Weekend Review: Our Road Trip!

Wow - what a wild and crazy weekend!

Friday Night

We had the honor of joining Andrew's family for a lovely outing.  We all gathered for a delicious dinner {and wine!} before going to the Tulsa PAC for a performance of Once.  I didn't know anything about the musical - other than I like musicals. I had not seen the movie. I had not looked up the songs/story line/setting.  And I think I could listen to {most of} the soundtrack again and again.  I actually think the main song, "Falling Slowly", has played on some of my Pandora stations.

Moral: Good company. Good food.  Good entertainment.  Win-Win-Win. 

Not quite fantastic at this selfie thing... but the "burst" photo settings help!

See - helps when Maggie assists!

Saturday

Saturday we hit the road {Jack}.... we went to Dallas. It is about 3.5 hours from home one way so we decided to make the trip all in one day.  I have done this before, but it can be exhausting.  

What did we have planned that was going to make the exhaustion that much worse? 

Andrew's First Trip to IKEA!

So here are some preview pictures of our haul, but I am hoping to do another detailed post of our bathroom plans, as well as our IKEA adventure, sometime very, very soon.  And yes, please hold me to that! 

Chocolate was Andrew's only requested item!

We made two impulse buys: a soap dish and a chocolate bar.  And I would almost bet on the fact that the chocolate was more expensive.  Or the hot dog and soda Andrew got while we were waiting on our "Full Service" items {a.k.a. Full Service to pull from the warehouse for you, all assembly and car-loading still required!}

Overall, I don't think it was as bad as Andrew thought it COULD have potentially turned out.  And we didn't make impulse buys because by default, we went in to buy anything and everything we thought we could use/want for the bathrooms.  

And we ended up with this amazing rug! 

IKEA: So efficient at packaging that we are STILL weighing down the edges {although just because I am OCD - they are pretty much flat at this point!}

Food in the "Big City"

We actually went to In-N-Out Burger {also a first for Andrew} before going to IKEA.  Excuse the bite out of the hamburger... no it did not come that way.  It is just what happens when you eat a somewhat-early dinner the night before, sleep, get up early, don't eat breakfast, are in the car for 4 hours, and then wait {for a relatively short time in retrospect} to eat as you think your stomach is going to come out of your throat. 

Thanks for listening. 

{And to be on the safe side, yes my husband did offer to pull over to get me something to eat but I didn't get hungry until all of the sudden I was hungry - if that has ever happened to you, you will know what I am talking about.  Otherwise, better luck next time!}

Whiskey Cake

We are big users of Yelp on our trips.  I don't know what we did before iPhones in this manner.  Actually I do, and it didn't taste nearly as good! 

We decided to go to Whiskey Cake because it was relatively close by, had good reviews {everything actually did in that area}, and had a good mix of food for an indecisive set of people.  So indecisive that we weren't even saying "I don't care what we eat.... but that doesn't sound good."  Doesn't go like that in your family? Oh, sorry. 

We decided to split a salad that was meant for an entree because it sounded soooo good.  

And we scored. 

Kale & Pomegranate Salad with fried chickpeas, apples, bacon, onions, and a fried, poached egg full of goodness on top.

This salad was out of this world fantastic.  

I actually discovered something about myself because of this salad, that I immediately disclosed to my husband, and created a hashtag I think I might actually use twice.... 

Things I have learned in 2015: We must learn how to fry and poach the same egg.  Period.  Or I think I may.... never eat anything green again.  There - I have made my threat!

Then I followed it up with the OMG Burger

My eating strategy?  Cut onion ring in half, lie flat, cut burger in half, and use knife and fork as necessary!

Delicious too - very different take!

Chicken & Cheese Melt and Champagne Berries Romanoff 

Not pictured {because I couldn't risk taking a few more seconds to eat it or Andrew would have eaten more than his half}: Adult Mac and Cheese.  Just Say YES.  Trust me.  Calories don't count because I have a strong belief they make it with heavy cream. 

Sunday we cleaned... and cleaned... and cleaned.... and Christmas is over.  

Hopefully I will give you the bathroom plans later this week - - until then.... STAY WARM {for only a few more days people!}

Weekend Review - and Feel {Great} Monday

WOW! Last week flew by - so quickly I didn't even realize it was time to feel great.  I was technically feeling great, I just didn't write about it.  So here are some updates!

