Back to life, back to reality...

I heart long weekends! While I didn't do most of the things on my To-Do list, I had a nice weekend all the same! Saturday my son Patrick (6) and I went for a hike in the hills behind our house. My legs are still sore! It is so nice having "nature" around the corner. We were going to climb to the top of this hill that offers a great view of town, but we opted instead to go over the hill and down the trail that leads into a more wooded area. It was beautiful!

Patrick always picks me flowers. He is such a sweet boy!

Later that day we went to the fruit stand in town and picked up all sorts of goodies and my sister and I grilled veggies and chicken that night. I am not a big veggie person but I love grilled veggies! We had eggplant, sweet onion, zucchini, and red and yellow bell peppers. It was so good!!!! My sis made some rice crispy treats (bitch... :) and I ate too much and practically passed out on the couch. I don't dump often, but I did after those things!

Sunday my sister came over with her kiddos and our little brother and the kids swam in the blow up pool in the back yard. It was so nice wearing a swimsuit around and not feeling self conscious. My thighs were hidden by a sarong, so I felt like I looked pretty good! I tried posting pics, but the internet isn't cooperating with me right now! Oh well! Sunday night we took the leftover grilled veggies, chopped them up and added them to a meat sauce with ground turkey and mild italian sausage. It was delish!

My hubby was off Monday so we got up early and had breakfast at our favorite Mexican Food place, Oscars. I ate the insides of a Chili Verde breakfast burrito. It was so good but a bit too spicy for me so it helped me not eat too much. The rest of the day was spent shopping for groceries (3 stores! Trader Joes, Super Walmart and my fav Fresh and Easy) and then we grilled some steaks for Aaron's parents. I don't do alot of red meat so the steak set like a rock and I had to lay down for a while. Then we went on a drive, got a skinny vanilla latte and came home and watched the Producers! All in all, a great weekend!

Today it's back to work. It's almost 8 and my two year old is still asleep! Of course on all three days off the crackhead was up at 6:30 but on a work day, of course he decides to sleep in. So annoying but at least I got to blog in peace! I accidently bought some whole bean coffee at TJ's yesterday so this was my first time grinding coffee fresh and I must say, so much better than Folgers! Yummy way to start the day! Have a good one!