Weekend Recap (mostly in pictures)

I didn't post it until late, so if you didn't see my post about my dad, you should go check it out!  This weekend was good. And you know the saying: if you do fun stuff but you don't talk about it on the internet, did it ever really happen?

 Pool lounging with my second favorite dog (and family) on Sunday

Vietnamese iced coffee downtown on Saturday afternoon with Meredith

 

Trampoline Jumping

Someone took initiative and bought his own Fathers Day present this year.
(Don't worry, we got him something too)

And OBVIOUSLY, plenty of time with my favorite puppy. (and some Son of a Peach, duh) I hope you guys all had a GREAT weekend too!! (Linking up for Sami's Shenanigans, Monday Mingle, The Collective, I Love Bloglovin' and This Weekend, I...)

#fathersdayswag

My dad has taught me a lot. He taught me how to check the oil and the air in my tires. He taught me what good music was. He taught me how to bat left handed. He taught me how to be an empowered woman in the workplace. He taught me how to express my opinions in a strong, but respectful manner. But most importantly, he taught me how to laugh. And I think that's the thing I'm most thankful for. 
I hope you guys have all had a GREAT Fathers Day

Happy Mother's Day (a mostly pictures post)

It was a beautiful day

for lots of food

and lots of sunshine

 

and lots of fun.

I meannnnnnnnn....

We ended the day at my aunt's house for homemade strawberry ice cream and some quality time with my two favorite teenagers.

And since I looked really freakin' cute, here are some pictures. The detail on the back of this top may have solidified it as my Favorite Shirt Ever. And I got it from Kohl's for $11.99. So that's awesome.

 

I'm a fashion blogger now, right?!

And finally, some comedy:

Hope everyone had a great day!!!!!

(For the record, this post went up at 11:59pm. Still TOTALLY OWNING this blog every day challenge.)

(Man, what a week, right? Still sending good thoughts to everyone in Boston as well as Texas.)

Some things that have made me smile this week...

It's Garrett's birthday weekend! I've been known to uh... kind of make a big deal about my own birthday. But I also love making a big deal about other people's birthdays. Especially the love of my life, right? This weekend is gonna be awesome.

Free coffee! I redeemed my free coffee from my own birthday today for the drive, and it was the best caramel macchiato I think I've ever had. (Double points because I had my reusable cup, right?)

Gettin' tan, man. I took a picture of myself a few weeks ago and my skin was glowing it was so pale. Okay, that might be a slight exaggeration, but only slight, okay?! Anyway, I immediately trucked it over to Ulta to pick up some Jergens Natural Glow, and have been using it for a few weeks. They changed something because now it smells amaaaazing, so that was a nice surprise. Anyway, I don't glow in the dark anymore, so that's pretty exciting.

My Dad is back home! He was in Vegas on a business trip, but he got back last night. It doesn't matter how old I get, I still like it when my dad is close by. Sorrynotsorry =)

I packed in advance for my trip to Virginia. Yeah, this shouldn't be a big deal. But after two trips to VA with no underwear and a trip to the beach where I packed three open cardigans and no tank tops to go underneath them, I decided I really needed to prepare better. So I did! And I gotta say, I'm pretty freakin' proud of myself. (It helps that it was soooo easy to leave this morning because I wasn't running around haphazardly into a suitcase and hoping it all went together once I got to Virginia.)

Wine and a relaxing (and quiet) Friday night. This one might be the most exciting... Garrett is working for a few hours, which means I have a little bit of time to relax, drink some wine, and.... not do anything else. At all. I'm beyond stoked.

Despite everything that's happening lately, I hope you've all had a great week, and an even better weekend!!

Excessive laughter in room 311

So, my grandpa has been in the hospital for the last 48 hours. Nothing alarming. He has cancer, and his blood counts were low after his last chemo treatment. Normally they don't even admit people who are just getting a transfusion, but the blood transfused (I'm no doctor, okay? go with it.) until about midnight, so they just let him stay overnight. And then today, he was having more tests done for something else. There's a lot going on, but nothing life threatening.

Anyway, my grandpa is such a ham. He will talk to anyone, and he always has a good attitude. Even though he's 79, he's always been very active and social, but the chemo has just exhausted him (as it does to most), and that's been hard on him.

Yesterday, while he was getting settled in his room and the nurse was asking about his medications and all that, they asked him if he had gotten a pneumonia shot before, because it wasn't on his chart anywhere. He said he did, but the nurse asked if he was sure, and of course, he goes "I know I've gotten a pneumonia shot, because I got it in my butt and I REMEMBER a shot I got in my butt!" He was laughing, not yelling, of course. My mother was mortified. I couldn't stop laughing. After that, every time the nurse walked back into the room, she'd start off with "don't worry, I'm not going to give you a shot in your butt!"

My family is far from perfect, but we can find laughter in preeeetttttttty much anything. And I love that about us.

Happy Easter!!!

I've spent the weekend with my family at our place at Crescent Beach in South Carolina. It's been veeeery relaxing (much needed) and it's been nice to spend some time with my brother, who lives in Chapel Hill.

It's been cold, but today the sun is shining, and does it really matter what the temperature is? I mean, it's the beach! I'll take it.

The rest of the weekend will probably consist of a few mimosas, some shopping, and a lot more relaxing. And probably some blogging. =)

(The Easter Bunny even made a quick stop! AND he remembered how much I love Reese's eggs.)

Hope you've had a great weekend too!