Tuesday, May 28, 2013

A Long Weekend

It's Tuesday and we are back to the grind of everyday life. We had a great long weekend and here is a recap:

Friday: The day started out with me going on a 2 walk with Emma. We met up with my friend, Erin and her pup, Stubbs. Afterwards we headed off to Kyle's office to hang some stuff up, it looks so much better now haha. We spent the rest of the day relaxing and I made this for dinner and dessert:


Homemade pizza and homemade chocolate chip cookie cake with homemade vanilla ice cream. AMAZING.

Saturday: We spent our day in Roswell, NM! The drive there was incredible, it went right through an Indian Reservation. We had always thought that this was where the reported space craft had crashed. That's not true, the crash occurred 2 hours northwest in Corona, NM on a ranch. Everything was brought to the Roswell Air Force Base. We went to the International UFO Museum and learned so much. It was awesome! We explored the area a bit and found the New Mexico Military Institute, it was a gorgeous place. We had a blast.




Sunday: We spent a good portion of the day relaxing. We went grocery shopping and then that night we headed off to the new Texas Roadhouse on post for dinner. It hadn't officially opened yet but I got an invite to the soft opening which was basically a test run for all the employees. We had a great time and you can never go wrong with free food. After we came home I had some space saver bags to use and finally our closet doesn't have blankets everywhere:


This is 6 sets of sheets, 4 pillow, 3 quilts and 3 queen size comforters. Love it!!! 

Monday: We finally went and got new running shoes! We heard about a store in El Paso that helps you pick the right shoe for you. I love mine!



We then headed off to drive the Mission Trail of El Paso. We were able to see the 3 oldest churches in Texas. Ysleta Mission, Socorro Mission and the Presidio Chapel of San Elizario. They were stunning and it was amazing to see so much history.


We finished the day with a 3.2 mile run in 93 degree heat. It was nice to break in our new shoes.

It was a wonderful long weekend, I hope you all had a great one as well!

31 comments:

  1. Glad you guys had a nice weekend! Roswell seems like such a fun trip. :) I think I'm going to have to pick up some space saver bags after seeing what you crammed into yours. It's time to pack up winter clothes and getting everything that tiny would make my life so much easier!

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  2. You guys have been busy! Hahaha. Sounds like a great time.

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  3. Wow - another packed weekend! Sitting at my desk with a rumbly tummy at only 10am is not a good time to see homemade pizza and homemade cookies and ice cream. DANG YOU!!!

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  4. It sounds like you had a fabulous weekend! Great pictures, that cookie cake looks too delicious! :)

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    1. :) Thanks Courtney! It was a wonderful weekend.

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  5. I love making homemade pizza, it's the best!

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  6. Wait. Hold the front door. Homemade chocolate chip cookie cake?!? WITH ice cream on top?! What do you cook it in?

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  7. That chocolate chip cookie cake looks divine!!

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  8. I'd love to visit Roswell! So jealous!

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  9. Is that the recipe I linked to last week? Isn't it divine?? I could've easily eaten the whole thing lol.

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  10. I like the shoes. I want to try those bags!!!

    Glad you had a nice long weekend. :)

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  11. Oh my goodness, Jen! Homemade vanilla ice cream!! That sounds ammmaaazing :)

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  12. What a great weekend! Glad you enjoyed it! :-)

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  13. Homemade everything!! Looks really good!

    Cute shoes. Hope the 3.2 mile run didn't cause blisters in the new shoes.

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  14. So fun! I want to tag along with you all on your next long weekend. You really made the best of home and ventures! I had no clue there was a UFO museum, I bet it was a little creepy?! Your new tennies are super cute, good to hear they're comfortable and the right fit for you!

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  15. looks like an amazing weekend!!! Your pizza and cookie look like they're straight from a yummy restaurant!

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  16. That pizza looks amazing!!! Love your running shoes - super cute!

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  17. Yuck! I don't know how you can run in that heat! It hasn't hit 90 degrees in my neck of the woods yet :) Sounds like an amazing weekend!

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  18. I love my space saver bags. I have 8 pillows for my couch of which only four get used. I have the other four stored under the couch in the space saver bags. I'm about to use another box of them on my linens too.

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  19. Yummie! Do you share the recipe of the cookie dough cake? Glad you had such a great trip. If we ever make it up to Albuquerque, we'll make sure to make a stop in Roswell!

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  20. Sounds like a great time! I could eat pizza or pasta for pretty much every meal of my life. The aliens are too funny too!
    -Jamie
    ChatterBlossom

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  21. It looks like you had a great weekend! Roswell sounds pretty awesome!

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  22. You mean after all that you ran three miles? Good grief I need to get a life and in the game. This is spectular.

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  23. I think Roswell would be neat to visit, and I have heard New Mexico is really pretty. Maybe someday!

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  24. You were busy this weekend! But that's never a bad thing in my book. Your running shoes look awesome. I wonder if we have a store like that around here. I just ran a mile in the rain today with my fairly new running shoes - not happy about that!

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  25. looks like you had a great weekend!

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  26. Wow, you guys managed to pack everything in! You look so happy in the pictures! :D New exercise gear is always fun!

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  27. Homemade pizza AND homemade cookie cake? Your guy hit the jackpot with you!

    I'd love to hear more about the running store. I'm gonna be due for a new pair of running shoes in the next few months.

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  28. Roswell looks like a blast! I love those space saver bags, I have tons of them.

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  29. Sounds like such a great weekend! Love the pictures! :)

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