people) and it was pouring.  Cats and dogs, as the saying goes.  A summer storm at its finest!  We have had quite a bit of rain this month.  Everything is blooming so beautifully.  No flooding or excessive rain but just the mix to the warmer weather.  I have definitely been in my happy place.

May has also included some good eating:)  We have had soft serve ice cream more than once and I might need to reign this habit in already.  I love trying new local spots – like this one we tried on Monday evening (just before the skies opened up)!  It was tasty but the selection was so limited – as in, two flavors.  Why?!  And one was hazelnut.  Again, why?  I think they might be more of a coffee shop but I am always willing to try the ice cream at least once:)

Enough about Monday evening.  My intent was to share this month’s “highlight” but before I do, let me share two – actually, three – completely random things.  The first two are recipes that I have tried this month and were, well, worth sharing:)  One was this recipe for Bacon Cheeseburger Mac.  Obviously, I made this for my hubbie.  He loves casseroles and any other one-pot type dishes. He has also been a fan of Hamburger Helper in the past but I have not bought that in years.  This was a bit of a homemade version of a Hamburger Helper skillet dinner and was very well liked.  He asked for it again.  I had to leave the dill pickles out for him but, if I were to make it for a group or to take to a fellowship, I think I would add the pickles, as the recipe suggests.  Then again, I love pickles!!

The second recipe I just made last night and this one was for me!!  Peanut butter Chocolate Banana muffins!  Need I say more.  Three of my most favorite flavors all together in one muffin.  And the recipe could not be easier to make.  You just blend it all in a blender, pour into muffin cups and 20 minutes later, you have deliciousness cooling on the counter!!  I highly recommend.  And….just for complete randomness, I wanted to share this sign for food delivery that we saw the other night.  The center where we were on Monday is a mixed used place.  Shops and restaurants along the street with apartments above.  Well, apparently, those apartment dwellers can have their food delivered through UberEats – by a robot!!  I actually saw said robots in the lobby of one of the buildings.  How a robot opens the door, I have no idea.  I was intriqued, stymied and more than a bit skeptical.  I just had to share.

Let me wrap this up.  This month’s highlight was the afternoon that my brother planned for the two of us earlier this month.  I blogged about it here so no need to rehearse it, but it definitely deserved the highlighted photo of the month:)  Such a great memory – that now means that much more to me after Monday night.  Not exactly the best photo ever but we are the worst at getting photos.  I snapped this picture of the city as we were walking down the street.  Pardon the trash can.  Look past all the cars – aka, traffic.  Truthfully, I suppose it is a photo that just means something to me.  But that’s okay:)

But thanks for indulging me.  Thanks for stopping by.  And thanks for the comments lately.  I so enjoy them and am always encouraged.  Let me know a highlight from your May…and maybe something you are looking forward to in June!  Here’s to a beautiful month ahead for all of us!