Sunday, May 3, 2015

Weekending - May 1, 2015

Man, do I love weekends!!  This one was great in so many ways.  We had excellent weather here in St. Louis and it was so nice to be able to spend so much time outside.

The weekend started with girls night out on Friday.  Sherri had gotten us all gift certificates to get pedicures for Christmas and we cashed them in Friday night.  If you're ever trying to come up with a gift idea for a group of girlfriends, keep the gift certificate idea in mind.  So here we are (except Tracy who was playing photographer), in the special room sipping our wine and enjoying a little snack.  Conversation was great -- I just love my friends!!

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After our toes were looking fabulous, we headed to one of our favorite eateries -- Peel.  We shared an appetizer of pretzel balls and one of their wood stone pizzas. 



I had gotten a call late on Friday afternoon asking if I wanted Cardinal tickets for the game on Saturday afternoon.  Well, you bet I did!!  So grateful to get a call like that!  I grabbed Kayla and Ian and we headed to the game and enjoyed not only a Cards win, but the gorgeous weather.


After the game, we met Eric for a little dinner at Rosalita's.  With Cinco de Mayo right around the corner, we wanted to get our Mexican on.  With the beautiful weather, we chose to sit outside and enjoy the band they had playing on their patio.  Fun times!!


Sunday I hosted a little family dinner.  Since my weekend had been pretty busy, I decided to go totally easy on the cooking.  I purchased fried chicken and bought a couple sides at Sams.  The only thing I did was whip up some appetizers and fruit salad.  It was wonderful enjoying the day with family and catching up with two of my cousins that I hadn't seen in several years.  So glad they were able to incorporate a stop at my house on their vacation.

Did a little feeding the fish before everyone arrived.

We didn't get a picture before Ian and Kayla had to leave, but here's everyone except them and Eric.  Eric was still working so he missed the picture taking too.

Sunday night, Eric and I enjoyed watching our favorite chef, Simone, on Food Network's Spring Baking Challenge.  Go Simone!!  It is amazing to us how much these bakers get done with only 5 minutes left on the timer.

We have a ton to get done this week before we head out to New Orleans later in the week.  Yes, we are a bit excited about heading out on vacation!  We've lined up the house sitter and now need to work on the packing.

Have a wonderful Monday!  I'll be sharing one of my appetizer recipes on Tuesday - hope you can stop back by and check it out.

Check out what others were up to this weekend.

29 comments:

  1. What fun to all do mani/pedis together!

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  2. Always like to see what people get up to on their weekends! Thank you for sharing yours with me!

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  3. We had beautiful weather here in NY this weekend also--more like summer then spring but I'm not complaining (exactly)--You sound like you had a great weekend with family and friends!!

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  4. Reading your post has me anxious for a pedicure and good food, Penny!! Thanks so much for linking up for Mingle Monday! Don't forget to leave a comment on the post when you participate! :)

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  5. Wow, looks like you had an amazingly fun weekend. Good for you! That pizza looked so good and who doesn't enjoy a good pedicure?

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  6. Looks like fun!!! I need a pedicure too ...

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  7. The fish feeding picture is so adorable! I really need a pedicure. I'm thinking I'll get one right before my road trip in June. Gotta have cute toes for the beach after all!

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  8. What a great weekend! I'm missing my girlfriends and need a GNO soon!!

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  9. I need to find a pedicure place that serves wine!!! I can't believe I have never been to one before. It looks like you had a fabulous weekend full of fun. Family dinners are the best!

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  10. Those pretzel balls look SO yummy! It sounds like you had a wonderful weekend, full of friends and family! Ours was very much the same, and we thoroughly enjoyed it :-)

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  11. What a great time! That wood stone pizza looks so good! I would have enjoyed those pretzel apps too.

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  12. I have yet to go to Rosalita's but its on the list. We're headed to Las Fuentas tomorrow for Cinco with a few friends - yay for Mexican!!

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  13. This looks like a fun relaxing weekend you had! The wood stone pizza looks amazing!

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  14. Gift certificates are always such a great idea! I love buying mani/pedis for my clients!

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  15. It looks like you had a great time. I love the idea of a mani pedi together. It is such a great bonding time

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  16. What great weather for the weekend! Pedis are the best! Thanks for linking up today!

    ~Ashley @ A Cute Angle
    acutelifestyle.blogspot.com

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  17. Looks like you had a fabulous weekend! Good friends, good food, and great weather! The food that you guys had for dinner looked delicious!

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  18. What a fun girls' night out! :) That motivates me to organize one soon!

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  19. Oh boy this is my kind of fun for sure! Congrats on a wonderful weekend with friends. What more could you ask for.

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  20. Sounds fun! I totally agree that we all love weekends. It's all about "me" and family time combined. Hope to hear more of your fun and exciting experiences.:D

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  21. The pedicure bonding looks really fun among friends. The pizza also looks so tasty.

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  22. Oh I'd love to go for a pedicure with friends, how relaxing. You really do have the best weekends Penny!

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  23. I love reading how everyone spends their weekends. Good to hear yours was good. I need to catch up with my friends.

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  24. Sounds like such a beautifully busy and awesome weekend, I so will remember the gift cards idea

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  25. I love doing a mani pedi this is definitely something i look forward too!!

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  26. That looks like so much fun! I'm not a pedi kind of girl, but I'd love to go for a mani with my friends!

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  27. Oh my goodness, I want to follow you around for the weekend! I was just thinking today that I should get a pedicure and those rolls looks SO good! Love to see your family having fun.

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  28. Another amazing weekend in photos! I'm glad you're having great weather there and you were able to go get some pedicure with your friends.

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  29. wow! you had a very lovely weekend + it seemed like everyone had a wonderful time. i, for one, would really love to have my nails done :)

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