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I finally had a weekend off from work, so I jam - packed it with things to do. Chris had his first tournament bball game on Friday night. They started down 14-0, but ended up winning by one point. We had dinner with the team at Chipotle and ended the night with Marley and Me. Don't watch it unless you are ready to cry!
Saturday we joined our fellow neighbors for a community clean up... boy, was that fun! I don't even want to begin to tell you the things people throw in the woods... disgusting. Chris then played tennis with a friend while I stayed home and cleaned....hmm, interesting? We had another appointment at Let's Dish and were able to make our eight meals in an hours time.... we divided and conquered! We then had an amazing dinner at Momo with Brittanie and Nate. We decided after dinner that we needed cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcake. We drove into DC and then realized the Key bridge was closed because of the Cherry Blossom Parade, but don't worry, we drove another 30 minutes to get there, and then waited in a 45 minute line for our cupcakes! They are pretty good, but I am debating the decision to ever do that again!
Sunday included errands and a trip to Jones Point with Chase. We saw a bald eagle, it was amazing! Chris played some more basketball while I stayed home and cleaned out the closests and got ready for a trip to goodwill, hmmm... is this happening again? I stay home and work while he plays? I think something needs to change. lol! We "dished" a pork loin in the crock pot for dinner and watched Slumdog Millionaire... still not sure what I think about it. I am gearing up for another weekend off, and then another!! YEAH!!!
Chris and I traveled home to Indiana last Thursday to see Grandpa Barber and for Jessica's baby shower. Before picking up Aunt Becky on Friday night, Mom, dad, Chris and I went to see Kelly, Mike and Noah in Indy. Kelly and I have been friends since 4th grade, she had Noah in December after 3 and half months on bed rest, he is truly a miracle! He is so cute! We were only able to visit for an hour, but it was sooo good to catch up with her, I miss her! On Saturday, Becky and Mom baked and decorated cakes when we went to New Castle to see Grandpa. He is doing amazingly well. Not only did he leave the hospital within a week, but he was only at the rehab clinic for two nights. Jessica, Eric, Dad, Chris and I all went down to rescue him! He was ready to leave! We picked him up, bought him groceries, and had lunch. Sunday was the Baby Shower, Emily is SET as far as clothes go. I don't think people can resist the temptation to buy the cute little outfits. Jessica received about 30 bags of diapers. Bringing diapers was part of the shower secret surprise, but knowing Jessica she quickly figured it out. It was a great time, I was not happy to return to the real world!
Last Sunday Chris and I painted one wall in the guest room to match our brand new bedding. We got the awesome duvet cover and shams at Crate and Barrel and then bought a new duvet, new white sheets, new white cover, and new white bed skirt. We also painted the head board to match the little white end tables. We still have to paint the other walls a crisp white, but it already looks great! What do you think???
Chris and I had a nice fully packed weekend.We went to Let's Dish on Saturday and made 8 dishes. For anyone who is thinking about doing this, let me be the first to tell you that it is awesome. It has helped Chris and I this week already. The nights we both get home late, we are always tempted to just bag the idea of cooking and we run out and spend $20-30 on a meal. Nights when Chris has school, we do not always have leftovers, so he was doing $5 foot longs. I would just pick up something on the way home because I did not want to cook for just one person. We were wasting so much money, and now we get home and we pull our dinner out of the freezer and cook it up. Some dishes are one portion dishes, some are 3 portion dishes. It is fabulous! The best thing is that you are in charge of what you add to the meal. You follow directions that are laid out for you, but you can add more jalapenos, or less cilantro, whatever you feel like. This way, Chris can do three portions his way, I can do three portions my way. All in all... a great experience and a LOT of fun.We also went to the recently opened American History Museum. I had two things in mind; the first lady's dresses and the ruby slippers. We also saw the first American Flag, it was truly amazing. The rest of the museum was good, I was a little bored at times, but all in all it was a good experience. Even though I love you mom, dad, and grandma, I will not go again with you... I will drop you off and come back and pick you up... lol. What Chris and I did in 2 hours, would take you 3-5 hours, and I don't think I could do it!Currently I am at work running the CAA's Swimming and Diving Championships. They run Wednesday - Saturday. Not the best time in the world, but it definitely beats a swim meet with 600 children on the deck.This weekend is packed again. I have the meet Friday and Saturday, and Chris has his bball on Friday night, and a make up class on Sunday. He will probably have a group meeting on Saturday and/or Sunday, so there goes another weekend! We did just find out that Chris can go home with me when I go home for Jessica's shower. Not only will he get to see my family, but also Aunt Becky is coming! We both are looking forward to seeing Grandpa Barber since he hasn't had the best of outcomes lately (not sure how else to put that), regardless, we are both happy we can see him in March, because we don't know when we will be back.
