Weekend Recap + Some Blogging Thoughts

Hi all, it's Monday, hi, hello.

Another good weekend in the books. It was a packed one, but it was good. It's been nice to have things going on outside of the house since Sammy and I haven't been clicking lately. We've just been off. We'll have a good morning or evening and then the next day we'll be totally out of sync and in bad moods and not the nicest to one another. I think a lot of it has to do with his new position and how he's been feeling about it, adjusting to the new schedule, etc., but it's been kind of exhausting.

We leave this Friday to go to a wedding in Denver and I'm hoping the little trip revitalizes us a bit. It will be really nice to have no responsibilities for a few days (God bless friends who willingly take care of your dog while you're gone), getting to sleep in, drink cocktails without deciding which one will be the DD, no cooking, etc. 

Sammy's mom rented us a house that we'll stay in with them and Sammy's brother, SIL, and our niece, and I'm excited to spend the extra time with them. It has an awesome backyard with a ton of lounge-y seating and I can't wait to plop myself down with a book and relax. 

But enough about next weekend—let's recap this past weekend.

FRIDAY

Friday I left work around noon (and I'm definitely going to miss these half days come Labor Day) and treated myself to McDonald's and some uninterrupted reading time in the air conditioning before running errands. 

I had to stop and get a few things for the shower my girlfriends and were throwing on Saturday for one of our friends and get a few things for hosting friends over that night.

This was on sale for $6 so I grabbed it to go with the "give some advice for the bride" station at the shower. I thought the penny candy jar was a super cute look.

Friday night Chelsie and I hosted our friend from elementary school at each of our houses. We all got to meet her boyfriend (and their tiny dog, Hendrix!!) and show them our places and it was a really lovely evening. Chelsie hosted appetizers and they all came over to our house for drinks and dessert.

I was telling my dad that it was so wild to be in each others houses together. There was a moment when Chelsie and Dana and I were washing dishes in Chelsie's kitchen and I thought to myself how amazing it is to have remained friends with these women. We were in brownies together as kids and I still feel like that little girl but now I have a kitchen to wash dishes in. It was a cool feeling.

I mean...can you even? Henry LIVED for playing with Hendrix and Hendrix did too until he was over it haha.

SATURDAY
Saturday was Jacqueline's shower! And it turned out really nicely, and more importantly, I think she was really happy with how it turned out. She's probably the least bride-like person I know, but that almost makes you want to do more for her because she appreciates the littlest things so much.

We're big Coke people, but the bride's love for it might top us all.

One of my best friends and bridesmaids made personalized cookies as part of the favors. They're of Jacqueline's two cats and I think she really, really, really loved them ;)

I've always felt the connection between these two, but after this shower, I'm reminded just how much of a connection they have. I loved watching them play this silly shoe game and agree on every.single.question (which I've never seen and I've watched this shoe game many times) and open gifts and move seamlessly as a team (which isn't to say it's perfect, just that it works well for the two of them). It made me even more excited for the wedding in less than two months—ah!

After the shower, Chelsie and I met her brother and cousins for a quick drink at Cooper's Hawk where her brother's girlfriend was working. Then we went home and hung around the house all night which is exactly what I was hoping we'd do. 

I bought a Kindle Fire during Prime Day and it delivered on Saturday so I spent the evening setting it up and ultimately getting annoyed when I couldn't figure something out ;) 

SUNDAY

Sunday morning I went with my mom to Sammy's parents house where his mom was hosting an "eyebrow party" and I wish there was another name for it haha. Sammy's mom invited a few women over and my cousin, who's an esthetician, came to their house and waxed whatever your heart desired. Most people got their brows done and I definitely needed it. 

She had coffee and mimosas and bagels and some other things and it was a really nice morning to spend together, especially since I got to see my cousin.

Afterward, I went with Sammy's parents to his grandma's to celebrate her birthday for a few hours in the evening. Sammy and a few other family members met us there and it was nice to be together for a little while then too.

