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Monday, April 28, 2025

Hello Monday and Hello Eva's Birthday Weekend!

 



Hi Friends and Happy Monday!  We had a good one- hope you did too.  Sarah and I are so glad you stopped by!  If you blogged about your weekend, grab our graphic above and link back up with us below.  


This is what our little weekend looked like....

 

 

Friday Night

 

We headed out for pizza at Par 28 (it's a nearby venue that offers indoor virtual golf, axe throwing and pup fare and they are known for great pizza) with Eva's bestie and family.  They recommended it and asked if we wanted to join and so glad we did.  We never ran out of things to talk about.  We had so much fun.  The pizzas were great too- we tried some different ones...



First, the Queen Bee- perfect mix of sweet and spicy with pepperoni, cheese, hot honey, crushed red pepper and tomato sauce


 

Next The Meatball Ricotta- pretty self explanatory

 
and lastly, a basic margarita which did not disappoint
 

Eva slept over their house afterwards and Rob and I crashed as did Diana because....

 

 

Saturday

 

The alarm went off at 3am.  It was time to help Diana pack up a few last things and get ready then we brought her to the high school where she was meeting her fello choir members and band members for their big trip to California (she is singing at Disneyland!)

 

Bye Bye Girlie- have the best time!


 

 

 Rob and I went back home to bed for awhile.  She was off!

 

When it was time to get our days started, I ran to Revitalize for a tea and then headed out to do some real estate work

 


Rob picked up  Eva from her sleepover and then my Mama picked her up to head out for some birthday shopping-she was living the life!

 


 

Later on, I headed to a hockey moms gathering at Erica's- we had so much fun catching up, laughing and agreeing that even though our kids won't all be together anymore, we will all keep in touch because it is a special group!

 


 Erica's hubby Steve spoiled us- I snapped this pic and sent it to Rob and he said, "tell Steve to dial it back...he is making the rest of us look bad."  We were howling


 

 Amy got us the sweetest gifts- hockey stick earrings for the Mamas

 

and hockey bracelets, complete with their numbers, for the kids


 

 Love you Auntie Leighann!


 

 Rob picked me up and then he, Eva and I tried out the new Greek place in town- we did takeout and it was great!  I had my first gyro- so yummy!


 

 We crashed early and hard and friends?  I slept for almost 11 hours!  I really needed it I guess!

 

Sunday

 

It was mass first thing and then time to prep for Eva's family party

 

I went with an Italian Feast theme

 

Apps were stuffed mushrooms and toasted ravioli with sauce from The Chateau as well as lemon chips with onion and garlic dip

 




 Our main lunch/dinner consisted of Mimi's sauce complete with meatballs and sausages, ravioli (Eva's fave) , a chicken mirabella dish, La Scala Salad, Roasted Sweet Peppers, Rolls and Uncle Matt's amazing Caprese Salad- it was a true feast and everyone loved it (forgot to take pics of our actual dinner as I was busy hosting)

 

Here are some pics of our peeps!

 







 

 Then it was time for cake

 



 

 Eva a.k.a Pidge had a blast!

 

Meanwhile, we got some pics from Cali...not from Diana of course...from the WHS Choir Group on social media

 



 

 and we were visited by a cardinal...we like to think that it was Grammy being part of Eva's celebration


 

 The girls are on break this week...Diana gets back late Wednesday night and then we fly out first thing Thursday morning to South Carolina for a few more college tours...whoosh....what were you all up to this weekend?  Can't wait to catch up!

 





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13 comments:

Joyce said...

Your birthday feast sounds so good! I look forward to shopping with my granddaughters on their birthdays when they're a little older. The 2 year old is already all about her accessories lol. Have a wonderful trip to SC and enjoy your college visits!

Everyday Maddie said...

Happy Birthday Eva! The food all looks amazing. I hope Diana has an awesome trip! Looks like you all had an awesome weekend!

Ruth said...

Happy birthday to Eva!! Her birthday menu sounds delicious!

Allstarme79 said...

Looks like a nice weekend full of food and fun!

Julie's Creative Lifestyle said...

You had such a busy weekend and happy birthday to the birthday girl. I'm tired just hearing about your weekend Holly. LOL! I hope you have a nice week and good luck with the college touring.

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

Happy 11th Birthday to Eva!!!

Laura @ Our Grand Lives said...

Eva's Italian Feast looked amazing! What a special celebration for the brand new 11 year old! Wishing Diana a wonderful trip and both girls a fabulous break from school!

MandyJoyLoves♥ said...

What a fun trip to Disney for Diana! And good luck with the college tours, you should do a post about college visits for us future moms sounds like soo much to know!

MELODY JACOB said...

What a lively and love-filled weekend—great food, birthday fun, and a send-off for an unforgettable adventure. Hope Diana has a magical time singing at Disneyland. Feel free to visit my latest post too.

Maria Rineer said...

The pictures not from Diana cracked me up! Loved reading about your fun and fab weekend from hockey fun to an incredible celebration for the birthday girl. You rocked it as usual :). I hope that Diana has a great time in CA and that Eva has a great year ahead!

Rebecca Jo said...

Happy Birthday Eva!!!
That hockey jewelry is so cute. My twin grandsons - who are 6 -just started playing hockey! So fun!

Joanne said...

Aw, it looks like Eva had a wonderful birthday! I bet Diana will have a fabulous time in Disneyland.

Memphis Bridges said...

How fun Eva was able to celebrate all weekend long! Looks like another busy, fun filled weekend! Have a great week!

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