Weekend Recap

I love weekends like this one. Not a whole lot of plans = no red and lots of blue!

Friday
Work
Dinner & Drag Queen Bingo for Jessica's birthday - so fun!

Saturday
Joann's for craft supplies
Craft day with my sister - need to do this more often. Click on the image below to view the pinterest original and step-by-step directions (a.k.a. save me from writing them out)

Sunday
Church with my sister
Catch up on some DVR shows
Hang with my boys

Weekend Planning

Yay for the weekend! And a very low key weekend at that. Looking forward to doing a whole lot of nothing, or a whole lot of whatever I want, on Saturday and Sunday!

Friday
Work
Dinner & Drag Queen Bingo for Jessica's birthday!

Saturday
No plans what-so-ever

Sunday
No plans what-so-ever

I like the looks of this weekend - I can do whatever I feel like doing, whenever I want to do it, taking Easton's schedule into consideration, of course. I'll be interested to see what the weekend recap looks like on Sunday.

Weekend Recap

I hate how quickly the weekends come and go. And even though we had an extra hour this weekend, it still went by too fast. Here's to hoping this time change doesn't mess with Easton's schedule too much! A quick recap of our weekend!

Friday
Work
Pick up dessert for Saturday night
Finish current pinterest project - thanks Kalyn, my final product below :)

Saturday
Pearl Party with Mom
Drop Easton and Cooper off at Grandma and Papa's
Craft night with the ladies - more on this coming soon!
Spend the night at mom and dad's

Sunday
Hang at mom and dad's
Family nap
Meal plan/grocery shop - thank you  hubby!
Laundry/change sheets
Easton's 7 month photos
October/Fall blog update
Relax - blogging/watching tv in bed

Weekend Planning

    

Another weekend on our own - hoping Bryan gets a deer sooner than later so he's not as eager to go hunting. In the meantime, we'll make the most of him being gone and look forward to his return on Sunday!

Friday
Work
Pick up dessert for tomorrow night
Finish current pinterest project

Saturday
Pearl Party
Drop Easton and Cooper off at Grandma and Papa's
Craft night with the ladies

Sunday
Meal plan/grocery shop (desperately)

Laundry/change sheets

October/Fall blog update

Relax

Weekend Recap - HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Well, I wasn't nearly as productive as I had hoped, but I did get some stuff done and most importantly, we had fun!

Friday
Work
At least one load of laundry - 3 over the course of the weekend to be exact!
Clean
Carve pumpkins

I apologize for the blurriness in the first picture but Easton couldn't contain his excitment for pumpkin carving!

Saturday
More cleaning
Store to get pinterest craft materials
Baby shower
Boo Bash in downtown Milford
Pinterest project

Thrilled to be a giraffe!

Sunday
Meal plan/grocery shop
Lake Sherwood Halloween Gathering
Dinner at mom and dad's
Store to get pinterest project materials
Prep for pinterest project
File bills/paperwork
Participate in October Followers Fest!

Check back later for more on October/Halloween festivities. 

Weekend Planning Blog Hop

Between working full-time, playing mom, wife, sister, auntie, daughter and friend, blogging and pinterest, I've been slacking on the household chores. I'm determined to get caught up this weekend!

Friday
Work
At least one load of laundry
Clean
Carve pumpkins

Saturday
More cleaning
Store to get pinterest craft materials
Baby shower
Boo Bash in downtown Milford
Pinterest project

Sunday
Meal plan/grocery shop
Lake Sherwood Halloween Gathering
Dinner at mom and dad's
File bills/paperwork

And last but not least, I'm going to attempt to participate in Followers Fest:

No weekend is complete without a little fun, so let's just hope the fun doesn't get in the way of the things that need to get done!

Weekend Recap

This was an interesting weekend. Bryan's hunting trip got cut short due to the weather, so we plans were shifted a bit to accomodate his presence. Not only that, but Easton had a nasty cold and kept us up all night cozied up most of the weekend.

Friday
Work
Pick up Easton from Grandma's (hopefully get dinner out of it) switched to Aunt Coll's - I was in desperate need of some nephew love, so did a quick switcheroo and had dinner/family time at Aunt Coll's. Easton loved seeing his bff, cousin Zain.
Play with my baby boy
Do at least 2 loads of laundry
Clean, clean and more clean! I have to say I'm quite impressed with myself. After a long day of work, followed by dinner at Coll's and not getting home til 8pm and then putting Easton to bed, I still manged to changed the sheets on the bed, do 2 loads of laundry, deep cleaned 2.5 bathrooms, dust our bedroom, and windex the upstairs. Granted I didn't go to bed until 1am, I was determined to get it done!

