Weekending

Linking up with Holly and Sarah for Hello Monday:

Friday was the last day of my spring break and I enjoyed it, seeing Jacob and working on a craft project as well.

Saturday, Donnie had plans with friends. He and two friends went to a trade show for one of their hobbies. I was glad that he got to do something he enjoys and to spend time with his best bros. His firm's fiscal year ended recently and with a new office manager, it was most of the owners' hands on deck to get all of the end of year tasks complete. There's so much to running a business and then there's the work for which he makes money- doing legal work for his clients. It's been non stop work for him recently on both ends- running the business and doing work for his clients (he wasn't sure he would even be able to get away on Saturday- he was glad that he got to and I'm glad, too). 

I had at home tasks to do but I was happy to do them :). We were having family over that evening to celebrate Uncle Doug's birthday. I had already made cookies and brownies- they were in the freezer. I took them out of the freezer to thaw and made a couple of sides- potato salad and Ramen noodle salad and cut up vegetables for the burgers Donnie was going to grill later. 

Got those items made and was in the process of cleaning the kitchen (so much mess!!) when Abby arrived home. She'd been in Panama City Beach for her college's spring break and had arrived in her college town late Friday night. She drove out to the house early Saturday afternoon. I was happy to take a break from my cleaning and chat with her outside for a bit as she filled me in on her spring break. She went to Florida with a large group of students from one of the student organizations she's involved with on campus called CRU. She had a really good time in Florida- so happy that her last spring break as an undergraduate was a good one!

Shortly  before Abby arrived home, I got the water fountain set up. And by set up, I mean I poured a lot of water in the reservoir and plugged it in. The instructions made it seem complex but everything was set up except for it needing water and electricity. It was nice to sit outside on the couch and chat while the fountain gurgled nearby. 

 

Family came over and the good weather held out- there'd been a chance of rain of varying degrees in the forecast in the days leading up to Saturday. But by Saturday, the likelihood of rain was relegated to overnight so it worked out well to have our first meal ever on the new outside table (Donnie and I had eaten in the covered part of the patio, sitting on the couch but this was the first time we'd used the table that's in the open part of the patio). After dinner, the flat top of the table was removed and the pool players played pool. 

We had a great time visiting- Abby had to get back to college so we said good-by to her.

I had mostly set our kitchen table in case we needed to eat indoors if the rain came early. Donnie remarked, "China for hamburgers?" And I was like, "Yep!" I love my china and don't consider any food too pedestrian to use it. Since we ended up eating outside, we didn't use the china. Someone remarked that it was too bad I'd spent the time to set the table since we didn't end up using it. I don't view it as a waste of time, though. I love to "play house" with my formal china 😏

Sunday was a good and lazy day. We ended up not going to church but rather watching it online. Donnie caught the cold that I'd had last week. It wasn't/isn't  debilitating (at least for me) but we're packed in fairly tightly in the sanctuary and Donnie didn't want to spread his germs when he coughed or sneezed. I went nowhere the rest of the day. I read, worked on a craft project and napped. Lunch was leftovers from the cookout and Donnie grilled steak for dinner Sunday evening. We ate dinner outside on the couch. It rained on and off all day and it was a perfect day to relax.

Well, I wrote that last statement too soon. Late in the evening, at two different times, tornado sirens sounded. I guess a tornado touched down in nearby Waynesville? We did get severe thunderstorms but that was thankfully it.