Weekending

Hi y'all!! It's been a long time since I've stopped by my little slice of the internet to say hello and share what we've been up to lately. July was a whirlwind of a month and, quite honestly, I'm happy to see it go!

August kicked off with a bang! Friday night, Robert and I picked up our brand new Honda Pilot!! We're really excited about it and enjoying it very much. Our van served us well for over 3 years, but we were ready for a change. And this is the perfect fit for our family.

Saturday brought Robert's 30th birthday!! Due to some unexpected changes in plans, I had to cancel the surprise party I had planned for him. His birthday wasn't as exciting and fun as I would have liked it to be. :( However, I'll be rescheduling his (non-surprise now) party and we'll have a great time with friends.

We ended the weekend with a cookout with our neighbors. It's so nice having neighbors who are friends, too! :)

How was your weekend?!

 

 

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Weekend recap (on a Tuesday, ha!)

Happy Tuesday y'all!! I hope you had a great weekend celebrating the 4th of July with your family and friends. We had a full weekend with Robert's parents visiting from Chicago. I'll let the pictures do most of the talking, but as you'll see we had a fun time together.

{Friday} We enjoyed the day together at home doing a little bit of this and that and a lot of pool time. I made some yummy ribs, apparently some of the best ribs my father-in-law has ever had, potato salad and strawberries and blueberries for dinner. Then it was off to the fireworks show!

{Saturday} We drove over to the OKC zoo followed by POPS for dinner. It was our first time to either place and it was a really fun day!


{Sunday} We enjoyed church followed by a big lunch with my side of the family. I'm so grateful that our families are actually friends and enjoy spending time together. After lunch, the boys went fishing and Betsy and I worked around the house on little projects I've been wanting to do. We finished the day with a long, humid walk just myself, Robert and Betsy.

It was a fun, family weekend! How was your weekend?!

 

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Weekend Recap-#23 checked off!

Happy Monday! It's been a good, busy summer so far which means I've been a bit haphazard with my blogging. So, thanks for coming back!! :) You can always keep up with our fun on Instagram, too. :)

Saturday was "the" day of the weekend. It started off with a blate (blog date) with my bestie Mia and Cassie. We enjoyed a delicious lunch at Cosmo Cafe.

Later Saturday afternoon, I headed off to get my first {and likely only} tattoo. Now, this is seriously the craziest thing I have ever done. Some of you may be thinking, "Wow really?!" Others may be thinking, "I cannot believe you got a tattoo!!" Where ever you are in that spectrum, the truth remains, I did it!

The older I get, the more I giggle to myself at the things I said I would never do and here I am doing them. From getting a tattoo to parenting decisions, I'm eating my words. That being said, I seriously doubt I'll get another tattoo, but I'm definitely not going to say I will never get another tattoo. I've officially marked #23 off my 30 by 30 list.

Starting tomorrow, you'll also find my over at Oklahoma Women Bloggers as their July Blogger of the Month. I'll be stopping by a few times throughout the month with new posts.

How was your weekend?

 

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Weekend Fun

Happy Monday! I hope you had a nice weekend kicking off the official start of summer! We had a good one with lots of sun and pool time and even a good summer thunderstorm.

We kicked off the weekend fun Friday night with a little trip to Cherry Berry. Can't go wrong with some frozen yogurt! Yum!!

Saturday brought Mia and I's pool date. Before jumping in the pool, though, we had our booty's kicked at boot camp that morning. Can I just tell you how stinkin sore my legs still are....so sore! We had a great time lounging by the pool, chatting away, and cooling off in the water with the kiddos. This was also the first time I put on a bikini in years, thank you Bikini Series and my fav Tone It Up girls!!

On Sunday after church, Robert took Collin to a local lake for a little fishing. He sent me a pic of Collin in action. :) Funny enough, Collin is the only one who caught fish this trip. They had a great time and I have a feeling this will become a more regular thing.

It was a perfect kick off to summer. Summer is already flying by but I'm happy to say I'm really savoring it.

How was your weekend?!

 

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Weekending

Good Monday morning!! I hope you enjoyed a wonderful weekend with your loved ones! We had another full weekend and for that I am grateful!