Sammy and I picked up Boston Market on the way home, got home around 8 and ate, did some laundry, packed lunches, played with Henry, and this girl started season four of my beloved Queer Eye. I didn't do as much laundry as I had hoped because we got home later than planned, so I have mountains to do tonight but at least I have Queer Eye to watch while I put it all away. 

That was our weekend! It was a good one, like I said.

And now, per the title, some riveting blog thoughts. I said in my last post (or whenever) I wanted to write other posts other than just recaps and shit, so maybe to hold me accountable, here's a list of what I want to document on here:

-another wedding check-in to recap some things we've done in the last few months, which really isn't much at all, but I'd like to record it before the summer ends because I think our venue should be contacting us in the fall to schedule our first planning session/tasting with them

-our engagement photos
-first year in our house
-Henry's first year (but maybe I won't do this because I include so much of him in my posts already haha)
-summer bucket list is in my drafts list but since we're halfway through summer already...I may have to tweak this

I think that's it for now. Hopefully I can get my act together soon...

Have a great week, all! xo

Midweek Check-In + a birthday!

Because what else am I famous for other than a random ass check-in on here?

Last week was a great week. I've been looking forward to it for months haha. I live for days when I can meander around the house and do nothing all day if I choose.

To kick off the long weekend, we had Sammy's parents, grandma, and my mom over for dinner on Wednesday night. I snagged some rotisserie chickens from the store and made a compound butter to brush on them. We also had roasted potatoes, corn, salad, and some crusty bread.

On the fourth, I got up and read.

And tidied up the house a bit while Sammy headed off to his friends' place downtown.

And did some more reading before my family came over to hang out for the night.

On Friday I had zero plans for the day except making my way to the library to pick up some holds they had for me. I wound up outside with Henry for most of the afternoon and finished this book while getting some sun.

Friday night we did some more relaxing before heading out to see Spider-Man which we looooved.

Saturday we got up and went for a walk at Three Oaks where we met a younger golden retriever friend for Henry! He convinced Henry to do a little swimming for the first time ;)

His little head popping out is my favorite. Mr. Apprehensive.

This was extremely exhausting for some of us so we rested up before heading to a family graduation/fourth of July party.

My boys :) It was such a fun night with family, we look forward to it every year.

And someone was SO tired after all that socializing that he even slept with us for a little bit (which only happens when he's REALLY exhausted). But then got too hot and retreated to his crate. ;)

Sunday I went to Chelsie's for coffee, bagels and doughnuts, and girl time. It was awesome, per usual.

Crystal Lake does their fourth of July celebrations on Sunday, so Sammy worked the parade in the morning and then hung out at home until I came home. Later that night we took Henry to the dog park and then made our way to the Lakeside Festival for some dinner before the firework show.

We watched fireworks from our lake and I was living for it. They did SUCH an awesome job and I'm so glad we went because we weren't able to go last year for our first year because Sammy had to work.

It was a great way to end a long weekend, although I've been dragging this week haha.

In other news, I gave audiobooks another try and haven't cared so much for this one at all unfortunately, so I think I'll return it and try again. (They have women doing men's voices... I don't get that!)

I started this lovely one this week and am truly loving it. Erika Robuck is so good. And I've said it a million times already, but if you're interested to see what I think about any books I post here, you can check my reviews out HERE. :)

And in the biggest news... our man is ONE today. Can't believe it. We've got big plans tonight including dinner outside, visit to the dog park, and cake (homemade by mom last night) and presents at home.

We love you, Henny. You make life so much more fun.

Weekend Recap

Boy am I happy to see Monday...which isn't my usual reaction. As fun as the weekend was, I'm happy to start a new, hopefully very slooooow, week. Last week was madness with our schedules turned upside down, working different hours, doing different things after work (and before work in my case), etc.

