Last Saturday night I had some girlfriends over for a “Favorite Things” party. I read about it on one of my favorite blogs, Lesley W. Graham. The idea goes like this: each of the seven girls brings 6 of the same item, all under $6 (with the total being no more than $36, give or take) and then each girl gets 6 new things to take home! It was so fun seeing what everyone picked. Some of the girls wrapped their items and I think that made it more fun (like Christmas!) If we do it again, I’ll definitely be wrapping mine. My loot included a red velvet candle, cloth napkins, hand soap, a bracelet, face wipes, shower scrub gloves and Charlotte’s Web. The favorite item I chose was the Wet Brush mini. I have the full size and it’s amazing on wet or dry hair. I love mini anything because they’re perfect to keep in your purse at all time. Or a hospital bag since nearly everyone I know is pregnant.
Sunday was my friend Ashley’s sprinkle shower for her baby girl. I forgot how much fun baby showers are and it’s even more fun to go to them being pregnant with a bunch of pregnant friends. We played a cute “match the baby socks” game, had yummy food and watched her open all her sweet gifts. I can’t believe her baby will be here in less than 8 weeks!
Later that night at home, we had the best one pot pasta that I saw on Pinterest. It was our first time cooking a pasta dish (including the noodles) in one pot. It was enough to feed the 3 of us for dinner and for leftovers the next day. The sauce is very light and does not weigh the dish down. And all the ingredients were under $10. I highly recommend this as a quick go to dish if you’re short on time.
Monday night my husband and I went to the Braves game with some friends. It had rained all day and was miserable but as soon as we got to the stadium, the rain stopped and the cloud coverage helped keep everything cool. My mom’s husband has season tickets in the front row at the third base line and once a season he lets us use the tickets and see a game. It’s such a great view and very cool to see the players so close. We stayed until the bottom of the 9th but the game was tied and we had a long drive back to the suburbs. Unfortunately they lost but we had a great time with our friends on a date night! Who knows when we will get another one of these since both of us are pregnant.
Here is onto another weekend, but with zero plans. We are going to (finally) work on Henry’s big boy room!
Love it! Looks like you've been having a fun summer! 🙂