Feel {Great} Anyday - including Friday

This Last week, I felt really great about the to-do list.  We got a lot done.  Which was perfect timing.  In my mind, it was time to start fresh and turn a new leaf.  I sat down an caught up on my "In Everything Give Thanks" plan with She Reads Truth and the subject was giving thanks in stress.

Weekend Review

This weekend was pretty uneventful in the A+K terms.  So, unlike my usual weekend reviews, I am not going to break it out by day - it was all a blur anyway!

Weather
We did brave the cold {pre-snow} for the OSU game, which we unfortunately lost, but the temperature wasn't as bad as even we thought it would be! Mid-November in Oklahoma does NOT usually mean snow.  However, Sunday, we got a good {early for Oklahoma} dose of it.  Not too bad in our area, but it did make you want to cuddle in a blanket and do nothing {or in our case, finish a few house projects and THEN cuddle up and do nothing}.

This is November? Really?!

Weekend Review

Wow! What a weekend?  We were extremely productive.  And be prepared for a LOT of pictures!

Friday Night

We were pretty lazy.  We knew we had a very busy weekend ahead of us because Lizzie ate her crate {yes, ATE her crate}.  So after dropping the dogs off at "Doggy Day Care" {a.k.a. Papa and Lala's house}, we went out and treated ourselves to a dinner at a restaurant.  Then we struggled with what time it had to be to be acceptable to go to bed. We settled on whenever before 10 works.

{Never too late for a} Weekend Review

Here is the crazy weekend as it was!

I took a few days off of work so I had some extra time in my weekend {very gratefully}.  So this update is a little bit past due, but it was technically still my weekend!

Thursday and Friday {day}

I started on this:

Weekend Review

Hello Friends!

We had an awesome weekend in Stillwater, and a very productive Sunday {unexpectedly}!

Friday Evening/Night

On our way to Stillwater, we were welcomed to God's Country with a gorgeous sunset {filled with orange}.  We knew it was going to be a great evening from the very first second!

OSU Homecoming 2014 "House Dec" winner

Weekend Review

Hello Friends!

Here is a small weekend update for you on our very hodge-podge weekend! {Friday night was date night and lay on the couch for a good catch-up binge TV show watching.  No pictures of that because I don't want to bore you to death.}

Saturday!

We decided to start cleaning out the attic - which means after 1 week of my car in the garage, it is booted back to the driveway {for now}.  It is a much larger project than we anticipated - including a new dumpster and thorough sweep.  We finished about 25% of it and found some nice treasures that we think someone, somewhere will enjoy {read: too special to throw in the dumpster but not something we personally want to hoard}.  So we plan on selling it in some kind of Etsy or Garage Sale fashion (maybe both?)

Weekend Review

So here is how our weekend went... It felt like it actually went pretty slow (how many times in your life do you get to claim a weekend went slow?) but at the same time like it flew by.  We both lived in the moment this weekend, and I think that helped!

Be warned: there are a lot of "in the moment" pictures in this post! {And quite a few sneak peeks for the new house - which the process and steps are going to start coming in November!}

Friday Night

We had our "niece" {my 9 month older cousin's child} over for a sleepover.  Goodness was she excited! We started off by reading some of Andrew's childhood books (thank you to a great MIL who kept them intact, around, and passed them down!), making Aubrie's favorite meal, and baking dessert.   There may, or may not, have been toenail painting in the color of Aubrie's choice.  Who knew sparkly purple would have been picked?

Awful painting job, but you try to paint a wiggling 4 year old playing tug of war with Lizzie {the 100+ lb dog!}

Weekend Review

So.... We didn't exactly get to a lot of the things on our October Goals List but we did accomplish some really productive fun things.

Friday, my lovely MIL and I volunteered with Junior Achievement.  It was the first time I have ever gotten to share the experience with someone in the room with me - I usually sign people up to volunteer and send them off on their own (with some training of course!).  So it was a great experience!

Then, Andrew and I headed off to OKC to spend the evening celebrating a dear friend's birthday.  We had so much fun that I didn't take a single picture (oops!)

Saturday, we got to go to my favorite place in the world: Stillwater, Oklahoma. I promise the air is fresher, the sun is brighter, and the world is cheerier there. We cheered on the Pokes for a win against Iowa State and got to share the experience with several great friends. It was definitely a perfect day.

Wonderful day full of ORANGE.