Weekend Review

Bill & I had a busy, but rewarding weekend.

Friday evening, we stayed home and watched DVDs in order to conserve our energy for the busy weekend ahead of us. We watched Battlestar Galactica & Jekyll (British modern-day Jekyll & Hyde series).

Saturday morning, we worked on our flowerbeds in the front yard. We basically removed some dead azaleas and tried to get rid of all the bulbs for some golden tropicannas that had been planted on top of some lovely white irises that were already there. Basically we took out everything except some irises that are on the south side of our porch. We then defined the beds by placing new edging stones around them. It looks very tidy now! Here are some before and after pics!

We're trying to decide what to plant in our new beds, with the intention of planting in early June (due to our schedules). We're curious about knockout roses, which my mother-in-law loves. We'll see. We still have some more beds in the front yard to work on, but we'll get there eventually.

We went out for dinner at Los Compadres with the Criders. It was a lot of fun. The weather was perfect, so we sat on the patio and enjoyed each other's company. Zoe was extra cute, and she made friends with the one year old at the table next to us. She charmed that baby's mom into letting her feed him his little baby treats. It was just too adorable.

Sunday, we devoted ourselves to cleaning the house, which looked a bit like a tornado had been through it. We had been working on reorganizing closets, and their contents had been on our bedroom floor for over a week. It was driving me absolutely BATSHIT!!! The house is sooo nice and neat now - also at least one closet in the house (mine) is very organized. And the other two closets in the house are getting there. Also, winter clothes went into the cedar closet in the attic and summer clothes (well, for Bill anyway) came downstairs. Also I sent most of my pre-pregnancy clothes up to the attic, too, leaving only a few "transistional" items in my dresser and closet. Why should I be digging through tons of clothes I can't wear now and probably won't be able to wear for a while just to find the few things that currently fit?

We went to see the Criders at their house for a cookout. It was a lot of fun. I played with Zoe a bit outside. We put sticks in my hair and played on her swing set. We also terrorized some ants with sticks. Poor ants!

I also had a nice time with the adults present. We ate dinner with Cheryl, Powell, and Kim. Later Shelby came by with Baby Miles in tow. What a cutie he is! We stayed out way past my bedtime, but I still woke up feeling very perky for a Monday. I really think it's because I had such a great weekend. Let's hope this week goes well.