New Friday Tradition

Yesterday marked one of the most amazing Friday nights I've ever had.

Which makes it sound like I was proposed to by my imaginary boyfriend. Or watched a sunset while drinking cocktails with friends. Or won the lottery and could finally afford a Burberry trench.

Nothing quite that dramatic occurred, but it was lovely all the same. 

After work, I headed to Whole Foods where I took my time meandering around the store, inspecting different products and taking in that incredible Whole Foods scent.

I put together a supper plate and after adding a few bottles of red wine, a wedge of Meadowkaas Uniekaas Gouda (I swear that was what it was called), a loaf of garlic bread, and the most festive pumpkin cupcake to my cart, I was all set!

Once home, I put in a load of laundry while I warmed up my dinner and the garlic bread in the oven.

I changed into an oversized tshirt and worn, jersey yoga pants. 

Arranging my food on a plate, I thought, "Eeeeep! This is enough for two!"

Unfortunately, since I am single, I was forced to eat it all myself.

Mwahahah.

Okay. I only was able to eat half and had to put the rest in the fridge.

I didn't even get around to this adorable cupcake!

But anyway.

After my comforting supper, I cuddled up on the couch with my new Target Threshold microplush blanket and finally had the time to read Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.

A coworker and I went to get our copies of the novel the second day it was out, and it's been sitting on my nightstand, unread, for over a week now!

Needless to say, it was driving me quite crazy.

It's been fourteen years since the last Bridget Jones novel was released, and Mad About the Boy is appropriately set fourteen years later in 2013. 

Night my friend, Kenny, jeopardized our friendship.

Bridget is a single mom trying to recover from the loss of her husband, Mark Darcy (who was KILLED by a land mine in the Sudan!), take proper care of her two children (Billy and Mabel), write a screenplay, and somehow fit in time for online dating.

I am a Bridget fan through and through. I liked that Bridget still felt like Bridget all these years later. Fielding hadn't lost Bridget's voice, and that was comforting. 

Unfortunately, there were more negatives than positives for me, and this novel left me pretty disappointed. Bridget's obsession with Twitter? Annoying. The somewhat disorganized and sporadic writing structure? Very confusing. Killing off Mark Darcy? Literally cried at every single mention of him, and that is no exaggeration.

After finishing the novel around 1AM, I climbed into my cozy bed where I enjoyed the most fantastic sleep.

I slept long and well, which can be hard to come by! You often are awarded sleep of one variety and rarely both.

After a relaxing Friday night with such incredible food and a fun novel, I feel ready to tackle all of my schoolwork and chores today.

Money may not buy happiness.

But Whole Foods certainly can.