Weekending - July 27, 2018

Happy Monday friends!  We started our day at the crack of dawn today because we had a 5:00 am flight.  The little sleep and early morning will be so worth it -- in a few short hours we will be on the beach in Cancun!  WooHoo!!  But let's do a rewind and look back on the weekend ~

Friday night I left work right on time and headed to Rosalita's, one of our favorite Mexican restaurants.  Eric and I met our friends Debbie and her husband, Larry, to grab a bite (and a margarita) before we ventured over to Old Rockhouse to hear a co-worker play some blues. 

This was the first time we had heard our friend and he really rocked it!  He was playing with the band that opened for Jimmie Vaughn.  Jimmie is Stevie Ray Vaughn's big brother and, man, does he have talent.  While we were waiting in line to get in the sold out show, we chatted with a couple from Indianapolis. 

Pretty cool to meet people who traveled to our city to hear the music!  Usually it's us visiting someplace outside St. Louis to capture a concert.  Both the opener and Jimmie Vaughn were fabulous!  And let me just say, this venue - so cool.  We will be going back.

Because I walked out the door at work precisely at quitting time on Friday, I needed to go in on Saturday morning.  As much as I try not to have to work on Saturday, I have to admit that it's sure easy to get a lot done when it's nice and quiet.  I rolled through a bunch of work and was able to leave feeling good about being gone for a week.

Saturday night Eric and I tried a new-to-us place to eat - Hop House - located in O'Fallon, Illinois.  Ian and Kayla joined us and we enjoyed trying several things on the menu.   They feature a wide array of good ole' southern foods.  I had to try the fried green tomatoes!

We headed home after dinner to begin packing.  I was still in the middle of laundry, so the packing went pretty slow. 

I met my friends in my non-book reading book club on Sunday for lunch.  It had been months since I was able to join the group, so it was fun catching up.  We talked travel, family and a tiny bit about books.  Just an FYI - I finished reading The Ocean Liner.  Good read.  Here's the summary from Amazon:

Cousins Masha and Rachel Morgenstern board the luxury liner the SS Manhattan bound for New York, desperate to escape the concentration camps that claimed the rest of their family. America offers a safe haven, but to reach it they must survive a hazardous Atlantic crossing.

Among their fellow passengers fleeing the war, each with their own conflicts, secrets and surprises, are the composer Igor Stravinsky, making a new start after a decade of tragedy, and Rose Kennedy, determined to keep her four children from harm. Particularly worrying to Rose is her daughter Rosemary, a vivacious but troubled woman whose love for a Californian musician may derail her family’s political ambitions. And then there’s young Thomas, a Nazi with a secret…

But, under the waves, the Manhattan is being stalked by a German U-boat. Will any of those aboard the ocean liner ever achieve their dream of a new life in America?

It's on sale right now at Amazon for $5.99 or read it free on Kindle Unlimited.  Well worth the money.  Click HERE to purchase.

When Eric got home from work, we caught Mission Impossible:  Fallout.  Lots and lots of action!  A couple of times I actually had to cover my eyes.  It's pretty impressive that Tom Cruise performed his own stunts.  Hope that shattered ankle he incurred jumping from one building to another was worth it!

                            

Sunday night was more packing.  Then repacking.  I was determined to pack light, but in the end I still probably crammed more stuff in my suitcase than I will ultimately need.  Oh well!  Thank goodness Southwest let us check two bags for free!  I used my new packing cubes that I picked up on Amazon Prime Day.  I'm not going to lie, I love them!  My suitcase looks all nice and organized.  It will be interesting to see what it looks like when I open it once we arrive in Cancun.  If they work as well as I think they will, Eric will be getting a set before our next trip.  Want some?  Click HERE.

                      

And just like that we are at Monday.  With only two hours of sleep, we loaded our first leg to Cancun this morning.  I'm currently sitting in Chicago waiting to board the flight that will deliver us to paradise!  Have a great week and I'll talk to you soon!  Don't forget I have a linkup on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday so pop back in and check it out.

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