Hot Hot Hot Weekending

I'm still keeping with this whole posting about my weekend on Tuesdays because I can't get it together on Sunday nights....

this one was really nice despite the insane heat and humidity we're getting in VA!

The highlights included:

~a stop in by my SIL, oldest niece and my BIL's sister and oldest daughter on Thursday afternoon on their way to a lacrosse tournament in Richmond. Everyone enjoyed getting in some baby Ella time

~MG was off on Thursday to watch Ella while I did my diabetes test (still waiting on results), and I went to work to say hi and pack up some of my things before my office gets moved over the summer.

I saw one of my Assistant Principals who barely even acknowledged me. Considering I haven't heard ANYTHING from my principal or two AP's since I had Ella, I'm a little disheartened about going back to work. I realize just how little they actually care about staff outside of work. Not looking forward to going back in the Fall.

~Friday was a pretty good day at home with Ella--who started off the morning napping super cute in her boppy--

 and when MG got home, we went out to dinner at Chuy's (perfect place for a baby because it's LOUD and they sleep through it...and if they don't, it's LOUD and no one cares about a crying baby haha)

~Met up with our neighbors for a going away get together for two of our neighbors who were moving. I love that we have so many sweet families in our neighborhood, but was sad to be losing two of them.

~Saturday we ran to Costco to pick up prints of Ella's newborn photos and then stopped in to the mall to return things to Loft. Getting out more and more with baby girl is getting easier.

~In the afternoon, my friend Kelly came by with her husband to meet Ella, and brought her the cutest summer clothes ever. I immediately washed them and put them on her the next day. It's sad that Ella's summer wardrobe is way cuter than mine haha

~Sunday morning we ran our normal weekly errands and then watched a bunch of Friday Night Lights because it was too hot outside to do anything.

~Later in the afternoon our friends Bill and Jackie stopped by to meet Ella, and Im pretty sure they were totally in love with her

~We had a low key Father's Day at home--MG has a massage to look forward to in the next week. 

 ~Had several moments throughout the day where I was thinking about and missing my dad. I know he's around, watching over us, and smiling. Just wish Ella could have gotten the chance to meet him here.

The biggest highlight after Father's Day was that miss Ella slept 6.5 hours Friday and Saturday night and then Sunday night she slept 7 hours! I love our good little sleeper!

For any new moms and moms-to-be, I HIGHLY recommend the TakingCaraBabies online class for sleep--it has been awesome for us!

Hoping your weekend, and start to the week, have been great!

What's Hap-"Pinning" Wednesday {#48}: Lake House Edition

Happy Wednesday, friends! I'm back from my long weekend at the lake house with my family and have a bunch of pics to share with you!

My lake house highlights included:

~An easy drive up on Friday afternoon through pretty mountains and arriving at this beautiful house (5 beds, 5.5 bathrooms, two living rooms, kitchen, dining room, screened in porch, laundry room). Not to mention, some really cute decor throughout the house:

~The master (for my in-laws) was its own level and the room and bathroom were amazing!

~Cooler, no humidity weather and drinks on the balcony as everyone arrived and got settled in

~We were extremely patriotic in that all of our cars were red, white and blue (and ours was silver/gray to represent the flag pole we said haha)

~Big family dinner together followed by a walk down along the lake front at sunset (my one 10 year old niece insisted that I wear her sweatshirt--amazingly, it fit!)

~Saturday morning my FIL decided to rent a boat for the day and we all had fun riding around it and seeing the awesome houses along the lakefront. The kids especially enjoyed the wake boarding and tubing!

~Adults dinner out that night to a steak house to celebrate my FIL's birthday (a photo was taken this night with everyone but it's on someone else's camera).

~Came back home and had a family movie night with niece snuggles on the couch

~Morning coffee with this view was never a bad thing to wake up to

~The family, minus my FIL and MIL decided to go to one of the state parks close by to hike and get to see some of the falls (the sweatshirt was courtesy of another one of my nieces)

~Grabbed some food and then headed to the beach amongst some clouds for a little over an hour before heading to grab some coffee and then head home and hung out with my MIL and two SIL's on the deck for our own little HH while all the others were doing things.

~Had a group dinner, minus my youngest niece, who was suffering from a migraine, and her mom. Luckily she was better by the next day, but my poor nugget threw up twice that night from it :(

~Came back from dinner and had another movie night, played some games, and just relaxed after a busy day

~Monday, the 4th, was a really wet one, but 6 of our group had a white water rafting trip planned at 1 of 3 olympic training facilities in the US, so they went, and me and my SIL went along to watch and take pics. They had so much fun, even though they fell out a few times.

