WEEKEND RECAP + LINKS

Good morning, friends!

Let’s get right into the weekend recap. It was a good one, as weekends usually are. Friday night we had dinner on the deck and then went out for a little drive using a heads-turn-left and tails-turn-right flipped coin to guide our course at each intersection. We hit a few dead ends, but it was fun doing a little exploring along Seneca Lake. Of course, we somehow managed to end up at an ice cream shop to top of the impromptu adventure with some salted caramel ice cream and a hot fudge sundae.

Saturday was more home projects in the morning, and then I decided it was time to force Ben out of work mode and into play mode for the afternoon. He has been working on an endless amount of little projects and yard work for me the past few weekends, and if it’s possible to have a weakness of being too responsible, he has it. Such a good man! He ended up going kayaking with a few guy friends, and I love seeing him do things just for him. Goodness knows he does a whole ton of things with me and for me that I like to do…shopping, coffee shops, restauranting, etc. etc. etc. I love that about him, but I think it’s also important for a wife to remember that a man is a man, and that he finds satisfaction in different things and ways than I do. A tasty drink in a quaint cafe with never bring him to life like a day in the woods or an afternoon on the river or a hike to a falls will do.

Some of our friends hosted a camp fire and game night that evening, so we spent the evening attempting to bust out old and long-forgotten volleyball skills. I think it’s been about three years since I’ve played a real game of volleyball, and while it was super fun again, I…uh…definitely felt my age. And I’m not even that old! It’s funny how life changes and things that used to be such a big deal just become not so important any more.

My brother was flying into Rochester yesterday morning, so it gave us the perfect reason to go up and have a breakfast date. I love this little place, so we hit it up for some breakfast sandwiches and drinks. We fueled up with our breakfast and then set off for some biking along the Erie Canal. It was just the perfect day + perfect weather + perfect company…one of those little moments of feeling like heaven on earth is right here, right in this moment. And like I said here, there is nothing better than being married to your best friend.

And some links:

– One of my sweet friends wrote this, and it is awesome.

– Now the rules make sense.

– Ice coffee time of year.

–  So funny + cute.

– DIY homemade cake mix.

– And this guy is pretty serious about his cake slices…

– Rethinking compliments…yes!

– This had me at chipotle.

– Gaaaah…these BABIES.

Have a super week, ya’ll!

What about you: what fun things did you do this weekend?

I’d love to hear your thoughts!