Weekend Wrap Up

This weekend was nothing too eventful but full of good family time. Friday night we got a sitter (woohoo!) and went out to celebrate my hubby's new job. (Read about that here if you haven't already). My husband lived a sheltered life from a lot of restaurants before he met me, so I wanted to take him somewhere nice. We decided on Cheesecake Factory and took our sweet neighbors, the Meeks, with us. We LOVE them so it made the night that much better. Daniel loved it and I can't even tell you what kind of cheesecake he ordered because it was gone in literally 3 bites. 

The majority of Saturday was spent on the soccer field for Aubrey's last tournament. She did so well and I finally got some action shots! Some of our other sweet neighbors came to cheer her on. It is so nice to be surrounded by people who love us. We are very blessed.  MollyKate came down with a stomach bug Saturday night which meant a trip to GiGi's house because this mommy cannot handle vomit. At all.

Sunday we went to Elevation and then relaxed the rest of the afternoon. It is so nice to Daniel now has a job where he is home on the weekends. His brother came over and spent some time with us which is always nice too.

I hope everyone else had a great weekend too!

Weekend Wrap Up

This weekend was a very slow in which was warmly welcomed after the crazy week that we've had. Aubrey was visiting her mom this weekend so it was just the three of us. I spent most of the day Friday cleaning and catching up on laundry while Daniel was at work. Friday night MollyKate and I joined my parents at Moe's BBQ.  It is in the old Pure Taqueria building in downtown Matthews. If you have not been you must try it! I had the wings and accompanied it with mac and cheese, collard greens, and jalapeño cornbread. Yum! We spend the rest of the evening catching up with Daniels brother he has been staying with us some. It has been really nice making up for lost time with him. For those of you who know that story, do you know that this is an answer to prayer.

 

Saturday we spent most of the day working at "the flipper". My parents have bought a house to flip and we have been working day and night to get it done. (Well, maybe not me as much since I have the kids... That definitely everyone else).  My parents took MollyKate to dinner so that Daniel and I could have some alone time. We got Texas Roadhouse to go and sat down together to eat in peace and quiet. I cannot remember the last time that happened.

 

MollyKate came home and I guess because of not having a nap all day, she was overly tired. What was supposed to be me and Daniels movie night, turned into me and Daniel and MollyKate's movie night. We just had to laugh it off because that is just life with kids.

 

Sunday we had family dinner with my parents like we always do, and then went to Costco to buy a few things. Pretty exciting huh? I did get to try out some new recipes this weekend that I will share in my next post.

 

Hope everyone else had a great fall weekend!

Weekend Wrap Up

I feel like I end up writing the same thing about every weekend. I live for my weekends but they are pretty typical and mundane. Anyhow, here goes....

Friday- Friday brought about my first real craving. Fried rice-but not just ANY fried rice. Sushi 101 fried rice. After work I headed straight over-good thing it's 5 minutes from my job-and ordered a plate of it along with a crispy bagel roll. YUM. It's a good thing I was able to fulfill that craving because I felt like I would murder someone if not! When I got home from dinner I had a wonderful surprise. My hubby was home early-wayyyy early-from work! We got to spend the evening watching tv and doing laundry. I will take it. It's rare we get a Friday night to spend together.

Saturday- My weekend ritual is to clean my house every weekend. If not on Friday, then definitely by Saturday. Daniel went in to open the store Saturday while I cleaned the house. After he got home we did a few chores together and I headed out to run a few errands and grab some lunch with mom. Saturday night we met up with my sweet friend Jess and her husband at Cowfish. If you haven't been, I strongly suggest you try it out. Beware though-they don't take call ahead and it's very popular, so be prepared for a good hour or 2 for the wait. Totally worth it. Everyone was enjoying their martinis so the waiter brought me a strawberry kiwi fizzy. Not sure what was in it besides fresh fruit but it was delish! It's always so wonderful to see Jess and Brian. I wish they lived closer but hopefully soon they can fix that :)

Sunday- Daniel and I tried a new church on Sunday-First Baptist Indian Trial. It's where my parents go and we just can't get enough of them! Just kidding-they are wonderful-don't get me wrong-but we tried their church because there's a Sunday School class we wanted to try. It's called the "Hatched" class-specifically for married couples in our age range with young children or that are newlyweds. We really loved it! We met a sweet couple that also have a 3 year old daughter and another on the way. We exchanged emails and hopefully will be able to get together with them soon. We really want to make some friends with other married couples our age. This should be a great start! After church we did the usual dinner at Mom and Dad's and headed home for the Lifetime movie marathon. I'm so beyond blessed to have a man that likes to watch Lifetime with me.

