What a weekend, y’all!! It was a long one and it was a great one!
Friday B took another day
off of work and he and I had yet another day date. We dropped the kids off at school, grabbed
some donuts, and then did a bit more Christmas shopping at Hobby Lobby, Kohl’s,
and Target. It was FREEZING outside, and
it was also rainy, so after we met my father-in-law at Five Guys for lunch we
headed back home where we proceeded to snuggle up on the couch and watch
Christmas Vacation.
Confession, I’ve never seen
Christmas Vacation all the way through. I know.
B wanted to remedy that, so we turned on the Christmas lights, I made
some hot cinnamon tea (seriously, I cannot stop drinking that stuff), and we
snuggled up and watched that. It was the
perfect afternoon for it, that’s for sure!
After the movie, we ventured
back out, grabbed Jacob and Olivia from school, and then headed to Olivia’s
Christmas program at school. The kids
sang their hearts out (and some cried and ran off the stage – LOL) and it was
such a sweet way to celebrate the season.
When the program was over we headed straight to Cracker Barrel with my
parents for some breakfast for dinner – eggs, grits, pancakes, bacon, and
coffee!
B and I put the kiddos to
bed that evening with visions of snowflakes dancing in their heads because – we
had a rare chance of snow in the middle of the night!!!! B and I then built a fire and watched the
last episode of Stranger Things and a couple of other shows that we were behind
on before saying one last little prayer for snow and then calling it a night.
Saturday morning B woke me up
eeaarrly by saying, “IT’S SNOWING!!”
We all flew out of bed, and
literally bundled the kids (and ourselves) up over their PJs as fast as we
could so they wouldn’t miss it! Olivia
had never seen snow and we wanted so badly for her to experience it since it’s
such a rarity around these parts. It
came down pretty good and we stayed outside for about 45 minutes before
breakfast. We ended up getting a good
dusting, but it was nothing like the last time it snowed when I was pregnant
with Olivia. The kids had a blast
catching snowflakes on their tongues and “making paths” (footprints) in the
snow that accumulated. And I’m sure our
neighbors were thrilled to hear the nonstop squeals that were coming from our
back yard at 7:30 in the morning on a Saturday.
;o)
A little after eight, we all
headed back inside, Brian built a fire, and we all had a special “snow
breakfast” of mini donuts, gingerbread men, and peppermint marshmallows AKA
sugar on top of sugar! But hey, it was a
snow day and we just don’t get those around here often (maybe once every 4-5
years? And usually in March.) so we had
to do it right!
After breakfast we all
snuggled up on the couch under a blanket by the fire and we watched the Disney
Christmas special that we had recorded from a week or two ago while the snow
fell softly outside. It was truly a
magical morning. Snow in December in Georgia is basically
like finding a unicorn.
The sun came out late
morning and the snow melted instantly, but it stayed freezing all day so we
stayed inside. I got a bit of
photographing done for my Christmas home tour, and then in the early afternoon
we headed out to pick up my car from the shop.
I may have forgotten to mention that literally a day or two after I quit
my job my brake light, my vehicle stability assistance light, and my air
pressure light all popped up on the dashboard and my car also started making
some awful humming noise at random moments.
#Typical
Turns out I needed full
brake jobs on the front and back brakes along with several other semi-expensive
things. We ended up having to spend
several hundred dollars even after declining several of the things that needed
to be done – OUCH – which is about par for the course for 2017, I suppose. Quit my job = something major breaking and us
having to spend loads of unexpected money right at Christmastime. Murphy’s Law, right?
After we picked up my car,
Jacob and I played a few games of Guess Who while B and Olivia put together a
puzzle, and then it was time to meet my father-in-law and the rest of B’s
family for an early dinner to celebrate our nephew’s birthday. We had dinner at Longhorn followed by gifts
and a DQ Blizzard cake at my FIL’s house, and then it was home to get the kids
bathed and in the bed early since we had early church on Sunday.
After B and I put them down,
he and I built another fire and then had our annual viewing of Love Actually,
my favorite movie ever of all time!! Between
that and the snow earlier, I went to bed feeling warm and fuzzy Saturday night,
that’s for sure!
Sunday morning we were up
super early to make it to 8 o’clock mass.
I had to give Olivia the “mom look” and squeeze her arm way too many
times in that hour that we were there and I was thankful that we made it out of
there without having to take her out.
Some weeks she’s an angel and some weeks… she’s the exact opposite of an
angel. Lol.
After church we stopped by
Publix to grab some groceries for Sunday dinner and then we headed home so Jacob
could do a little bit of homework and I could get caught up on my
calendar/planner stuff for the week.
