a weekend recap, 1.15.2024.

 

Happy Monday, friends! I'm linking up with Holly and Sarah for today's post. I hope you had a good weekend! Mine was wonderful, and I love how it started and ended. 

I kicked it off by doing one of my favorite things for myself; this felt heavenly!

I usually talk with the person who is doing this for me, but I'll be honest; it felt so good to just sit there and read and completely zone out. I never want to take the gift of  getting a pedicure for granted! It's a treat, and it's not cheap. I always get the gel pedicures because the polish is dry the minute it sets for the last time under the UV light. I ran into a friend a year ago who always gets that kind, and she's the one who told me about it in the first place. Also, the polish lasts for weeks! My polish never lasts that long, probably because I have dogs who are always stepping on my toes. I do this every two months, and it's my favorite way to treat myself.

I got this orchid purple-y color that I love. I'm probably going to get something similar on my nails the next time I go. After this my dad came over, and Noah picked us all up some lunch from Chick Fil A. It was a hard Friday; Dad's memory was really bad on that day, and it seemed like a struggle to even talk. It was a long day, and we both ended up taking a nap as we sat and listened to quiet music in the background. 🤣 I sort of feel bad for sharing that about my dad here, but I always also like to be honest in this space and to be truthful about my time with him each week. I am so glad he is still able to come to me each week; it gives my stepmom a much needed break! My sister is also able to be with Dad every other week at his house, and it's another chance for Sandy to get some time alone. Bless her! It is not easy being his caretaker. He is the sweetest man, though, and my heart aches at seeing him in the state that he was in on Friday. 

I learned something neat about him that I thought I'd share. I shared with them about Todd falling through the ceiling while he in California last week, and when she heard what happened, Sandy's mouth dropped open. She told me that since Todd had left on Sunday, every night at dinner, Dad prayed for God to protect Todd from falling through the ceiling! He did not pray that Thursday night, which she thought was odd. It's because that was the day it happened, and praise God, he was fine! God really did watch over him, and I am so thankful that the prayers of the righteous are effective, like we're told in James 5:16. Isn't that amazing? All of this blows my mind, but my dad's prayers were Spirit-led. 

On a lighter note...after I dropped him off, I came home to get comfy and to eat leftovers for dinner. I read the entire evening! I needed to finish a book that I was able to borrow for 48 hours on Net Galley. Do you use that website? If my memory is correct, you have to meet some criteria to be able to have advanced copies of books there. If you're a blogger and use an e-reader, you should try signing up! I read an advanced copy of my favorite author's book that will be released this summer. (Pamela Kelley is one of my favorite authors.) I finished the book and went to bed shortly afterward. 

I got out for a bit with my mom and Trish on Saturday. We met up and went straight to Costco for me, then they picked up some things while we were there. You should have seen the madhouse that it was there! The predicted snow did start here on Sunday afternoon; that was why it was so crowded everywhere. I also filled up my car with gas while I was there, then we went to lunch at Longhorn. It was delicious! I wore this adorable new sweatshirt I bought last week from an online boutique, and I love it as much as I thought I would! 

This was me playing around with the timer on my phone for pictures. I forgot that this is a feature! 

For the rest of the day, I stayed inside and cozy. I had pizza for dinner, and I watched some episodes of Magnum P.I. (the original one). 🤣 Todd made it back home from California and came to bed right after midnight. Our son Graham picked him up from the airport. I was so glad to know that he was home safe and sound! We were up bright and early on Sunday for church, then we came home for a bit afterward, then left again for Costco, Harbor Freight, Lowe's. 

This was me trying not to freeze in the truck while he ran into a couple of places. It was frigid out! 

Todd and a couple of the guys brought some firewood into our garage, then they covered our flower beds with plastic that Todd picked up from Lowe's. I came in and got cozy, then Todd built this gorgeous fire. 

The snow continued to fall gently to the ground, and we stayed put for the rest of our evening. We had a snack-y type dinner with shrimp cocktail, smoked sausage cooked in the air fryer, chips and dip, baby dill pickles, and slices of cheddar cheese. It was delicious and perfect and simple. I relished in the fact that Todd was back at home. We alternated between listening to music and watching tv for the rest of our night. I read a book, and I worked on blog posts for the week, and did some laundry in between all of that. 

How was your weekend? I'd love to hear all about it if you want to share! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all!