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Hello Monday & Day in the Life - Weekend

Linking up with Hello Monday  and NJAM  for a two in one post. Recapping our weekend!

Friday was Matt's birthday, so as soon as I got home for work, he opened his gift and then we met some friends for dinner at Gonzales Bistro. Talk about delicious! This is the third time we've been to this new restaurant and it never disappoints. Three of us had Alaskan halibut and one had salmon. 




Saturday I spent more time working in the garden until it got super hot. We had a high of 92°F! I planted a few more pepper plants I picked up at HEB as well as some cucumber plants and seeds. I put up the trellis for the cucumbers and also decided to plant some luffa seeds and pole beans. Growing luffa and pole beans are new for me, so we'll see how it goes. 

Saturday afternoon, Matt's parents were at home, so we invited them over for birthday cake. The birthday guy requested tres leches cake and it did not disappoint! I had a local bakery make it and they did a fantastic job. 



Later in the afternoon, I read / napped on the porch a bit and then watched a few episodes of Firefly Lane. 

Sunday I cleaned up the kitchen and did several loads of laundry. I worked in the garden a bit more getting rid of a few weeds that popped up after watering. I'm trying to get ahead of the weeds this year. 

Matt had some friends in town who came all of the way from Maryland to Texas for a rodeo so they went hog hunting Sunday afternoon. I cooked some chicken breasts for this weeks meal prep and started some apple slices and strawberries in the freezer dryer for snacks while they were out.  

We're both trying to get away from candy and baked goods; the freeze dried fruit definitely satisfies the craving. 

I also found some raspberry sorbet in the freezer and added that to the last freeze dryer tray just to fill the machine; it will either be fantastic or an epic fail HAHA! 


Sunday evening I made fajitas, beans and rice for Matt and our friends after they'd been out hunting. 

It's really nice to have a little extra daylight in the evening hours now. 

I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! 





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  1. HollyMarch 13, 2023 at 11:04 AM

    What a delicious weekend in the kitchen- yum!

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  2. Joanne March 13, 2023 at 11:47 AM

    What a fun weekend of celebrating! Both that dinner out and the cake look amazing.

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  3. Jennifer WhiteMarch 14, 2023 at 5:30 PM

    Looks like a great weekend. The cake looks amazing! Thanks for joining us.

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  4. Kim CarberryMarch 15, 2023 at 1:00 PM

    It sounds like you had a lovely weekend. Happy birthday to Matt. The cake looks fantastic. Our clocks change in a couple of weeks and I can't wait for the lighter evenings.

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  5. Kym March 15, 2023 at 8:43 PM

    What a beautiful - and delicious-looking! - cake! Sounds like a great weekend

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