Friday night brought Kim and Steven's wedding! Mia and I were SO excited for Kim!! We have been through a lot with her and could not have been more excited for this special day to have finally come for them! She was gorgeous and we had an absolute blast with Mia and Dustin!

Saturday was FULL! We actually had no plans for Saturday, but it turned out to be jam packed with things to do. Mostly unexciting things that needed to get done around and for the house, but it felt good to accomplish them.

Sunday brought Father's Day and a chance to celebrate the men in our lives. I could not be more grateful for the incredible, Godly men God has blessed me with, my Dad and my husband! We enjoyed a delicious lunch at Cheesecake Factory, followed by a fun cookout at home with my family of four. 

There's a quick look at my weekend. How was your weekend?!

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Weekend Recap

Happy Monday!! I'm skipping my normal recipe post this week because I just didn't have anything too exciting to share with y'all. And I definitely don't want to share a "so-so" recipe. :) So, I thought it would be fun to recap our weekend!

Yes, Emma is wearing two pairs of sunglasses :)

Robert played in a basketball tournament all day on Saturday, so we didn't see him until about 6:00 that night. Luckily, the weather was gorgeous so the kids and I parked it at the pool all.day.long. I feel I should tell you, I'm a huge weeny when it comes to the water temperature and me actually getting in to swim. Therefore, up until Saturday, I hadn't made it in past my calves. Sad, I know. BUT, per the request of my kiddos, I jumped in with them {over and over and over} and splashed the day away. It was so.much.fun to play in the pool with them!

Later that afternoon, one of my besties, Ang, her hubby and baby Robert (!) came over to enjoy the sunshine and splash in the water with us. We had a great time chatting and enjoying the pool. Robert made it home just as we were getting out of the water. Oops! :)

We made our way inside and got dressed and talked a little about dinner. I had some chicken in the crock pot with plans to make BBQ Chicken & Corn Burritos that night, so I invited them to stay for dinner. But what's a party without the whole crew together?! So, we called up Mia and Dustin and they joined us for dinner too! Dinner turned out delicious and nobody left hungry, thankfully. :)

After dinner, we set out on our first Geo-Caching adventure. Have y'all heard of this before? We just learned about it this week and decided to go look for some treasures. It was a lot of fun and we found one, with lots of plans to geo-cache some more.

THIS. This weekend is exactly what I hope(d) our summer would look like. This is exactly what I was talking about when I coined this the summer to savor. We thoroughly enjoyed time with friends, making memories together and just enjoying one another's company! I'm looking forward to many more weekends laughing and splashing with the kids in the pool and impromptu dinner and adventures with our friends and family!

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Weekend fun and cupcakes!

We had such a nice weekend! Friday night I met our dear friends, Andrew and Angela, first baby...a sweet baby boy! Mommy and baby are doing great and they are all settled at home. I'm so happy for them and their new adventure as parents. They are going to do great!

Then, Saturday I enjoyed a great lunch with Mia and Cassie. What a treat it was to meet up with fellow bloggers and turn a blogger friend into a real life friend! We had the best time brainstorming together about different ways to improve our blog, goals we have and just plain encouragement for one another. If you haven't checked them out, please do! You'll love them!

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Sunday night we enjoyed meeting with our community group and studying the Word together. It's so refreshing to get together,enjoy each other's company and study. Sometimes I feel like there is a misconception that you can't be a Christian/study the Bible and have fun, but our Sunday nights together say the complete opposite...and I love it!

I made some yummy filled cupcakes for us last night. My mom made these when I was growing up and they are so good. I thought I'd share the recipe with you. :)

Filled Cupcakes

1 pkg. German choc. cake

8 oz. cream cheese

Pinch of salt

6 oz. choc. chips

1/3 cup sugar

1 egg

nuts-optional

 

1. Prepare cake mix per package directions.

2. Fill cupcake holders 2/3 full.

3. Mix cream cheese, salt, choc. chips, sugar, eggs & nuts together.

4. Deposit cream cheese filling by tsp. on top of cake batter.

5. Bake @ 350 until done (~12-14 min)

6. Enjoy! Store them in the fridge.

 

You'll have to let me know if you try them and what you think. I hope you're having a great Monday!