Weekend Wrap-Up

Flowers in Frank's mom's garden.

This weekend was full of fun and rest which is exactly how I like my weekends. Friday night was The Directors Cut for my Mister. I had lots of fun dressing up and going to the event. There were lots of great entries and the premier (basically) of a short film his colleagues were working on, which was amazing! To see the event come together after all of my Misters hard work was such a privilege. After the event we headed to the after party at The Landmark in Downtown Fresno and we shared a basket of fries and mingled with all who came to celebrate. I must say it was my first time meeting most of the people there and first time spending time with those I had already met and honestly, they are great people! I made a new friend which Frank says I stole....it doesn't help that I have stolen two friends of his prior one of which is one of my favorite gals (Hi Ro!). Any who, it was a great night and we returned home two tired beings but very happy ones.

Us all dressed up.

Saturday and Sunday were spent lounging about and enjoying our time together with the exception of a few hours both days when the Mister had appointments to attend to, one for a wedding he was helping a friend shoot and the other a group meeting for a final project. I spent my time productively by hanging with my fur baby Sophie and watching Gilmore Girls. Sunday night we watched Grown Ups which was sort of funny and kinda cute overall.

Long view of the flowers. They were huge!

On a drive.

This week will be out preparing for our next big events. Coming up is my Misters big graduation and I think I'm more excited than he is at this point, which is understandable considering the finals he still has to take. We also have my mama's birthday and a wedding in the coming weeks which are going to be lots of fun.

Hope your weekend was enjoyable, whatever you did.

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Pretty Picture & Weekend Wrap-Up

Image via From Portland to Peonies

This weekend I:

• Finally watched the "reunion" for Teen Mom 2....Oh my....
• Watched Tangled. Definitely a classic and such a sweet movie.
• Watched The Tourist. Didn't expect the ending. Thumbs up.
• Didn't do anything I said I was going to do. Oops.
• Used my bloglovin' app for the first time. It's great btw.
• Planned a vacation with the Mister. Finally!

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Pretty Picture & Weekend Wrap-Up



Image Via SundayInBed


Hello and happy Monday to you! The weather we're having is super wacky the last couple weeks. I would really enjoy having a week or two of mid 70's just to call things even. Here's a snapshot of what this week will look like.



This weekend was lots of game playing and nursing a pup with a bee sting. My Mister's dog Zero, whom I love to pieces was attacked by a bee we're guessing when he was getting water from his dish. Zero won the battle though because we found the bee dead next to the dish and boy was he big, the largest honey-type bee I've seen. Luckily Zero only had some swelling around the site which was on his poor doggy snout but you could definitely tell it hurt which just broke my heart.

This week I'm looking forward to starting a decor project for my bedroom. Sadly all of my walls are bare and it just sort of feels like someone elses resting spot. I have put off hanging things for far too long. Perhaps if things go well I can share a bit of it here. I'm also looking forward to more blog posts. Last week I was feeling sorry for myself for a few different reasons and was sort of in a funk so posting fell by the wayside. I aim to make this week much different.

Wishing you the best start to your week!

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Pretty Picture & Weekend Wrap-Up

Image via Joel Eagle at Pops & Mojo Photos

This Mondays pretty picture is by Joel Eagle whom I discovered through an amazing blog I follow, Juniper Moon Farm. Not only are Joel's photos amazing but this one is especially sweet because I've seen a robin just about everyday on my drive to work. I'm so very fond of birds. Make sure to click the link under the image and check out Joel's blog which features so many beautiful images.


My weekend was a bit rough as my body was not cooperating with me in the least. Saturday it was difficult to keep myself awake and when I was awake, I couldn't breathe. Lovely. But I am alive and well and overall it was a relaxing weekend.

Hope you had a great weekend and I wish you a great week to come!

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Pretty Picture & Weekend Wrap - Up

This week's pretty picture was taken by me. This is a beautiful tree that can be seen just over our back fence. I loved the colors, the bees flying in and out of the flowers and the great contrast against the sky.


This weekend was great! Friday night we attended a local show. We stayed for all four bands but left after a few songs from the last (and hosting) band Fierce Creatures. It was late since we'd be getting up at 7 the next morning and it was such a long wait to finally see them. The band just before though, The Silent Comedy, rocked! Very different and such a great feel. In my opinion they were the best of the night.

Saturday we went on a hike in the McKensie Preserve up to a table top. Our journey began around 10 and ended around 2:30. The majority of the time was spent on the actual hike with only an hour spent on the table top itself. This is the biggest physical accomplishment I've had since my high school sports days and I really couldn't be more proud of myself. The view was worth it! I have tons of photos from the entire hike but the charger for my laptop has died so I am unable to upload those. Luckily I had taken a couple with my phone, so here they are...please excuse the darkness in the last photo, I was far too tired for my face to be clearly visible.



Sunday was spent in recovery mode. We played some games, took a great nap and watched a movie. I also caught up on some much needed cleaning and laundry. I'm definitely still feeling the burn for Saturday's hike but my Monday has started my week off right .

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