Monday, August 20, 2018

Our Weekend - The One With the First Football Game

Happy Monday, y’all!  We had a great weekend and I definitely can’t complain on this Monday morning!  Our school had their first varsity home football game Friday evening along with a back-to-school social, so that’s how we started our weekend.  They had an ice cream truck for the kids to start and then the kids played on the playground for a bit before we finally made our way to the football field for the game.  The weather was a glorious 73 degrees due to the rain that had passed through earlier in the afternoon, and we had a fun evening watching football and hanging with friends.  Right around halftime the rain started up again, so we decided to call it a night since it was already getting late anyway.  Then B and I finished the evening with a couple of episodes of Breaking Bad and then we hit the hay.



Saturdays are usually our lazy days and this weekend was no exception.  As a matter of fact, this Saturday was a rainy one, so we were doubly as lazy.  I turned on all of the lamps and twinkle lights first thing that morning, made some homemade waffles, and we let the kids watch too much TV.  Mid-morning I was itching to do something productive, so I grabbed my paint brush and my new paint that I had picked up at Lowe’s on Friday, and I got to painting my little table that’s in my closet. 


I had polled everyone on Instagram Stories a couple of months ago about whether or not to paint it, and the overwhelming majority said to leave it pink, but after mulling it over for a few weeks, I decided that I was over the hot pink, but definitely not over pink altogether.  That would never happen.  Pink has been, without a doubt, my favorite color since I was itty bitty, so I decided to tone down the hot pink and paint it a light pink instead.  I had dozens of questions about the paint color, and it is “Little Piggy” by Benjamin Moore.  I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.  It’s not too peachy and it’s not too purpley… it’s not too dark and it’s not too light.  It’s just perfect.   As a matter of fact, I love it so much, I’m now thinking of painting my hot pink office walls that color.  <insert monkey-covering-its-face emoji here>  Just what I need… another thing to add to the to do list!  Ha!




Anyhoo, the table took two coats of paint plus a third touch-up coat, followed by two coats of clear protective coat and I got it all done! 

Here it is before:




During:




And after:  Aaaallll the heart eyes!




I polled everyone about the vases on IG Stories and out of hundreds of votes, it came out pretty even.  I think I like the glass vase better, but y'all know I'm a sucker for stripes, too.  Which one do y'all like better?

Meanwhile, B was introducing the kiddos to the land of video games… specifically Super Mario Galaxy on our old Nintendo Wii.  The verdict is in, and I think it’s safe to say that they are obsessed. 


Saturday evening we went out with my in-laws to celebrate my father-in-law for his birthday that was last weekend.  We went to Longhorn for dinner and had cookie cake back at his house, and then B and I had another quiet evening of Breaking Bad back home after the kiddos went to bed.




Sunday we went to my mother-in-law and step father-in-law’s house for lunch and then we had some time to spend in the back yard afterward.  Olivia was ecstatic because she was able to get a butterfly to land on her finger! 



Sunday evening was dinner at my parents’ house.  It was a pasta and wine kind of night!  My favorite!  While we were over there, we had my Mama Cass look at Jacob's front tooth because it's been really loose (and I do NOT pull teeth), and she told him, "I just need to take a look at it..." and YANK!  It was out!  Haha.  She pulled a bunch of my teeth when I was little so it was really special that she pulled one of Jacob's.  <3  He's now missing three (two bottom front teeth and one top one)!



Today I’m off for a lunch date with an old coworker and then I have to figure out what to do about Maui… she’s been hobbling around on three legs for a week now and we’re not sure exactly why or what happened, so I’m calling her vet this morning.  We’re praying it’s not anything serious!

Make it a good Monday, y’all!

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19 comments:

  1. Such a fun weekend!! I can not wait for football to start! :) And that table turned out fabulous!

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  2. So glad you guys were able to get in some of the football game! I LOVE the pink you chose for your table - both vases are cute. I think I voted for the stripes on insta, but I really like both. Can't go wrong! Good luck with Maui today - hope everything is ok!

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  3. I love how your little table turned out! That pink IS perfect! Going to keep that color in mind for something in my baby girl's room!

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  4. What a FUN weekend! I love your little table! It turned out so cute!

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  5. How fun!! Your table is fantastic, oh girl, LOVING the pink!! I too pray Maui is ok!!

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  6. That table looks so good. I cannot believe that football is here. WOOHOO! I hope you have a great week!

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  7. We have an ice cream truck back to school thing tonight! But it's raining... Love the table! Hope Maui is ok!

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  8. Your table turned out great. Love the light pink

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    1. Thank you! I do, too! It changed the whole feel of the closet!

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  9. I hope Maui is okay! I love how the table turned out and I repeat my insta vote for he striped vase. Reminds me of Kate Spade, so classy. Send that 73 degree weather over here please!

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  10. Your table turned out so good! I like both vases and since you have them you can always switch them up. Look Jacob with his tooth out! A wants to have a loose tooth so bad and I'm like, no please wait, I'm not ready! Sierra Beautifully Candid

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  11. You had such a fun weekend! I can't believe football season is upon us! EEK! I love it!!!!! It actually felt like fall over here on Saturday morning and now again today as it's rainy and only supposed to be 57!!!! P.S. Love how the table looks!!

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  12. I love the color you chose for the table-definitely compliments the space!! Pretty excited that we're almost at college football season! xo, Biana- BlovedBoston

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  13. Yay for football!! I'm SO pumped it's here - and fall is near!

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  14. I love that pale pink color! He must be so excited to have lost his first tooth; both of my kids were just about finished with 1st grade before loosing theirs and they were so bummed to be "the last one in their class" t loose it.

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    1. Thank you! Yeah, Jacob was the last in his class to loose his first teeth I think! Some of the kids even have their adult teeth fully grown in already! It's crazy!

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  15. LOVE that you guys have been watching Breaking Bad, we still talk about how it was one of the most well made shows ever! And now we're on to Better Call Saul which is surprisingly just as good ;-)
    Green Fashionista

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  16. Nice job on the table! I actually like the stripe vase a touch better! and omg my MIL is the one who pulls all the kids' teeth out, good thing because I can't stomach it!

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