Our 3 Day Weekend!

We are enjoying a 3 day weekend.  Since Brad had to work last Saturday he was able to have today off.  I worked super hard during this week so that I could also take the day off with him.

Today is my father-in-law's birthday, we will be going out for dinner to celebrate.  He requested a batch of brownies as opposed to a birthday cake, his birthday brownies I just pulled out of the oven.  I almost forgot to put the pecans in the batter.  I had to mix them in after I had already poured the batter into the pan.  Oh well, it will still taste just fine.  One time quite a few years ago I forgot to put in the chocolate chips in a brownie recipe and there I was mixing them into a batter that had been pulled out of the oven after baking for about 5 minutes.  Geesh!

I sure have logged some time in the kitchen this week.  Baking, baking, and more baking! There's been more than one birthday to celebrate in our part of the world!  Don't get me wrong I love baking. I love being in the kitchen but after this week of baking plus regular evening meal prep, I'm wanting a short break from cooking.  Once the weekend is over I'll be refreshed and ready to get back in there in time to whip up my honey a little Valentine's day treat! I must say I love our new kitchen.  The design is nice!  It has two entry points, which I think Simon enjoys just as much as his mommie.  When I tell him to get out of the kitchen he can at least go lay down in an area where he is still privy to what is going on. The flow of the kitchen and living room of our new place was the main thing I loved about the floorplan. Plus the fact that all of our main living space doesn't share a wall with a neighbor is a HUGE bonus to me!    

Thus far the Dallas weather has been beautiful in February.  A rainy day is on the horizon.  When I tell Cody it's raining outside tomorrow I'll start by telling him it's not that cold at least!  Buck up my little camper!

As for the rest of our long weekend....no big plans.  Just as we want it!  A nice relaxing weekend with little to nothing scheduled to do. I forgot to mention we completed the look of our new place by buying bedding and bathroom ensembles last Sunday.  There we were in turbo mode flying around the house getting the last minute prep done before our Super Bowl get-together.  It was a little crazy but we work great as a team and we got it all ready to show by the time people arrived.  So now you can better understand why we need a relaxing weekend.