Monday, January 27, 2025

How was your weekend? I am happy to link up with Sarah and Holly to share a bit about mine!

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Thursday at 5;00, to be precise, I had a reservation at Grassa Gramma with my friend Jessica. I don’t think we had seen each other in person since August? The restaurant was offering 50% off entrees to celebrate their anniversary. I got homemade pasta for $13!

The decor is so cool in the restaurant and we had a really nice dinner getting caught up on each others’ lives.

Friday at school was a day. We had a pep rally. Here are half of the Spanish teachers being “peppy” in the senior section.

After getting my pep on, I went home to get my “boots and bling” on. Tom’s company has moved their holiday party to January the last couple of years and it’s kind of nice since December is so busy. They were doing a casino game night and boots and bling theme and Tom picked me up at 5:30 without coming in the house. He wore his boots and bling to work.

I wore my old black suede Target boots that have a western vibe, my Old Navy sequin skirt – can you even believe how much I wore it this year?, my Chico’s black silk button up (turned out to be a great purchase), and my old TJ Maxx fringe sweater vest (another rock star piece in my closet that works as a great third piece). I wore my sparkly bourbon earrings, too.

I didn’t have to buy a thing!

The sky was just stunning! I don’t get out much this late!

Tom and his first work friend…

I only took three photos but it was a nice evening.

Saturday I got myself up and ready fairly early. I put on my new Old Navy graphic tee with French on it with my Paris hat – too much French stuff at once? It was going to warm up to 40 degrees. 40 degrees is still pretty cold I found out.

I went to the library because some requests came in:

And, I had to grocery shop in person!

I bought 4 boxes of the cookie mix! I thought I could give a couple to friends…”I don’t like you enough to actually bake them for you; bake them yourself”. Just kidding!

I was super lazy after the grocery. Both kids were off working and Tom had requested Velveeta Rotel dip so I made that for him and a salad and tuna for us to have for lunch. Then, he and I, and Eddie Otis lounged in the living room all afternoon with sports and stuff on the tv. I also read and napped.

We made a last minute dinner plan with friends and I kept the same outfit on but did my hair and changed from my Uggs to my clogs.

We went with our friends to a new to us pizza and beer place called Hop Atomica. My friend and I shared a flight of beers. Little baby beers.

Tom and I split this glorious salad!

I forgot to take a photo but we split a pepperoni pizza and a fig and pig pizza with bacon and fig jam.

After dinner we went to a dessert place called Baked AF. It was next to Breakfast AF and Pizza AF. Young people these days!

Yesterday I slept in until 7:00 am! Woohoo!

I was excited to try a new flavor! I ran into a former student and she said this one is good – agreed!

And we still have lingering ice and snow…

We are supposed to have 50s and sunny on Wednesday! Happy hour on my patio? I just hope it all goes away by the end of the day Wednesday!

And those are my highlights!

What about you?

Amy

P.S. – The Bachelor starts tonight if you are going to watch along with me!

20 thoughts on “Hello Monday”

  1. We didn’t do much this weekend but we did head to the casino for our date night; we figured at least it was a nice big indoor place that we could walk around and get some exercise before and after eating!

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  2. Never too much French! Sounds like a nice weekend with a mix of at home and getting out kind of fun. Those are the best kinds in my opinion. Have a nice week!

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  3. I love the place you ate on Thursday – the decor is cool and the pasta looks good. You had a fun weekend – what a great idea to have the holiday party in January! Your sequin skirt has been so useful and it looks great!

    Have a great Monday!

    xo,

    Kellyann

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  4. I like your sequin skirt and whole outfit for your night out- very cute! I saw that same cookie mix marked down at our Kroger and almost bought some- I actually didn’t buy that brand/flavor but they had another one marked way down that I bought (I’m a sucker for a good sale!). Your food out looks really good! Have a great Monday!

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  5. What a fun and delicious weekend! Love your outfits- so so cute! Hope your snow melts- we have awhile yet before ours is gone up here- counting down the days

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  7. I love Kendra Adachi! Let me know how the book is, I haven’t read that one; I’m more familiar with her first book and podcasts that she’s been on. You had a great weekend! The highlight of mine was meeting Marilyn and her best friend Friday night; we talked and laughed for two and a half hours as we ate our yummy salads. I hope your Monday is great!

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    1. I wasn’t that impressed with the book – I feel like a lot of the ideas are in her podcast or maybe it’s because I don’t have small kids?
      That’s so awesome!

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  10. Your pasta looks divine! That’s a great idea to push the party to January, December is so crazy and this year, there were only three weekends. Love your party outfit.

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