My LONG Weekend Recap

So it's Tuesday and my long weekend has unfortunately come to an end. On Friday evening after work I went over to my sister Amanda's house to hang out with her and my nieces. It was a very silly night filled with all kinds of events like:

 Mayleigh eating pizza off the (clean) floor.

Emree being tormented by Mayleigh.

Emree just being adorable.

 and....Amanda dressing up as Sophia.

We also painted nails and after the girls were in bed Amanda and I watched Parenthood, and I still teared up even though I had seen that episode already! (unhealthy side note: on my way home at about 10:30 I picked up Mcdonalds for me and Seth :P)

On Saturday we spent a lot of the day being REAL lazy, but we also accomplished getting a couple loads of laundry done, all the dishes caught up, and the house cleaned! We went over to my brother Alex's house later in the evening and hung out with him and my SIL Ashley. 

We played a game of Dominion Intrigue 

And Seth came out victorious. That sneaky kid always wins that game.

We also played a game of Legendary,

And I WON!!! (insert victory dance)

On Sunday we went to my Grammy's house for Sunday Dinner. My Grammy is an amazing cook and made roast, cabbage, cooked carrots, and the most delicious Pineapple Upside Down Cake. I only snapped a few pictures on Sunday, but here they are:

Wanted to get a good pic of Emree in the outfit I got her for Christmas. These are the best I could do, she was sleepy :P

Hope and me posing for the camera :)

On Monday we had a scare with my little Braylin being sick so she got LOTS of extra cuddles from her Aunt Addie

Spend the majority of the day Monday at my Mom's house with her and my sisters Anna and Amanda (and their children of course ;)) We just chatted, watched Frozen, and ate Mcdonalds (I know 2 times in one weekend is bad news.)

Seth and I just relaxed the rest of the evening, I even took a little nap. It was WONDERFUL. Seth got all of his clothes packed up for another short trip to Indy for training. He leaves this afternoon at about 2 and will be back Thursday night. 

Other exciting news!

My bridesmaid dress for Laken's wedding has been shipped! Can't wait to get it and try it on :)

Hope you all had a great weekend whether it was 2 day or 3 day. Have a blessed day!

Friday Favorites

Can I get an AMEN! It's Friday and I just couldn't be any happier about it! Like most Friday's I'm linking up today with 3 of my favorite bloggers for Friday Favorites. If you haven't already you should really check out Andrea at Momfessionals, Erika at A Little Bit of Everything, and Narci at Grace and Love.

1) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

 

There are many reasons why I get excited for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. First of all the obvious he was a pretty cool guy, who did a lot of amazing things for our country.

Secondly one of my favorite memories of my Grandpa was him always saying "I was born on the same day, same year as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.".  Can't wait to go to my Grandma's on Sunday where she will make Pineapple Upside Down cake in honor of my Grandpa because it was his favorite.

recipe here.

 And my last reason for Loving MLK Day is that I get a 3 day weekend! Working at a Credit Union has its perks, and one of them is definitely getting all holidays off!

Wouldn't be Friday without an Ecard ;)

2) Our Possible Vacation This Summer

I have this habit of getting an idea in my mind and just not being able to let it go. One of my Coworkers, Shelbie, mentioned that her and her Fiance might be going to Pigeon Forge Tennessee for their honeymoon. I started looking up the cabins and FELL IN LOVE. From there I planned a whole little vacation in my mind in August.

Just a sample of how amazing they are! view here.

 Now I say possible vacation because Seth isn't 100% on board yet, but I think it's gonna happen. The cabin above has 4 bedrooms and can sleep up to 13 people. We are looking to get some of best friends around to go and when you split the cost it is a super affordable vacation!

3) Having TWO Engaged Besties

If you think having one best friend engaged is fun try having 2, it's a BLAST.  I'm loving the texts I get about wedding plans and bridesmaid dresses! Check out my posts about these lovely ladies, here, here, and here. 

 4) My Favorite Picture I Took This Week

My crazy little Boomer, she's clearly excited it's Friday too ;)

Hope you all have a great, safe, and relaxing weekend!!! 

