Good morning, I hope everyone had a nice weekend! To be honest, I don’t have a whole lot to share this morning, as our weekend was low key. We’ve had some health stuff going on in our extended family and though I don’t feel like any of that is mine to share, it’s occupied a lot of my thoughts lately and I’m happy to report situations seem to be heading in the right direction.
But as for the weekend, let’s see… it started off with grocery shopping! Do I know how to celebrate a Friday or what?
Whenever we need to stock up on essentials like soy sauce, brown sugar, tin foil, la Croix, etc, I do my best to make it to two grocery stores. Food Lion has excellent prices and pretty good selection (organic pouches were 10 for $10!) so I make a run through there to stock up on a lot of basics before going through Whole Foods.
We celebrated the stocked fridge and pantry by picking up Papa Murphy’s pizza.
The mornings around here have been pretty pleasant, so we took a family walk that occupied most of Saturday morning. We are lucky to live near a lot of “secret paths” that make for fun adventure walks for the kids and Koda alike. Saturday afternoon was relaxing as well.
We snacked like we had friends over (we didn’t) and tried a new beer.
Have y’all seen this? Dog Tag Brewing has a story of a fallen American hero on each can and a portion of the proceeds goes to that specific family. Isn’t that amazing?
Sunday morning we all overslept. Like REALLY overslept. We all got up at 8:30 and if you asked me how that was even possible I would tell you I had no idea, but somehow it happened and it was glorious. After breakfast, Hailey was begging to go do only one thing.
So we took to a local park and had a blast kicking around the soccer ball. She did so much better than I expected and we had to pull her away eventually. She just loved it.
By the end, Kaitlyn was even kicking the ball rather than picking it up and running away with it. I call it a success.
The afternoon was filled with food prep, a periscope (Ahealthyslice) attempt in which afterwards I realized I was sporting my super sweet orthopedic slippers, and a lot of chores. Laundry, cutting the grass, cleaning the porch, picking up toys, washing sheets, the regular.
After eating more tortilla chips than I should admit to, I opted for a naked fish taco. I made a slaw from purple cabbage, sour cream, lime juice, honey, cilantro and salt and pepper that paired perfectly with the Jamaican jerk mahi mahi and the mango peach salsa.
And that’s that!
Tell me about your weekend; it had to be a bit more exciting than ours!
Do you hit up more than one grocery store a week?
Pre-kids I’d hop around to about 3 weekly, but that’s not an option these day.
John J. says
Love the fashionable soccer outfit on Hailey! Tough weekend here on the Lake: long boat ride to a restaurant, then another for good music, plus golf and biking. Not too shabby!
sherry says
Hailey is absolutely adorable in her soccer uniform !!
Aggie says
Hello from the other side of the pond. So we moved out of London couple of months ago…decided to have a quieter life in the English countryside, better lifestyle, better schools etc. But last week we went back to see friends in London…amazing weekend with beautiful weather and I realised how much I miss everything about London, the cafes, the vibes, perhaps I forgot all about the downsides like traffic, crowds of people everywhere . You can’t have all I guess but I fear that decision to move wasn’t the right one… that’s my weekend.
Brittany Dixon says
I understand a little how you feel Aggie! Though we’ve lived in the suburbs for about 5 years now, we lived right in the heart of Charlotte before. When I go visit our old neighborhood it’s crazy to see all the awesome restaurants, stores, biking paths, things to do, etc that we left behind. All places definitely have their pluses and minuses and I hope the pluses of your new home continue to shine for you! More space and better schools are definitely great attributes!
Lee says
I need to learn to hit up more than one grocery store. When I go to a speciality one, I end up not getting everything I need.
Brynn says
Usually I go to two stores a week (one on Saturday and another mid-week). But grocery shopping is one of my favorite things, so I don’t mind. And Mitch loves to sit in the cart and wave at everyone, hahaha!
Kate says
A quiet weekend doesn’t sound too bad… 🙂 We visited my parents and those weekend trips are much more work now with an almost 8 month old. I feel almost hungover. 😉 But it was still a great one…
Morgan @ Morgan Manages Mommyhood says
I love quiet weekends -we had one as well. I used to go to the same grocery store multiple times a week before having my son. Now one trip is an energy suck if I miss something in that first trip, better hope I didn;t need it that bad!
Hilary says
I honestly love weekends like this. i think sometimes we get so caught up in life and sitting everything into our schedule we forget to enjoy it, like long walks or sleeping in! My weekend was quite similar on Saturday too and it was amazing!
