Monday, March 19, 2012

Luck O' the Irish Weekend

We had a pretty fabulous St. Patty's day weekend. The weather was absolutely gorgeous--it felt more like the middle of May instead of the middle of March. I honestly can't believe it's still technically winter until tomorrow!
 
 
Friday evening we met up with our pastor Tony & his wife Dana. Nick & Tony had signed up for the Shamrox 15K on Saturday morning so of course they needed to "carb-up" for the big race. Of course carbing-up meant eating a huge amount of pasta for the guys and I couldn't let them think they were the only ones eating pasta...so I had my fill of delicious bread & pasta as well! Oh how I love Italian food!
Our little Lucky Charm!
I've said it several times before, but I love that we have such a great relationship with the leaders in our church. There are three pastors in our church who share the leadership duties and having a true friendship with one of the couples has been such a huge blessing.  I feel so much more connected with the church & their leadership and it's so great to get together to fellowship instead of just seeing the pastors once a week on Sunday mornings. 
 
 
Saturday Elyse & I pretty much had the day to ourselves!  Nick left early for his race, so Elyse & I took advantage of having no plans and went back to sleep for awhile.  There's just nothing better than cuddling with my sweet baby girl! 
 
 
Nick came home mid-morning with some yummy donuts in has hand!  We worked around the house for the rest of the morning & then he headed back out the door to play golf with one of his friends from high school.  Yes, I get the "Awesome Wifey" award for encouraging him to take advantage of the beautiful day & do something he loves so much!  Don't worry...I have a full spa-day coming up soon! 
 
 
I didn't do much during the afternoon other than picking up the house & working on a few projects here & there...it was just nice to be able to work around the house with the windows wide open & the sun streaming in! 
 
 
Elyse & I loaded up in the car to meet up with Nick & his good friend Blake for dinner at one of our favorite local pizza places (I feel like I say this a ton...but we love our pizza!)!  The Pizza House is located on an old historic street that honestly used to be a little bit of a scary place to go...but they've revitalized a lot of the area and we love the pizza & atmosphere there!
We came home for the evening & still had time for a nice walk around our neighborhood...it was the perfect end to a perfect day! 


On Sunday we headed to church & had a quick lunch at home before my brother & his wife came over to see Elyse.  She was her normal happy self & even had quite the conversation with Uncle Nick!  It's so amazing to hear her try and talk to us every day!  I just love her little coos & giggles & oohs & ahs!  A few of the members of our small group were going to be out of town so we cancelled the study portion and decided to just gather together for a cook-out & some fun fellowship! 


I was in charge of dessert & turned to Pinterest for some inspiration!  This slightly modified version of Rice Krispy treats was a hit! 

8 comments:

Melanie said...

LOVE Elyse's St Paddys day outfit!!! Sounds like you had a fabulous weekend..very relaxing!! Those rice crispie treats look so cute and yummy!

Ria @ Life as a Wife! said...

Such a sweetie pie - her toe nails are my favorite!!

Bethany said...

I'd say they were a hit...since there weren't any left. HA!

Lindsey said...

Love her St. Patrick's day outfit, adorable!!!!

lindsey said...

Ummm...can I just say that I adore her little toenails!!! So adorable! :) I'm glad you guys had a great weekend!

Mrs. Pancakes said...

So cute...love the toe polish..she is such a girly girl:-)

Rod and Alex - aka: "Rolex" said...

Mmmmm! Pasta is my fave! I actually had it for dinner tonight!
Elyse looks adorable in her St. Patrick's Day outfit! Those rice crispy treats look fabulous!

henning love said...

oh my gosh she is so so cute!! and i love how her nails are painted i will be buying that for my baby girl whenever i have one. at least i hope to have a girl, wouldn't it be my luck if we ended up with all boys? yum rice krispies, yummy!