Zain and Easton

Saturday
Quality time with mom and Easton - Mom2Mom sales, running errands - we had a productive morning at Mom2Mom sales, but our quality time was cut short by Bryan's return and the UM vs. MSU game.
Watch Michigan vs. Michigan State - we took ourselves over to Ryan and Sarah's to watch the game with friends. Easton enjoyed seeing all his pseudo aunties and uncles.
Scrapbook/Pinterest project

Easton with Uncle Ryan and Uncle Jake

Sunday
Cider Mill -  The sun was shining and the air was crisp, so we bundled up and went on our way. We figured there were only a few weekends left and they would likely only be colder, so we headed down the street to Erwins Orchard. Pumpkins, cider and donuts, oh my!
Meal plan/Grocery trip - after being up all night with a sick baby, I had no desire to meal plan, grocery shop, or even cook for that matter. Bryan and I took full advantage of naptime with a movie and a nap ourselves. I have a feeling the crockpot is going to be working overtime this week!
Brother-in-law's birthday dinner - we were sad to miss Uncle Jim's birthday dinner, but with Easton feeling/coughing the way he was, he didn't want to risk getting cousins Landon and Maddie sick. Hopefully we can see them soon to make it up to Uncle Jim. 

Weekend Planning

Cheers to the freakin' weekend! Bryan's gone huntin' so it's just me and Easton. Looking forward to a relaxing weekend in my comfys and getting stuff done around the house.

Friday
Work
Pick up Easton from Grandma's (hopefully get dinner out of it)
Play with my baby boy
Do at least 2 loads of laundry
Clean, clean and more clean!

Saturday
Quality time with mom and Easton - Mom2Mom sales, running errands
Watch Michigan vs. Michigan State
Scrapbook/Pinterest project

Sunday
Cider Mill - weather permitting
Meal plan/Grocery trip
Brother-in-law's birthday dinner

Check back Sunday to see how I did -- and if things go as planned, a sneak-peek of pinterest projects I've been working on!

GO BLUE!!!

Weekend Recap

Happy Monday! As much as I dread Mondays, I started off the day with this -- no complaining here!

I wasn't as producitve as I would have liked this weekend, but I was busy tending to a baby who wanted extra snuggles. We had Easton's 6 month check-up on Friday afternoon and he was feeling the effects over the weekend. Thankfully, the little guy is feeling much better and hopefully I can get to the 'reds' sooner than later.

Friday
Work 1/2 day
Easton's 6 months check-up
Thirty One party at a neighbors

Saturday
Help good friends/our new neighbors at their new house - our neighborhood welcomed a new family this weekend and it just so happens they are great friends of ours. Jen and I go way back -- we actually went to preschool together, and have been friends since I can remember! Not only do they have 2 little rascals, but Jen is pregnant, so I knew they could use extra hands moving in and getting settled. So, I loaded up the stroller with the pack n' play and diaper bag and walked on over, and it worked out perfectly with Easton's nap - little guy slept for nearly 3 hours while I helped them get settled.
Rick and Britt's wedding - Auntie Jessie is on babysitting duty and Easton can't wait! I was a little nervous leaving Easton for the night knowing he was feeling under the weather, but I knew Auntie Jessie would take great care of him and wouldn't mind lots of snuggles. Thanks Auntie Jessie for helping us out! And congrats BRICK! 

Sunday
Fall photo shoot - despite Easton feeling under the weather, I think we got a couple good ones. Can't wait to see them. Thanks Lexi.
Spend the afternoon at Uncle Jim and Aunt Katie's Nana and Papa Choo-Choo's
Meal plan/grocery shop
Easton's 6 month blog (I'll get to this soon - promise!)
Go for a run - 3 miles (Go me!)

Not only was it was it a great weekend, but it's an exciting week in Detroit -- The Lions are on Monday Night Football with the Tigers playing a matinee ALCS game....Tues/Wed/Thurs home Tiger ALCS games annnnd we finish off the week with a Wings home game on Thursday night. It's good to be us! 

