*shrugging emoji*
Hopefully soon I can get some other drafts done, but until then...back to the weekend.
FRIDAY
Friday after work I met my girlfriends for lunch (since I only work half days on Friday during the summer) and some wandering at Half Price Books (my haul below). It was so nice and a great way to spend an afternoon.
On the way home, I stopped to get some baking essentials so I could make my mom her birthday cake (and by baking essentials I mean I purchased every single thing I needed and didn't make a damn thing from scratch since I'm the worst) and race into the library before it closed to pick up my holds—'cause I need more books in the house, always.
We met my mom, brother (my sister was sick), grandma, and uncle for dinner at a pub in Barrington, per her request, to celebrate her birthday.
I had a spicy chicken sandwich and tater tots and I was surprised at how good it was!
My gorgeous momma. She and my dad are truly my favorite humans on Earth—I hit the parent jackpot—and I love celebrating them on their birthdays. I got her a French cooking class as her gift and I'm excited to go with her in a few weeks :)
SATURDAY
Saturday I got up and stayed in bed and in my chaise for hours finishing Call Me Zelda (which I definitely recommend) and then I organized my books from the library because I'm a NERD.
Then we met my parents and brother for breakfast at our favorite diner to continue my mom's birthday celebrations. And I brought a book, yes. For the gram ;)
After we got home, Sammy ran back out and got Henry a $6 pool from Walmart. He looks happy but he wasn't a huge fan hahaha.
We left in the early evening to head to the final graduation party of the season and it was awesome. It was like a small wedding and was so fun to attend.
These are the main women on Sammy's mom's immediate side of the family (we're just missing my SIL!) and I love being a part of it.
We got home around 11 and Sammy went down to play video games which meant I got to snack in bed while watching the Golden Girls. I haven't watched in a while and have had a snack in our room maybe twice in the year we've lived there, and this from the girl who used to watch tv before bed every.single.night. WITH a snack. So that's sort of been an adjustment which feels like a dumb thing to say because who actually cares? but it weirdly felt so, so good to have a night like this because it felt so authentic to who I am.
SUNDAY
In the mornings on the weekend, we are forever being watched by a boy who wants OUT.
The night before, Sammy had suggested kayaking at Three Oaks on Sunday morning and I happily obliged. We're both very calmed by being on or near water.
He's so handsome.
And you know your bitch brought a book on the kayak ;)
We came back home and got ready for the day. Sammy took Henry to his parents for the afternoon and dinner and I got ready to go to a former coworker's son's first birthday.
But before the party, Morgan and I stopped at DQ so I could try the infamous gravy sauce and I am truly thankful there aren't any DQs near us that serve food because I would go there every day and be the most unhealthy person alive. AND I tried the oreo cookie jar blizzard...bitch. SO good.
Got a picture of these two from Sammy in the afternoon ;)
The party was cute and it was nice to sit with my friends and talk for a few hours. One of our friends left for a trip to London yesterday, so it was nice to talk to her about her plans before she left.
Sammy was home when I got home and we settled in for the night. We had cleaned earlier before either of us had left for the day, so we were able to just relax when we got home.
I had planned to read but scrapped that once we realized The Lion King was on ;) (we got our tickets for this week! can't wait to see it) and then watched Starsky & Hutch. Sammy has a knack for finding movies I've totally forgotten about and think I don't like and putting them on and then I have the time of my life haha. It's such a dumb movie but I live for rewatching stuff I've forgotten about.
Henry was being really good and playing by himself and then eventually fell asleep on his own (never happens) so we were able to snuggle with him and watch movies which we haven't ever been able to do since we've gotten him. It was a really nice way to end the weekend, especially since Sammy and I have been getting on each others nerves a little bit lately haha. It's always nice to come back together and feel that click again.
So that was it! It was a really lovely weekend and I hadn't anticipated it would be as nice as it was, so that was a treat.
My parents and brother are leaving this morning to visit my aunt in Missouri (have I mentioned my parents are divorced? haha), so I'm on cat feeding duty at my dad's house tomorrow and Thursday morning haha. And Thursday night we're seeing Lion King, as I mentioned, and we're super excited for that :)
Hope everyone has a great week! xo
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