Weekend Update: the best shopping trip ever.

It's that time again... time for a Weekend Update!

Friday: Got off work a little early, then I went home and cleaned my whole apartment, top to bottom. It was the first time since I moved in that I really busted my butt cleaning the whole thing. Now it smells fresh and wonderful. :)

Saturday: Went shopping!! The only place with a mall is about an hour away, so I had a huge list compiled of three weeks worth of things I needed. I got plenty of make-up, couch pillows, picture frames, and work clothes. Plus some Texas beer. ;) It was a really successful day and I ended up getting home around 4, way earlier than what I was expecting!

Sunday: Grocery shopping, laundry, and cooking. All day, errday. Just kidding, only for today! Then I spent a relaxing weekend watching the Closing Ceremony of the Olympics. Is it weird that I'm sad it's all over?! At least the Winter Olympics are in 18 months. But this year's Olympics were awesome -- plenty of records broken, lots of great new people (women DOMINATED!!), and the atmosphere in London seemed so peaceful. It's what the Olympics are really all about.

What did you do this weekend?

an uneventful weekend

finally rained around here!

Let me tell you, being an adult is super boring. I haven't made any real friends here yet (I've only been here a week and a half!) so my weekends have gotten way more... homier.

Friday I sustained my first work related injury! It wasn't a big deal, I just got my hand caught in some machinery, freaked out, and pulled my hand away too hard. I have a wicked looking bruise and luckily no pain. After work I spent the evening grocery shopping and organizing my bank stuff (eck). Saturday I cleaned the whole apartment and looked for some work boots, to no avail. I'll head down to Texas next week for the tax-free weekend (YESSSSS) and see if I'll have better luck there. Sunday I spent the day watching the Olympics. Equestrian was on, which is one of my favorite events! All the horses look so beautiful.

Weekend was boring, but I lost 8 pounds since I started my workout/eat healthy kick a while ago! I'm so happy since this is the heaviest I've ever been and I've been working really hard on eating healthy. Exercise kind of happens at work, because I walk everywhere and never get a break! I'm so bad at motivation for being healthy, so this was wonderful news to hear and boost myself up a bit!

If you want, we can be friends over at myfitnesspal, which has been my motivation to stay healthy!

What did you do this weekend?

Weekend Update! v.5

Coming back to one of my favorite link-ups! :)

Friday: I spent the whole time not doing what I was supposed to and hanging out with my dog and cat. Lame, yes. But this was my last weekend with them! Anyways, I drank a couple glasses of wine in the evening and just generally avoided anything I was supposed to do, like clean and pack!

Saturday: I helped my dad cook Chinese food (really, it was me watching him) and helped with making panna cotta. It was soooo good! I'll have the recipe up here for everyone sometime soon!

Sunday: My mom and I were supposed to go to a Pirates baseball game, but we just weren't feeling it. Instead we looked at furniture at Ikea and bought some new work clothes. We came back home in the afternoon and I finished packing while we watched a couple movies. A pretty relaxing Sunday, minus going over the billion of things that I need to do in the upcoming week.

I also want to take this time to tell y'all that I will be moving this entire week! I'll try to update as much as I can, but if I can't I should definitely be back for Sunday. Thank you to all my new and old followers for understanding and I look forward to coming back and blogging regularly!

How was your weekend?

Weekend Update V.4

Another blog hop! I'm also going to take this moment to apologize for being MIA and having my blog posts be somewhat sloppy. I ended up going on a last-minute road trip with the family to Wisconsin to visit my grandpa! He had a fall a week before we got there so it was a visit + make sure Grandpa is comfortable trip. He seems to be getting better.

So I'll be back to commenting and blogging like normal! :)

Friday: After visiting Grandpa in the morning, my parents and I went wine tasting while my little brother drove us around! It was really nice going around and some of the wines were deeeelicious (I love the strawberry chocolate one)! Afterwards we went to my uncle and aunt's place for some steaks and Western movie watching + beer drinking.

Saturday: We left around noon after saying good-bye to everyone. It wasn't a bad ride back home, but we did drive the full 12 hours and got home around 2 in the morning. Let me tell you, Ohio is THE most boring state to ever drive through. Bleh!

Sunday: Woke up early and spent the day cleaning. I only have two weeks left until I move so I have to go through EVERYTHING. It's a huge pain in the ass. But homemade coffee cake and Daisy make cleaning up not so bad! :D

What did y'all do this weekend?

Weekend Update v.3

Friday: Literally did nothing. I watched the storm outside and watched tv. I think all of my Fridays follow a pattern...

Saturday: After packing and getting everything set up, I left for Somerset PA for a wedding in the mountains! My friend Kelsey got married in a wonderful outside ceremony. The weather was bright and warm, the reception was fun catching up with old friends, and the bride looked absolutely beautiful. I had a ton of fun and the whole experience was really great.

Sunday: Went on the road trip from hell. I'll be able to explain this in more detail later, but after a 12 hour drive, seeing one dead person, A/C breaking around 8am in 100 degree weather, and already punching my brother in the face... you can catch the drift. When I got to the hotel around 6pm, I fell asleep and didn't wake up until this morning. YEAH.

How was your weekend?

Weekend Update! v.2

Friday: I was supposed to go to the NHL Draft party in downtown Pittsburgh, but my father wasn't feeling well so I decided to stay with him and watch from home. Some surprises for Pittsburgh, but I think we got some good picks! Then I baked brownies as a treat for the whole family, because I have no will power for diets.

Saturday: My mom, brother, and I went downtown to go on the Monongahela incline. My parents have lived in this area for about 8 years and they've never been on Mt. Washington! My dad was still under the weather, so he wasn't able to go with us this time. The view was breathtaking, the heat wasn't bad, it wasn't crowded, and I got to drink a delicious iced chai tea latte. :) Such a wonderful day in the fresh air!

Sunday: Cleaned, did some laundry, and rented 50/50! I loved this movie, it reminded me of my wonderful relationship with my best friend. Overall, it was a good and relaxing weekend!

How was your weekend?

Weekend Update! v.1

Decided to do this Weekend Update blog hop! Come join in! :)

Thursday: Went to Lake Erie and spent the whole day there!! It is simply gorgeous. When my mom got off work she met me at Sunset Beach and we spent the evening watching -- what else -- the sunset!

Friday: Spent the morning shopping; I got a new outfit and a wedding gift for my friend! I then had lunch with my mom and left early to go back home before her.

  

Saturday: My Saturday was boring; I watched t.v. for the morning and cleaned the rest of the day. Daisy helped by keeping me company and looking cute!

Sunday: Another boring day, but it sure was relaxing. I spent the whole day in the family room with my parents, reading the paper, reading my book, and drinking coffee. After coffee we moved to wine & beer, but I got a little (ahem) incapacitated so I forgot to take pictures! We had a lovely Father's Day dinner of steak and potatoes and cheesecake for dessert. It all was delicious!

What did y'all do this weekend?