Karen says
I loved your Periscope egg sandwich prep!!!
Fiona @ Get Fit Fiona says
I love your daughter’s soccer outfit. She’s pretty cute. I watched your egg sandwich video and Periscope and will be trying to make them this week. It’s such a great idea for a quick, healthy breakfast.
katie says
Since i don’t have kiddos I played yard olympics all day saturday and ended up spending sunday outside playing yard games as well.
Elizabeth Evans says
We have so many grocery stores around us within 2-5min of our house. It’s amazing!
-Publix: closest, easiest with kids (car cart, customer service & free cookie!) & has everything just a little more expensive
-Kroger: ok; we rarely go here b/c Publix is closer by 1 light
-Aldi: best prices by far, limited selections of things but great cheese, organic spinach, & pantry items. When I shop here first I literally save at least $20+ per week.
-Whole Foods: everything I expect out of a grocery store but expensive & crowded (now at Avalon – you should go there if you haven’t.. Avalon is amazing!)
-Sprouts: brand new and almost as close as Publix. It seems better than Trader Joes & not as great as Whole Foods but more reasonable prices
-Trader Joes: I’m not impressed. Too limited of a selection of things that I buy. If I shopped here regularly I would only buy a handful of things.
-Wal-Mart Neighborhood Mkt: it’s convenient for pantry items b/c prices are the best
ha! like you really wanted to know all of that.
We hung out by the pool on Saturday while the kids took a nap & made Painkillers! Try that drink if you haven’t already. I haven’t heard about that beer.. I’ll have to try it.
Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says
Your weekend sounds like it was relaxing and a lot of fun! We typically tend to go to Whole Foods and Trader Joes but sometimes we throw Target and Costco in there as well!
Lauren @ Oh Hey, I Like That! says
OMG that someecard is SO accurate! The best is when you go grocery shopping and hit up a drive-thru on the way home!
liz says
Prekids I’d definitely go to 3 grocery stores, too. And perhaps it still counts as going to three places when we do our weekly Farmers Market + Costco (love their organic meat – much better prices than Whole Food’s) + Harris Teeter. There’s definitely something about grocery shopping! All the promise of delicious things to come.
Our weekend was a gamut of chores. Some house repairs and contractors on Friday, sorting, yardwork and cleanup on Saturday, trip to the Grandparents & swimming on Sunday. Already back to the work week and looking at another busy weekend ahead!
Christine says
Saturday we went to our Company Picnic! There were about 4,000 people, it was massive! They have carnival rides for the kiddos as well as a petty zoo and little activity tents. They also have food galore! All you can eat cotton candy, fried dough, seafood and grilled food to name a few! It really is an amazing time! My 9 month old didn’t get to take advantage yet but next year we may try a few rides!
I do go to more than one store. One for the majority of our groceries and another for veggies/fruit as they sell locally grown items which I love!
Alyssa @ Renaissancerunnergirl says
Looks like a fun weekend! I actually really enjoy grocery shopping when I’m not in NYC (where it is basically a combat sport). Except too many impulse buys…
niki @ Life With Niki says
I think your daughter is awesome for rocking here tutu outfit while playing soccer! As a kid, I hated it so much when my mom would go to different grocery stores because it meant I had to tag along and I could not comprehend why she wouldn’t just buy the same products from one store. However now I definitely understand, and also think that the extra trek is worth getting better deals :).
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
As much as I try not to, I end up going to multiple stores sometimes. Especially on the weeks I go to Costco!
Desiree says
Low key weekends are perfect sometimes. As for grocery shopping, I followed your advice and do shopping on Friday followed by Pizza night also. I wish we had Papa Murphy’s but we don’t. I have to hit more then one store also. As for my weekend, I was in your hometown, Kennesaw on Saturday. My daughters BFF just moved to Kennesaw from Villa Rica. A bunch of her friends went up to visit her for her 16th birthday. Since they all can’t drive yet, I was the only mom who could help drive them. When you girls get to be that age i highly recommend being that mom who gets to know all the kids. I actually enjoyed it. However hubby had a glass of wine waiting for me when I got home.
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Cassie says
Normally, it’s just Kroger once a week. About once a month, I’ll stop at Sam’s club.
Ruth says
Weekend was pretty low key. Went grocery shopping for the first time since June!! (Placenta previa put me in hospital for 5 weeks). I love fish tacos 🙂 super tasty!
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