Good morning, friends!

Let’s get right into the weekend recap. It was a good one, as weekends usually are. Friday night we had dinner on the deck and then went out for a little drive using a heads-turn-left and tails-turn-right flipped coin to guide our course at each intersection. We hit a few dead ends, but it was fun doing a little exploring along Seneca Lake. Of course, we somehow managed to end up at an ice cream shop to top of the impromptu adventure with some salted caramel ice cream and a hot fudge sundae.

Saturday was more home projects in the morning, and then I decided it was time to force Ben out of work mode and into play mode for the afternoon. He has been working on an endless amount of little projects and yard work for me the past few weekends, and if it’s possible to have a weakness of being too responsible, he has it. Such a good man! He ended up going kayaking with a few guy friends, and I love seeing him do things just for him. Goodness knows he does a whole ton of things with me and for me that I like to do…shopping, coffee shops, restauranting, etc. etc. etc. I love that about him, but I think it’s also important for a wife to remember that a man is a man, and that he finds satisfaction in different things and ways than I do. A tasty drink in a quaint cafe with never bring him to life like a day in the woods or an afternoon on the river or a hike to a falls will do.

Some of our friends hosted a camp fire and game night that evening, so we spent the evening attempting to bust out old and long-forgotten volleyball skills. I think it’s been about three years since I’ve played a real game of volleyball, and while it was super fun again, I…uh…definitely felt my age. And I’m not even that old! It’s funny how life changes and things that used to be such a big deal just become not so important any more.

My brother was flying into Rochester yesterday morning, so it gave us the perfect reason to go up and have a breakfast date. I love this little place, so we hit it up for some breakfast sandwiches and drinks. We fueled up with our breakfast and then set off for some biking along the Erie Canal. It was just the perfect day + perfect weather + perfect company…one of those little moments of feeling like heaven on earth is right here, right in this moment. And like I said here, there is nothing better than being married to your best friend.

And some links:

– One of my sweet friends wrote this, and it is awesome.

– Now the rules make sense.

– Ice coffee time of year.

–  So funny + cute.

– DIY homemade cake mix.

– And this guy is pretty serious about his cake slices…

– Rethinking compliments…yes!

– This had me at chipotle.

– Gaaaah…these BABIES.

Have a super week, ya’ll!

What about you: what fun things did you do this weekend?

I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Another new week!

We had a great weekend, spent mostly at home, working around the house. Honestly, there is nothing that makes you feel more married than spending a Saturday working on projects at home. I love it! We attacked the flower beds (reclaiming them from the lawn that had invaded itself due to me completely ignoring them last year), built a raised bed for the herbs-that-still-haven’t-died, , mowed the lawn, cleaned out the garage, cleaned the house, and pressure-washed the deck. I got two blisters, a splinter, and a few mild burns from the pressure washer, but completely worth a little pain and suffering for the way it’s all sparkly and clean now.

We worked hard all day, and then took off that evening to run after a Craigslist find a hour or so away. I’ve been hunting for a freestanding fireplace/mantel unit for forever, and finally found one for a reasonable price. It will take some customizing and painting, but I think it will work. Although it was a touch awkward to get there and realize that the lady selling it thought she listed it for a hundred dollars more than she did. I wouldn’t have been interested for a hundred bucks more, so we tried to bow out of the sale gracefully…but then she was so ready to get rid of it that she came down to the actual price she had listed (which she insisted that she didn’t). I thought maybe I was the confused one (although i was positive it was listed for the hundred less), and immediately pulled up the listed once we left, and yep, it was the hundred less price.

We were pretty close to the sweet little town of Skaneateles (pronounced skinny-atlas…yeah), so we went over to find something to eat. The first place we tried had a forty-five minute wait, and since we were all pretty famished by this point, we didn’t want to wait (quite american of us, i know). We ended up stumbling into a swank little tapas restaurant with no wait, and it hit the spot. The guys (my brother was with us) ordered some really great pizzas, and I had a asparagus-quinoa-radish dish and roasted brussels sprouts with a super-yum mustard sauce.

Sunday was relaxing and full of rest, just like it should be.

And some links:

– Animal photobombs.

– Two favorites in one!

– Natural toner.

– …and more reasons to love apple cider vinegar.

– Gorgeous infused water ideas.

– Good tip.

– Tell me where I can find shorts like these…!

– New song favorite.

What about you: what were you up to this weekend?

I’d love to hear your thoughts!