Wonderful weekend...

Chris and I had a great weekend. It was about two weeks ago when we happened to have a three day weekend for school to celebrate MLK, Jr. That weekend I decided to go in on Monday to do work for the week instead of my regular Sunday. See, since the beginning of the year I had gone in every Sunday to work on school things, paperwork, lesson planning, cleaning up, etc., to get ready for the next week. It became a stressful thing for me. I dreaded Sunday afternoons and it was beginning to depress me.I would honestly cry a little to him before I left for school on Sunday afternoon. That wasn't good. I felt like I didn't have a full weekend. So, that weekend I decided I wouldn't work anymore on weekends (at least at the school...). So, it's my goal to work really hard during the week, staying late or whatnot to get caught up and leave on Friday ready for Monday. I've now had two full weekends together and it's AMAZING! Chris and I've been able to really enjoy two full days together and it's been the most wonderful thing. Seriously, it's the littlest things that make the biggest difference. I feel less rushed on Sunday and I just have more time for me. It's so nice. This weekend I did work a little Saturday night on the computer to get some paperwork done, but it wasn't a big deal because he's on his computer and I'm on mine.... and I like that. We're in the same room at the same time. I'm always perusing blogs and pinterest for classroom ideas..it's my newest obsession/hobby. Anywho...back to this weekend...... 

We enjoyed the outside weather with the pets. If it's nice outside we tend to leave the patio door open for the animals to come and go as they please. They love it. Zoe is in the picture below showing you her acrobatic skills. All three will go out there and sunbathe together. Saturday we ate lunch and ran some typical errands, including showing Chris some of my new favorite pieces at Vintage Pearl, while also eating some yummy FroYo from Orange Leaf! I fixed delicious chicken alfredo with broccoli for dinner and it was a relaxing evening at home.

Zoe loves to play outside. She really loves to scare me by leaning over the edge. 

We love our fro-yo dates. He also entertained my wish to go visit one of my favorite stores, The Vintage Pearl. 

It was her lucky day to go along with us. She loves to take trips!

Sunday was a nice day for us too. We were up and out of here by about 11:30 and headed to the grocery store. I'm trying to cook more in the kitchen each week and determine our favorite meals to put in the rotations. Chris is guy who loves to eat fast food, which I love that he loves and he spoils me that way too, but I do want to learn how to be a better cook at the same time. So we balance it out. I plan some meals and we plan to eat out each week. I made my list and we were out the door to Wal-Mart before noon, along with everyone else today. I should have known...it was the beginning of the month. We finished and grabbed some Arby's on the way home. Speaking of trying to be a good cook...I was going to make Taco Soup for dinner today (in the crock pot). While at the grocery store I asked Chris if we should get dark or light kidney beans and he said neither. I discovered he didn't like beans. After deliberating I realized he really wouldn't like dinner tonight at all....(we ended up getting him Subway!). I was telling him it's such a balance to figure out things that both of us like, cooking for two (that doesn't leave us with a million leftovers), cooking healthy, and cooking on a budget. It's so hard. Anyhow....I went totally off subject. For the record, I still made the Taco Soup and it was delicious... soup for me for lunch for the week!

After we ate lunch we decided to detail my car inside and out! We switched car spots and pulled mine into the garage and gave it the works. We probably spent two hours on it. He did an amazing job. It's as clean as it was the day I drove it off the parking lot. He did such a good job. We worked together, but he did most of the work. He's so darn handy. I love him to pieces. Took it for a drive through the car wash and it's nice and clean! Then we were off to the dog park with the dogs. They had a great time and enjoyed themselves. Met a few new dog friends and ran around until they could hardly stand up anymore. They love the dog park and it's so good for them. We've been home for a little while now. I've had my bowl of Taco Soup, watched some of the Puppy Bowl, and now I'm about ready to relax for the evening and crawl in bed and get ready for my week!

We had a great weekend!

Did you know he was a car detailer in an earlier life? Just kidding. Although, he could make a good living doing it. He does a mighty fine job of it! 

I think the last time my car was this clean was the day I drove it off the lot! 

The canister was full of junk from my car. Yuck.