Were Did the Weekend Go?

We had a super busy weekend. I'm not exactly sure what happened to it. I did actually cut some things out to sew. I'll show you those tomorrow. But to top off my weekend Bo cooked dinner for me. It was wonderful. Scalloped potatoes, some new kind of Barbecue Chicken, and Green Beans. Everything tasted great.

Weekend Overload

Weekend in reverse so you know why I'm so tired I can't think straight.

Last night Bo and I went to Birmingham to see Wicked, which was excellent. We drove home in the rain and we didn't get home until 11:45. We are both way to old for staying out that late.

We did have any excellent dinner at Ted's Montana Grill. I will definitely be going back there. Food was good and they are environmentally friendly. If Ted Turner can make a resteraunt this good I wish he would buy the Braves back and make them good again. While I'm at it I also miss the old TBS Superstation.
We went to the zoo on Saturday. Our zoo has improved so much since Bo and I were kids.

My mom, nephew, sister-in-law, and Sister-in-law's mother went to Disney on Ice Friday night. I asked my mom if she would wear a matching shirt and she did. I got us Tinker Bell Shirts. I'm pretty sure my mom thought it was a little odd that I asked her to do this, but she did it anyway.

Now, I want to go take a nap.

Celebration!

Last night Bo and I went to Birmingham to see Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson. We don't really go to many concerts, but this was part of my birthday present from Bo. If you don't remember my birthday was back in September.
Here are some pictures from the concert. The three girls in front of us thought that they had to dance the entire time. I love to people watch and this was a great place.

Birmingham is an hour and 3o minutes away from home so we decided to stay at the Ross Bridge Resort and Spa. It is on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. It is a very nice hotel and we enjoyed our stay. Then today before we left we went shopping. It was a great weekend trip.

Productive Weekend

I participated in the Cooking with Pecan - Dessert competition on Saturday. I didn't place, but I had fun. I was suppose to participate in the Cooking with Pork, but everything worked against me and I didn't. I don't have any more competitions at the fair this year, and there is always next year.

I also cut out 5 pairs of pants and a pirate costume for Nephew. I hope to get some of them finished soon.

Continued Birthday Celebration

Bo and I are lucky that his parents live halfway between us and my parents. Both of our families get along really well so we decided to celebrate my birthday with both of our families in his hometown.

We got there a little early so that we could got to the new The Johnson Center For The Arts. They are having an exhibit of Andy Warhol. This is a really big deal for a small town in Alabama. Who am I kidding this is a big deal for any town in Alabama. We really enjoyed the exhibit and would recommend it to anyone who lives close.

After the taking in the art Bo and I enjoyed dinner and then cake with our families at his parents house. I had two different cakes. This is my mother-in-laws famous Strawberry Cake. One of my favorites. Isn't it pretty?

This is my Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake that my parents got me. My other favorite type of cake. Who could ask for anything more?
Nephew took to my In-Laws piano. He loves anything to do with music and the piano was no exception. This entertained him the entire time he was there.

Tomorrow, I hope to start sewing my Halloween Costume that I cut out today before we left. I also need to fix a pair of Nephew pants.

The ATL

I guess if one word could describe Saturday, it would have to be overwhelming. Bo and I spent the day in Atlanta. I love to visit Atlanta for the day or weekend, but when I leave there I'm glad I don't live there. I am way more small town than that. First, we went to see Dave Ramsey live. Bo and I have already taken Financial Peace University a couple of years ago. This was a refresher course for us.
Second, we stopped at IKEA. Neither Bo nor I knew exactly what to expect when we went there. So many people in the blog world talk about IKEA so I had to go and see what all the fuss was about. All I can say is WOW! After I left there I felt like my sensors were overloaded.
Next stop The Varsity -" What ya have? What ya have?" When in Atlanta you must eat at the varsity. But having them yell "What ya have?" makes me kind of nervous, but there chili cheese burger and onion rings are Awesome!
Then on the way back my car turned over 100,000 miles. All those miles and so many memorise. Here's to my car going another 1000,000 miles. Bo was so sweet he actually pulled of the interstate on to an exit so that I could get this picture.

Weekend Company

Bo and I had company this weekend. This company wanted to watch Disney most of the day. Bo and I watched shows we have never seen before. We did make good use of the Wii Fit Board as you can see it can also double as a table for a toddler.
I made Nephew a Clever Little Cape by Apple Cyder. I asked Nephew if I could take his picture with it on. He shook his head no, but I tried anyway. This is Bo trying to put it on Nephew.
This is Nephew immediately taking it off. He did carry it around with him, but he didn't want to wear it. Who knows he may grow into it. I would recommend this pattern to anyone. It went together really quickly.I haven't posted this no-sew blanket I made. These are great for gifts. This one is really soft.
Finally, I don't usually post my good deal that I get a CVS, but today's deals were to good not to talk about. All of these items pictured cost me $8.33 out of pocket.
I now need to go help Bo clean the house. Hopefully, I can sew tonight.

USA! USA!

Bo and I spent most of the weekend watching the Olympic games. What I saw of the opening ceremonies was gorgeous. I can't wait to watch more events tonight. One of my favorite events won't be on until 3 a.m. I guess I will have to miss sincronized diving.

One Active Weekend!

Bo has said before, "Maybe our life will slow down once we get married." Our wedding came and went and our life didn't slow down. Then he said, "Maybe our life will slow down when you finish school." Didn't happen. Now he is saying, "Maybe our life will slow down when we get finished with our house." I just wish he would stop saying it.

This weekend I went home to a Bridal Shower which I actually enjoyed very much.

Then I took my sewing machine Darrell's Sew and Vac. Finally someone actually believed that my sewing machine wasn't working correctly. He actually stayed a half hour after they closed to make sure it was fixed. But I left the power cord to my sewing machine in the trunk of my mother's car. I have a great mother and she put it in the mail today.

When I got home,I check my email and found out that I had won a book from Wendy at One Day at a Time.

We also got a Wii Fit this weekend and all i can say is WOW! this is fun.