Thrilled to see nothing on the calendar after work for this week, which will leave room for a possible drink with a friend and maybe a date night with Sammy to see Toy Story 4 (otherwise we go at 11 a.m. on Saturday with the rest of the senior citizens). Otherwise, I'm not leaving our house haha.

FRIDAY

After work on Friday I met Tina for lunch and some TJ Maxx/HomeGoods shopping which was cathartic and the best afternoon. I came home and waited for Sammy to get back from the vet with Henry. Our poor guy ended up with an infected incision (no clue how that happened since he has barely gone near it/shown interest in it) and infected neck. 

The cone we got from the vet is so enormous and freaks him out so much he wasn't sleeping at night or during the day with it on (but we didn't have an alternative at the time since they didn't recommend or give us their professional blessing on anything other than that damn cone) and it resulted in him drooling a ton which was his body's way of dealing with the stress I guess. It's supposedly common among long haired dogs if moisture remains on their fur, a rash can spread, which is what happened to his neck so they had to shave it to prevent more spreading, we got an antibiotic and medical spray, and then said fuck the cone and purchased every alternative you can think of i.e. diapers, full body suits, inflatable cone, smaller cone, etc.

He's in a variation of these items depending on time of day and whether he's completely alone or not but our new system (albeit totally obnoxious) seems to be working. We were told 5-7 more days of healing from Friday, so we're hoping by middle to end of this week we'll be in the clear.

He currently sleeps in a full body suit (which is a glorified onesie I found on Amazon) and inflatable cone and it's worked out well (and Sammy and I have finally been getting some sleep too although I don't think I'll be able to sleep soundly until I know for sure those damn stitches are gone—I'm constantly worried he's going to lick them in the middle of the night) and then is in the body suit and new cone during the day when we're at work. UGH haha. He's been such a trooper though. We just love him.

Needless to say, I needed some relaxation so I did a mask and attempted to paint my nails (before giving up and doing a rush job the next day) and then read approximately one page of my book before falling asleep.

SATURDAY
Saturday I hung out with Henry in the morning while Sammy worked a shift (his last scheduled weekend shift for the next four years!) and then headed to pick my dad and brother up from the rental car place before heading up to Wisconsin for a family wedding.

It was on a farm/rural property and the ceremony took place on its own little island (where we got eaten alive by mosquitos).

The room where the reception was held was really pretty with the light coming in from the huge windows.

We ate a very Schultheis type dinner with my classy choice of beer ;)

And my sister continues to look like a model wherever she goes. Not sure why I wasn't blessed with that metabolism but OKAY.

There was a pretty outdoor area and I loved all the hanging lights. We ended up spending the whole night out here talking and drinking and it was really fun because we don't get to see my dad's family that often.

This is after some whiskey (me) and vodka (her) IF YOU COULDN'T TELL.

SUNDAY
Sammy worked another shift Sunday morning, so Henry and I hung out watching Girls Incarcerated on Netflix ;) He and I didn't have a great Saturday morning (I was so ready for a drink at that wedding haha) so I was very happy to have a chill and easy Sunday morning with him.

We left as soon as Sammy got home for his cousins' graduation party. It was such a nice party and there were so many family members there, it was so nice to catch up with everyone. There's a graduation party every weekend for the next three weeks so we'll actually see that family a lot this summer which I'm excited about.

Sammy and I were home before 7 which was nice. We hung out and watched a movie on Netflix. Henry was shockingly calm, even after being home and napping for a few hours prior, so not sure if that was a fluke or if they neutering actually did calm his energy a bit?? We were told it takes about two weeks for the testosterone levels to level out and we're coming up on the second week so maybe? 

That's all for me! Have I mentioned I'm looking forward to a slow week? ;) This will also be my and Sammy's first full week of week of being on the same work schedule, so we'll see how that goes as well. It was rough last week because we were both stressed with a variation of things we wouldn't normally be worried about and kind of took it out on each other, so I'm hoping all that gets smoothed out/worked on for the future.

ANYWAY. Bye. :) Have a great Monday! xo

*linking up with Johannah!