Most weekends are good. Whether you have lots of plans or get time to relax, it is time away from the grind. Once in awhile a weekend leaves you with a satisfying feeling, refreshed for the week, and with lasting memories.
We were lucky enough to have one of those weekends recently, particularly our Saturday. Lately, we haven't been able to sleep in much past 7am on the weekends. It started out as a big bummer, but we have definitely learned to embrace it (and figure it is our bodies' way of getting us ready for baby boy)!
This weekend continued the trend and we rose with the sun (and Chewy letting us know it was time for his breakfast)! I started working on some laundry as Andy began preparing breakfast. Once I got the laundry going, we tag teamed our meal. Andy focused on the bacon outside and I made eggs and English muffins inside.
After we were energized by our meal, we headed outside to our fire armed with our books. We still had some time before college football started, so we buried our noses in our reading. I found myself a little distracted listening to the birds chirp as I read. It was so relaxing!
Even our Minnesota Gophers not being televised could get us down. We watched other Big 10 games and followed our game by a combination of ESPN Gamecast and texts from family. I leisurely got ready for my lunch/shopping date with Kelley and Andy started a list of to-dos for him and my dad's man day.
Kelley and I headed to Cherry Creek and ate on the patio at Cucine Colore. Love this place! It was even better because of the company and conversation (and their yummy seasoning that we both bought to take home).
Feeling nice and fueled, we made our way to a super cute baby store that I have been meaning to get to, Right Start. If you haven't been there and have a reason to be in a baby store, it is definitely a neat spot with all the baby necessities and nice gift ideas. From there we headed to the Cherry Creek Mall, which if you haven't been in lately, it is worth a trip. H & M just opened a store there and many other new stores have also opened recently or old stores have gotten a face lift to make this mall the best in Colorado in my opinion.
We both scored most of the things we were looking for and I lasted a record amount of time on a shopping trip. It's also a major bonus when your partner in crime is studying image consulting and helps you find the right colors and styles that make you look your best!
When we got home, the boys had their own successes to show off. They had checked off the majority of their tasks on their list (my favorite being the installation of a new light fixture in the nursey) and it was definitely time for wine thirty and some relaxing for all.
Believe it or not, this dastation had some hidden perfection in store. The night finished up with an amazing dinner of salmon grilled on cedar planks, rice, and a spinach and strawberry salad. And the night cap was a memorizing fire in our fire pit, more relaxing, and more good conversation.
There are so many little things in this post. But, I guess what it comes down to is a pretty simple equation:
doing what you love + being with people you love (relaxing)(good food)
=
a perfect Saturday
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