Weekend Recap

Ah Monday, we meet again.....if you ever on a whim decided to not show up one week I would not be sad. No seriously. I will let this Monday slide since it's my half-birthday.  Personally I don't think 27 and a half too old to celebrate half birthdays....I think I deserve a cupcake for that.

The other good thing about this Monday in particular is one day closer to the start of football season!  I got just a taste this past Friday at the intra-squad scrimmage fundraiser and I am soooooo ready for it to start for real!

It's game night in T-Town!

Coach Cagle in Coach Mode

Eric left from the game to go on a boy's camping weekend in GA so I was left to my own devices which mean my Friday night after I got home looked a lot like this.

World Market wine sales make me happy!

Saturday I had a date with my flowerbeds. Mom helped me fix up my beds last week when she was here so there was not a whole lot to do. I planted a few more flowers  and then I mulched all the way around the house.  Well I started it....since I only had my car I could only get 7 bags of mulch and had to go back on Sunday to get the rest. And now my garden looks beautiful!

 I can't wait for everything to get growing!  I have tons of pretty new plants that I think are going to like their new home!

These were my helpers while I was working outside.  They tolerated the heat while I was mulching but enjoyed their pool time afterward....this girl was hot and tired so the pool was my #1 priority.

Hawk playing with his ball [of course], and Peanut with his giant bone....I bribe intice him with bones to occupy him at the pool.

Sunday I decided I'd get a head start on making dinners for the week.  On a whim I decided I wanted porkchops for dinner so I made a bunch so we can eat on them all week. Plus I got tomorrow's dinner marinating too....gold star for this girl!

And just for fun....can you guess what this is???

That would be the beginnings of  my pork chop marinade....olive oil, soy sauce, and red wine vinegar. I thought it looked like something from outer space....I'm cool like that. It was pretty good, too.  I used this recipe that was technically meant for a pork tenderloin, but did 2 lbs of pork chops instead.  It was pretty tasty, too!

It's the official back-to-school day here in Alabama (and the day that always makes me feel better my decision NOT to go into teaching); so to all my teacher friends....good luck!  Only 179 days left til summer vacation!