The Weekend - Date Night, Bar Cart, and Nana's Garden

This weekend was a good mix of family time, productivity, and fun… those are always my favorite kind!

Brian and I are members of our church’s Contemporary Couples’ Club and we finally had the chance to attend one of the events Friday evening.  Three of the couples hosted a summer social at one of the couples’ houses, and about 40-50 (maybe more?) people ended up coming.  Zoe’s Kitchen catered and everyone brought their own beer, and it was a fun evening of socializing and fellowship.  The rain had cleared for the evening, so there was Cornhole and Bocce Ball outside which the boys played nonstop while all of the girls chatted. 

I have been a member of our church my entire life and I also graduated from school there, so most of the people there were people I had gone to school with or they were people whose kids currently go to school with ours or faculty and staff.  There were also some new faces and it was nice getting to know others who have kids at school with Jacob.  I figure, our kids are going to be there for the next 15 years, so we might as well get to know as many people as we can!  It was a lot of fun, and I am looking forward to attending many more events in the future!  I was so absorbed I only snapped one picture all evening aside from the ones my Dad took of us when we dropped the kids off.  #BadBlogger

My parents kept the kiddos for us, so while we were partying, they were doing this:

They made breakfast for dinner which included pancakes shaped like letters, and then they took a walk to the lake and watched The Swan Princess.  We picked them up and got home a little after ten so bedtime was easy as they were both exhausted, and then B and I caught an episode of GG as well as part of an episode of House of Cards before calling it a night.

Saturday the rain was back in full force so we were stuck inside all day.  I used the opportunity to finish painting the bar cart, and we also did all the laundry while the kids watched Moana for the second time this week on Netflix.  When Moana was over, Jacob did another entry for his summer journal homework (it was like pulling teeth getting him to do it – UGH), and then he worked on his race car book that he and my Dad had gotten from the museum several weeks back while Olivia colored.  

We had another major storm just before leaving for church, and Olivia was beside herself.  She was all over me like a Stage Five Clinger and she could not stop crying.  Bless her heart, I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone so terrified of thunder.  Fortunately there was a break in the rain and we were able to get to church without driving in the monsoon that had come just before.

We joined my parents, my grandmother, and my aunt, uncle, and cousin at one of our favorite local pubs for dinner, and then we swung by DQ on the way home to pick up Blizzards to go.  It wasn’t raining when we got home, so we let the kiddos eat theirs on the back porch while listening to the Moana soundtrack, and then Olivia wanted to go pick some honeysuckle from the back fence.

B and I saved our Blizzards for after the kiddos were in bed, and then we enjoyed them while watching two more episodes of GG.  We are almost done with the last season and then we’ll move on to the new episodes!  I can’t wait!

Sunday morning the bar cart was dry and set, so I finally got to do the fun part – get it all decorated!  I’ll be doing a separate post about it soon, but until then, here’s a little sneak peek!  Hint, it’s decorated with most of the things I posted about here. 

We had lunch at my MIL’s and she and my Step-FIL made a spread of enchiladas, rice, refried beans, broccoli, and corn.  Mmmm mmmm!  My MIL and I worked on some plans for my Step-SIL’s upcoming baby shower, and then we took the kiddos outside after cleaning up.

We hadn’t been over there in two weeks and since we’ve practically had rain every day for the last couple of weeks their garden was HUGE!  Everything has gotten so tall and lots of the produce was ready for the picking – jalapenos, okra, tomatoes, zucchini, bell peppers, radishes, green beans, blueberries…. Man, they aren’t going to have to buy fruits and veggies at the grocery store for a long time!  P.S. You can see video of the garden in my Insta-Stories if you’re interested!  I was also excited because my MIL sent me away with a pot chock-full of mint… the start of my very own herb garden!  Eek!  Mint Julep, anyone?

Sunday evening, we had our usual dinner with my family… Momma made a roast, mashed potatoes, carrots, and peas, and we opened one of the 24 bottles of TJ’s wine that B and I brought back from ATL this past week.  It was dee-lish!  

We talked a lot about family lineage Sunday night and I learned a ton about my Daddy's side of the family... crazy things I never knew!  And my grandmother (my Momma's mom) who was also at dinner, also told us a bunch of things about her family lineage.  I found out that my great great great great grandfather was one of Abraham Lincoln's bodyguards!!  I have no clue why I have never been told that before... that's so cool!!  And I was also reminded that I am eligible become a Daughter of the American Revolution if I want to... things to think about!

When we got home, we delayed bedtime for just a few extra minutes to let the kids watch the most beautiful sunset... just look at that sky!  It doesn't even look real!

Another fun one in the books, guys!  Another fun one in the books!

*Linking up with B Loved Boston for Weekending, My Glittery Heart for Hello Monday,  More Pieces of Me for Hello Monday Linkup, and HoHo Runs for Weekly Wrap.