Weekend Recap

We have lots of really fun weekends around these parts.  We like to have fun, what can I say...boring weekends just aren't our style.  This weekend was no exception, but every once and a while a weekend comes along where you realize that there's nothing else you'd rather be doing.  You get caught up in the moment and everything is right with the world.  This entire weekend was one of those moments for me.  Even though neither of us teach and we don't have kids heading back to school this week, it really felt like a summer send off.  Maybe it was the gorgeous fall-like weather we had that was messing with my head, but this weekend was great.

1. The giant steaks that were our dinner on Friday night.
2. Dachshund Wine...and it was Reisling.  It doesn't get much more perfect than that!
3. Meat on the Green Egg
4. My hubby the QB
5. Backyard football on Saturday night.  This went on for a good hour and involved about 15 kids.  We realized that among the football coaches there is only ONE daughter, the rest are boys. 

Since it's been so rainy here lately the school cancelled Tiger Night on Friday.  Honestly I don't think too many people were bummed.  There will be plenty of football games this year to go to. Since we had a free evening Eric picked up some steaks and we spent the evening with our neighbors cooking and laughing.  You really can't beat good neighbors, and we're so lucky to have some really great ones!

Saturday we were up early to get the day going.  We hosted a Rib Cook-off featuring 3 of the THS coaches putting their best out there for the rest of us.  I am proud to say that I had the house cleaned, plus cookies and a 10lb potato salad made by noon.  I even had some time to lay on the couch and veg before everyone got there.  By 5pm we had a yard-full of folks and it was so much fun!  Eric counted at one point and we had 15 cars in the driveway....crazy!  Eric's ribs ended up coming in 3rd.  But I don't think he was too disappointed.  He's spent the entire summer perfecting his Boston Butt and that turned out delicious so he didn't care.  After most of the food was eaten, all the games were played, and everything was cleaned up we collapsed in bed.  Eric asked me what time it was....and it was only 10:15pm, but it felt like midnight!  That my friends is how you know you had a good time.

It's a good thing we got to bed at a decent hour on Saturday, because we worked our butts off on Sunday.  Seriously.  We started at 7AM, and didn't stop until nearly 8PM.  But the results were completely worth it, because this is my new favorite place to be......

Don't you worry.  There will be a FULL explanation of this tomorrow.  The last part is being completed today so I want to wait to share it when it's all done!

And in case anyone is interested, today I am officially 28 and a half years old.  Happy Half Birthday to me!