{"id":945,"date":"2014-02-24T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/?p=945"},"modified":"2014-07-09T20:10:09","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T03:10:09","slug":"weekend-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/?p=945","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This last weekend was half relaxed and half busy. \u00a0Do you ever have weekends like that? \u00a0It&#8217;s nice because you don&#8217;t get totally exhausted from being non-stop busy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On Friday after work, my hubs and I went out to dinner at Olive Garden- just the two of us. \u00a0(Thanks to my in-laws for the gift card :) ) \u00a0Right now they are doing the 2 for $25 deal, which means salad, bread sticks, spaghetti for me, chicken parmesan for hubby, and tiramisu to share,\u00a0<em>all\u00a0<\/em>for $25! \u00a0(It also means\u00a0<em>so full! \u00a0<\/em>Carb overload much?) \u00a0After dinner we met up with some friends for drinks and karaoke. \u00a0Holly had never sang karaoke before, and she has an amazing voice, so I was very excited to be cheering her on as she crossed it off her bucket list! \u00a0I did manage to sing one as well, with her of course. \u00a0(I didn&#8217;t want to punish everyone there by singing by myself!) \u00a0We sang Miranda Lambert&#8217;s Gunpowder and Lead. \u00a0The perfect &#8220;girl power&#8221; song! \u00a0We got our whole group to sing a final song before heading out- and it was the one song I knew would get everyone in the bar to join in on. \u00a0Don&#8217;t Stop Believing, by Journey\u00a0<em>of course! \u00a0<\/em>I love that song, and I&#8217;m pretty sure all of America can sing along to it. \u00a0There was a group of people there that night who were literally on their way out the door, heard the song come on and rushed over to our table to belt it out with us. \u00a0It was hilarious and pretty awesome. \u00a0After it was over, they high-fived us and one of them said, &#8220;Well played.&#8221; \u00a0Yep, the perfect way to end a Friday night of karaoke.<a href=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140222_054633958_iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-951 aligncenter\" alt=\"20140222_054633958_iOS\" src=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140222_054633958_iOS-892x1024.jpg\" width=\"428\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140222_054633958_iOS-892x1024.jpg 892w, https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140222_054633958_iOS-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140222_054633958_iOS.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Saturday morning was spent lounging around as it tried to snow outside. \u00a0We then got ready for my friend&#8217;s wedding. \u00a0It was a beautiful ceremony followed by a delicious dinner and fun reception. \u00a0Added bonus, one of my best friends was the maid of honor, so she traveled down for the wedding from Missouri. \u00a0It was so nice to be able to see her, even if it was just for a little while! \u00a0I sure do miss my far away friends.<a href=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_031549871_iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-952 aligncenter\" alt=\"Processed with VSCOcam with b1 preset\" src=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_031549871_iOS-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"369\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_031549871_iOS-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_031549871_iOS-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_031549871_iOS.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_035607421_iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-948 aligncenter\" alt=\"Processed with VSCOcam with m3 preset\" src=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_035607421_iOS-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"369\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_035607421_iOS-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_035607421_iOS-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_035607421_iOS.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">After the wedding, my hubby and I made a quick pit stop to the store to pick up some essentials: a bottle of pre-made margarita, some coarse salt, and limes. \u00a0Why the heck were these essentials, you ask? \u00a0Well, because February 22 is\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">National Margarita Day! \u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">I love margaritas, so I could not let this day go un-celebrated. \u00a0When we got home, I whipped us up each a mason jar marg, which we sipped while watching Castle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_052131563_iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-949 aligncenter\" alt=\"20140223_052131563_iOS\" src=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_052131563_iOS-903x1024.jpg\" width=\"542\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_052131563_iOS-903x1024.jpg 903w, https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_052131563_iOS-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_052131563_iOS.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_052208730_iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-950 aligncenter\" alt=\"20140223_052208730_iOS\" src=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_052208730_iOS-985x1024.jpg\" width=\"591\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_052208730_iOS-985x1024.jpg 985w, https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_052208730_iOS-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140223_052208730_iOS.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/a>Sunday morning was spent trying out a new breakfast casserole with as few ingredients as possible. \u00a0(Check out the 3 ingredient casserole <a title=\"3 Ingredient Breakfast Casserole\" href=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/?p=960\" target=\"_blank\">here!<\/a>) \u00a0The rest of the day was really relaxing, just how I like it. \u00a0I got to cuddle with the puppies, leisurely drink coffee, and write as the snow fell lightly outside. \u00a0Hubby had to go in to work (boo!) but I was able to get lots of writing done- which is always a good thing. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_7261c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-956 aligncenter\" alt=\"IMG_7261c\" src=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_7261c-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_7261c-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_7261c-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What moments did you collect this weekend?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This last weekend was half relaxed and half busy. \u00a0Do you ever have weekends like that? \u00a0It&#8217;s nice because you don&#8217;t get totally exhausted from being non-stop busy. 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