A case of the Mondays

Very productive weekend, though entirely unglamorous and nerdy (we worked on our budget). Weirdly, we had a lot of fun, and marathoned Harry Potter, action movies (Star Trek and Transformers), and the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. We also had insanely gorgeous weather (February, is this February?), so we managed to get out for a bit for a lovely stroll down to Cathedral Park, and sat for a bit on one of the old stone dock supports to watch the Canadian geese and seagulls play in the water.

Which meant no real time for cooking, nor time to put lunch together today. I did do one, but it's very last minute, pulled from bits and pieces.

• herb roasted turkey and mozzarella on nine grain bread, with a leaf of romaine to put on the sandwich
• orzo salad with mushrooms, roasted red peppers, caramelized onions, and Italian parsley tossed in balsamic vinaigrette; broccoli as gap fillers
• green grapes
• dried mango slices; dark chocolate almond clusters

And proof that this is not my best day ever...I filled my water bottle mostly full and put it in the freezer (lid off), with the intention for cold water with my lunch today, as well as a nice way to keep my lunch cool. I've done this before, although I'd let it freeze and then put it in the fridge overnight so it would have a chance to thaw somewhat by morning, and then be mostly thawed by the time lunch rolled around. But I didn't get to making this until late so had to skip that middle step of letting it thaw a little in the fridge.

As I rushed out the door this morning, I put the lid on and made extra sure the spout was snug and the lid was tightly screwed on. I should've thought to check it throughout the morning just to be sure, because of course as the ice warmed the bottle would contract, but it was a busy morning and I just didn't think of it.

Needless to say, the entire bottom of my (outer) carrying case is soaked, there was a standing half inch of water inside the carry case (though not threatening my laptop lunch case, thankfully), and water all over my credenza where it seeped out and leaked, not to mention an almost empty water bottle. The only reason it wasn't worse is because the carrying case is insulated and almost (but not quite) waterproof.

Not the worst catastrophe ever, and at least it was water and not juice, but wow, talk about a case of the Mondays.