Fall hit Charlottesville hard this weekend. Our temps only reached the high 70s and the air was free of all sticky humidity. It felt a bit like California! I actually wore jeans on Saturday and realized I have only one pair that fits well (due to multiple reasons – old ones wearing out, changing body shape post-Birch, change in style.) Guess I need to do some fall shopping!
Mom’s Night Out
On Friday night I joined some of the other October/November baby moms for a little night out. We went to Mas and enjoyed a delicious spread of food. The smoked tomatoes are my all-time favorite!
Saturday Morning Dance Burn
I really think Chris needs to re-brand my favorite class to an accurate description: DanceBurn, AthDance, Club AthCon. We hopped around for 45 minutes and fogged up all the mirrors! Afterwards I had my favorite Daily Harvest smoothie – carrot + chia!
Showertime
This Melting Body Balm from Beautycounter smells like coconut and pineapple had a baby with a Monoi flower scent. I am obsessed with this on my arms and legs!
Home Work
We have this weird below-ground window in the basement that was growing like a terrarium. Thomas climbed in to clean it out. I cannot believe he just stuck his head in there. Who knows what kind of creatures might be making house in there!
I did a bunch of house work during B’s nap. Any time the seasons change I get the itch to redecorate (aka move things around from room to room) and declutter. On Sunday I worked on Mazen’s room for a while – it was a mess!
Chicken Taco Lunch Break!
Got Them All Cut
Saturday afternoon I got my hair highlighted and trimmed. It needed a good refresh!
Before + After
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Date Night
Thomas and I took Birch to Public for an early, outdoor date night. We know these days are numbered and once he learns to walk we won’t be able to take him out. He did SO well at dinner. We kept him busy with puffs, his dinner, toys and books.
Lemon + Mushroom Risotto!
Late Night with the Crew
After putting B to bed and getting Thomas settled with a movie (he LOVES a good movie night!) I met up with the crew downtown. I stayed out till 11 but only had one drink (below) and sipped seltzers the rest of the time so I felt good when I woke up Sunday morning.
Sunday AM: Egg Sammie + Berries
Sunday Funday
- More home organizing
- Some Beautycounter sample sending (!)
- Some food prepping
- Windows opened
- Golfing for Big T
- Some laundry
- Lego playing
- Pick up soccer!!
What a great weekend! The food looks so good! 😀
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So nice to still be able to go on a date! What brand us your clip on chair and do you like it? We have a babe Birchs age and thinking of getting one!
It’s this one and we love it!! Brings him up to the table since he’s still kinda little. If there is a little bit of an iffy connection we put a chair underneath for extra security. The tray is a little finicky to slide in on round tables, but overall it’s been a life saver.
Raw oysters in August??? Ack . . . but August has no R in it! Growing up in South Carolina, we were always told May – August were a strict no oyster zone. Something to do with the water being too warm and bacteria I think? But you’re still alive so I guess yours were okay 🙂
I’ve heard that too, but if there is anywhere to trust oysters it’s Public so I’m sure they know what they’re doing. I think that mostly applies to Gulf oysters actually?
Definitely not a thing with oysters up in New England! Summer is for all the seafood up here! 🙂
What style sunglasses are you wearing? I’m going to order some once I get your code!
The Bean!
Birch looks like he’s reading a menu: “I’ll have the risotto. Blended. In a baby pouch, please and thank you.”
: )
I’m confused, your window was growing? What did Thomas clear out?
The little space outside of the window is enclosed in a plastic thing but it had ferns growing in it.
It’s anywhere with warm water but so many oysters are farm raised now in cold water rather than being harvested from wild beds that you can get them year round. Down here outdoor oyster roasts are a big thing and if anyone held one in an r-less month, people would talk. It would be like putting dark meat in your chicken salad lol. A hard no!
Love those sunglasses! Which ones are they?
Kohv Bean in Blue Tortise. Get 10% off till the end of Sept with KATHEATS!
LoL, people are ridiculous with the Oyster thing. Come to Maine, we eat fresh oysters whenever we feel like it, harvested that morning from the great Atlantic! Northerners get a bad rap for being a bit harsh, but at least nobody would ever side eye you for eating an Oyster in August !
It was a joke friendly yankee lady. Geez. The water in South Carolina gets hot in the summer. Warmer water = oysters more likely to be tainted with bacteria. If you’ve ever eaten a bad oyster, you’d know it. Sick is an understatement.
I’m pretty sure warm ocean water is Maine is never a problem.
I once got a temporary job that lasted literally for months, replacing someone who was on sick leave after she became seriously ill from eating bad oysters.