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First Christmas Gifts, Spilled Coffee, Showering Cousins, and More

By Courtney 11 Comments

It’s always a good weekend when you get to spend some time with some of your favorite cousins.

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And that’s exactly what I got to do for a few hours yesterday afternoon, while celebrating our cousin Meghan at her baby shower!

I really wish I had taken more pictures of the décor because it was just beautiful. I did wind up getting to come home with a couple of hand-painted mason jars (which I forgot to take a picture of) but they match our house perfectly so I was super excited.

Since we were celebrating and all, we thought it was a perfect excuse for some bubbly…

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Which went quite well with some delicious chicken parm and, of course, cake.

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Yummmm.

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It was a really nice few hours out of the house, and it’s always fun when the girls get together <3

As for the rest of the weekend? Not a whole lot going on, actually. My dad came over on Saturday morning to help Jay with cutting down some more of the trees and brush in the backyard, which I feel will likely be a forever project.

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And my mom came along, too, and hung out with me and the boys. Compared to what the weather had been recently, Saturday was chilly!

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Saturday also included a solo trip grocery shopping (woooo!) and a quick stop at TJ Maxx, which resulted in some of my first Christmas gifts of the season. Eeeek!

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Daylight savings had us up at about 6:15 with Lucas, which wasn’t too bad (although it would have been nice if he got the memo from Alex and slept until 7:30), since it also gave me a little extra time to cook up a batch of apple bread I’d been wanting to bake.

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And thanks to a little rough-housing with the boys later Sunday morning, we also wound up with a full mug of coffee spilled all over the living room rug, blankets, books…Yes, that was fun, and also resulted in a little unanticipated cleaning.

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Sunday also included lots of play time (and seriously, these two just make my heart melt sometimes)…

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A little prep for some chicken and rice soup…

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And even a quick stop by Target to check out the new Hearth & Hand line by my pals, Chip and Joanna.

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Unfortunately, I didn’t have a ton of time to really browse, but I did see some super cute stuff, so I’ll likely be back to check it out again some time in the near future. : )

How about you guys? What was fun and exciting?

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November 6, 2017 Filed Under: weekend Tagged With: meghan shower

About Courtney

I'm a working mom of two beautiful little boys, Lucas and Alex, and I began writing Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life in April 2010. I enjoy chronicling my love of food (healthy and indulgent!), baking, motherhood, fitness, fashion, and everything in between!

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Comments

  1. Brynn says

    November 6, 2017 at 6:49 am

    Christmas shopping is underway in my house, too. We’re expecting our second little one any day, so I’ve been laying low and online shopping away!
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  2. Allison says

    November 6, 2017 at 9:03 am

    That sounds like a great weekend! I love that La Marca prosecco :) And I am SO excited to go to Target on my lunch break at work today to check out Chip and Joanna's new line!
    Reply
  3. Kayla says

    November 6, 2017 at 11:07 am

    Yayyy for Christmas shopping!! I went out yesterday and I think the whole entire world was out too, so I settled with online shopping once I got home. Haha ;) It sounds like you had a good weekend, that cake for sure looks like it was delicious! I didn't really do anything fun and exciting this weekend, besides start decorating for Christmas...which my husband was not thrilled about by the way, oops! Have a great Monday!! Xoxo
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  4. Brigid says

    November 6, 2017 at 11:37 am

    Laughed at the rough-housing. I have two boys and a girl. I swear I don't have glass in 75% of my picture frames anymore because they've broken them. I gave up and just leave the pictures in the frames with no glass. Once they are out of my house, I'll replace them.
    Reply
  5. Jennifer King says

    November 6, 2017 at 1:14 pm

    Do you have a recipe for the apple bread? It looks and sounds tasty!
    Reply
    • Courtney says

      November 6, 2017 at 1:45 pm

      Sure! This is the one I used - not bad! https://www.thehappierhomemaker.com/apple-cinnamon-bread/
      Reply
  6. Kaitlyn @ Powered by Sass says

    November 6, 2017 at 2:44 pm

    Okay, now I want chicken parm and cake. Also, that apple bread looks so yummy! A highlight of my weekend was attending a gala on Friday night with my guy and also running my first 10k race on Saturday! The rest of the weekend was spent lounging and eating a lot of pizza. Juuuuust the way I like it!
    Reply
  7. Katie @ Live Half Full says

    November 6, 2017 at 3:07 pm

    Our weekend was pretty similar- lots of hanging out at home relaxing!
    Reply
  8. Shashaqueefa says

    November 6, 2017 at 6:39 pm

    Girl i want that chicken perm, cake a prasecho too! How did the chicken noodle soup turnt out?’let us know!
    Reply
    • Courtney says

      November 6, 2017 at 8:00 pm

      Turned out SO good. Here's the recipe: https://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/slow-cooker-chicken-and-rice-soup/
      Reply
      • Shashaqueefa says

        November 7, 2017 at 1:06 am

        Thanks sweetheart! Hope you’re having a lovely start of da eeek! ;)
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