A Beautiful Life: my weekend

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Friday, November 20, 2015

Girl Friday

I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is next week. Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday. I love spending time with my friends and family but I don't have the stress of gifts, and decorating, and baking 12 different varieties of cookies, and getting out a photo card and the list goes on....

Next week we are heading to Detroit to spend the holiday at my sister's house

I am in charge of the veggie on Thursday. I think my sister wants me to make the canned green beans with the soup and french onions but I just can't. I think I am going to make this instead

Brussels Sprouts Gratin

It is going to be freezing in the big D town so I picked up a cute little number so at least my neck will stay warm

The day after Thanksgiving we plan on doing a little shopping

then off to see The Nutcracker

and this weekend, we are having our Friendsgiving here in STL

Thanksgiving feast in a barn about an hour outside of the city.

It's going to be a chilly night, the barn is open air, at least I got my new favorite pinot to keep me warm, and my new scarf!!

Have a beautiful weekend!!

Friday, November 6, 2015

Life Lately

These past 2 weeks have hands down been pretty awesome!!

I spent 5 days in Miami on a girls tennis trip, but we managed to eat and drink like queens as well.

There were 40 girls from across the US and Canada (8 from my team in STL) to play some tennis, and yes did we play some tennis, 7-8 hours every day!!

my doubles partner in STL

The 40 of us were split into 4 teams and in addition to lessons we had a championship match, my team snagged the title

it was not all work

I like to consider myself a foodie, I am constantly on the hunt for the latest and greatest wherever I am in term of restaurants. Well, if you are ever in South Beach you MUST go to Tom Colicchio's (remember him from top chef) restaurant Beachcraft. This will go down in my book as one of my best meals of all time!!

We also had to check out the scene at Fountainebleau

Everyone there was either a Miami Heat player, a Kardashian wannabe or a tennis player from STL

It was such a fabulous extra long weekend, I spent most of the time laughing which is exactly why we go on girls weekends!!

2 days after I got back my oldest child turned 16, yikes!!

have to admit I kind of am loving having a driver

then we had Halloween

and now we are just enjoying the beautiful fall weather

This weekend we have an auction

I love waking up the morning after and realizing I paid 2 times the value of something I never wanted in the first place.

I blame the champagne towers

Have a beautiful weekend!!

Friday, October 16, 2015

Girl Friday

I have not done a post in months talking about my weekend. I am finally posting about my weekend, and it really will not be that exciting.

Tonight it is ladies night, I am meeting a friend for a girls only, let's catch up meal

plus I get to cross off a restaurant that has been on my "must try" list

The rest of my weekend will be all about my kids.

Saturday, I am taking my 6 year old downtown for the Pumpkin Express

it's like the Polar Express but for Halloween

Then it is all about my oldest son. He is a sophomore in high school and it's homecoming weekend, and he is not old enough to drive and the hubs is out of town (wow the stars aligned on that one)

First I will be running all over town getting him ready

then we are hosting the pre dance dinner

then it's off to the dance

and then there is the after party.

He is a little bit of wisdom I have learned....Always host the pre dance events. As an adult I don't want to be involved in the after party shenanigans and be responsible for a pack of teenagers late night.

I will be picking him and his date up at the end of the night. He is too young to drive, to young to uber it home (and that would be weird with the whole date thing) so it will be me.

I feel like Morgan Freeman

and Sunday the weekend of my son continues as we go to a college fair. (eek) Here is what I am discovering....
Being a sophomore is NOT to early to start looking, actually it is time to get on the ball

You have to have so much more then grades on your side, you need sports, you need clubs, you need to volunteer, you need a job, you need lots and lots of extra curricular activities

Getting into a college is MUCH MUCH more difficult then when I went. Again, in addition to a high GPA you basically need to find a cure for cancer, plus wipe out world hunger.

oy vey!!

Friday, September 4, 2015

Freedom Weekend

This weekend one of my best friend's ex- husband is getting remarried. She wanted the divorce, she is happy, she is dating someone new, but I still sometimes cannot wrap my brain around the fact that they are no longer a couple and as we like to quote Taylor over here, "they are never, ever, ever getting back together" (like ever)

Us girls need to stick together so we are having a little freedom celebration in honor of my friend, while across town there will be a wedding going on.

Nothing but the best for my girl so we are starting with a brunch on the patio of The Four Seasons

and we are doing it up right.

There will be a tulle table runner

there will be centerpieces of all white flowers

there will be splits of prosecco for every guest

and there will be cake

afterwards we will hop in the pool and drink ourselves silly until the day is officially over

This weekend we are toasting to a lifetime of happiness, no matter how or where you find it!!

Friday, February 13, 2015

Girl Friday

Happy Valentine's Day weekend!!

Tonight my friend is having a galentine dinner with the girls so I made a sweet treat for all my lady loves

that I am going to package up with these

Saturday is also Mardi Gras weekend which is huge here in STL. I have always had a thing for Mardi Gras, it is where the hubs and I met. This year we have Valentine's Day and Mardi Gras both happening on Saturday, which happens once in a blue moon. We have a Valentine/masquerade ball on Saturday night with "creative black tie" dress code. I have my red dress in honor of V day and today I am on the hunt for something like this...