Weekend Roundup

We had a pretty great weekend... how about you? As always, it went by quickly, but we had a great time. One of my very best friends was in town for the weekend, so we had a wonderful time just spending time together.

She got in town late Friday night and we spent the evening catching up while drinking wine on our patio. It was perfect.

And then on Saturday she was able to partake in our Saturday morning family tradition - donuts, coffee and Diet Coke at the neighborhood donut shop. This shop has the most delish donuts - light, fluffy and the perfect amount of glaze. Ahhh.... I could eat them every. single. day, but I only let myself indulge in this goodness on Saturday mornings. We have made a couple of friends at this shop and we always look forward to running into them on Saturday mornings.

After that, we went to a local farmers market. They had fresh bread, homemade pasta, organic cupcakes, Texas olive oil and tons and tons of produce. We decided to buy most of the ingredients for our dinner at the market - it was fun to see what we could come up with. We ended up making a pasta dish that we all loved. Garlic basil pasta with spinach, bacon, tomatoes, basil and olive oil. We also had to get a loaf of the jalapeno cheddar bread.

The rest of the day was spent walking around the mall and enjoying a baby free day. The Mr. stayed home with Miss A, so we were able to spend the majority of the day shopping without having to deal with strollers and sippy cups. It was a nice little break.

And then we came home and whipped up this little masterpiece using our loot from earlier in the day. Mix in a bottle (or 2) of wine and it was a perfect day.

I just finished watching the Emmy's and now I am about to crash.

And that was my weekend.... how was yours?

Weekend in Little Rock

Last weekend I packed my bags and headed up to Little Rock, AR to spend the weekend with one of my best girlfriends. We met years and years ago in the hallway outside our college math class. I was wearing pink suede loafers and we started talking about those shoes... We have been best friends since that day. She was an ideal student and I was the best friend that borrowed her study guides and reviewed the note cards she had already prepared.

We spent the weekend doing absolutely nothing. And it was wonderful. We watched movies (The September Issue and Up In The Air).... We did conditioning hair treatments.... and we drank wine.

Actually, we drank wine out of her wedding crystal out on her patio while eating pizza and salad.

And that is something you can only do with someone with whom a friendship was formed over pink suede shoes.

Wedding Weekend

Last weekend we attend the wedding of one of my very best friends. The wedding was beautiful and the bride was absolutely glowing. I was completely jealous of the FABULOUS hair pouf she was able to archive. I promise there was no bump it involved in creating that perfect wedding hair.

We were also able to get together with some college friends. It was great to catch up.

We stayed at The Peabody. Their lobby has a beautiful tree for Christmas... I said hello to the ducks each day in our way in and out of the hotel. They quacked back.

Other than that, we have been up to the normal December activities.

• Playgroups
• Wine dates
• Decorating for Christmas
• Christmas parties
• Seeing Santa!
• Baking Christmas treats
• Christmas cards

And regarding the fashion dilemma.... You can see that I wore black. I was not courageous enough to rock the navy tights/navy dress.

***New pictures over at Baby M***

Weekend Recap

Our weekend was a flurry of family, friends, baking, cooking, cleaning, laughing, and baptising! Baby M was baptised yesterday and afterwards we had about 25 of our closest friends and family over for a little shin-dig.

In preparation for the party, I spent all week making these little cake balls. Extremely time consuming, but totally worth it.

And I got to break out some of the wedding gifts.... loving the marble and silver cheese tray. And Nambe trays.... love.

For more pictures that actually include Baby M, head over to her blog. And you can admire the BEAUTIFUL gown that my mom made.

If I "know" you want and you invite to the Baby M blog, just let me know.....

Blah Saturday

The weather here is wet and crappy. Not exactly raining, but more than a drizzle. Mr. Accountant is at the office so... I have already worked out, now I am watching The OC rereuns on Soap net and I am gaving lunch with best friend Sarah.

I was catching up on blog comment reading from the past week and I ran across this crazy site. (I think Puttin' on the G.R.I.T.S. posted a comment about this site.... but I am not sure.) The true office confessions is pretty funny. It is nice to read that other people have the same thoughts you do!

http://www.truebrideconfessions.com/

I got Mr.Accountant Wii Guitar Hero for Valentine's Day, so I think our evening will consist of takeout and Wii fun! I have been wanting to try Libby's recipe for BBQ Beef sandwiches, so that might be on the menu for tonight...

My V-Day gift to him:

His to me: (the black one)

Have a nice weekend!

Bad Blogger

I think we all go through weeks where we are bad bloggers. Last week, that was me. 1 week without a single post. Sheesh!

So, this weekend I am headed to Chicago and Detroit for my sister-in-law's baby shower, then to the Motor City for work. One tropical paradise to another.

A quick google search on snow and this is what I got:

Chicago braces for more snow - 19 hours ago
Snow will continue to fall in Chicago Friday morning, bringing the total accumulation near 12 inches by early afternoon. A winter storm warning remains in ...Chicago Sun-Times - 316 related articles »Roundup: How metro Detroiters handled the snow - Detroit Free Press - 20 related articles »

I made it to Chicago with no delays AND my bag. So far, I am 1 for 3 on my flights....

To everyone having a Super Bowl party -- have fun! I am bummed that I have to watch it alone at my hotel in Detroit...