Weekend Shenanigans: D Turns the Big 3-0



This past weekend was all about D and his 30th birthday. On Saturday, after a breakfast of egg sandwiches, bacon, and hashbrowns, we packed up the car, and headed north to the Poconos. Our destination? The Mountain Creek Riding Stable in Cresco, Pennsylvania. D had set us up to go on an hour-long group trail ride.

{the stables}

{along the trail}

 {the view from Paco, my pony-sized horse}

The ride was fun, if only to be out in the woods on a horse. I think next time we might opt for the private ride instead, given the rote feeling of a group ride. Following our trail ride, we headed on a scenic drive through the area. We ended up at a diner in Ellendale for lunch, where we each washed down our lunches with a bottle of Miller Lite. (We're nothing if not classy!) Our trip to the Poconos was complete once we found a park to let Leroy run around in and let off some steam. He enjoyed playing in the tiny bit of snow that was on the ground. D and I were both bummed to discover that our favorite whippy dip was still closed for the season. (Of course, we both knew there was little chance of it being open, but one can always dream!)

Once back home, we ordered a pizza for dinner, and I finished making the carrot cake I had baked from scratch the night before. Sifting a pound of powdered sugar is a lot of work! 

 
{action shot}

Sunday was a bit more low-key. We brought Leroy to the dog park in the morning, and I ran some errands at Whole Foods while Leroy got in some play time. In the afternoon, we made our bi-monthly trip to Target for all the fun essentials -- laundry detergent, home organization stuff, and the like. Later in the afternoon, D headed off to the gym and work for a few hours while I put the finishing touches on dinner. Earlier in the day, I had put a pork shoulder in the slow cooker to make pulled pork sandwiches for dinner that evening. While that was cooking away I made a batch of barbecue sauce from scratch and also baked up some homemade mac-n-cheese as well. (All recipes to come later this week!)

{pulled pork sandwich with a side of mac-n-cheese}

The day ended with the viewing of the season finale of Downton Abbey (actually the Christmas special, technically-speaking). I can't wait for the next season to start -- it's such a good show. I do love a good BBC costume drama! Today is theoretically a holiday at work, but given we have about 1,000 deadlines over the next couple of days (a slight exaggeration), I've actually been editing away nearly all day. So much for just putting in an hour! I hope you're enjoying your day, whether at work, or (hopefully) not.
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