Weekending Highlights

Happy Monday, loves! I'm coming off of a really fun weekend, and facing two parent meetings today, so today is going to be a bit rough.

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Let's recap the highlights from this weekend though!

My weekend highlights included:

~Perfect weather on Friday

~An unexpected trip to the vet because we'd noticed a little blood in Cooper's pee the night before. Ended up doing a urine-analysis AND an Xray. Cooper is ok and we just need to try out a new food for him, but we left with $200 less in our bank account #expensivepup

~Grabbed dinner and then headed to the theater with our friends to see Pop Star with Andy Samberg which was really funny! Definitely worth seeing at some point, even if it's just on Netflix or Redbox when it gets there

~Woke up to a warm Saturday morning and decided to go for a long walk before it got too hot

~Enjoyed a little time on the deck before getting to work trimming the rose bushes while MG cut the grass and trimmed the hedges #homeownershipfun

~Tried to contact Travelocity because we realized they canceled a trip we had booked and never told us (thankfully this isn't our Greece trip). Waited on the phone for 1 hour and 50 minutes before giving up. NEVER book a trip through Travelocity!!!!

~Met up at our friends' house for a drink and some snacks before heading to Mt Vernon for their Summer Escape beerfest event

~Had a great time soaking in the views from GW's grounds, listening to music, and trying some new brews. Found a cucumber saison which was incredible (and it was also 7.4% which explains why I was feeling less than stellar the next day). And of course some snap filters while we waited in lines :)

(thank you to the humidity in the air for the wavy hair that completed this look lol)

~Made some breakfast the next morning and spent a lot of quality time with the couch

~Got myself together and met up with my friend Maria for pedicures while MG was at Top Golf with some of his coworkers #happyfeet

~Got in some reading--really enjoying the book I finally got (thanks for lending it to me Trish!)

~Ran some errands in the afternoon, gave Cooper a bath, then got in some snuggles

(Cooper is auditioning for PlayGirl Puppy)

~Chipotle for dinner for me because the craving was real, and MG grilled out while I watched :)

~Went for an after-dinner walk with Cooper to work off some of the calories we just took down

~Watched the Tony awards and was so happy to have Hamilton win so much! 
Did you see Lin Manuel's acceptance speech?
And that leads me into the dark cloud that hung over the weekend. The shooting that happened in Orlando. With each one of these mass shootings and acts of terror, it makes me sicker and sicker. Sick that we, as a country, are doing NOTHING to stop this! I need to see a lot less talk from politicians and A LOT more action. I'm tired of not feeling safe at home, not feeling safe when I travel. I'm tired of mourning. I'm tired of hate. I'm tired of bigotry. I'm tired of being terrorized as a country, and the people who continue to support and promote this kind of hate that breeds more hate!

In the words of Lin Manuel Miranda last night: 
"Senseless acts of tragedy remind us that nothing here is promised, not one day. This show is proof that history remembers. We live through times when hate and fear seem stronger. We rise and fall and light from dying embers, remembrances that hope and love last longer"
And....
"Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love....cannot be killed or swept aside"