Three Day Weekend for Me!

Happy Tuesday!  I was off yesterday for Columbus Day and what a glorious day it was!  Brian had to work and both of the kids had school, so I had an entire day just for me.  That pretty much never happens anymore!  But before I recap yesterday, I’ll start from the beginning…

Friday evening B had to work all evening, so the kids and I snagged some Chick-Fil-A on the way home from school, and then we spent the evening in the back yard because the weather was incredible.  Hurricane Matthew had brought in quite a breeze, and some cooler weather along with it, and we were some of the lucky ones to not receive the nasty weather from it.  We did, however, get some crazy cloud coverage which resulted in a stunning sunset.  One of the most stunning sunsets that I have ever seen.  These pictures don’t remotely do it justice.

The babies blew bubbles, which looked like little bubble tornadoes since the wind was so crazy, and I gawked at the sunset for the majority of the evening. 

We went inside once it got dark, and we finished up the homemade Apple Cinnamon Muffins that we had started for Saturday morning breakfast, and then it was off to bed for the little ones.  Right before bed, Jacob said, "Look, Mommy, I spelled camera!"  I love seeing what kids come up with when they're learning to spell!

Just when I was about to settle in with a glass of merlot and finally start watching Gilmore Girls, B came home a bit earlier than expected, so I traded in my wine for a Moscow Mule and my Gilmore Girls for some Friday Night Lights and Shark Tank.  I wasn’t mad about it.  Well, maybe a little... I have GOT to watch Gilmore Girls!!!!

Saturday morning was spent painting Olivia’s little fingernails and toenails, doing loads and loads of laundry, and picking out clothes for our fall family photo shoot in a couple of weeks.  I always like to pick them out early in case I need to shop for something in particular for someone.  Fortunately, we had everything that we need, and I found some good combinations.  I was having some trouble deciding among scarves for my outfit, and then I just decided to scrap my original outfit and trade it in for my beloved black and white striped skirt that I wore for Christmas Eve mass a couple of years ago.  I’m still not completely settled on it, though, so I thought that I would ask you lovely ladies your opinions… should I go with the black and white striped swing dress with one of those scarves (and if so, which scarf?) or should I go with the red shirt and black and white skirt?  I’m torn.

In the early evening, we headed to church, where the babies were complete angels (always nice) and then we stopped by Chick-Fil-A (for the second time this weekend – woops) for a quick dinner before heading out to our friends’ house for a party celebrating my friend, Randi’s, birthday.

Before heading out there, we grabbed a few bags of Chick-Fil-A chocolate chip cookies to take with us to the party.  And if you’ve never had a Chick-Fil-A chocolate chip cookie, then drop what you’re doing immediately, head to the nearest CFA (never mind if it’s an hour away) and order a couple dozen.  Because they are the best chocolate chip cookies you will ever eat.  Ever.  They even warm them up before serving them to you.  Ever had a chocolate chip cookie from a Doubletree Hotel?  They are every single bit as good as those… or maybe even better.  Just trust me and go get some.

Anyhoo, we arrived at our friends’ house around 7:30 and spent the rest of the night over there.  They had quite a full house!  We played this new game called Speak Out and it was RIDICULOUS, you guys!  I laughed so hard that my abs are still hurting today.  The game comes with those mouth trays that you wear while getting your teeth whitened at the dentist, and they open your mouth really wide, so everybody looks absurd and downright scary when they’re wearing them.  Haha.  You have to say these phrases on cards and get your teammates to guess what you’re saying.  It was so much fun, but the trays really hurt your lips so keep some Chapstick nearby if you do play.

While the adults played and enjoyed our adult beverages, the kids all played together as well.  Did I mention that there were, like, 15-20 of them?  Needless to say, our kiddos had a complete blast and they were both completely whooped by the time we got home at 10:30.  So late for them!

And may I also mention that parties at their house have changed quite a lot now that we’ve all had babies.  They used to look like this:

And now they look a little more like this:

Haha.

Sunday was spent trying (and failing) to take family OOTD pics in our GA gear and having lunch at my mother-in-law’s and enjoying the gorgeous weather outside in their back yard.  Jacob jumped on the trampoline and played football with Poppie, and Olivia dug in the garden and enjoyed looking at all of the flowers and fruits and veggies.  My MIL sent us home with a big ol’ bag of green peppers and a couple of bags of lettuce, so I will be having some extra yummy salads this week. 

Our Georgia game was originally supposed to have been played Saturday evening, but due to Hurricane Matthew they had to delay the game.  It was played in SC on Sunday, so we spent the afternoon watching the game before heading to my parents’ house for Sunday dinner.

As I mentioned at the beginning of my post, I was off yesterday, so I spent the day doing exactly what I wanted when I wanted.  And it was glorious. 

I started the day off by taking J to school, and then grabbing my first PSL of the season (it’s about time!).  I ran some errands, had lunch with my friend April, and got so many things done around the house... including assessing my closet to figure out which outfits combinations I can still wear while it's warm.  Y'all know I've been struggling lately because I can't remember what I've already worn, so I came up with a list of ten outfits to hold me over until I can start wearing my winter stuff.  The next ten days it's supposed to get up to almost 90 (for the love!) so I knew I had to plan ahead a bit... I'm tired of waking up and scrambling because I don't know what I can and can't wear!

And thank you all for your sweet comments on Friday about keeping us in your thoughts during Hurricane Matthew.  As I stated before, we weren't hit at all here (we only had a lot of the wind from it, but no rain), but we had some family in Florida and South Carolina.  All of them are safe and experienced minimal damage, although my SIL in South Carolina was without power for several days.  Also, my aunt and uncle who live here also have a vacation home in Hilton Head, SC, and apparently it got hit really hard.  At this time they don't know the extent of the damage as the city is not allowing anyone in yet to check it out, but I think they are bracing themselves for the worst.  Thank goodness everyone was able to evacuate!   

I hope you all enjoy your week... I'm excited that mine is short!  Happy Tuesday!!

*Linking up with Our Pretty Little Girls for Tuesday Talk.