Pretzels and Pizza

Most of yesterday was spent watching the U.S. Open. The Federer/Djokovic was quite exciting. DD and I found ourselves rooting for both of them. They both played some great tennis. I hope the men's final will be just as exciting since the Clijsters/Zvonareva was a sleeper. The only nail-biting occurred when hoping that Vera would get some points so that she wouldn't have a complete meltdown. I think the stress of the match really did her in. I got most of the right side front on my cardigan completed.

I took a brief break to do the weekly supply buying trip. It included a 15 minute serenade by a screaming toddler whose parents refused to remove her from the store. She had a complete and total meltdown. I was afraid she was going to fling herself out of the cart. I know they needed groceries, too, but in my experience removing the child from the situation and refusing to give in their whims tends to prevent those shopping outbursts in the future. Plus, it made it very difficult to concentrate on what I needed. On the plus, it was great birth control for DD who proclaimed she would NEVER have kids since they sounded like that!

DD and I also took a walk down to the theater. In the midst of the trip, we had a sudden downpour/lightning, so our leisurely walk turned into a full sprint home. It's good to know that at my age I can still sprint a little over a quarter of a mile and not pass out--GO ME!!!

The biggest break of the day was to make dinner. DH decided he wanted soft pretzels AND pizza. I made a whole wheat dough for the pizza, but it was a little heavy. Next time, I'm going to reduce the amount of whole wheat flour and use more AP unbleached flour. It was still delicious, but I like my crust a bit lighter. The toppings (pesto, fresh and sun-dried tomatoes, Kalamata olives, and a handful of mozzarella) were delicious. DD help with the pretzels. We used Alton Brown's recipe. This is the second time we made them, and they are still delicious. We use marinara or mustard to dip them in. It was like a night out at Mellow Mushroom at a fraction of the cost.

Today's agenda includes lunch out with a high school/college friend, the men's final, and the season finale of True Blood. After today, I don't know what I'm going to do between now and hockey season for TV viewing so that I can knit.