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Weekend Things

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Okay, raise your hand if you thought this weekend went by way too fast.  I definitely have my hand in the air.  I woke up yesterday morning thinking it was Saturday and was genuinely sad when I realized it was already Sunday.  Where did the weekend go?!

In other news, it’s Joey and I’s one month wedding anniversary today!  Whoa, when did that happen?  I promise not to be the type of person who celebrates every month, but I think this one deserves some attention.  Also, I’m gonna go ahead and pretend Adam’s birthday dinner tonight is our anniversary celebration 🙂

The much-too-fast weekend went as little like this.

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I’m not going to lie, we basically did nothing on Friday night.  I wasn’t kidding when I said last week was a long one.  All I really wanted to do was cook dinner (because after eating out for an entire month I missed homecooked meals SO BAD), drink a beer (because the French beer scene is not like it is in Denver…) and relax on the couch (because there’s still the chance I don’t make it past 8 PM).  So we did just that.

And I realized my beer pouring skills have gotten a little rusty in the past month…

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On Saturday, we grabbed coffee and started on those wedding Thank You notes.  I pulled back on caffeine this week — when you order “un café” 5x a day in France, you return home in need of a little detox 🙂 — so this was my first real coffee of the week and WHOA, I was buzzing.  We did manage to bust out quite a few TY notes before my hands were shaking too hard to be able to write legibly.

P.S. I missed big mugs and latte art so much.

Afterwards, I baked (must be fall!) and then we headed over to Hannah and Josh’s.  Joey, Josh and a couple of other guys were heading to Great American Beer Fest and wanted to get together to make pretzel necklaces.  I went because I thought they might need some supervision and because I hadn’t seen Hannah in a month and missed her so bad.  We went to dinner, grabbed ice cream, watched her wedding video and talked about everything under the sun.

The boys were all in a great mood when they got home…  Josh only made us promise not to leave for 2 weeks ever again about 10 times 🙂

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Oh, did I mention it was the PERFECT fall weekend in Colorado?  Blue sky, red leaves, bright sun and temperatures right between chilly and cool.  I’m in love.  We had breakfast with my family to celebrate my brother getting a new job!  I’m so happy, proud and excited for him!  Afterwards, I dropped Joey off to watch the Cowboys game with the guys and hit up my first yoga class in… uh possibly a year.  It felt AMAZING, but yikes, I’m sore today!

We rounded out the day with some time at Joey’s grandparents, then dinner, baseball playoffs, reading, bed.

Happy Monday!

Lately

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Listening to the Nsync IHeartRadio Station.

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Okay, I have a feeling I’m completely alone on this one, but that Nsync reunion performance?  Ehhhh.  I was a HUGE Nsync fan back in the day (I owned this and I think I watched it on a daily basis), but watching the VMA performance just depressed me.  Guys, Chris is 41!  And while JT’s dancing just gets better and better as the years go on, I cant not say the same for the other four.  Nsync oldies are still good, though.  And this is hilarious!

Worrying about my Venus Flytrap.

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Which I have named “Serena.”  Get it?  Anyways, the whole point of getting a Flytrap was to catch the annoying flies that always make their way into my office and now that I have one, I haven’t seen a single fly.  I don’t want her to starve!

Looking at pictures of Hannah’s wedding dress.

I’ve been sworn to secrecy, so I’ll just say it’s perfect and I’m so happy.  Oh and that the idea of being in charge of her bustle is kind of intimidating.

Swearing off caffeine.

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I’ve never been a huge caffeine drinker but this year I started drinking Earl Gray every morning then switched to iced coffee this summer.  The past month or so, my body has been so sensitive to the caffeine and has been making me feel HORRIBLE.  I’ve “sworn off caffeine” at least 5 times this summer, but this time I’m serious!

Saying farewell.

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Our company is expanding and opening another location in Pueblo.  A few of our guys are moving down there, including Joey’s cousin Jory.  We’ve gone from seeing him every Thursday (for bowling) to him moving two hours away 😦  We took him to dinner at Interstate Kitchen & Bar for a farewell dinner.

Craving a Cobb salad & a root beer float.

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I have such mixed feelings about Interstate.  The restaurant was pretty deserted, there was one employee who looked like she was doing everything and she wasn’t doing it very well, but gah, the food!  After ordering dessert first (like a boss), I got a Cobb salad with bacon dressing and an over-easy egg on top.  Best. Cobb. Ever.  Plus the price was right and the portions were big.

Loving the new John Mayer CD.

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“Wildfire” in particular.  I haven’t loved a JMay song this much since Vultures.  This is a big deal.

Wondering how it possibly got to be the end of August.

I don’t want the summer to end!  But it’s also been in the upper 90’s all week, so maybe Mother Nature isn’t ready for summer to end either!

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What’s been happening in your life lately?