Weekend Shenanigans

After a really busy and long week Friday was a nice relaxing evening.  On my drive home from work I was thinking of all the places I wanted to order food from instead of cooking.  When I got in the door it was like Ryan completely read my mind and shortly we were off to Scotty B's to grab dinner.  We brought dinner to my parents house, with Dupree of course, so we could enjoy the lake and spend some time with family.  My Uncle Clarence and Aunt Jill are in town this week from Montana- helping my mom get my grandparents ready for their move.  On Friday we were able to enjoy some time with them, eat good food, watch the Olympic Trials (LOVE the Olympics), and catch up on life in Montana.

(The latest picture I have with Jill and Clarence from our wedding)

And let's compliment on how well they coordinated 

with everything on that day- did you two plan that?!

Then Saturday morning- Ryan and I had all good intentions of going kayaking- but a broken sprinkler system and some required house cleaning kept us home for a better portion of the day.  I am so lucky to have a handyman husband!  He can fix just about anything- if he doesn't know how to fix it, he'll at least give it a good try!  Of course, he fixed the sprinkler system and now our lawn can get a good soaking on these ridiculously hot days!

In the afternoon, I attempted to start an overhaul project on an old dresser my sister-in-law gave us.  It's a great dresser, in good condition... it just needs a little face lift.  Ryan and I have decided to stain it charcoal grey and we've bought some snazzy new knobs to spruce it up!  Here is the start of the project- removal of current knobs and the beginning stages of sanding.  In the 90 degree heat on Saturday, I only completed 3 drawers.  I would love to have this project done by the end of August!  I'll keep you posted!

My helpful husband explaining everything we have to do 

to make this dresser match the vision in my head!

Then Saturday night we had my family over for a pizza dinner!  It was great to spend some more time with my aunt and uncle!  I so wish they lived here or that we saw them more often!  5 pizzas got devoured by 10 people and then we topped it off with a little frozen key lime pie!  Have you tried this stuff?  It's SO good!

On Sunday, Ryan had some work to do so he was working with clients most of the day but I got to relax and enjoy some time with two of my favorite ladies, Ally and Tracy!  I have been good friends with these girls since high school... in fact Ally was my personal attendant and Tracy did a reading at our wedding.

(Of course a wedding pic is needed here too)

Anyways, the girls and I met at my parents house for some kayaking, lunch, and floating on the lake.  It was so good to catch up with these girls and to spend some much needed time together.  My brother's family came over too to spend time at the lake and with all the guests at home, we ended up with 4 dogs... small, medium, large, and x-large.

Dupree, Chad, Gracie (my mom's golden retriever) and Calypso (my brother's great dane).

Chad, Ally's puppy and Dupree are brothers... could they be any different size wise?!  Chad is 15 lbs. and Dupree is a strong 6 lbs.  The brothers will be celebrating their 1st birthday this week on July 5th!  

We finished the weekend with a delicious birthday dinner for Ross, Ryan's step-dad!  Steak, potatoes, onions, salad, bread... and a little cheese cake too (Ross's favorite)!  We enjoyed drinks on the porch, cooking in the kitchen, and hot coffee in the AC later.  Happy Birthday Ross!  

 A family picture from Ben and Becca's wedding.  Just thought I better introduce you to the people I will blog about since you aren't familiar yet with each other.  On the right are my in-laws, Dawn and Ross.  And next to me is Ryan's grandma Joanie- never say grandma, just Joanie!