Monday Musings

Happy Monday...

I hope everyone had a great weekend!!!

When I wasn't busy doing this....

I had to get ready for my son's graduation party on Sunday. My plan is to have beautiful weather and to have it outside, I hope somebody who has any influence over this is reading;)

I saw this picture on pinterest and immediately got my potting bench out of storage where it has been since we moved 4 years ago and set it up

it's a work in progress, but I will have this looking amazing by this weekend if it is the last thing I do

I made sure all my lights are working

(party of ours from last summer)



hoping my lemon tree looks like this soon

and I did a lot of planting

This and That

I cannot believe the school year is over in less than 2 weeks!!  I for one am ready for the end of the morning rat race, the homework, and the after school activities.  I am ready to spend my days lounging poolside and my nights sipping cocktails on my deck!!

The end of the school year also means that us moms are really busy.  There is always so much to do with our kids before the school year ends, I have hardly anytime for anything else.

Monday night I did have a chance to make this healthy banana chocolate chip bread and it was amazing

my family gobbled the entire loaf for breakfast on Tuesday morning.

My oldest child is graduating 8th grade (yikes) so I have been busy planning a party for a bunch of 14 year old boys.  We have decided to do a burger bar

as a surprise for all the boys we also have a game truck coming

Today I am letting my daughter skip school so we can have a special day.  On her to do list..

and

I have my book club (wine club) tonight and we are discussing one of the many great books I have read recently

and finally my daughter was so busy on Mother's Day making me bath products.

Hand made gifts are the BEST, plus girl knows the way to my heart!!

Girl Friday, Mother's Day Edition

Happy Mother's Day weekend to all the moms out there, Oprah was right this is the hardest job in the world!!

When my kids were babies, Mother's day was all about the hubs sending me off for a day to myself.. the spa, lunch with friends, shopping but now that my kids are growing up I don't want to spend the day without them.  It is so rare that it is just the five of us, usually the hubs is working, the kids have activities or their is always an extra child friend with us.  

Top of my list is brunch.  I love going to brunch.  Maybe I love it because usually my breakfast is a cup of coffee, maybe I love it because it is a throw back to my early 20's when we would go to brunch every Saturday and Sunday, or maybe I just love it because we rarely go to brunch since our weekend mornings  are crazy busy.

I couldn't get my boys to come with me, but after brunch my girls and I are meeting my mother for the ballet, Cinderella

While I am at the ballet, the boys will be busy working on dinner...

I do have a few things on my wish list...

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but really I just want to have fun with my family

because being a mom is truly the greatest gift!!

Mile High City

2 weekends ago the hubs and I went to Denver to visit my brother and sister in law and now I completely understand the attraction to that city

We usually fly right over Denver on our way to the mountains, but this time we decided to stay in the city.

Denver is a big, small city.  There really is no urban sprawl so everything is contained in a small area, everyone uses their bikes as a mode of transportation (love it),  and we had perfect weather our weekend.  My brother in law also made sure we hit his favorite restaurants so we had a big eating and drinking weekend (love it)

Friday we arrive just in time for lunch

and his favorite roof top spot

and our weekend officially begun

After a little cat nap for the hubby at our hotel and a quick change we were off again.

happy hour at Jerry and Kari's place...

then onto dinner

and pretty much the rest of our night...

Saturday morning, after the ibuprofen kicked in I was off with Kari for a bike ride in the mountains..

We drove about 15 minutes outside of the city and we were in God's country

Red Rocks

Can I just add here that biking up a mountain is really hard, it looks so easy but it really is not, at all!!

We made it back into the city for a late lunch and a pub crawl via bikes

then we showered and changed and went in for round 2

and my best meal all weekend

Thank God I went on that bike ride to counter act all my calorie consumption!!

I am still in detox

Girl Friday

TGIF, my husband always laughs when I say that.  I don't work so he thinks that every day is Friday for me.  I see his point entirely but still there is the rat race of getting the kids off to school and the after school activities stop over the weekend, so TGIF

Last weekend in Denver I went mountain biking and LOVED it, this morning I am meeting a friend and we are spinning for the first time

then this afternoon Dr. Beautiful has off so we have a date.

lunch 

then an exhibit at the art museum that we are both dying to see

Saturday, I am the parent coordinator for my son's team, the coach has a conflict so I get to step in and be the coach for the tournament.  I am so excited, my son...not so much

Saturday night we are sipping mint juleps with friends

and Sunday I am seeing this movie with my girl

Have a beautiful weekend!!