weekending recap

 

Happy Monday, friends! How was your weekend? Mine was good, and I hope yours was too! I'm linking up with Holly and Sarah for today's post. 

I got my weekend started off with Dad on Friday. We went and grabbed lunch to bring back home, and Noah ate with us before he went to work. That was nice, and my dad always loves seeing him. While he was here, the other ones ended up getting to see him as well. He always loves spending a bit of time with each of them as they come in from work and talk about the upcoming weekend. When I took him home, I noticed his neighbors' horses were not too far from the fence. I walked over to see them, and called them, and they all came up to me! They remind me of oversized dogs.

I'll always be a little in awe of horses. I think they're such majestic animals! These guys were super friendly and were letting me pet them all over their heads. Also, please note my delicious Chick Fil A lunch. Tik Tok made me eat this! Here's what I ordered: an 8 count of nuggets, the kale crunch side salad, a scoop of pimento cheese, jalapeno peppers on the side and two honey barbecue sauces. I put it all in this bowl, mixed it up, and my mind was blown. It's low in calories, and high in protein. You should try this, but maybe leave off the peppers if you can't handle the heat. 

Because Dad bought my lunch, I decided to treat myself to Chinese takeout for dinner. (I typically don't eat out more than once in a day.) I don't know why I've never done this, but I went into our local Chinese buffet, and I filled it up with what sounded and looked the best to me. 

 

This was amazing! I ate every bite. What's your favorite order for Chinese takeout? 

Todd worked all weekend, so I came home and got started on my first Hallmark Christmas movie of the season! And I may have had a glass of wine.

Checkin' It Twice was adorable! I was up super late and awake again super early, so when I came down on Saturday, I drank my first cup of coffee and caught up on episodes of Good Witch. I ended up falling back to sleep for a while, which was nice. I did a little laundry, I cleaned up some in the kitchen, then I got dressed for the day. I met my mom and sister, and we went to a store that Mom needed to run into, we went into the biggest Dollar (& a Quarter) Tree I've ever been in, then we ate lunch at Chili's. We ended our day at Marshall's and I did a thing! 

I bought a new comforter set for the fall and winter. I have been wanting a tartan plaid set of bedding for a while, and I woke up thinking about it this morning. I decided to just look at Marshall's to see if I could find something, and they just so happened to have one left, in the size I needed. I love it! I'm going to get a couple of different pillows soon, but I had to go ahead and put it on our bed. I put it in the dryer for a bit to try to iron out some of those wrinkles, but it's too big in size. I'll end up having to get this dry cleaned when I need to wash it, but I don't mind that too much. 

Todd and I enjoyed our favorite sushi takeout for dinner, and he ate his while watching the Alabama/UT game. 

For the rest of the evening, he went into work for a few hours and I watched more episodes of Good Witch. I'd tentatively thought about going to see a movie with a friend, but we decided not to for different reasons. We still may go one night this week. 

I was at church at 7:30 on Sunday and stayed until about 12:30. I came home to eat a quick bite and read for a bit, then I left to go back for the baby shower of one of the girls I used to lead on Sunday nights. 

Only to find out I was on time, but one week early. I'm so glad I live one minute away from my church! I came back home for a few minutes, then Todd and I left to run an errand and saw this.

Then we went to a picnic on our church property. 

I love that our church does things like this! It was the kick-off event for our 150th anniversary that's coming up. We've got all sorts of things planned from now until the end of the year to celebrate God's faithfulness. This was so much fun, and completely free. A few of the men in the church grilled hamburgers and hot dogs for us, then we had chips, drinks, and cookies for dessert. It seems like such an old fashioned thing to do, and I think that's why I loved it so much. I remember when we first started attending CFBC, and always seeing cars in the parking lot. It was the sign of a thriving church, and was part of what drew us in as a family. I always feel very grateful for our church family!

How was your weekend? Did you do anything that you loved? I'd love to hear about it! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all!