January Marches on.

Thursday, 21st was a happy day, re-watching the inauguration events, seeing President Biden get to work, swearing in his staff, having the first Cabinet member confirmation beginning. So much excitement.

AA got her new bike, only rode it once so far, first time with bike with the hand brakes, we have always had bikes using our feet to brake the bike.

I worked on the DD Initiative for a few hours. We took a smoked turkey breast to Larry and Charlotte, hope they enjoy. We ate our smoked turkey breast meal with leftovers for dinner.

Friday, I went to work in the NGS office for a few hours, answered some JEA emails and typed up my notes from the DD Initiative. I stopped by Carolyn's on the way home with lunch from Pollo Tropical (like their tropi-chop bowls). Carolyn had never eaten at Pollo. It is pretty good for healthy fast food (drive-thru was fast). 

It was a rainy day (sprinkles all day) so we stayed in and watched two movies: My Month with Mrs. Potter (about a criminal who burglarizes the home of Mrs. Potter and how she befriends him rather than calling the cops) and Hope Gap (Hope Gap filmed in Leeds and Doncaster and the eponymous Hope Gap, Seaford in Sussex in 2018, Grace lives an idyllic life in a British seaside town, but her world soon comes crashing down when her husband of 29 years tells her he's leaving her for another woman. Through stages of shock, disbelief and anger -- and with support from her son -- Grace ultimately regains her footing). 

Both movies were good enough, Hope gap was a bit depressing about the marriage ending and Mrs. Potter is dying of cancer and catches a thief, so not much happiness at the beginning of that movie either.

I ordered a baby shower gift (baby play mat with activity gym) for Cara and Travis, she is due mid-March. No in-person shower, Leaa's invitation stated getting together is difficult, so mail a card or gift and they will feel your love from far away. Very nice!

Saturday: No golf tournament this weekend.

I took a few deviled eggs to Kathy and she gave us a Gator jacket for AA! And it fits!

ZOOM! With Kathy's cat too.

So many Bernie memes!!

5:00 p.m. Happy Hour. Talked about the Senate filibuster, the inauguration festivities, celebrities and events, plus movies, etc. We watched The Hundred-Foot Journey about two restaurants, their competition and budding romances during the feuding.

The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory's Michelin-starred eatery.

Sunday: I made orange cranberry scones for breakfast, along with bacon, pomegranate seeds and an Asian pear given to us by Angel's family (they gave us food and the pears as a thank you for taking Angel to the Ridgeview IB program). 

Recipe:

Our "drive to nowhere" was to the JAX Asian Market near Mandarin. We shopped for a few Chinese foods and CNY items (didn't buy any). We saw the same pears given to us:

Bought baby bok choy for dinner this week.

Then we drove to Ancient Brewery at highway 16/I-95. Enjoyed two brews while eating Five Guy hamburgers for lunch. Ford enjoyed a new beer "Left Turn on Red" and I still like the Anastasia Island IPA. Then drove home!

Watching the NFL AFC and NFC pre-show.

AA's new school schedule (plus her two CVA classes she works at her own pace):