Penny's Passion: Weekending - Happy Easter!

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Weekending - Happy Easter!

What a weekend!  Hope everyone had as great of Easter as we did.  I'm so glad I was off work on Friday to get ready for Saturday and Sunday.  It's always great to have a day off during the work week.

Friday was spent getting ready for Easter.  I wanted to fold the napkins into bunny ears like I had mentioned in my Thinking Out Loud post on Thursday.  Oh.My.Goodness -- I'm definitely not as good as Martha Stewart!  We had six people for Easter dinner and it took me an hour to fold the napkins.  I resorted to finding a You Tube video for a visual.  Jeez!  If I'd had more people coming for dinner I would have had to start folding the napkins on Valentine's Day to have them done!  But, the good news is I did get them folded and they looked adorable.  Is it sad that my biggest accomplishment for the day was folding napkins?!?


My parents arrived bright and early on Saturday morning and we headed to Soulard Market.  The sights and sounds of this farmer's market are so enjoyable.  I really need to visit this place more often.  Such a great experience.  There was vegetables, fruits, flowers and plants.  My favorite purchase of the morning -- Bar-B-Que Pork Rinds!




After perusing Soulard Market, we visited Holy Trinity Catholic Church, located in the Hyde Park area of St. Louis.  My dad had mentioned to me once that he had driven past that church all his life and wondered what it looked like on the inside.  We thought Saturday was just the day to stop by and finally see it.  And it was BEAUTIFUL!  The stained glass windows are stunning.  There were a few parishioners in the church cleaning and practicing music for their weekend services.  They welcomed us with open arms and allowed us to wonder around in the magnificent splendor.


                                   
        

We were in a neighborhood close to Crown Candy Kitchen so we thought ice cream was in order.  It was the usual 40 minutes wait -- but oh so worth it.  We all enjoyed milkshakes before getting on with the rest of our day.


We finished the day by running a few errands.  Ian and Kayla came by in the evening to play cards.  Don't you just love family time!

Sunday was much more mellow.  We had a great meal (if I must say to myself) and more card playing.  Great weekend.
Doesn't everyone have deviled eggs on Easter?







Eric and I capped off the evening by watching the Cardinals playing the Cubs.  Really Cubs fans, must you boo as the Cardinals are being introduced?!?  So proud to be a Cardinal fan!  Congrats on winning your season opener.

Our weekend was wonderful -- hope yours was too! I'm so grateful warmer weather is in store for us this week.  It just seems like I get more done when it's warmer and stays light longer.  Let's see how much I can get done this week!  Join me back here on Tuesday for a refreshing fruit salad recipe.  Have a great Monday!

Check out what others were up to this weekend.

25 comments:

  1. Hats off to you Penny for sticking to the napkin folding. They look adorable. I would have given up after the second one. Your table was very pretty and I like the chocolate bunny touch on the plates. Sounds like everyone had a fun weekend. Looking forward to that fruit salad recipe. See you then.

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  2. Happy Easter to you Penny! Looks like you had a lovely time and I love your bunny napkins, such great attention to detail - even if it took you over an hour to do six of them! I'm sure your effort was greatly appreciated by your guests :)

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  3. The weather was a lot nicer so we have a nice Easter weekend. BOnding with family, catching up and stuff is great. One of the many things that Easter brings.

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  4. I love deviled eggs! I made some a while back that had bacon in them. SO GOOD. Glad you had such a good Easter.

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  5. Looks like it was a fab time. Love your table setting. Happy Easter

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  6. Looks like you had an awesome time getting ready for Easter. The "deviled Bunny" was the cutest. Everything was so well presented.

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  7. I go to Soulard all the time but have never gotten to the market - its on my spring/summer bucket list for this year. So glad to hear you had a great Easter :)

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  8. I have never folded a cloth napkin before, I think I would have take four times as long as you did! Sounds like a great Easter weekend!

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  9. Happy Easter! Thanks for sharing your Easter memory with us. I loved seeing the pictures of the church. So beautiful.

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  10. That church is absolutely stunning inside and out! If I walked inside, I would just be in awe of those stained glass windows. I'm glad you had such an amazing Easter weekend.

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  11. This an amazing napkin folding. I need to learn how to do it. It looks like you had an amazing Easter

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  12. I absolutely LOVE your dinner flower centerpieces and bunny shaped napkins! How adorable is that. Glad to hear you had a great Easter weekend <3

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  13. Your table was beautiful! I love the bunny shaped napkins! And that church too! Looks like you had a wonderful Easter!

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  14. The napkins and your table look perfect! :) I always see these things on pinterest thinking i can do them so easily.. and then it does take me hours to get it just that way haha

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  15. What a lovely post that brightened my day and love your centerpiece! Glad you enjoyed Easter with family!

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  16. The watermelon bunny looks cool. It looks like you really had a great intimate Easter celebration.

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  17. thanks for sharing such beautiful images. That wtermelon bunny is so creative!

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  18. You guys look like you had a beautiful Easter! I am happy for your family and that you enjoyed the day! I appreciate the weather and longer daylight too!

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  19. What a great weekend you had. I love that you went to that new church. It looked beautiful inside. And the milkshakes sound fabulous.

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  20. It looks like you had an awesome time for Easter! What a great weekend indeed!

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  21. It seems like you had a very busy Easter weekend, busy but fun. I love the interiors of the church and yes, the stained-glass windows too.

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  22. That church is beautiful!! Love your Easter table. Thanks for linking up with me on Monday!

    ~Ashley @ A Cute Angle
    acutelifestyle.blogspot.com

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  23. The napkins and crafts are so adorable! I wish I had that kind of skill. So unique and festive!

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  24. Okay woah you did an amazing job folding those napkins. Lol I could never do that. I love how you planned everything so perfectly. My Easter was very quiet. I just hang out with my family all day, ate dinner and binged watched Netflix lol! Thanks for sharing a little bit of your Easter.

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  25. I LOVE the napkins! What a great addition to your table! Thanks for linking up with us at MeetUp Monday! Hope to see you again this week!
    –Krista
    http://www.thequinntessentialmommy.com/

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