Weekend Planning

It's been a long, busy week over here -- between a crazy week at work, my 29th birthday (spent at work alllll day and night) and Easton's half birthday, Friday took a little longer to get here than I would have liked, but I'm not complaining -- it' here and it's going to be a gorgeous weekend. I can't wait to enjoy it!

Friday
Work 1/2 day
Easton's 6 months check-up
Thirty One party at a neighbors

Saturday
Help good friends/our new neighbors at their new house
Rick and Britt's wedding - Auntie Jessie is on babysitting duty and Easton can't wait!

Sunday
Fall photo shoot
Spend the afternoon at Uncle Jim and Aunt Katie's
Meal plan/grocery shop
Easton's 6 month blog

A sneak-peek at Easton's 6 month photos: (this is the reaction I got when I told him Auntie Jessie was coming on Saturday!)

What are you up to this weekend?

Weekend Recap

Monday, already? So much for "Weekend Planning" motivation - I wasn't nearly as productive as I had hoped to be, but that didn't stop me from having a great weekend! Let's take a look....

Friday

• Work
• Hit up some garage sales on my way home
• Quick trip to the grocery store to pick up some things to get me through the weekend
• Laundry
• Relax - not really sure I have a good sense of what this word means! I put it on the 'to-do' list ever week but never seem to get there
• Make baby food - acorn squash and peaches, yum! 

Saturday

• Mom-to-Mom Sale with mom
• Spend the day with mom being productive and getting things done around the house -- it's much more fun doing stuff when you have someone to do it with :) More on this later....
• Quick trip to the grocery store for stuff to make for dinner - did this Friday instead
• Host October birthdays (mine and Jillybean's) dinner with the ladies -- no worries Tara, we'll toast to your birthday too! Great night with the ladies, as usual. And dinner was a hit! They've all requested the recipe so I'll be uploading that tonight.

Sunday

• Errands with Easton -- got some great deals on clothes for my growing baby boy
• Meal plan
• Grocery shop
• Clean - a majority of this was done on Friday by the best mother in the world. Not only does she take awesome care of Easton, but she cleans and folds laundry too! :) :) :)
• Laundry - washed and sorted old and new clothes for Easton to pack away in tubs
• Spend quality time with Easton while something cooks in the crock pot waiting for Bryan to get home

My little hunter :)

Happy October!

Weekend Planning Blog Hop

Happy Opening Weekend!! Is anyone else a hunter's widow like me?? At least I have Easton to keep me company these days. :)

So, not publicizing my weekend plans for the past few weeks has made me realize I'm a lot less productive when nobody is expecting anything from me (except my husband, of course - which really doesn't make me all that motivated). I am much more productive when I know others are watching reading and I have to show my results in the end. So here I am, back to weekend planning! Here's to hoping I'm productive. I'd like to have something to show for when Bryan returns from a weekend away.
Friday

• Work
• Hit up some garage sales on my way home
• Laundry
• Relax

Saturday

• Mom-to-Mom Sale with mom
• Spend the day with mom being productive and getting things done around the house -- it's much more fun doing stuff when you have someone to do it with. :)
• Quick trip to the grocery store for stuff to make for dinner
• Host October birthdays (mine and Jillybean's) dinner with the ladies -- no worries Tara, we'll toast to your birthday too!

Sunday

• Meal plan
• Grocery shop
• Clean
• Spend quality time with Easton while something cooks in the crock pot waiting for Bryan to get home

What are you doing this weekend?

Labor Day Weekend Recap

So once again, it's Wordless Wednesday, and I'm not Wordless. I'm a Wordless Wednesday failure. Not to mention, it's Wednesday, and I'm just recapping my weekend. I'm a Weekend Planning/Recap failure.

"I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate." -George Burns

Friday

Secretary of State to get a new driver's license - I hate that place!! Never a quick trip, but my license expires on my birthday so this was a must!

Work

Dinner and drinks with the ladies of Mallard Court :) -  Newly named "The Real Housewives of Mallard Court". We had a blast. I am so lucky to have such awesome and fun neighbors.

Saturday

Perhaps a little garage saling - I didn't get much, but Jennie made out pretty good in the baby department. :)

Quick clean - I am so unmotivated to clean lately. I wish I could afford a cleaning lady!

Watch the Michigan game - Easton is ready!!

Dinner at Coll's with the family

Sunday

Family birthday party - Bryan ended up having to work, so it was just me and E.