Weekend Recap: Just Call Me Queen Bridesmaid

More on this later ;)

Friday after work Seth's dad, sisters, and sisters boyfriend came over to our house for a little bit. We are kinda sorta working on a project in our second living room. We were forced to rip up the carpet because of a cat pee smell we weren't able to get out. Luckily all of the carpet is pulled up and the smell is GONE! We wanted Larry (Seth's dad) to come over and check out the flooring to see what our options are.

We are still deciding between vinyl and laminate. Any input or advice would greatly appreciated!! Also how do you go about picking out what color wood you want down. So far I'm at a loss!

And about a million other options!

If someone wants to pick for me I wouldn't complain ;)

On Saturday afternoon I headed down to Indy to visit with 2 or my besties Laken and Maddie.

 And for anyone who knows me you know how much driving TERRIFIES me, but anything to spend a little extra time with my girls! We decided to be really fancy and eat dinner at Chipotle. It was fabulous like usual.

 

Love these Beauts

Now For the Excitement:

When we got back to Laken's apartment, Maddie said she had something to give to us. We were so excited to see what it was when it was unwrapped!

Btw can we talk about how ADORABLE this is!

Now insert about 15 minutes of jumping up in down, hugging, and screaming about how this year is going to be the greatest year EVER, and you will be about where we were at!

Since Stacie couldn't make it we had to FaceTime her so Maddie could officially ask her (I'm sure her heart was racing again ;))

Of course we had to take LOTS of pictures to remember this moment ;)

EEEEK my engaged Besties!!!

If goofy pictures aren't your thing you may want to avert your eyes for the next few photos ;)

Don't worry we took a serious one too :)

The rest of the night was filled with wedding planning, chatting, and LOTS of laughing! I don't know where I would be without these girls.

To read Maddie's adorable engagement story go here.
To see Laken's wedding website go here.

I got home from Indy at about 11:30 a.m on Sunday. The rest of the day was spent catching up on Game of Thrones with Seth. That show is beyond intense, like yelling out at the TV type of intense. We are now long awaiting the return of the next season in April.





Because let's be honest Daenerys and Tyrion are the 2 GREATEST characters.

Linking up with Katie today!

Annual Scarf Exchange + The Best Cake Pop I've Ever Had

Hello lovely readers! It's Monday again (doesn't it always feel like Mondays come super fast), but I had such a fabulous weekend :)

On Saturday I got together with my favorite girls (Stacie, Maddie, Laken, and Brianna) for our 2nd annual scarf exchange. To see our picture from last year go here.

Maddie decked our her basement with all kinds of treats. My favorite was her Buffalo Chicken Dip.

 

Find the recipe over at Miss Matilda May here.  

We had a BLAST catching up and reminiscing old memories, it almost felt like we were back in high school (I can't even count the number of times we hung out and stayed the night at Maddie's house in Middle and High School).

The Exchange

For our exchange we each bring a scarf and then draw numbers to see the order we pick scarves. The first round everyone opens one of the gifts, and then the second round you can steal a scarf from someone if you want. All the scarves are always super cute so it's a win no matter which one you get ;). The craziest thing happened this year, we all ended up getting the scarf from the same person we got last year. I must say Brianna has very good taste in scarves. 

I got lucky and ended up with 2 scarves :)

After the exchange we attempted to get a good picture of us all in our scarves. (the key word there is attempted!) We definitely got some funny ones though.

I think this one wins as my favorite!

We were trying to get all the scarves in the picture as you can see we pretty much failed, but we did get one good one!

Love these girls to pieces!

 My New Found Love for Cake Pops

During our get together Laken surprised us by giving us each a cake pop, at first we were all a little confused, but then she clarified for us. She "popped" the question to us and asked us to be Bridesmaids in her wedding next September! I think we were all screaming in excitement for a good 30 seconds. 

You can read a little about Laken's engagement here.

It was such a great night! Whoever said you don't stay friends with your high school besties never met us ;)

Thanks for stopping by! Make the most out of your Monday!! :)

Linking up Today with Katie, check her out here.

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