Weekends in Suburbia

After Haley's unpleasantness Friday afternoon, she decided to be my friend again.

 

bubbles have a way of doing that!

  

on friday nights we either go out to eat or I plan a fun dinner at home. This friday we stayed in and had a delicious dinner.

-Beef braised short ribs

-polenta with goat cheese

-Mac and Cheese with bacon (at Sean's request)

-buttered rosemary rolls

It was out-of-this-world good!! Sean said it was one of the best things I had ever made, and I cook a lot. that dinner paired with a couple glasses of wine made for a nice end to a long week.

Saturday haley and I spent a good portion of the morning at the park while sean mowed the lawn. Nobody was at the park so haley had free reign. she is becoming quite the climber. she can climb up on pretty much anything out there. She may be little but that never stops her!

Taking a mid-play rest at the park. : )

 

"what are you looking at haley?" asked mommy.

 

"just Daddy mowing the lawn" said haley.

 

it got cold later that day so we pretty much just stayed in the rest of the day.

sunday we went shopping for home decor. that's what we suburbanites do on the weekends, tend to our yards and shop for our houses! : ) Sean and I have lived in our house for almost 2 years and we are still decorating it. We've gotten super motivated lately to get it finished. we're pretty indecisive though, so we buy and return things all the time. it's finally starting to look complete and i couldn't be happier.

 

The day started off so well....


I made a delicious fruit salad for breakfast.

 


Strawberry, banana, a drizzle of honey.
I added a squirt of lime for some citrus action.
Mint is what I typically put with this fruit salad, but I didn't have any (basil would be good too). All I had was cilantro, so I chopped some up and threw it in. It was delightful!

Haley and I headed out to run some errands. Blockbuster was our first stop to get The Blind Side.
Next to Lamps Plus to pick up a lamp we had ordered. The lady at the counter gave Haley a key chain light. She was excited.
Whole Foods was next door so in we went to pick up some yummy food for dinner. The check-out guy gave Haley a fruit snack. She was again excited.


So far so good.


 And then....all hell broke loose!


We stopped at World Market for wine, beer, candy, and nuts. Easy enough I thought to myself. We'll be in and out. Someone..ehem...HALEY GRACE COOK...did not like this plan. She wanted to eat the candy then and there. I said no. She wanted to walk and not sit in the cart. I said no. She wanted to take her shoes off. I said ok. She wanted them back on. I said ok. She then wanted to throw them off her feet, so mommy had to get on her hands and knees and retrieve them from under a dusty shelf. I said nothing, because I was on my hands and knees in the middle of a store. This is the point I thought I should just leave now. Leave the basket, take what's left of your dignity, and go. I did not though. I needed a few more things and I was gonna tough it out. Again someone did not like this. She wouldn't sit down, kept crying for candy, started screaming and yelling. People were looking at me like I was beating her, and trust me, the thought had occurred to me.  One lady kept glaring and I'm sure she was thinking, "Just give your kid the dang candy already!!" I did not give her the dang candy, though. I was not going to reward that behavior with delicious chocolates. We checked out and left.


After that I was pretty worn out. Haley must have been too because she passed out on the way home. I really needed to stop at the grocery store before I went home. You must think I'm crazy for even considering this after the last debacle, but consider it I did, and before I knew it I was parking at Krogers. I sat in the car a few moments to gain my composure. Once that was done, I got a sleeping Haley out of the car and went in the store. She slept with her head on my shoulder the whole time I was inside. She's not as light as she used to be, so after a few minutes inside I realized this wasn't as smart an idea as I once thought. When I finally got back to the car my neck and shoulder was killing me. Now I'm not only mentally worn out, I'm physically worn out!


After all that I was on my way home, and all I could think about was putting her in her bed. Oh how sweet it'll be! I can eat lunch in peace. Get things done. Enjoy some me time.


Unfortunately, she woke up when we got home and hasn't gone back to bed. It was a nice thought, though.

Snow Days

So being from Colorado, I've seen my fair share of snow. I've made numerous snowmen, had school canceled because of snow, seen blizzards, and have had a number of snowball fights. Since I've lived in Texas, which has been about 7 years now, I haven't seen much snow. The occasional flurry here and there, but nothing major. So, I was absolutely delighted when I woke-up on a cold February morning to our neighborhood blanketed in snow. It snowed the entire day! For two days it looked like I was back in Colorado. It was beautiful. I loved getting to share my love of snow with Haley and Sean. Haley had a blast in the snow. She didn't want to go inside. It was a great few days of making lasting memories!


Sean got us out of bed before he left for work. This was the first day of snow.

 It had snowed all day by this point. Sean had just gotten home from work, and we were getting ready to go back outside and build a snowman.

 You can see the snow picking up again.

 Haley hugging our silly snowman!

 She didn't want to come inside so she sat in the snow until Sean carried her inside.

Our house and neighborhood the next morning. It was a winter wonderland!!

Welcome back!

So here's the new blog. I'm not sure how I feel about the layout, but I can change that if I feel the need later. I just really want to get back to blogging. I'm excited to put more of me and our lives into this blog. Don't worry, though, this blog will obviously still be about Haley since she is in she is my life!

Surviving Suburbia will be about my love of food and cooking, everyday happenings of being a mom and wife, and of course all the interesting things that happen in the burbs!

Welcome to my  Mommyhood!!

Sorry!!

I know it's been FOREVER since I last posted. Life's been busy, and I haven't been able to put my focus on a new blog. I am working on it though. Promise!! I hope to have the new fancy blog done in the next few days.

 I just wanted to post a few pictures real quick, because I KNOW that's what you guys have been missing.

Here's a little collage I made. Enjoy! : )