Weekend Recap

This weekend was such a busy one around these parts! Poor hubs. He has been working really long days, and, on his days off, I had quite the honey-please-do list for him! He was a trooper, as always, and got everything knocked off his list! And, we eventually managed to find some time for some much needed (for him!) R&R!

We have lived in our condo now for 18 months, which is so hard to believe! It took us a good year to get anything hung on the walls, and I am probably the slowest decorator ever, but the more we do, the more it becomes "ours", and we both love that. Before moving here, we had accumulated a lot of things - and have some pretty large pieces of antique furniture, which are all great, but were not really doing so well into our 1,200 square foot downtown condo. Back in December, you may recall, I got a storage unit during my "self-imposed college break", and started clearing out clutter (it was like an episode of Hoarders (which I have never watched, but I caught an episode of "Playing House" last week on USA and this is how they described it)) - the "keep" pile, the "trash" pile, the "storage" pile, and the "Goodwill" pile. I got a lot of stuff cleared out of here in December, and that felt fantastic! But, it still felt cramped in here because of some of that aforementioned really large furniture. So, we made an executive decision last week to get some movers in here this past weekend and move 7 or so pieces of furniture over to the storage unit. It feels like a brand new place in here! There is so much space! I could have a dance party in our guest room (I did a little bit)! It's wonderful!

Moving furniture took up most of our morning on Saturday, and then putting together furniture took up most of the afternoon (because why would you ever get rid of any furniture without buying some more, right?). Really it was only one piece of furniture - an entryway bench for our foyer - and then a few cabinets and shelves and things. But we were busy, and we got a lot done!

Yesterday, we had a bit more work to do, and then Harris cooked up a wonderful lunch - ribeye, mashed potatoes, and roasted asparagus. There is a farmer's market right outside our front door on Saturdays from May to October-ish, and went by on Saturday morning and got some strawberries, yukon potatoes, and the biggest asparagus I have ever seen! - all of which are locally grown!

Was I kidding?!?

We signed up for a local fruit and veggie delivery service that will start later this month, but will definitely still be hitting up the farmer's market too. We both love having that fresh produce, and also getting the chance to support local farmers and businesses.

As for the upcoming week, Harris is leaving tomorrow to go back to Arkansas for the week, so Lucy and I will be holding down the fort once again. I have made my work to-do list for the week, and have to say I have already had a pretty kick-butt kind of morning! Yay Mondays! Finally, the best part of the week, my friend Michelle is coming for a visit on Thursday, and will be here till next Monday! I am so excited about this! Michelle and I became friends in my last job - we worked on the same team. We just have very similar personalities and get along so well! I haven't seen her since January, and, she has never been to Virginia, and I loooove playing hostess so this should be a lot of fun! We will have a girl's night on Thursday, and then Harris will be home on Friday, so the three of us will have a great weekend, I am sure!

Hope y'all have a great Monday!

Weekend Recap

I am going to start this weekend recap in the middle of last week, because, well I didn't talk about this in my Friday post, and I want to. And it is my blog, and, you know, I do what I want. So, there.

Anyhow. Last Wednesday morning I flew to DFW for two reasons: 1. Because my mentoring circle meeting was last Thursday, and, you know, I have to fly in on Wednesday for a meeting that starts on Thursday mornings, and 2. To meet my friend Michelle who is moving back to Fort Worth from Columbus, Ohio, and help her find a nanny and a house! Exciting times! Michelle and I landed around the same time Wednesday morning, and got on the road to Fort Worth to meet with the first of two nannies that we interviewed. As this is mostly her story, and not mine, I won't share much, other than, it was so much fun to get to help her with these tasks, and I think it all worked out really well! She found a great nanny and a beautiful house, and, overall, I am pretty sure we kicked ass on the whole relocation thing! Yay us! We celebrated Wednesday evening with a molten chocolate peanut butter cake at Chili's - yum!

She's totes going to kill me for not cropping this photo!