Shopping at Howell Outlets - Carter's was having a 50% off sale so I treated Easton to a few new things for the fall/winter/holidays.

Meal plan/Grocery shop - It's a short , busy week so we'll make do with what's in the house.

Relax with my boys :) - Never happens -- I should know better than to plan on it happening.

Bonfire with the neighbors

Monday

Cedar Point plans (with the girls) are in the works!! - Highlight of my weekend. Nice little day with Jillybean and we had a BLAST! And the best news is that Bryan survived 12+ hours of daddy duty!!! :)

Long-Weekend Planning

I am soooo looking forward to the long weekend! Here's what in store:

Friday
Secretary of State to get a new driver's license
Work
Dinner and drinks with the ladies of Mallard Court :)

Saturday
Perhaps a little garage saling
Quick clean
Watch the Michigan game - Easton is ready!!


Sunday
Family birthday party
Meal plan/Grocery shop
Relax with my boys :)

Monday
Cedar Point plans (with the girls) are in the works!!

Not a whole lot of action planned, but I'm ok with that. Perhaps the weekend won't go by as fast as usual! Fingers crossed!

Weekend Recap

So, I failed to plan the weekend -- not really, I just failed to blog about it. I had big plans for this weekend and big plans were accomplished.


Friday
Took the day off work :) Trees were scheduled to be delivered and installed and someone needed to be home to delegate where they went, etc.
Cleaned the house -- thanks to mom for her help and motivation
Costco run - the most expensive one ever, at that! Ended up buying 2 new chairs for the living room and am super happy with thm
Surprise 30th birthday party for a family friend

Saturday
Yardwork -- and lots of it! We had to make some final touches to the patio, plus 8 trees were planted at our house on Friday afternoon/Saturday morning, which meant 8 trees needed some major TLC
Continue working on project for Easton's room
Dinner at mom and dad's

Sunday
More yardwork - clean up around trees, weed, mulch
Trip to Angelo's and Home Depot
More yardwork
Family walk
Make dinner
Meal Plan - see side panel
Enjoy a glass of wine on the newly finished patio, finallllly!

Weekend Recap

Monday already? *yawn* I really need to learn to go to bed earlier on Sunday nights because Monday mornings just comes way to fast! Here's a quick recap of what our weekend consisted of. (green - done, red - not done, blue - added to list)

Friday:
Work
Go to the nursery and finalize our tree order - this got done on Saturday morning instead
Hopefully squeeze in a pedi - a much needed one to say the least!
Pick up Easton and have dinner at my parents

Saturday:
Prepare snacks and pack for tailgate
Pack Easton (& Cooper) for sleepover at Grandma and Papa's
Go to the nursery and finalize our tree order
Drop off the boys
Tailgate and Kenny Chesney concert!!!

Sunday:
Sleep in! - 8:30am is considered sleeping in when you have a baby, but not sure it counts as sleeping in when you don't go to bed til 3am :/
Go pick up Easton and Coop
Spend some time at my parents and work on a project for Easton's room
Meal plan/grocery shop - meal planning is a little challenging these days, as Bryan has a new job and wacky schedule so it's hard to know whether or not he'll be around for dinner -- therefore, meal planning will consist of things that we can eat on our own. This week I'll be trying to use up some stuff we have in the house.
Change sheets
Go for a walk
Hula-Hoop - this is my newest form of exercise :)
Blog 4 month update

Here's what's cookin' this week:
Sunday: Chinese
Monday: Leftovers and salad
Tuesday: Brats and orzo salad
Wednesday: Chili and salad
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Party
Saturday: Chicken a-la something

Here are a few snapshots from our day of kid-free fun!

Weekend Planning

Hello Friday, so nice to see you! You are by far my favorite day of the week -- a nice, short, easy, fun, relaxing day at the office, followed by 2 whole days with my favorite boys, yes, all 3 of them. ;)

Friday:
Work
Go to the nursery and finalize our tree order
Hopefully squeeze in a pedi

Saturday:
Prepare snacks and pack for tailgate
Pack Easton (& Cooper) for sleepover at Grandma and Papa's
Drop off the boys
Tailgate and Kenny Chesney concert!!!

Sunday:
Sleep in!
Go pick up Easton and Coop
Meal plan/grocery shop
Change sheets
Blog 4 month update

Happy weekend to you!

