Our Saturday

The last few weekends, Dave and I have been intentional about using our days off to relax and to do things we enjoy. Saturdays especially are lived at a slower pace. The alarm clock is turned off, and no agenda for the morning is set. Today, we had an event planned for the afternoon, but the rest of the day was unscheduled. Here's what our Saturday looked like:

A coworker of mine was performing in a community-theater production of Godspell. I am a fan of both musicals and supporting friends who are performing, so Dave and I met up with a group of my coworkers to see today's matinée.

After the musical, Dave and I headed to a nearby Trader Joe's. I'd never visited one until a couple of weeks ago, and I've already found a few favorites. Their Pomegranate Green Iced Tea is now my drink of choice for the summer. Really, it's replaced my previous favorite, Arizona Green Iced Tea. We also picked up some chicken fried rice and Caramel Bites. Yum! I first had Caramel Bites in The Netherlands, so when we discovered them at Trader Joe's, I was super excited. These tiny waffles with caramel sandwiched in between are soooo good!
Finally, we went to Lou Malnati's for some delicious deep-dish pizza. I'd forgotten how much I love that place! We finished up our meal with one of their Chocolate Chip Pizzas. It brought back memories of Wednesday nights after our college group, walking over to the local Lou's and enjoying that delicious dessert. It was fun to introduce Dave to this favorite.
Another fun thing about today was that Dave had his first experience driving in a busier, downtown area. He handled it like a pro, even when I had him navigate the parking garage for a spot.
(This, of course, wasn't the parking garage Dave had to drive through, but such a thing exists in Germany. Could you imagine parking your car in this tower? Yikes!)