Weekend Recap

If there was ever a Monday I wanted to stay in bed it was this morning.  I woke up this morning to the sound of a thunderstorm...talk about wanting to roll back over and go to bed!  Alas I did not.  I was delayed a bit because of stubborn puppies who had no desire to go out in the rain this morning, but after 2 tries I got them to go out. I can only imagine what the house would have looked like when I got home had I not coaxed them outside.

We did get a bit of sunshine Friday evening.  It was gorgeous outside!

My weekend was a bit out of the ordinary.  Eric was out of town, but instead of my usual stay home and do things around the house I decided to spend my Saturday at a dance competition.  Some of the dancers from the studio I teach at were competing about an hour away from our house so I drove up for the day.  I realize that watching hours upon hours of dancing isn't most peoples' cup-o-tea, but I love it.  Our girls danced really well, and we had a solo and a trio place overall! I also like to pick up ideas for the numbers I choreograph while I am there, but was a bit disappointed with the lack of tap numbers I saw.  I get that hip hop and contemporary pieces are a lot more popular right now, but in my opinion, they can't hold a candle to a well-choreographed tap routine. It was a long day (and night....I didn't get home until 1AM), but I had a blast!  I had plans to be super productive on Sunday, but that was not in the cards. Our power went off for a good 4 hours Sunday afternoon which left me with limited options in rooms where I had a decent amount of natural light that was hampered by cloudy, rainy skies.  At least it stopped raining about an hour before it came back on, so I was able to spend the last part of it walking the boys outside.  After being cooped up all day Saturday and Sunday, we all needed it.

1. Dinner Friday night.  English Muffin Pizzas, wine, and a waffle for dessert...I had a weak moment at Costco after taste-testing the waffles and ended up with a box in my cart.
2. I did a little shopping on Friday night and found myself a new cross-body purse.  I decided it was meant to be after I went to pay for this beauty and it was 70% off, not 30% off like I thought!
3. Chocolate Chip Zucchini muffins that I made on Sunday (finally after the power came back on).  They were delicious!
4. There's something about a stage with marley floor that gets me all excited! I wanted to jump up there and dance myself.
5. I finally found some delicious strawberries while we were at Peach Park on Saturday (the peaches aren't in season yet or I would have gotten some of them, too). Our grocery store in town has had nothing but half rotten cartons so far this year.
6. Saturday's lunch at Peach Park....BBQ sandwich and tater salad!  I you ever find yourself around mile marker 205 in Clanton, Alabama do yourself a favor and stop in at Peach Park. You won't regret it.
7. You can't skip dessert at Peach Park either. I had a scoop of cookie dough ice cream and a scoop of peach cheesecake ice cream (and got a pecan pie for Eric because I am sweet like that).
8. I attempted to do some meal prep for the week in the kitchen on Sunday by candle light, but as pretty as it was it wasn't worth it.
9. Don't let their sweet faces fool you, these two would not leave each other alone all weekend.  They are so brothers!
10. While the other two drove each other crazy, this one opted to cuddle with me as much as he could.  

I hope your Monday is a lot less soggy than mine looks like it will be!