The Weekend - Downtown Concert, Organizing, and Outdoor Time

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This weekend was a great one and we’re rolling into the new week prepared, relaxed, and refreshed!  Doesn’t that always feel great?!

Friday I had a BOSS day and I managed to cross all kinds of stuff off of my to do list that's been on there forever.  One of the items I crossed off had literally been on my to do list for at least three years.  I kid you not.  I had lunch with my old supervisor and another one of my old coworkers, and then I ran loads of errands before picking up the kids.

Friday evening my bro, sis-in-law, and nephew came into town (it’s so wonderful having them close again!) and we all headed downtown with my parents for dinner at our favorite local BBQ place and then to the outdoor concert.  Our city does a free outdoor concert every Friday evening during the fall and spring, and it was great to be back out there again!  Jacob, Olivia, and Tucker all got to run wild and we all hung around listening to the band play for a bit before taking a walk down the main street downtown to get some ice cream.  Olivia prefers frozen yogurt to ice cream so we made a little pit stop for her at the fro-yo place before getting ice cream for the rest of us.  I used to feel the same way, but ever since I tried the s’mores ice cream at the ice cream place, I can’t NOT get it.  It’s so good!

After the kiddos went to bed B and I poured some beers (we’re still working our way through the 40 that I bought for him for his 40th birthday) and we watched the series finale of Scandal.  I have to say, I thought it was okay.  SPOILER ALERT: I was pretty pleased overall with the way it ended (hello, Fitz and Olivia saying, “Hi” to each other at the end) but I was also mad at who they killed off.  I mean, honestly.  I also thought it was a bit too rushed as it was only an hour long.  It seems like it should have been two hours.  But anyway…

Saturday Jacob had a soccer game at noon and they ended up winning 7-4.  Jacob almost scored goals twice, but both times the ball got kicked out right at the last minute.  Y'all, I want this boy to get his first goal SO BAD but it's just not happening yet.  

After the soccer game it was home for lunch and then I spent a couple of hours laying out in the sun in the back yard and reading my new book.  It’s been a long time since I’ve done that and it felt great!  What is it about getting a tan that makes you feel so darn vibrant?!  I know you’re actually harming your body by being in the sun, but it sure is an instant mood booster!

The G-Day Game (University of Georgia spring scrimmage game) was on at 4 so we didn’t go to church, and instead we spent the rest of the afternoon watching that on TV and I worked my way through the majority of the kitchen cabinets purging, moving things around, and reorganizing.  I got SO much accomplished, y’all, and I’m planning on sharing a major decluttering update on Friday this week!  Stay tuned!

After the G-Day Game was over, we headed out for Mex because we could literally eat it every week.  We can always count on our kids to eat well there.  Always.  As a matter of fact, Olivia loves it so much that she put the chips basket in her lap and didn’t want to share.  Lol.  And then since I took her picture, Jacob wanted his taken as well.  #MonkeySeeMonkeyDo

When we got home, we all lounged on the back porch for a bit while the kiddos ate some of their rock candy that we brought home from Disney.  Disney is just the gift that keeps on giving.  ;o)

After the kiddos were in bed, B and I watched the movie Downsizing.  I thought it was good, but not at all what I expected.  I guess I had pictured it to be more of a comedy/feel good movie, but it ended up being more of a drama.  The first half of the movie was about as expected, but then the second half of the movie took a WEIRD left turn, so it was just kind of strange.  I think the trailers for the movie were very misleading.

Sunday morning I spent the entire morning cleaning out more of the kitchen and I got rid of so. much. stuff.  I cannot wait to update you guys on Friday, but in the meantime, I’ll leave you with this little gem…

The kids’ art drawer BEFORE:

And AFTER:

All.  The.  Heart.  Eyes.

I bought several different sets of these bins on Amazon and they could not be more perfect.  I love them because they are simple, no frills, and DIRT CHEAP and I’m about to use them in every drawer in the house.  I kid you not!  And FYI, you can also buy them in several different combinations of sizes on Amazon.  Check these out if you're interested: 9 narrow rectangle baskets, 6 wide rectangle baskets, or 6 small squares.  You can mix and match in any combinations to suit your needs for whatever drawers you're organizing.  I'm about to organize our junk drawers when the rest of them deliver tomorrow!  

Sunday around noon we started heading to my MIL and step-FIL’s house for lunch as we always do, but we decided to stop by our Publix down the street to pick up a prescription and drop off some recycling.  Just as I was getting back in the car, I heard a horrible screech of brakes and I looked up just in time to see a car swerving off the main road, tumbling down the hill, and landing on its side on top of two cars in the Publix parking lot with a sickening crunch of metal.  I stared in shock for a couple of seconds and then my adrenaline kicked into high gear.  I grabbed my phone and called 911 and reported all of the details to dispatch.  We were on the other side of the parking lot, so by the time I had jumped out of the car about 20 people who were close by were already running to the scene to try to get the people out.  A police car arrived within 30 seconds so it must have already been close and then medical were not too far behind. 

Since there were so many people helping we didn’t want to be in the way, and we also didn’t want the kids to see something horrific, so we went ahead and left after that, but I couldn’t stop thinking about it.  We had no clue at that point how many people were in the car, and if they were even okay.  That was the first time I’ve ever seen an accident happen so I was pretty upset, and I didn’t stop shaking for a good hour after we left. 

My mom always shops at that same Publix on Sundays right around the time that we were there so I texted her immediately to tell her what had happened and to hold off from going since they had the whole road blocked.  She ended up going a couple of hours after the wreck happened and she said that the cashier at Publix told her that there was just one lady in the car and that she was okay.  I’m assuming that means that nobody was in the other two cars either.  I cannot even tell you how relieved I was to get that text from my mom.  I had been stalking the local news on Facebook for updates and it had not yet been reported, so I was really happy to have some closure.  Whew.

After that whole ordeal we had lunch as we always do and we got to spend a lot of time outside, which was a treat, as it was supposed to have rained all day.  The rain ended up coming in late in the afternoon and it’s been raining ever since, though.  :o(  Ah well, more opportunities to wear my beloved boots!

Sunday evening we had dinner at my parents’ house with the usual crew, and it was a wonderful ending to a wonderful weekend, aside from the wreck, of course.  At least that had a happy ending, though!

I hope you all have a lovely Monday! 

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