Nothing like ending the weekend by coming down with the inevitable cold that’s been circulating throughout the house for weeks. Blech.
Thankfully, it hasn’t really hit ‘full force’ yet (but I’m sure it will), but I’m keeping my fingers crossed that all is okay by the time Halloween rolls around tomorrow. Ahh well, we’ll see what happens!
Regardless, we still had some fun this weekend!
Jay and I enjoyed a few hours out on Friday night, thanks to my MIL coming to watch the boys for us. <3 It was our cousin Mike’s birthday, so his wife (cousin, Denise) set up a little, surprise birthday gathering for him!
Unfortunately, someone spilled the beans ahead of time (ahem, Brian…!) but it was still a great time out with a good reason to celebrate.
We had some beers…
We had some food…
And we had some fun, in the form of shuffleboard…which I quickly learned is really not my game.
Although I still stand by my claim that the table was warped!! ; –)
Saturday was a busy one, but not in a rushed sort of way, which was nice. We enjoyed a little quiet in the morning, thanks to Alex sleeping in a bit, and Lucas had a great time going through the Toys ‘r’ Us flyer and circling the toys that he wants “for his birthday.”
Yes, the child does not want Christmas to come (again, still weird with the Santa thing…) so he wants to wait for his birthday instead. My attempts at lessening his concerns about Santa are proving to be a total bust, sooooo Christmas should be interesting this year!
A little later in the morning, my mom came to pick me up and we headed over to a local craft fair.
Turns out there wasn’t really much in the way of “crafts” that caught our eye, but I did wind up coming home with some dry rubs. Go figure?
Mom and I stopped for some coffee and chatting for a while, which was so nice, and then she dropped me off back at home…so I could head BACK out the door to my neighbor, Ashley’s, baby sprinkle.
Ashley is having a little girl (the first in our neighborhood ‘crew!’), and she had the cutest little gathering, complete with a headband-making craft.
She ended up getting the kits on Etsy, apparently, and I found it to just be so fun! Be on the lookout for my Etsy shop opening up soon…
Okay, I’m kidding. TOTALLY kidding. But I did still love making some headbands. : )
That right there was my first, but I think I ended up hijacking more supplies and made probably two more? In the end, baby girl ended up with lots of new headbands!
The sprinkle was a great time to catch up with some of the neighbors, and I am just so excited to meet Baby G in December!
Once I got back from the sprinkle, I relieved Jay from watching the boys so he could take care of mowing the lawn, while the three of us enjoyed the beautiful weather that was, once again, spoiling us this month.
And once he was done, the boys had a blast running around the house and racing (like always…because Lucas. never. stops.).
And that’s pretty much it! Sunday was a total washout, so we were stuck indoors all day, but we made it work and I both got caught up on laundry AND got the grocery shopping done. So I’m calling it a win.
How was YOUR weekend? Do anything fun or exciting?
Sounds like a fun weekend! I’m looking forward to hearing more about your Etsy shop!
Hahaha, I was only kidding about the Etsy shop… I put that above in the post! ;)
Making headbands at a sprinkle is such a great idea! This weekend we had a baby sprinkle and went to our second downtown trick-or-treat event. It was a ton of fun!
Auuuu what fun! Yesterday night my man said someone spilt the beans and I yelled and told him who told him about his surprise birdday and he say nobody cause he actually spilt a can of porn and beans in the katchen! Oops! And once I made headbands for a coworker as a gift but I made it too big so I told them it could be used as a belt! Haaaay!
That headband making craft is such a great idea for a baby shower or sprinkle – they are all so cute! It’s really amazing when you think about Etsy shops nowadays and that you really can open one up for just about anything.
Hey! I have been following your blog for awhile (you are the only blog I actually read!) Anyways I remember a while back you had quit teaching and are currently happy with the job you are at now. This is my 6th year of teaching and I have a one year old boy. I absolutely am not happy teaching anymore and would like to job hunt else where. I have a communications degree and and education degree but I have no idea what I could do with it! How did you start searching around and was it hard to make the leap to a totally different career?
Sorry this has nothing to do with what you wrote about it today,m but just thought id get some insight from someone who did what I want to do. If you dont want to answer on here you could just shoot me an answer to my email. Thank you so much. And I love reading your blog posts during my lunch :)
Not to totally drop in on this convo, but I’ve been in your place too, Marisa! I taught and wasn’t happy, and I also have a degree in communications (and film and theatre!). Do you enjoy writing? I wrote for a magazine for awhile and LOVED it! Switching careers is never easy. I’ve done that too. My advice is a whole lot of trust within yourself and soul searching to find what you want your next moves to be and ensuring they’re right for YOU. Best of luck!
omg thank you for advice! I do enjoy writing i always say its the only thing I’m good at ! I think I need to just browse and see whats out there. Teaching has some great perks, but a lot of different stressors which are wearing me out and not leaving me enough energy to have with my son!
Thanks for your input!
Totally understand the zapped energy! Freelancing is a great way to write and also have flexible hours, too! Best of luck on your search!
Oh nooooo, I hope the cold doesn’t hit you full force at all! Sounds like you had a fun weekend regardless! Girl, you TOTALLY could sell those cute headbands on Etsy!! If I ever have a baby girl I would definitely buy a whole bunch from you! Oh, and I feel you on Lucas never stopping, I swear my nephew Gio never ever stops!! Have a great Monday! Xoxo
This looks like a mix of fun and relaxation! My weekend was pretty relaxing too for the most part. Sunday was spent deep cleaning, grocery shopping and watching a TON of football, but it was actually kind of nice to take care of business and get nice and settled into the cozier weather! Next weekend will be go, go, go with a gala and a 10k race in DC!
What a fun idea to make headbands!
I know a baby girl that could use a headband like that!
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Looks like a great weekend. Love your white/beige sweater, where’s it from?
Thanks! It’s from Express, from probably 4-5 years ago?! :)
My little guy gets SO excited about the toys r us flyer too- it’s like a gift in itself! Lol
Where did y’all go to dinner? I love the idea of shuffleboard and didn’t know it was an option around here.
Lucky Strike Social in Crossgates!