On with the show!

This weekend my mom came to stay with me over the OHS Fall Break.  Friday night I made a new recipe, Honey-Glazed Chicken, from my new favorite food blog Stephanie Cooks.  She is excellent and her recipes aren't impossible - definitely check her out! Then we went to the Aberdeen Community Theater production of "The Foreigner."  You may remember that I auditioned for this production a couple months ago.  Having the workload i've had for the last few weeks though, I'm kind of glad I didn't have to fit in extra time for rehearsal!

The ACT performs in the historic Capitol Theatre on Main Street here in Aberdeen. It is a really magnificent, restored old building that I managed to snap a few pics of!  I love the sign outside and the amazing fixtures in the lobby.  I wasn't brave enough to take any photos during the show, but let me tell you, you have never seen community theater this fantastic!!!!  I was so so impressed.  Everything was so well done and well rehearsed and the actors' comedic timing was perfection.  I don't know that I have laughed that hard in a long time!!  Bravo to the ACT and their amazing performance! 

Saturday we slept in and then I made Whole-wheat blueberry muffins, also from Stephanie Cooks!  They were also super yummy and very filling because of the whole wheat flour.  Then it was time for shopping at the mall and pedicures!  We found some good deals (great sales at Herbergers that day) and then had time to relax and be pampered.  We decided to grab a late sports bar lunch at Shenanigans and watch the first half of the NU vs. MU game at the restaurant.  It was really fun!  There were a few other fans that showed up so that was exciting.  At halftime we decided to head back and watched the rest of the game at my apartment.  That evening (AFTER the Big Red WIN!!) we had our traditional family movie night complete with popcorn and root beer floats.

Sunday brought church and then breakfast at the Millstone before Mom had to take off.  It was so much fun having her here! I spent the afternoon finishing a book (to be blogged about shortly-stay tuned) and baked cookies for my office.  If you're looking for a simple yet interesting recipe, look up Brown Butter Sour Cream cookies on the aforementioned Ah-mazing food blog.  They are delish and went over really well!

Hope you all had a great weekend too!!