Weekend Wrap Up & Pictures!

Happy Monday!

Do you ever feel like you have a weekend with zero rest and relaxation? I have to say that is what our weekend turned into. We had plans, but they just required more work than anticipated so we got very little rest in. I actually fell asleep on the couch last night before 9pm...true story.

So what did we do this weekend? Well Friday night we had planned a little date night but we were not very creative at all. With my exhaustion at the end of each day I am not really up for too much. We had dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant and then headed to Wal-Mart to pick up paint for a little home improvement project we had planned...and then that turned into Christmas shopping. I am happy to say that we crossed off over 50% of our Christmas shopping in one evening. Granted, we already had lots of things that we have picked up throughout the year, so that helped!

Anyone else started their Christmas shopping yet?

Saturday we started painting the library at home. Or really, Stephen started painting and I wrapped Christmas presents in the living room while listening to Christmas music. :) We were able to get a few gifts wrapped and one coat of paint on the walls before my friend Dana came over to take some family photos of us. I am so thankful that she offered to do this because we usually take them with our tripod, but it's hard to get Louie in those photos! We got some decent photos and officially have our photo for this years Christmas cards picked out. Here are some:

There is definitely a bump present nowadays!

This photo obviously makes me laugh!

And last but not least, our Christmas card photo:

Saturday afternoon we did more painting and more wrapping, while watching and listening to the Gators beat the SC Gamecocks. Turns out a game I thought would be competitive ended up being a blow out, but it's a win for UF so I'll take it!

Saturday evening we had dinner at the very classy McDonald's...all because Baby D was craving a double cheeseburger! :) We also ran to church for a session of a conference they were hosting called Answers in Genesis. The session we attended was all about dinosaurs and where they are present in the Bible. It was very interesting and informative. I can say that I learned a lot!

Sunday morning we went to church and ran back to Wal-Mart for more paint to finish our project. The rest of the day was spent trimming, painting, and wrapping gifts. Man oh man! In the end, the room we painted looks amazing and almost all of our Christmas gifts are wrapped (all but 3). So it was a productive day!

We settled in to relax and watch the Amazing Race...but I fell asleep before it started. Stephen told me who was eliminated though, so I don't feel like I missed too much!

Hope you all had a good weekend too!

14 days until we know the gender of our little peanut!

31 days until Thanksgiving!

64 days until Christmas!

Lots of stuff crammed into one post...that's how we roll!

First of all, I cannot believe it is already Wednesday? I just love having Monday's off thus making this week a 4 day work week. Can we please petition for this to be a weekly occurrence? That would be GREAT!

Let's start with last Friday. I had plan of cooking dinner and painting at home but The Mr. wanted to go out for an impromptu date night. How could I say no? I promptly changed from the jeans and a hoodie that I wore to work to something a little cuter and we set out. Let me tell you...we love pizza. Who doesn't, right!?! We have eaten at a little pizzeria a couple times and Friday it was perfect for us! Greek's has daily specials that are always a great deal, so we leave with happy bellies and wallets. Score!

After filling our bellies with their delicious house  pizza (feta cheese, meatballs and black olives) we decided to make another stop. Right next door there is a very cute ice cream parlor with tons of flavors. We had discussed going there while we were waiting on our pizza and mentioned that we need to make sure they accept credit/debit cards, because-let's be honest...neither of us carries cash. Well, we walked over and totally forgot about checking on this detail. After tasting and picking our flavors the cones were scooped and in hand. Que awkward moment between sweet high school girl and my husband. They do NOT take credit/debit cards. Panic hits. Thankfully they do take personal checks and I had my checkbook with me. This may be the first time I have ever written a check for $5 or for ice cream. Thank goodness it worked out though! I have no idea what we would have done...especially since I had already eaten!

Hello deliciousness-yellow cake batter ice cream with chocolate fudge icing and sprinkles!

After that little adventure we were headed to get everything we needed for kabob making on Saturday. I also stopped in the garden center at Martin's to take a look at their beautiful hanging flowers baskets. I want some so bad, but I need to wait until we can put them up at the house since we have nowhere to hang them at the apartment. This whole process of buying a house is really making me learn something about patience.

 

 

Saturday we were headed to The Mr.'s parents house to work on our China cabinet (hooray) and grill some meat since it was relatively nice outside! They live about an hour from our apartment, but on Saturday we took a different route which ended up taking longer. We were driving through the country and on roads I have never seen before-it was beautiful! We came across one covered bridge:

Continuing the trek and enjoying some Diet Snapple...

 

Once we made it to their house we started working on the cabinet and getting the kabobs ready for their grill debut. I am not sure why, but I have been craving some grilled steak kabobs. I think they just scream summer to me, so I like that. None of us had ever grilled them before we it was kind of a test run. They looked beautiful and delicious though; I loved the colors!

Work on the cabinet continued...

 

By the end of the day Saturday, we had gotten both the top and bottom stained with a dark Walnut stain. It really is looking good! Next step should take place in a week or so once the stain has ample time to dry. It looks like we will finish this project before we move into our new house, so it can make the move with us! You have no idea how excited I am!

Sunday I woke up not feeling great. We made it to church and then went out to lunch with my BIL and SIL (Greg & Robin), and Robin's Mom before getting a little shopping in. We got a great deal on a lamp set at Bed Bath & Beyond AND had a 20% off coupon too. I would show you a picture, but the lamps are staying in the box until after the move...so, just like me-you will have to wait!

When we were driving home from shopping and lunch, storms started to roll in. Our county was actually under a tornado watch/warning. I am not sure which because we heard both. We passed an Amish horse and buggy:

and then we swung by the house for a picture. I just love this place and cannot wait to move in. I dream about it all the time everyday.

Monday I woke up feeling even worse than Sunday. I was so thankful to have Memorial Day off work and just lay on the couch. I could hear my Mom and my Grandma telling me to drink lots and lots of water since I was sick...that is just what I did. Stephen joked about hooking a hose up so he would not have to run and refill my cup every 10 min. Oh, and I also took 3 bubble baths. That's my idea of productivity! :)

Speaking of productivity...I did manage to finish the painting I worked on last week. I had not planned on hanging it until we were moved, but I was just itching to see what the room would look like with it completed. The pillows I ordered from Target came via UPS and the painting was complete...so I had to. AND, I LOVE IT!! Let me know what you think!

Please ignore all the paints that are on the coffee table. I have started another painting so they will remain there until the next one is complete!

We hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend and has a great week. See you later with more updates!