Working with 12 men all day almost every day, makes me value my time with women. This week/weekend was literally almost ALL GIRL TIME. Thursday of this week, Zach left for a golf trip/weekend get-a-way with his friends – so I spent all my extra time with mine!
Wednesday, some girls in my neighborhood had a Recipe Exchange – which I hope becomes regular because I have ideas for WEEKS for delish meals! It is always nice to break out of your cooking comfort zone – next on my list to make is Dena’s baked oatmeal and some Wendy’s chili.
Thursday, I helped throw a shower for my friend (and Relief Society presidency partner) Ashley. It was such a blast and the food was divine (no, I didn’t make any of it – I only did the decor)…
We had fruit pizza (sugar cookies + frosting + fresh fruit), Lionhouse Rolls, chicken salad, pasta salad, apple + feta salad…
Talk about timing – Ashley gave birth THE NEXT DAY (Friday, the day after the shower). Caleb, her sweet baby boy, was 5 WEEKS early…but both mom and babe are doing great!
Friday after work I met up with my Dad downtown to go to the Jazz vs. Heat game. Zach was really disappointed he couldn’t go to the game with me – but he convinced himself the Jazz would get “killed” by the Heat anyway. So, I asked my Dad to go with me! He was so excited to see the best team in the league, and I was excited to check out LeBron and Wade in real life.
We snuck in candy (well, my Dad hid lemon drops in his pocket – one of the many candy cravings we have in common) munched on pretzels and downed some Diet Cokes. The best part of the night – WE WON! We both couldn’t believe it, we were high-fiving, hugging, and screaming with our seat neighbors! It was my favorite sporting event I have EVER attended; great athletes, great outcome! My Dad could NOT stop talking about it all the way home – I think our Daddy Daughter Date was a success – especially because we ended it with ice cream!
Saturday, I met up with some girl friends to eat Brunch at Ruth’s Diner. It was delicious as always, and the conversation was extremely entertaining. On our way back, I made Sydney (my carpool buddy) stop at J. Crew and get some new digs with me. I’m in love…
After our Gateway visit, I had to run into work to finish up a few plans for a new project, but didn’t return home until I had some Sawadee with my Mom!
Sunday two of my friends came over to visit and for lunch – and entertained me until Zach came home! Later, Zach, my Mom, and I went up to Kaysville for the blessing of my cousin Tori’s baby. We got to visit with a lot of my aunts and uncles and then drove to Farmington to see our nephew, Will!
Will has been a long awaited blessing in the Wayland home, and he couldn’t be cuter! His older sisters, Olive and Lola, are very excited to have a little brother – you can observe the excitement…Olive was literally climbing all over everyone to be nearer to Will!
I am so thankful to my family and friends for keeping me entertained while Zach was out of town – it is never easy when he travels, but makes me appreciate him that much more when he arrives home!