Weekend Recap

Seriously, where do the weekends go? I think the fact that I'm always so busy doesn't help. Time just seems to fly! Here's a recap of our weekend. (green = done, red = not done, blue = added to list)

Friday:
* Birthday/engagement celebration for a family friend
* Sleepover with my nephew, Cash - sooo fun!

Saturday:
* Milford Memories with my mom - Coll and the boys and Dad tagged along. It was fun, until the rain came pouring down.
* Wedding shower for Britt
* Beer tent at Milford Memories - Easton with be with Grandma and Papa :)

Sunday:
* Breast Cancer 3-Day cheering station to see Auntie Jessie
* Out to breakfast with Meghan and Sarah, and of course Easton
* Go to the nursery to pick out and order trees - nursery closed on Sundays
* Create a daily cleaning schedule - starting with today!
* Meal plan for the week/grocery shop
* Squeeze in a walk - played with the neighbors instead
* Wash and prepare bottles for daycare on Monday 

A pretty successful weekend if you ask me.  I really need to step it up with my cleaning though. Here's to hoping I can get my new cleaning schedule underway. My goal is to divvy up the housework so that I do a little big each day throughout the week and that will make my weekends much more enjoyable. Here is what I'm thinking -- fingers crossed I can at least have a successful first week!


Monday:
vacuum hardwood floors and wipe down kitchen counters

Tuesday:
clean half bath, vacuum and dust den, and living room

Wednesday:
dust and vacuum office, guest bedroom, Easton's room and master bedroom

Thursday:
clean Easton's bathroom and master bath

Did I forget anything?

Sticking to my meal plan will be another challenge. I've made a meal plan before, and following is where I always fail. It's not that I don't have the ingredients, it's just that something else always seems easier, quicker, etc. But this weeks meal plan looks delicious and I really hope I can stick it out. 

What's on the Menu:
Sunday: Miscellaneous - Bryan went golfing so we did our own thing
Monday: Jalapeno Chicken
Tuesday: Shepherds Pie
Wednesday: Couscous Stuffed Peppers
Thursday: Balsamic Chicken
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: snacks for Kenny Chesney - Salsa Wraps and Fiesta Orzo Salad??

A couple photos from the weekend:

Have a great week!!!

Weekend Planning Blog Hop

Hellllllo Friday, it's so good to see you! Here's what on our schedule for the weekend.

Friday:
* Birthday/engagement celebration for a family friend
* Sleepover with my nephew, Cash

Saturday:
* Milford Memories with my mom
* Wedding shower for Britt
* Beer tent at Milford Memories - Easton with be with Grandma and Papa :)

Sunday:
* Breast Cancer 3-Day cheering station to see Auntie Jessie
* Go to the nursery to pick out and order trees
* Create a daily cleaning schedule - starting with today!
* Meal plan for the week/grocery shop
* Squeeze in a walk
* Wash and prepare bottles for daycare on Monday

Bring on the weekend!!!

What are YOU doing this weekend?

Weekend Recap

The weekend just goes by way too fast! :(  Here's a quick recap of what we accomplished.
(green = done, red = not done, blue = added to list)

Friday:
* Attend the funeral of a college friend who passed unexpectedly :(
* Lunch and reminiscing with a great group of college friends
* Out to dinner with the girls for one of my best friend's birthday

Saturday:
* Go for a walk
* Run the vacuum throughout the house - I didn't make it very far -- just the foyer :(
* Buy a hula-hoop -I submitted my order!
* Engagement party for one of Bryan's best friends
* weed, preen and dead-head flowers
* Easton's 4 month photos

Sunday:
* Do at least 1 load of laundry - thanks hubby!
* Change sheets on beds - actually did this on Saturday
* Meal plan for the week - here's to hoping I can follow thru with it
* Squeeze in a walk
* Attempt to make another batch of baby food for the freezer - carrots, yay!!!
* Wash and prepare bottles for daycare on Monday - as of 10:45pm on Sunday, I have yet to do this, but bottles are washed and the milk is in the fridge ready to go and it will definitely be done by 8am tomorrow so that's all that matters
* A quick visit with grandma and papa
* A little family nap :)

I have to say, I'm pretty impressed with all the green, and even some blue!! I hope you had a great weekend, too. And here's to hoping this week flies by!!!  A quick peek at our 4 month photos to tide you over until I get caught up on my monthly recaps.