Fun things about the weekend...trip to Winston

Happy (want to insert expletive here) cold Monday morning :)

I bet every member of my house still has a little sleep in their eyes this morning. That glazed over "we jammed a lot into that 2 day reward we get at the end of a busy work week and now it's monday and time to get back to it" kind of look - I know it's all over my face for sure, ha. That or just the "excessiveness" of Saturday night is still looming. The boss just said I looked tired - sums it up!

We didn't even take the big camera this weekend, just the little Mickey Mouse one I carry in my purse. We got 3 versions of 1 solitary picture - I'll share later.

At any rate, Friday saw Seth & I both dodging out of work early to make the jaunt to Winston. We rolled in 'bout supper time to some delicious Brick Oven (thanks Nana & Pappaw). We quickly inhaled our food b/c we were quickly slipping from dinner time to bath/bedtime. After we got the babies to bed we finally sat & caught our breath. We visited a bit & I stayed up too late chatting w.my mom. All the empty Blue Moon/Shocktop bottles on the kitchen counter the next morning were a good clue as to why my head felt a lil' cloudy.

Saturday morning greeted us w.2 well rested children, so that was nice to wake up to. After breakfast, Seth packed up the younguns and headed to Haley's. They got to see and spend time with most of Seth's family, so that was great. In case Seth forgot to mention, thanks Haley for having everyone over :)

While Seth had the kids visiting, I spent time next door w.my Granny. It was the longest visit I've been able to have with her in a while. I will just say that I cherish that time w.her (deep sigh).

Saturday afternoon was a lil' relaxing and getting ready to go to Seth's stepbrother Bobby's wedding at 4:30. It was a sweet service. The reception was out on the heated (at times, overheated) patio at 4th St Filling Station in downtown Winston. We have about 2 favorite restaurants in Winston - that place is one of them. It was a good time and nice be able to relax, laugh & enjoy ourselves.

Because we were out & dressed, we knew we might make some sort of night out of it. We continued the fun a few blocks (thank goodness Mimi gave us a ride in the pouring rain) up the street at Foothills Brewery. Lots of drinks, laughs and more drinks were had. For me, when I find myself solo dancing up beside the band and I'm looking over their playlists w.them between sets - I know I'm having a good time :) I just wish I could have had a wingman up there w.me. At what point (age) does solo dancing lose it's cool and segueway into desperate looking - ha. In my mind, that will likely be never b/c if there's music playing, I'm always going to gravitate :) It was a fun night, I'll just leave it at that!

ps. to anyone's ear I may have "bent" a lil' much (Jason & Jessica) or anyone I was drinkin' & textin' (Kimberly) or anyone's bar tab that I may have exploded w.all my shot ordering (Seth ~ love of my life)...bless your hearts...thanks for enduring me :)

So, Sunday morning came early :) With sweet Ella Bella laying next to me smiling/chattin' away, I knew it was time to get up. She & John having had a good evening w.Nana & Pappaw were bright-eyed ready to go. We enjoyed a nice breakfast together before it was time for Nana & Pappaw to get ready for church. John went w.Nana & Pappaw to church & from what I heard, he had a big time :) Seth & I found some motivation and got everything packed and to the car while they were gone & Ella napped. We had a quick, but yummy lunch then got on the road. We were back to Raleigh by 3.

We swung by the Teeter on the way in & I made the dash in for some chili ingredients...could think of nothing better to have on a day like yesterday! Enjoyed putting that together & taste testing as it simmered on the stove. So, we got some food cooked, some laundry done, bags unpacked - it was nice to be back in time to settle before beginning the week. We got around outside to cover/bring in lots of plants & especially those beautiful ferns b/c Old Man Winter APPARENTLY didn't get the memo that it's springtime, not wintry mix/Freeze Advisory time :(

When our heads finally hit the pillow last night...deep sigh. A full weekend under our belt. So, here we at the start of a new week. Those temps look to be rising later in the week, hopefully I can put the "furburger" (Johnny-ism) boots up & put the flip-flops back on rotation...

Here's our solitary pic :)

Happy Monday :)

(um, this sounds familiar)

Dancing in both directions at once so everyone won't notice that he's never heard this song before ~Story People