Hello Monday

Hello (Monday!)

How was your weekend? We had a really great one, and I’m linking up with Sarah and Holly to tell you all about it.

I’m going to back up to Friday because we had such a great summer day…and unexpected “family day.”

Like every morning, I started with some coffee and blog reading. As Travis left for work, he told the kids he could pick them up around 10:00 if they wanted to tag along with him for the day. He had some horses to look at in Paris and Shelbyville, and if they wanted to go with him, he’d take them to the outlet mall too.

Well, then he suggested that I come too, so we could all hang out. I’ve said it before, we’ve had a great summer, but it has felt like everyone has been pulled in every direction.

Anyway, I decided to go for a walk before Travis came to pick us up. It was a hot and steamy walk, but I wanted to get some steps in.

Then, Travis came home around 10:30 and we left by 11.

Since Travis was driving, I was able to read my book and the kids just scrolled their phones.

Funny story — at one point, Hayden called Hadley a “dummy” (why?!?!) and without missing a beat, she said, “Dummy?! Uh, we’re in the same classes!” I laughed out loud.

Travis wasn’t sure where to eat in Shelbyville, so we just parked on Main St. and found La Cocina de Mama which looked good. It was! I decided to try the empanadas (I don’t think I’ve every had them before), and they were so good.

The kids behaved 😉

Then, we headed to the farm where the horse was that Travis had to look at. He was looking at the baby, but they brought the mama out too.

We weren’t there too long, but even Hadley made a horse friend.

After that, we headed to the outlet mall. The kids needed new shorts…Hayden mostly for running and Hadley wears running shorts most days!

We hit up Adidas, Nike, Simply Southern (Hadley), and Under Armor. We were there a couple of hours. We made a pit stop at McDonalds for ice cream (them) and a Diet Coke (for me) before heading home.

That night, we kept it simple with carry out pizza for dinner and these cute cookies (made by my mom) for dessert.

After dinner, the kids played outside a bit and then we all watched two more episodes of Quarterback on Netflix.

Then, it was bedtime.

I had about an hour in the morning before I had to get started on my weekend to do list.

It was a rainy morning, so I enjoyed the cloudy weather, a cup of coffee, and a bit of Wimbledon.

Hayden and Travis left for Hayden’s long run. After Hadley got up, we went to get a manicure.

The pinks we chose show our personality, that’s for sure. haha

After the manicures, I had to run a few errands like getting gas in my car and a few Amazon returns.

When we got home, we went to check on the dogs Hadley took care of this weekend.

Then, I came home and got my workout in. It was a good one!

Then, I had leftover pizza for lunch and watched Kentucky basketball game with Hayden while Hadley went to see the new Mission Impossible movie with her friends.

Then, it was time for Hayden’s basketball game.

After his game, we came home and Travis and I got ready to go out with friends.

This outfit brought to you by Amazon. haha

My tank, purse, and sandals are all from Amazon. I got the purse in the spring of 2022, the sandals last summer and the tank on Saturday. It arrived just in time.

(I linked everything in the pictures…FYI on the sandals, I wear a size 9, but got the 9.5 wide in these)

Our friends picked us up which was so nice. We hadn’t seen them in a while, and they just got back from Colorado, so it was fun to hear about their trip.

We ate dinner at ItalX. It’s only the second time I’ve eaten there, and it was delish. We got some apps before our meal, and I got the spaghetti carbonara with chicken.

The restaurant had their sliding doors/ windows open, and we had a great table by the sidewalk. It felt a little bit like NYC.

While we were at dinner, my mom texted me a pic of her dinner date…Hayden! They had a good time at one of our favorite Mexican restaurants.

After dinner, we hung out downtown for a bit before heading to a new spot in town. There’s a new hotel with a restaurant downstairs and rooftop bar upstairs. The bar is called Lost Palm and the decor is inspired by 1960’s south Florida.

It had a really cool/fun vibe.

out past our bedtime…

So pretty…

We had one drink before heading home.

It was a fun night out.

I was up around the time of the men’s Wimbledon final, so I started watching that.

Then, I made Hadley an appointment because it looked like she had pink eye…it’s been going around.

Thankfully, it was pretty mild, but we got her some eye drops.

We came home, and the men’s final was still on…So, I ended up watching the rest of the match…all 4 hours and 42 minutes!

After that, I helped Hadley get started on a special little blog post…stay tuned later this week!

Then, I went to the library for another pick up, a stop at UPS and picked up Hadley’s prescription.

Once home, I did some things around the house, folded laundry, prepped for the week and more.

Travis did yardwork while the kids were outside, and it was a lowkey afternoon.

We finished the evening with more Quarterback and that’s about it.

What was the best part of your weekend?