New Things

This past weekend was the only weekend all month that Matt and I didn't have plans to be out of town. So, we set out to try and relax and spend time together. We had a nice night at home in front of the TV on Friday.

Then I got to sleep in on Saturday morning while Matt got up and made Belgian waffles for breakfast :) Saturday early afternoon we spent shopping at the big Fred Meyer sale. I got a really fun new purple and gray plaid shirt... which buttons up the front, so I can still wear it while pregnant ;) I also got 2 Cami's that were on sale and Matt got a new work shirt that was a steal! Here is a picture of my new favorite shirt:


After that we headed home and got to Skype with my Mom and little Annika, who she was babysitting. That was so fun! We got to see Annika holding her head up so well and playing with her toys and the look on her face when she was searching all around to figure out where our voices were coming from!! Then, we had fun trying out a new recipe to take to a BBQ. Our friends Jon and Ally were hosting a BBQ at their house and asked everyone to bring a side, so I decided I wanted Macaroni Salad. Then I realized I didn't want that store bought stuff, I wanted to make it! So, I searched for a recipe and found a ton that looked really good and ended up going with the one that we already had all the ingredients for... no trip to the store is a definite plus! Anyway, we went to the BBQ and it so so great! Lots of friends, a pretty sunset and a campfire :) Plus, the pasta salad was a hit! Here is a link to the recipe if you'd like to give it a try, which I would recommend :) http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=222533&adsqs=raid:1631891

Today we went to Church and heard the word from Pastor Steve Walker. That is always good! Then we went to lunch at Dairy Queen with our good friends the Landis'. After lunch, we went shopping again! This time we went to Value Village where we found the perfect paintings to fill the space above our TV! Here is a picture of them after we got them hung up:


The funny thing is, when we saw them, we liked them right away and they seemed oddly familiar to us. Then, when we got home and I couldn't shake the feeling I went looking through our pictures and realized that our friends Lars and Erica have the one on the right! They have had it hanging in their living room ever since we've known them! No wonder it felt familiar :)Anyway, we also ordered a new duvet cover and pillow cases for our bed! Yay! That is super exciting for me :) Here is a link to the one we bought if you want to check it out: http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Havanah-Print-310-Thread-Count-Regency-Duvet-Cover-Set/3281882/product.html?rcmndsrc=6. We got the blue and brown one and it should arrive in 5-10 business days! I'm so excited :)

Anyway, now we are relaxing on the couch watching old episodes of The X-files... ending the weekend the same way we began it :)