We headed to Panera for
lunch a little after noon and then we took the kids to the playground for a
nice long time afterward. They had been
cooped up most of the day Saturday and it was starting to show, so we braved
the 45 degree temps to let them run around and swing and slide.
Sunday afternoon the kiddos
baked cookies with B while I prepped for Sunday dinner, and then my parents,
brother and his friend, grandmother, uncle and his girlfriend all came over at
5 to take family pictures for my parents’ Christmas card. We all wore ugly Christmas sweaters and wigs
so it should be a hoot to see how it turns out.
I’ll be sure to update y’all once my mom has the card ready. ;o)
The rest of the evening was
spent cozily indoors with Christmas tunes on the speaker and every twinkle
light shimmering. I made Perfect
Parmesan Pasta, roasted green beans, and garlic cheese bread for dinner along
with Christmas Cranberry Margaritas and then we had the homemade chocolate chip
cookies that B and the kids had made for dessert. Another great evening of family and fun and
the perfect way to end a pretty darn great weekend! It really couldn’t have been more
perfect! Wellll, maybe if Olivia had
behaved in church it would have been a little better. Oh, and not having to pay a bazillion dollars for car repairs would have been nice, too. ;o)
Happy Monday, y’all!
*Linking up with B Loved Boston for Weekending, My Glittery Heart for Hello Monday, More Pieces of Me for Hello Monday Linkup, and HoHo Runs for Weekly Wrap.
It's so fun how much time you and B have been able to get together, just you two! Sorry about your car - that is just the worst!!! Saturday sound magical with the snow! You have to share the cranberry mimosas - I just was pinning a bunch of those recipes this weekend!
ReplyDeletewhat a fun weekend! I know you were so excited to see the snow! i was so jealous everywhere in the south but us got snow it seemed like!
ReplyDeleteLOVE how excited the kids are over the snow!!! We got so much snow we had to snow blow drives at both houses just to get the U-Haul in and out! You home looks so beautiful and cozy, just like your sweet heart..beautiful and cozy!! Have a great Monday pretty lady!
ReplyDeleteI am SO jealous! although I wouldn't have wanted that during moving weekend, either. EEK! And I can't wait to see your new home! I know it's going to be perfect!
DeleteWe finally got snow over the weekend too! :) I don't know if I or the girls were more excited. ;)
ReplyDeleteThat's so exciting! Y'all enjoy!
DeleteSounds like such a delightful weekend. We haven't had any snow in forever and our kids are dying! I love that polka dot dress, belt and darling scarf in your photo. SO CUTE! xoxo ERIN
ReplyDeleteSounds like such a magical weekend especially with the snow!! We got about the same amount and I wish it was more! I'm happy you've finally watched Christmas Vacation all the way through LOL!
ReplyDeleteSo cute how excited the snow made you guys! We haven't had very much snow here in 3 years. I feel like we'd be happy if we got a snow day this year!
ReplyDeleteA couple weeks ago was the first time I watched Christmas Vacation all the way through as well! Love the day date you and B had on Friday! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston
ReplyDeleteSo glad you all got to see snow. We spent our Saturday inside watching movies all day as well.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds absolutely perfect! Such a cozy way to spend the day!
DeleteWhat an awesome weekend!! It truly was like finding a unicorn having snow in Georgia in December when LAST Saturday it was 75! HA
ReplyDeleteDay dates are the best! I'm glad you got to watching Christmas Vacation! How fun are all of the snow pics. That's so cool Olivia got to experience it and I love that she is in her jammies. Sierra~Beautifully Candid
ReplyDeleteYay for snow and day dates! And yes it was necessary to watch Christmas Vacation all the way through, and now one must quote the movie through the rest of the month <3
ReplyDeleteGreen Fashionista
Sounds like the perfect weekend. I have been wanting snow here for awhile. It has only snowed in the mountains. Love how fun your weekend was.
ReplyDeleteRuss just had to put brakes on my car too. UGH! Oh well, I guess I shouldn't complain since I have my own "in house" mechanic. I cant believer y'all go snow. It has been SO long since we've had any.
ReplyDeleteI love all your Christmas decoration. Your living room is so festive. Staying in watching movies is the best on a snowy night.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteThis post brought me so much joy!!! First off, I'm obsessed with your Christmas living room - it's perfect! I'm so happy to hear it was such a snowy and beautiful weekend for you guys!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Brandi! I wish I could leave them up year round!
DeleteSo fun that you guys got snow!! Can't wait for your Christmas tour because your house looks so cozy in these pics!
ReplyDeleteYayyy for snow!! I loved seeing all the GA and NC snow photos. I bet the kids had just an absolute ball. And...you too, of course. So fun!
ReplyDeleteIt was! Thanks for stopping by!
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