Our Weekend

Good Morning! 

It was a beautiful weekend in Charleston, I hope it was good for you.

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On Friday night, we enjoyed a few beers out before ordering pizza at Paisano's.

I watched the Babysitter's Club movie before falling asleep pretty early.

However cheesy, I looooved these books.  

Stacey was my favorite, Mary Anne second.

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 Saturday we went down to King Street...

K had to bring his Costas to Jackson Davenport, we windowshopped and had lunch.

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St Matthew's has reopened after a 2 year long restoration.  This is K's family church and was sadly closed for our wedding.  It looked so beautiful on Saturday.

It was a very busy day on King Street.

We got black bottom cupcakes to go. These are my favorite sweet tailgate treat.

I baked wings and we had the leftover pizza for dinner.

The cupcakes were a much needed pick me up after the horrendous Carolina game.  

Also, snuggles from our baby:

 Sunday was pretty dull, we went around Mattress shopping.  I think Mattress Firms are taking over the world.  I swear to you, there are TWO Mattress Firms in the SAME Shopping Center in West Ashley.   I think it's called West Ashley Shoppes, right across from Citadel Mall. 

There are 4 within a 1/2 mile radius off Sam Ritt.  Say what?!

We also did our grocery shopping and I picked up a Cinnamon Broom.  I buy one every Fall.

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That's a wrap on our weekend, how was yours?

Humpity Hump

Hellooooo Wednesday!

What is going on out there?

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It's my first full week at my new job and things are going well.  I haven't ever gone from one job to another with no break or segue in between, and my head is spinning a bit from the drastic, overnight switch! 

This is my view right now:

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So, after years of growing and coloring my hair, I have decided that in 2016 I'm making the switch back to my brown bob with bangs.  I know I will immediately regret the decision (Heck, just typing it and I'm already missing my long blonde hair), but it's time for more low-maintenance look.

 

Coming soon...

 

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What are you having for lunch today?   

I don't usually bring lunch that I have to heat but today I decided to give these a try:

 

And here's our dinner menu this week.

I need ideas for tomorrow night...

Tomato Pie?  Turkey Chili?

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Two cheapo, Fall-ish wardrobe additions:

This top sold out from Forever21 before I could order it, I'm seriously hoping they restock this (only $22)!

 

And these wedges are perfect transitional shoes, or at least I think so.

They are comfortable and a steal at $17 from Sears.

 

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I went and looked at a house with a mid-century modern dining room setup and since then I've been obsessed.

Too bad my husband isn't on the same page:

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 That's all for today!  Hope you are having a good one.

Weekend Update

Here's a quick look at our weekend.

With my new job, Fridays are half-days (!!!!), so after work I ran down to Crosby's to get a couple pounds of Local shrimp.  I bought 2 pounds, we had shrimp kebabs for dinner and I froze a pound for later.  We usually go out to eat on Fridays so it was a nice change to enjoy sipping wine on the porch and grilling out.

 

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Saturday I ran a few errands and shopped around for a bday gift for my Little T.

I met her and a group of her friends at Taco Boy for dinner and then a nightcap at Stars Rooftop.  Here we are outside the parking garage... I'm wearing this dress that I bought for our vacation, but couldn't wait to wear!  

 

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On Sunday morning we took our pooch to the James Island County Park and walked our usual path around the marsh.

We always hope that this swing is available for us to stop and take a rest...and it was!

After dropping a dirty Alfie at home, K and I went out and bought our new camera.  I've been relying on my phone for photos lately and really want to get back in the habit of snapping more pics.  We decided on a point and shoot, the Canon Powershot SX610 HS.

 

After leaving Best Buy we went to lunch at the Charleston Crab House.

We sat outside and enjoyed the breeze off the Wappoo.  The weather was so crisp and gorgeous, hints of Fall in the air! 

I often forget about the Crab House but we really enjoy it!  We like to sit on the porch that's through the bar area.  There never seems to be a crowd out there and there is always a table in the shade. 

I love the bbq shrimp and grits from their appetizer menu.  It's a perfect portion and costs $10, which is a steal when you look at the cost of their dinner menu shrimp and grits.  Plus, I actually prefer the bbq version to the more traditional tasso gravy.  I love this dish so much you may remember my attempt at recreating it here.

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We finished up our Sunday with watching the recorded Redskins game and a late dinner of sloppy joes.

Sloppies and Skinnies...that's a Sunday Funday at the Nielson house!
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How was your weekend?