Weekend away!

We are just getting back from a weekend up at a friends house that is 5 HOURS AWAY!!!  being in a car for 10 hours in one weekend shouldn't be allowed.  I thought I was doing good when we left Friday evening at 5... and then saw that it was only 8pm and we were just getting to the windy, icy, don't drive to close to the cliff or you'll fall to your death part of the ride.  Our friends live up in the mountains, which was beautiful during the day, but at night can be quite scary.  We had a great time though, Michael woke up early Saturday and went hunting while I stayed back with K and their boys (4 years old and 2 years old) and watched Rio.

The boys J (4) and K (2), notice the binoculars for looking for the deer? Lol

After we had a big breakfast everyone took a little nap (mine was with a 2 year old) and then went for a walk to the Lake.  They live in a country club with a huge lake a couple blocks away so we are pretty excited to go back this summer.

My walking partner, who likes to walk the speed of a snail...

View of the lake up the road.

That evening some other friends that we hadn't met came over with their 6wk old son, and I am pleased to say that I was able to hold him for a long time and put him to sleep :) It's an amazing feeling to watch an infant fall asleep.  

Plans for the week:

Monday: Grocery shop for the week, clean bathrooms, make rosemary lemon chicken with potatoes and carrots

Tuesday: Take returns to Kohl's from Christmas, begin to clear out front bedroom (our messy store all room), make bruschetta chicken with brown rice (mashed potatoes for the Hubs).

Wednesday: Finish putting front bedroom together, tidy up for guests Thursday night, eat leftovers :)

Thursday: Clean living room, make lasagna and green beans for our small dinner party.

Friday: Girls Night! Hubs will be off hunting, so instead of going out for drinks with the girls (I am trying to get pregnant!) I will be staying home and watching the sappy love movies that I can't watch when he's here :)

Saturday: create new meal plan, clean kitchen, cook either cioppino or chicken stew, not sure yet which one, depends on if the Hubs is back or not.