#weekend highlights

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Weekend Highlights:

Got out of Walmart and spend very little money. Super thankful for the few apps I use religiously that help me to rack up gift cards to help offset some costs (especially at the end of the month when money is always tighter cuz mortgage)

Got some needed alone time Saturday, since he had a class, and the kid was visiting with my sister. I didn't get much of anything done, other than washing a comforter and some dishes, but it was nice to just kind of exist on my own for a little bit.

He came home from his class with a dozen donuts from my favorite donut shop that were leftover from class, and I was super psyched about that. They aren't cheap and are a rare treat, so scoring some for free was exciting.

Brought over the sugar skull planter I bought for my mil, and seeing her reaction and how much she loved it made me feel good. She immediately placed it at her altar with all of her other items.

Cooked dinner the entire weekend. Wasn't thrilled about that, but it was the best thing for our budget (and I already had things planned to make, so it wasn't too terrible)

Proud of myself for reaching a point where I can have a casual drink on the weekend, without overdoing things and setting myself up for a nightmare hangover the next day. I've avoided alcohol for the last few months, as the idea of using it as a coping mechanism was too tempting, and I was not ready for that slippery slope. Knowing I'm finally out of that stage of healing has been nice. And it's a lot easier to recognize that feeling than it ever used to be, which helps tremendously.

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Weekend Highlights: Cruising London's West Canals

Since moving to London, I haven't cruised the canals via bicycle... Alright, so I may have been a bit scared to do it, I'm not going to deny that. But since getting my Mango Bike {Portland model, with added bling bling bell of course...}, I figured I need to overcome my fears and go for it. One of the girls rented a boris bike - so if you don't own a bike, there's no excuse.

I convinced 2 girlfriends to join me, promising that we'd be stopping for some rosé along the way. We set off from Notting Hill and got completely lost after Paddington station... I thought the canals in Little Venice were more obvious to find and follow, but no, they were not. We took a lot of wrong turns, went in a few circles, and had to dismount countless times. So before hopping on a bike and just cruising, map it out. But finally, we found a promising entrance that ended up being exactly what we were looking for.

We were along Regent's Canal that goes straight through Regent's Park. The weather may have had a hand in the beauty, but it was such a beautiful and relaxing cruise the whole way through to Camden. The gardens along each side, the estates and even the green duck weed that engulfed the canal was gorgeous.

We went through Camden, wiggling our way through the massive crowds getting their vitamin D intake. Camden has a buzzing energy that would put anyone in the right attitude. We didn't stop for the market with our bikes in tow, but it's definitely on my list of things to do before summer's end.

We decided to take a 'break' at King's Cross, right near the floating bookshop's landing. I'm not sure if this is where the bookshop is permanently located, but every time I've seen it, it's been here. If you're ever in the area, it's definitely worth checking out.

Rosé:30. Time to reward ourselves for biking what could have been over 10 miles {as it took us almost 2 hours to go 3.5 miles}. We were fortunate enough to find a patio spot to enjoy our rosé and catch up properly. After the rose was empty, it was time to find our way back to Notting Hill - which was a thrilling experience {terrifying, but exhilarating... haha!}.

I'm not sure if there's anything better than catching up with girlfriends over a bottle of roseé on a perfect London summer afternoon. Enjoy the rest of summer, it'll go faster than you'd like. xoxo

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weekend highlights

friday. after a really crappy week, i headed out early, around 2, to load up the car with clothes, food, and freckles and make my way to the beach. jb and i were trying to cross some wedding planning off the list. as always, getting out of raleigh was the pits, but we ended up at the coast by 8pm, along with another couple, and we drank bourbon, caught up, and had a lot of laughs.

saturday. jb and i went over to the house we’re renting for the wedding. it’s the place that all of our family will stay. i’m renting it through VRBO, and the owner was nice enough to give me the key code so i could sneak in and look around. it’s so cute, and the views are amazing. we are literally steps from the beach. we had lunch at tight lines, a new restaurant/brewery-in-progress, and it turns out they have a beautiful rental space upstairs. so we added that to our list of possibilities. we spent the afternoon strolling the morehead waterfront, then headed home to be lazy and flip between basketball and football games. i took freckles for a walk on the beach and found an injured bird. i called jb, and he and the other guy staying with us put the bird (which turned out to be a loon) in a basket with towels, and we housed him on our balcony. we named him marty and gave him water and pieces of the salmon we cooked for dinner. we called it an early night, planning to call wildlife control in the morning.

