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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

10 on 10: October 2016

10 pictures on the 10th day of the month! {Document a snapshot of your life & find beauty among the ordinary things in your day!}


Reading my favorite blogs first thing in the morning




Replacing the attacked pumpkin!  All is normal again in Halloweentown








After breakfast and the trampoline park with pals and before dinner with the fam, we got into the spirit and watched Halloweentown High...love my little witch






 Feeling the fall coziness (and loving the roses from my hubby)





 Getting the mail and checking on my friends in the front yard ;)






Headed to Old School for a fam dinner- thank you Joan and Dan for the gift card!




Celebrating someone doing poop in the potty.....at Old School ;)





Family Selfie!



Nothing like coming home to a clean house!



Nighty Night


Monday, October 10, 2016

Fall Weekend Recap

I love doing a weekend recap.  I love even more when I can tell you that I had the coziest Friday night ever!

If you have been reading for awhile then you know I treasure my Friday nights.  When Rob has a gig, I put the kiddos to bed and then I curl up on the couch and watch a romantic movie or catch up on my shows along with a yummy dinner and glass of wine.  It is pure bliss.

During crazy busy times in my life like this cheer season, quiet Friday nights at home are few and far between.  With cheer comes many responsibilities and there are always fun fall things to do.  I'm not complaining, believe me, I just love to relax ONCE in awhile ;)

Friday
Since it was a half day for the kiddos, Diana and I enjoyed apple picking with our besties in the afternoon 



 After apple picking, Claribel did my hair and then it was time for a cozy Friday night- veggie pizza from Prosciutto's and DVR catch up- I really enjoyed this week's episodes of Younger and Greys Anatomy
along with a glass of wine from a bottle my friend Coleen gave me- she is a wine connoisseur and this bottle did not disappoint!

 Saturday

I am so happy to be writing these words.  I WENT GOLFING!  I so needed the exercise and the relaxation and quality time with my new friends.  We couldn't get a tee time at our favorite place WCC but we enjoyed 9 holes over at Hoodcroft.  We couldn't stay away from WCC though so we bopped on over there afterwards for lunch and got very silly.


We really love a good selfie-can you tell?  (especially our robber friend) ;)

Rob was so good.  He encouraged me to go; he knows how stressed I have been and said I know you need this.  While I was playing, he took the girls to Eva's gymnastics and dance classes.  Dance ended being a little better because Miss Carlene let Diana stay in the room and "help."  So Eva came around- for the win!
Rob texted me this pic while I was golfing- yep my heart melted :)

and the bribery worked too- here she is with her big doughnut after class...hey whatever it takes right? 



Saturday night it was time for some Fall Fun!
Salem MA is the headquarters for all things scary, as you may know.  The Witch Museum is there and for the entire month of October they run "Haunted Happenings."  This year, for the first time, they put on a new event called "Pumpkins in the Village."
Lea, who is obsessed with Halloween, insisted we go so we did.  It was really fun and the kiddos had a ball.  There were trails in Salem's Pioneer Village with jack-o-lanterns lit up.  There were colonial folks telling ghost stories outside and in these old homes and when you exit, you walk along the ocean (my happy place!)







After the event, we headed over to the Regatta Pub at the Salem Waterfront Hotel for dinner.  The hotel was decorated so beautifully so we had to snap some more pix!  Dinner was great...service very slow...but still great.  Our little ones were wiped by the end of the night!!




Sunday
We headed to mass to start our day off the right way.
Then after relaxing, I headed to our football game in the pouring rain.  Thank God for one of our dads who brought us a tent.  It was miserable out but our girls fought through it.  They actually had so much fun cheering under the tent!



When we all got home, I made Shay's Cheeseburger Soup!  Friends if you haven't made it yet, do it tonight!
It completely tastes like a restaurant cheeseburger and it is SO EASY to make.  I guess that is what I like about Shay's recipes- they are simple and quick!
Check out the recipe HERE 

There ya have it- a wonderful fall weekend!
Hope you have a great week friends!

Friday, October 7, 2016

Friday Favorites (October 7, 2016)



Yeah Yeah it's FRI....DAY!!!!!!!  Woohoo!
My favorite day all week.....Here are some favorites from this week
and as always, linking up with Andrea, Erika and Narci HERE





Celebrating my hubby turning 50 was awesome!  Our family and closest friends toasted the wonderful man he is!  We had a blast and I was happy all night just watching him have fun.  Here is to 50 more Robby B!





Weekends with these nuggets- although they exhaust me, they always make me laugh and I enjoy spending time with them!

and check out these besties- they melt my heart when they are together
 


One of my favorite things to do on the weekends, is hang out with friends either at our house or theirs.  It is such a cozy feeling knowing we are right in town, chilling and catching up on everything.  Last weekend we headed to Lea and Mike's for an awesome night of catching up, dinner and fun.  Diana got brave and held their new puppy and I made one of my fall snack mixes- it got devoured and Lea ended up making it the next day because the kids were demanding it!  (Love when that happens!)



Speaking of Miss Lea, we love to surprise each other with little treats.  Check out the Halloween handsoap she picked up for me at Bath and Body Works
"Goul Friend" LOVE IT!  She is obsessed with Halloween and she has the most beautiful decorations that she has been collecting for years.





So anyone who knows me, knows I HATE birds- always have- always will.
My grandmother used to say they bring bad luck.
In addition to having that implanted in my brain, I hate their feathers, their wings and the sounds of their chirping and wings swooping- YUCK!
Well....the birds are fighting back.  I LOVE the pumpkins I put in my planters on our front landing.  What do you think happened?  Yep.  A bird started eating one of our pumpkins.  I knew I heard some bird noises outside, but as always, I ignore them because they make me sick.  Later on, when I looked out the door, I saw a huge chunk missing out of one of them and I FLIPPED out.  Definitely not a Friday Fave but you know what was?  My hubby spraying the pumpkins after with hairspray.  Even funnier?  Diana coming home from dance and saying, "wow these pumpkins smell great!  I wonder why?"

and the Halloween Bash Committee is hard at work- it is so fun to get the "behind the scenes perspective" this year.  I think we are going to have an amazing event with some new touches this year- can't wait!


Recipe of the Week!
Crockpot Beef and Broccoli- Oh my Gosh- seriously friends?  Make it tonight!
Check out the recipe HERE 
 This week's meals are as follows:

Meatless/Meatlovers Monday (see how we changed that? Rob's idea): Sheppard's pie for the fam (Rob's request and he made it- it was his actual birthday and what he wanted to do) and leftover Margarita Chicken Soup for Mama

Taco Tuesday Baked Chicken Tacos

Pasta Worthy Wednesday Paleo BLT Pasta

Anything Thursday Crockpot Beef and Broccoli with Brown Rice    

Friday Night Pizza Night- Take Out Pizza from Prosciutto's!  


Wolverines Board Meetings are always entertaining.
Last night took the cake during our 2017  nominations- Angela cracks me up- felt like I was back in Middle School ;)
and then hitting up Old School after for a Pumpkin Draft and Brown Sugar Rim was a perfect way to catch up and end the night!
    

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!  We are excited for some fun fall festivities- stay tuned for the pics!

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Weekly Gratitude

This week, I am thankful for.....


 Watching Diana get on the bus


Weekly walks in the fresh air


Daily inspiration and reflections


Daily calls with My mom


Daily calls with my bestie


Unconditional love and support from my hubby


Kisses and belly laughs from Eva
 
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