Next weekend should be a little more interesting...we are having a yard sale. Woohoo!

Weekend Recap

I've been super busy and haven't had much blog time. So here we go...

Friday- Daniel had to work Friday night so I took advantage of the lazy time. My brother, Parker, was home from college for the weekend so we went to Steve's Seafood for dinner with my parents. Wouldn't have been my choice, as I am allergic to shellfish, but it wasn't too bad. Lately, I have been so hungry I will eat just about anything. MK is supposed to gain about a pound this week so she is sucking all my food from me! After dinner I went home and straight to bed.

Saturday- Daniel was off-my favorite part of the whole weekend. I love when he is off on Saturdays. Daniel headed to our new house (eek!!) with my dad to do the inspection on everything while my mom and I went to Southern Marketplace to check out the huge sale. I got some great new stuff for the house, including a kitchen table to refinish for only $60. Saturday night we celebrated Parker's birthday with steaks at home from The Meat House. DELICIOUS! Red meat has really given me bad heartburn since the start of my pregnancy though, so I burped and burnt my way through the movie we watched after. Attractive :)

Sunday- Church of course...and then my honey headed to work. Do you know what that meant for me? A walk, and then Lifetime movie marathon in bed. That right there is my ideal Sunday (for the winter at least...my ideal Sunday in the summer would be church and then an afternoon at the pool working on my tan).

Next post: 24 week appointment!

Weekend Roundup

Not a very eventful weekend...but here's what we were up to:

Friday-Daniel had to close Friday so I spent the night in my pjs, watching TV and ordered a pizza. Just a lazy night in for me!

Saturday-I woke up early and cleaned the house. I've always liked to get up on Saturday and get my house clean and ready for the upcoming week, but now that I am pregnant, I REALLY enjoy it. I think it's the nesting kicking in! When Daniel got home from work, we got dressed and went on a date night to Texas Roadhouse. I do think we came to an agreement about Baby's name at dinner...we are taking a few more days to mull it over before letting the world know what it will be. I love my date nights with him-our lives are so busy during the week we hardly get to see each other so dates are always a nice treat. We had every intention of watching a movie when we got home but he passed out, and I read my new Fit Pregnancy magazine before turning in myself.

Sunday-Went to church and then Mexican for lunch and then Daniel had to go to work again. I took the dogs for a walk and then I had a lazy afternoon watching movies and doing stuff around the house. I did get Baby's memory book finished, as well as her closet dividers. Pics to come!

Like I said...boring weekend!

Weekend Roundup

This was a pretty fun weekend. Very relaxed which was a nice change. Here's what we were up to:

• Friday night we went to my parent's house and had wings, fries, and tater tots (thank the pregnancy for the tots!) After dinner we tuned into Elevation Church online to watch my favorite pastor, Bishop T.D. Jakes, speak as part of their 12 Day Revival series. You can watch him and all of the other pastors on their website.

• Saturday I got to sleep in a little until Baby M started kicking. I guess she was hungry! I quickly cleaned the house and headed over to Mom and Dad's again for a yummy breakfast. I feel like my whole life revolves around food right now! I only have gained one pound since my last doctor visit though, and only 5 total. That's doing good for being 21 weeks along. Most women have gained 10-15 by now, according to my Sprout Pregnancy App. Anyways, we looked at a few houses on Saturday. We are planning to sell and move within the next few months. We need a fresh start, a what better way than a new home? More on that in my next post. We found one that we LOVE so we will see! Saturday night we went on a date to Olive Garden since we had a gift card to use. It was so nice to get out, just the two of us. We raced home because we realized we missed half of the Lifetime movie we had been waiting over a month to see. It's so nice to have a husband that loves Lifetime as much as I do!

• Sunday we got up and headed out to church. We had a sweet conversation with our pastor afterward. We are so blessed to have such a humble, accessible, caring pastor. He congratulated us on our marriage, and gave us some wonderful advice and resources to move ahead with. Daniel and I both signed up for new Bible studies starting next month. We are very very excited to see what the Lord has in store! My sweet friend Jenn gave me an amazing wedding gift after church. I cannot wait to use it! We wrapped up the weekend with lunch at my parent's-our Sunday tradition-and then an afternoon of being lazy.

My wonderful present from Jenn...