Thursday, we both had our mentoring circle sessions, and then had happy hour with another friend of hers from work (I think it might be impossible to have happy hour in Texas without margaritas and chips - not that I am complaining, just noting!). We then went to get Michelle's hair cut, and then had grand plans of having a birthday dinner for Michelle as her birthday is next week, but we were so stuffed from happy hour that we ended up just driving to our hotel and calling it a night. I am so happy that she is getting to move back to Fort Worth, but I am going to miss having her on my team, and getting to see her so often :(

I got home Friday, and was absolutely exhausted - mostly a combination of never getting enough sleep when traveling, and having to be up at 3am Friday morning (uuuugggghhh). I was pretty much a useless piece of you-know-what on Friday, but, after the hubs went to work, Lucy and I laid around, caught up on Thursday night ABC TV (Thursday night and Sunday night TV is the only TV worth watching, IMO), and went to bed super early, and slept for 11.5 hours - whaaaat!!! Love it.

Saturday, I did Saturday things while the hubs slept, then we took a family walk, and started talking about Christmas - oh my gosh, what, how are we talking about Christmas in the not too distant future? Other than that, Harris had to go to work, and Lucy and I were left at home with the somewhat raininess. Sunday was easy going, and pretty lazy. Harris got up early so we could have our usual football/pizza date, and take an afternoon nap before he had to go to work - ahhh I love Sundays.

Here's to a quick week followed by a visit from the BFF and her hubby this weekend!!!

Hallelujah, It's Friday!

For your reading enjoyment this Friday morning, some rambling thoughts (don't you love these?!):

I have a hair appointment today. This is BIG news as I have not so much as had my hair trimmed since December (yes, that would be 10 months ago - judge away, Erica Segura, judge away). This is partly because getting my hair trimmed causes me anxiety (and who likes to willingly welcome anxiety in their lives?), and partly because I never think I have time. I said last December, you know the last time I got my hair cut before I got married, that after I got married, maybe I would try some "new-ness" with my hair. More to come.

As of last week, I have been the owner of 4 iPhones in just as many weeks. None of them were anything in the 5 generation. This one better last, Apple (please insert picture that circulates the web of a chubby baby shaking his fist. Okay, okay, I'll do it for you):

If you have not seen this on my Instagram (heck, even if you have), check out this video of the most adorable dog in the world (in my humble opinion, obviously):

Finally, Harris was off yesterday and is for the remainder of the weekend! We have a date night planned tonight, the Citadel vs. Old Dominion game tomorrow, and then Sunday things on Sunday. I am ecstatic!

Happy Weekend!!!

Monday Things

Last week was a busy one, as the next two weeks will be also for me. I was in DFW for part of the week, which wasn't too bad - I got to see one Michelle Pierce, and drink watermelon margaritas and eat peanut butter chocolate molten lava cake, but I missed the hubs and Lucy terribly, as one often does when one is traveling. Alas, I made it safely home Thursday night to a hubby who was waiting to pick me up at the airport, and we proceeded to have a delightful weekend together, which made up for our time apart!

Friday, I worked, of course, and Harris was able to go enjoy a round of golf and some burgers a la 80/20 with a buddy of his. Friday was a terribly busy day for me - between being out last week, and preparing to be out this week, I was up to my eyeballs (probably higher, even) with things to do, and people needing things from me. Glad that is behind me for the time being.

Saturday and Sunday were both dreary, rainy stay at home kind of days, but we certainly made the most of it. We used the brief respites in the rain to take some long walks, go to the gym, run a couple errands, go to the DMV to make Harris a legal Virginia citizen, and the like. Okay, so maybe all of this was not done when it wasn't raining because those times were brief, but we did do them all, and that is what really matters.

This morning, I am flying up to NYC to meet my boss and one of my coworkers for a whirlwind trip in the Northeast. First stop NYC, then New Jersey, then Rhode Island, and then home from Boston Thursday night. Phew. Somebody please alert Jay Z (anyone else know he formally dropped the hyphie in his name?) to my imminent arrival. I expect to hear him rapping immediately upon landing.

Happy Monday!