~The rest of the day was spent hanging out, playing board games and card games, reading (finished one book and started another), coloring, grilling, eating and drinking, and then we ended the night watching Jaws as a family

And then we woke up on Tuesday, packed up the house and made the trek back home. All in all, it was an incredible weekend away. I know my FIL had so much fun, and we all had a great time right alongside him. I know some people don't get along with their in-laws, but I'm so thankful that I have this family who I love so much (and can go away with for multiple days, and still love afterwards)! :)

Now it's your turn to link up with Jessi and I to share what's hap-"pinning" with you!

What's Hap-"Pinning" Wednesday {#43}

Since Monday was a holiday, and yesterday started with MG's car being broken into, I just didn't have the energy to post yesterday, so I'm here today to recap my Memorial Day weekend with you all for What's Hap-"Pinning" Wednesday!

My weekend highlights included:

~getting out of work a bit early on Friday afternoon and having my Old Navy purchases arrive!

~A sushi date night out and movie in with MG on Friday night

~started the morning off early at Home Depot to look at tile for our downstairs bathroom and get a replacement light fixture for our hallway. Then we went to two more tile places. Because that's the kind of stuff you do on the weekends when you own a house lol

~an afternoon cookout at our friends' place with drinks and yummy food! (I brought my yummy feta dip which was a hit). I didn't have my phone with me so no pictures were taken.

~Had an impromptu meet up with our friends (who were also at the cook out) afterwards for some small plates and more time to catch up on a personal level at one of our favorite spots to go. 

~Flaming cheese (saganaki) was ordered and devoured

(it may not look that great here but trust me, it's delicious!!)

~Sunday morning we decided not to go up to Philly as we had planned since we saw the hurricane was supposed to hit up there on Monday and didn't want to get stuck in all MDW traffic AND hurricane traffic so we scrapped the idea

~Did a 5 mile walk across the bridge from VA into MD by National Harbor. We almost made it the whole way into the harbor, but it was starting to get really hot so we turned around. Next time maybe!

~stopped by Lowes to look at their bathroom vanities and tile selections

~Picked up some flowers for our flower pot by our front door to brighten up the space a bit. Also, our rose bushes are taking off (the yellow one is catching up this week)!

~Had lunch with our friends and saw XMen which was pretty good--if you like the Xmen movies, you'll like this one I think!

~We decided to pick up these delicious jalapeno and Monterrey Jack cheese burgers from Harris Teeter (a grocery store by us) and have a little cook out at home

~Relaxed on the deck for a bit before the skies decided to open up

~MG was a trooper and was a dedicated grill master and we ended up having a really yummy dinner with home made fries and corn on the cob. And those burgers. Oh they are the best!

~And of course no weekend is complete without some Cooper snuggles!! :)

That was it for my long weekend! And right now, as you read this, we are getting the new windows installed in our house...FINALLY!!! (after only taking over 2 months to get done).

Now it's your turn to link up with Jessi and I to share what's hap-"pinning" with you!

Weekending Highlights

Happy Monday friends! I hope you're all rested up and ready to take on another week! Ours involved a lot of yummy food, some new clothes, and a visit with my in-laws! :)

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My weekend highlights included:

~Friday lunch date with work friends after our morning training (love teacher work days!)

~Happy Hour with 3 friends that ended up being a happy FOUR hours

~Low key night in with MG

~Finalized our big summer trip plans and all of the hotel details (more on that in the next couple days!)

~an unexpectedly rainy start to Saturday morning

~went to the mall to look for a few things for MG and I hit up Loft because...well, Loft. I found this gem of a dress and was able to get it with a gift card I had. Love it!

~Since we were at the mall that has the restaurant with my favorite lobster bisque, we had a little lunch date and devoured that bisque!

~a visit from my in-laws in the afternoon followed by a yummy dinner out in DC at Del Frisco's Grille. Highlights: the truffle mac and cheese, the steak (and I'm not a huge steak fan), and the yummy potato cakes. I had parmesan crusted sole which was really tasty too. So much good food!

~a short walk around--got to see the Capital 

~Back to the house to nurse our food comas where I may have fallen asleep on the couch before 10:30. Ok, I did. :)

~Sunday morning MG's dad helped us fix the outside light for our deck so now we can see at night when we grill again (and because of that, we got to cancel the electrician coming on Tuesday--yay for escaping that hassle!)

~Went shopping at the outlets and picked up some adorable navy patterned shorts at J Crew, and a comfy yoga jacket top at Under Armor

(and then I got the orange tank top too after the sales woman told me it would go well with the shorts and it did)
~Took Cooper for a long walk since the weather was gorgeous

~Ran errands late in the day after my in-laws left to head back home

~Learned that inlinkz changed something (still not sure what) and now my recipes and book pages don't work on my blog anymore #angryemoji

~grilled up some burgers and corn on the cob for dinner

~did a little bit more research on some things to do on our summer trip #icantwait

~relaxed for the night and caught the first episode of Game of Thrones before heading to bed

That was about it for us this weekend. Not too crazy, but definitely got some cute clothes and some yummy food!
Hoping yours was fabulous, too!!