From top: Saturday night dinner; this dress; DIY Husband Haircut; post-haircut handsomeness; hey, remember banana clips?! {& holy smokes ROOTS CITY}; strawberry cheesecake snow cone; hottie on a bike; dork on a bike; trying to make my bike helmet look badass {& failing miserably}; OPI’s Done Out in Deco.
Friday was about: Going for a bike ride, making the Pioneer Woman’s chicken spaghetti, & watching That Touch of Mink. Saturday was about: riding bikes over to the new rental* to help with some clean-up work, falling through the porch & scraping up my leg {a story for another time}, getting pizza & beer for dinner, & spending the rest of the evening holed up with our new obsession: NETFLIX. Sunday was about: Trying yet another church {Methodist this time, & we really liked it}, getting things done around the house, giving Michael a haircut, a long bike ride {complete with a snow cone break}, & more Netflix. I may never leave the house again.
*For those of you who follow me on Twitter, you might already know that we’re planning on moving to a different house ASAP. When we found this house, it was in the course of one day & was the result of being very, very desperate to find a place to live lest we end up homeless. It’s turned out to be in a really terrible location – I don’t want to go into it but ultimately, I don’t feel safe here. Michael rides bikes with a club on the weekends & a woman he rides with just bought a house she & her husband are fixing up to rent. It’s GORGEOUS & huge & in such a nice part of town. It’s a bit more expensive but we’re willing to cut out some other things to make it work. There are TWO screened in porches, a front porch, a huge {compared to my current one} kitchen, a fireplace, a FOUR CAR GARAGE, & lots of touches that make it charming & so much better than where we are. We were afraid our landlord wouldn’t let us out of our lease, but when we explained our situation, he was actually very understanding. I mean, you would be too if your tenant told you “Yeah, one night I heard gunshots & called the cops.” So anyway, looks like we could be moving as soon as the middle of this month {as long as this house rents!}. I’m totally not excited about another move so soon, but I do know that it will be for the better & also that it will be the last move until Michael is done with school {so, two years}. Those thoughts, along with the built-in cabinets in the dining room, are going to make this whole thing bearable.
A lot going on over here! What did you do this weekend?
Marlena says:
FOUR CAR GARAGE?! Oh man Carl would cry tears of joy. Looks like God heard your prayers woman!
Rachel says:
Lol, when I first read that Michael rode with a club, I thought you meant something akin to a baseball bat – for protection since it’s so rough around there. I was thinking “Dang, this is serious!”
RootsAndRings says:
You are scheduled for a Chelsea visit the middle of this month… Come see me! It’ll be the last time before I have to fight Jansen for your attention!
Michael bikes in an Armani t-shirt? You’re going to get shot wearing those brands around those parts!
Valerie says:
Hi! New reader here – love your blog! If you are jumping on the Netflix bandwagon, might I suggest Mad Men? I just started season 1 and am in LOVE. Also, you inspired me to make my own pizza dough and pizzas – my waistline doesn’t thank you but my husband does!
moviemistress says:
I caught a cold this weekend. No fun!
Nora says:
And now I’m craving pizza and beer at what, 10am!? Glad you love Netflix.
Hooray for the possibility of a new house!
Also, are you sure Michael doesn’t have any brothers closer to my age!? ;-)
Heather says:
I meant to tell you that those bbq chicken pizzas you made look soooooo good!! I’m trying to lose my last 5 preggo pounds and all your yummy food posts are killing me. :-)
Taryn M. Peine says:
That new house sounds completely AMAZING! Two screened in porches would be my dream! So glad yall are getting out of your current neighborhood. Pancho and Leia don’t really seem like the guard-dog type :-)
Leah says:
So I guess this means you are going to have to buy a couple more cars.
Stephanie~Little Insights says:
GUNSHOTS! COPS! Glad that you are able to move sooner VS. later! That would be absolutely scary!!!
Joy says:
Glad you had a good weekend, good luck with the move ~ the new place sounds amazing and definitely worth the disruption of another move.
TheNerdyKatie says:
Girl, I would move ASAP if I heard gun shots, I don’t blame you at all. We heard some a few weeks ago and it scared the bejesus out of me. And in Clear Lake of all places!
lauryn says:
Ooh, I’m excited to see the new place! It definitely sounds like the right move for you guys, even if it’s a bit more money. Safety and happiness are priceless, am I right? :)
Victoria says:
Awwww Lauren! I am so glad that you will be finding a new place to live :))) Especially after falling THROUGH the porch! :)
I will be going to the beach this weekend! FINALLY!!!!! I am super exicted to go! I will also be FISHING!!! I plan on actually “cleaning” my fish for the first time. 2 years ago I finally took a fish off the hook for the first time :) I have not been fishing since, but I plan on fishing and beating my husband by catching the biggest fish while we are there! :)
I hope this move goes smooth! :)
osarah says:
Wow, Lauren, I am so sorry that it’s turned out to be such a scary location. I hope you all have a great move to that new rent house. It sounds like a great deal.
As for my weekend, I spent it whimpering on the couch. I’ve been one sick lady.
Kaci Johanna says:
Oh my gosh I can totally relate re: finding a place in a hurry and it turning out to be in a shady neighborhood. Story of my first house with my boy… Never heard gunshots, but there was definitely a drug dealer in the neighborhood and threats to steal all kinds of stuff from us, including our boat. Good for you for making the attempt to move! I hope it all works out :)
Jill says:
Yikes! I totally hope you’re able to get to a safer place asap! good luck :)