When it rains, it pours. This weekend we wanted to go away and relax in the Pocono Mountains. But when I wanted to pick up my car on Friday, it wouldn’t start. With the help of a nice AAA service person, it became clear that the problem wasn’t the battery, but more likely the alternator. So instead of us having a change of scenery for a few days, the car is now waiting to be towed to an auto repair shop.
In order to cheer me up, Rich went with me to the only Aldi in Manhattan yesterday. It turned out that we now live quite conveniently right next to a bus line taking us there directly. I can’t believe we hadn’t been to that Aldi before. Granted it was super busy on a Saturday morning, but I loved our trip to the German supermarket. I stocked up on my favorite cookies and chocolates as well as on many basic groceries. We returned home with two full hiking backpacks and one hand luggage suitcase. The suitcase at least served its purpose this weekend after all.
|Watched| Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
|Read| 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, the whole Die Inselkommissarin series, Enna Andersen und das verschwundene Mädchen
|Listened to| a Spotify playlist that I recently created
|Done| read a lot, went to Jersey City for the first time ever, had the first second trimester anatomic screen, wanted to pick up my car but had no luck, we “visited” Aldi
|Eaten| vegetable stew, pizza, sandwiches, popcorn, schnitzel
|Drunk| water, coffee, diet coke
|Thought| I am amazed how well my husband can bear me when I am even dissatisfied with myself and the world
|Been happy| so much when the anatomic screen showed us a tiny human that is doing so well (while having a party in my belly)
|Laughed| at little things like the kittens, scenes in movies …
|Desired| generally more luck (and that work permit …)
|Bought| fresh produce on our farmers’ market, lots of groceries at Aldi
|Clicked| I love these monthly desktop backgrounds: Free, Downloadable Tech Backgrounds for September 2021!; great book recommendations: 11 Books To Add To Your September Reading List; we are slowly trying to figure out what we need to purchase for the baby which is why I love reading lists of what others think is essential: Emma’s Most Loved and Used Baby Items
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