Not a fan of Mondays

Yes, I know it's better than the alternative but I'm still not a fan. Especially, with this new time. It takes me awhile to get used to it.

Friday night we went to the LSU game. It was a close game but they won. There really isn't anything more to say about that. Saturday, I went to Yogalates. It was only the 2nd time I went last week because I took Monday off since I was off of work. The last 2 weeks routines have been a little tough. Today will be a new one. While I was at Yogalates Dean was putting together our new patio furniture. YAY!!!

The fire pit can also be used as an ice bucket or it can be taken out & it's just a solid table. We ordered it online. It was hard to pick out the fabric for the cushions but I'm very pleased with it.

Now I have to get new cushions for my glider because of an unfortunate incident with some BIRDS!! More on that in a future post. Suffice it to say I'm ready to KILL them.

  
We went to the game Saturday afternoon & my mom & dad came with us. It was another close game but LSU won. Dean & I went to La Carreta Saturday night. I love their tortilla soup & their Rumritas! I got the chipotle shrimp to go with my soup & it was soooo good.

Sunday we were up bright & early to go to Mass. When I say bright & early, I mean up at 6:00 for 7:00 Mass. Which of course was really 6:00 Mass. I much prefer Sat. afternoon Mass but we were at the game. After Mass we stopped & did our grocery shopping & when we got home I took a little nap. It really was little, only an hour. There was plenty of stuff to be done Sunday so I told Dean to only let me sleep an hour. I'd decided not to go to the game so I started working outside. I washed down the rockers on our porch & I started a spray paint project. Naturally, I ran out of paint mid project. It times like that when I wish Lowe's was closer. I didn't bother to go get anymore because my trigger finger was killing me. This morning my wrist & forearm are sore. So weird. I'll finish next weekend. Anyway, I pulled weeds & then we had lunch. Dean did ribs on the BBQ pit. They were delish! Then off he went to the game with his dad & nephew, Drew. Off I went to get my nails done. They were looking awful. Note to self: always wear gloves when operating a can of spray paint. Anyway, I picked Got A Date To-Knight by OPI for my nails & they remind me of little pink Easter eggs.  It's always sooo hard for me to pick a color because I like them all so much.

When I got home I sat outside in the new furniture & read awhile. The weather was beautiful all weekend. Hopefully, it will be like that next weekend too because I have a list of "projects" to do outside! How was everyone's weekend? Do anything fun?

Toodles!

Patio Furniture or a REALLY Nice Vacation???

Saturday's almost over. That's a real bummer! Last night we went to our friends Niki & Paul's for dinner & to watch the LSU game. There was really bad weather in Mississippi so the game was rained out & postponed until today. We had a great time anyway. This is Niki & Paul's  2 yr. old Charli.

Adorable huh? We had a lot of fun. We played  & read & played some more!!

Today Dean & I did a little shopping. We actually got Dean a new pair of shoes that he needed. When I say needed, I mean he really needed them, not like when I say I need shoes. Anyway, I proved him wrong today. He claims that every time he buys one pair of shoes I buy 2 the same trip. Guess what?? I bought ZERO!!! It was really hard & but I was trying to prove a point. Although, I'm not quite sure why. I would've rathered have a pair of shoes & let him be right!!! We were also looking for patio furniture. We met up with Scott, Lydia & Logan & shopped with them. We have a nice patio set but when we put the pool in we added a lot more patio & we wanted to get another set. As is everything that I REALLY REALLY like, the patio furn. was MUCHO expensive. Like, twice as much as the cruise we went on....JUST for the chairs!!!!   It was really pretty though! I'm going to look online & see if I can find it for less. We did find a freestanding umbrella stand to go with the really pretty red umbrella I'd bought a while back. We ate lunch at the Times Grill. Logan liked playing drums with the silverware. He was so good while we ate. He could've cared less that Dean & I were around but we were very happy to see him.

We stopped at Louisiana Nursery on the way home. We have a couple of plants that didn't withstand the ridiculously cold winter we had so we had to get replacements. EVERYTIME I go to this store I vow not to go back. The people that work there are snooty & rude. Seriously, EVERY SINGLE TIME. The problem is it's much more convenient than any of the other nurseries in town. I guess I'm just gonna have to suck it up & go somewhere else.

I managed to take a short nap when we got home & then I went to Mass. Dean BBQ'd tonight & now we're just listening to the game. Not the most exciting day but not stressful either. I'm hoping the pool will be a little warmer tomorrow so after we do the yard work I can get in.

Toodles!