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The [Long] Weekend Update

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Hello to you! How was your weekend + Presidents Day? We had a great last few days, with a lot of productivity and relaxation! Let’s get into some Marvelous in my Monday hosted by Katie!

[thursday]

We had a very low key Valentines Day, but did give each other cards, and I got roses and homemade chocolate covered strawberries!

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[friday]

I had really ambitious plans to get to the gym that night, but the weather was amazing and coworkers wanted to go to happy hour at 4pm… I couldn’t resist! :) Had two glasses of wine, then headed home to grab dinner. At about 9pm, met my love out in Clarendon (he had been at a work happy hour as well). We stayed out until around midnight, but went home to hit the hay!

[saturday]

After being up kind of late, we slept in and lounged around until it was time to head to my parents house to help out. They are in the process of getting their house ready to sell, so we were chipping in to get things done! Tulips I got my mom for V-Day, they were quite beautiful!

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I got to spend time with the nephew which was priceless :)

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Later that day, hubs-to-be and I headed to Melting Pot for our Valentines Day celebration!

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We did the four course valentines day special, and it was awesome!!

[the cheese course] We did the fiesta cheese which comes with veggies, bread, apples, and tortilla chips.

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[the salad course] I got the California which was mixed greens, candied walnuts, gorgonzola cheese, and a vinaigrette dressing.

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[the meat course] We got the cupid’s special which came with lobster tail (!!!!), filet mignon, angus steak, teriyaki steak, shrimp, and chicken… and unlimited vegetables!

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[the lobster tail… pretty presentation!]

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[the dessert course] I would be lying if I said this wasn’t my favorite course… we got a ‘turtle’ chocolate dip which had chocolate (obvi), caramel, and nuts. Then to dip in it, we had strawberries, banana, rice krispies, pound cake, and cheese cake… it was heavenly! 

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Overall, dinner was amazing!! We were tucked back in a two-person booth and it was quite romantic ;)

[sunday + monday] sunday we spent working out, running errands and hanging with family! Monday I had coffee with my best friend, lunch with my love, and did a LOT of cleaning and rearranging! I’m loving our new set up in the apartment!

Time for bed, since it’s back to work tomorrow! Hope you had a great last few days! :)

QA: How was your (long) weekend? Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day?

The Weekend I Didn’t Want to End

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Hello everyone! How was your weekend? Mine was marvelous, thus not wanting it to end!

Thank you to Katie for hosting and congrats on the little rock star!! :)

[FRIDAY]

Friday night, as mentioned included naan pizza and Pitch Perfect. I thought the movie was okay, but not as funny as I expected.

[SATURDAY]

That morning I was up early, and lounged for a bit before getting ready for my friend’s Valentines Day brunch party. It was a celebration of friend love and she did a wonderful job celebrating!!

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1. The beautiful dessert bar which included pie on a stick and cupcakes

2. Close up view of pies on a stick – these were amazing!

3. The delicious spread which included egg cups, croissants filled with brie and apple, fruit salad, crab cakes, monkey bread muffins, and much more!

After brunch, I headed to Nordstrom to meet my mom to look at mother of the bride dresses. She looked absolutely stunning, and I loved seeing her all dressed up. She is always taking care of everyone else, and I am thrilled for her to get to be pampered :)

We then headed to Loft where I picked up some cute t-shirts and this blazer (I’m obsessed).  Then home to get in a quick run

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and eat dinner with the hubs-to-be. We enjoyed crock pot taco chili from SkinnyTaste and got ready for a night out in DC with friends. Got home at 3am and crashed, a fun night indeed :)

[SUNDAY]

Slept until 9, and then laid on the couch until 1pm (while meal planning for the week, and eating some banana walnut pancakes). Finally got my rear-end up and went to three grocery stores (!!). I tried shopping for two weeks, Ashley’s post inspired me to give it a go, and it seems like we didn’t spend more than normal. We’ll see what else I need next week to know if I spend more or less. I will say though that I need some staples (TP, plastic baggies) that we don’t regularly purchase. So maybe it did save money!

After grocery shopping, I did a bit of food prepping which included eating homemade salsa and these delicious chips!

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It was truly a great weekend mixed with fun and rest, and lots of time with my love (the best part of all)!

QA: How was your weekend and what made it marvelous? What was the best part overall?

What Makes Me Smile.

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Hello to you all! How was your weekend? Mine was pretty good, lots of family and friends so no complaints here :)

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Life lately has been good, lots of wedding stuff.. <<rant start.>> I’ve come to realize that weddings are not about ‘us’… there is so much to worry about re: other people… it’s becoming annoying honestly. Isn’t this day supposed to be about us, yet i feel like I’m always worrying about other people’s feelings. It leaves me feeling like other people are selfish, it’s discouraging. <<rant over.>>

In other news, here is what has made me smile lately:

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duckboots

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What has made you smile lately?