Oh What a Weekend!

You know it's been a crazy busy weekend when you look forward to Monday as being a respite!

My ladies' night out was tremendous fun and filled with funny moments and great service - especially at Park Street Patio. Who knew they had such killer bar food?! We're all planning a return trip very soon! This time sans tulle and tiara, donning flip flops and probably riding bikes. Don't you just love summer?

Nice stems...and lilies :)

Saturday was a mellow relaxation day for me, though I did ride my bike over to the grocery for a whole chicken, a pork tenderloin and a bag of cherries. My bicycle doesn't yet have a basket, so I opted for a small back pack. Now, imagine the looks of passers-by who saw me kneeling next to my bike stuffing a whole chicken and a pork tenderloin into a back pack and driving away with cherries on my handlebars...it's a good thing it's a short drive :)

I <3>

The meat options were for D.'s newly-modified smoker. Talk about a great Craigslist find! After some ingenuity and extra parts, the smoker is working well. Just a bit more tinkering to minimize smoke loss and we'll be on our way! Here's our first attempt at smoking a whole chicken. You can't begin to imagine how good it tastes!

Sunday was the Baptism of Bubs' youngest niece. Such a lovely time and occasion to get together with family. After that, we were on our way to a going-away dinner for a friend who is moving back to California. He will be very missed.

I did manage to sneak in a bit of wedding-related jazz...mini revisions to the invitations and RSVP cards, did some pricing look-ups, printed a coupon for JoAnn's (ps. HUGE sales going on right now!) and hope to get some other projects started today - perhaps working on escort name cards or out-of-town gift bags.

Here's to a productive, happy Monday! xoxo