sunday. we awoke to sad news. marty had died overnight. when we first brought him up to the condo, we thought he had broken wings or legs, because he was just sitting in the sand. but when we were disposing of him, we found what looked like a pellet hole or some sort of puncture wound on his belly. there wasn’t any blood on the beach or in the towels, so we assume he probably had internal bleeding. i was irrationally sad but told myself that at least he died wrapped in warm towels instead of out overnight on the sand (i’m such a wuss and a softie). we made breakfast, got on the road, stopped by my dad’s for lunch, and then relaxed for the afternoon. 

overall, a good weekend. i can’t say that i made much progress on the wedding, but then again, i’ll never turn down another excuse to go to the beach!

oh, and i joined peach this weekend. i’m still on the fence about it, but you can add me (spotteddog). i also thought that maybe i’ll just start ending all of my posts with ? so people can respond. ?

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I think Bugsy is Santa'd out for the year. Third strike and we were out. Bugsy practically climbed over my shoulder to get away from the big guy. Oh well. At least we got to see our fellow foster parents and Bugsy's regular sitters the Cs and met another foster family they introduced us to. And Bugsy napped for more than two hours for the second day in a row.

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weekend highlight: so many tears

i cried so much this weekend. i spent friday night at my mom’s because i needed to break some news to her that i knew she wouldn’t want to hear: i won’t be home for christmas. jb and i are planning to go spend christmas with his parents. when j and i were married, his parents were local, so we always got to split the holiday evenly. nobody had to choose or alternate. but jb’s family lives in wisconsin. so we’re going to have to start alternating the holidays.

i knew my mom would be sad. i knew she’d be hurt. but she has taken it way further than i ever expected. she won’t talk to me, won’t let me offer any alternatives or even share the fact that we’re not even leaving until after lunch on christmas eve. i want to suggest that we have dinner together on the 23rd and i could spend the morning of christmas eve with her (i’m taking vacation, jb has to work that day because he’s too new to have any vacation yet). she texted me last night and said she would talk to me eventually but just can’t right now.

i ugly cried all day yesterday. jb fed me chocolate milk, tomato soup and grilled cheese, and then finally, poured me some bourbon. i asked him what he thought about putting it off for one more year. we’re planning on getting married next year, and i feel like once we become more of a “family unit” (i put that in quotation marks because, while i couldn’t really care less if we ever got married, i’m more focused on the relationship part of it, my family is so much more traditional), you can’t really argue with a husband and wife spending the holidays together.

jb is amazing. while i was in tears, i begged him not to be angry with me if i decided to stay home this year. he said he would never make me choose between him and my family. if i decide to stay here, we’ll deal with it. but he made it very clear that he thinks that this is nothing more than manipulation. sure, she’s hurt, but family traditions change all the time when families grow, and she should be open to discussing that, not forcing my hand by making me feel guilty.

i have no clue what to do. i will probably end up staying here, just because i can’t handle the tension, the passive aggressive comments that i know will surface as we get closer to the holidays. i’m also open to any suggestions from people who might have had similar issues blending families and trying to share holidays!

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it was a good weekend

and i didn’t even get one picture to prove it, but here’s the rundown:

friday. a little concert action. i wasn’t thrilled about going to see darius rucker aka hootie, but he was awesome! we had a great time. since all of us who went are doing whole 30, we had stuffed peppers, veggie and chicken kabobs, and whole 30 chocolate pudding. definitely the most healthy tailgaters there.

saturday. i spent the morning working on an editing project, then jb and i took the bronco out for a drive around town. casus joined us for a patio lunch, then i headed to winston to see some girlfriends. i spent the evening watching the sun set from a friend’s back patio and loving the fact that it’s august and we can spend so much time outside and not die of heat stroke!

sunday. was for my long run, more editing, then a baby shower and more editing. a quiet end to a blissful weekend.

and now it’s been pouring rain for hours. my alarm went off at 5:30 because i had every intention of taking freckles for a long walk before work. but i could tell it was raining before i even got out of bed. and it hasn’t stopped! what i wouldn’t give to be curled up with coffee, a good book, and my best people (read: dogs).