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Weekend.

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What better way to start the weekend off than a date night?! We actually had no plans, and I texted our neighbors to see if they did. They offered to watch Mazen while we went out, and of course we’ll return the favor soon!

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Since we hadn’t been to a Market St. wine tasting in ages, we headed there first. Yum!

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Our dinner destination, Brookville, didn’t open to the public till 7 due to a private event, so we killed some time at Second Street Art Gallery.

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And then around 7, we sat down to dinner.

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Two glasses of red –

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and popcorn welcomed us in.

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I love that Brookville offers a Southern spin on tapas, so we decided to share a bunch of small plates.

To start – fried shitake mushrooms!

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Followed by a beet salad with goat cheese and a boatload of parsley. I loved the contrast of flavors in this one!

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We also ordered a biscuit. Their biscuits are PERFECTION! Especially stuffed with pepper jelly and goat cheese!

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Our other small plates included this epic grilled cheese with bacon and apple

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And these local sausages cooked in a maple sauce.

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And this roast beef sandwich with horseradish appeared compliments of the chef!!!

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We couldn’t resist ending the night with one of Brookville’s famous bacon chocolate chip cookies – baked to order so it’s hot and gooey!

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Saturday morning I was up early to get to an 8am athletic conditioning class. I met two of my friends for a rockin’ class in the dark with strobe lights and all!

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I had a pumpkin smoothie at the gym for breakfast afterwards (along with a how shower!) I asked about the smoothie ingredients and they normally make it with cider, so I subbed in milk instead for more protein. It was delish!

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Then I met the boys and KK at the market! We walked around for a bit until KK took Mazen on a bus ride up to the mall and back! M LOVES riding the bus!!

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I did some solo shopping at the market and nearly wiped out the Sweet Sandies Sweet Potato + Marshmallow ice cream sandwiches!!

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I spent some time at the Girls Day Out truck – scroll down for a giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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For a late lunch I brought home a crabcake sandwich from the market and paired it with…a pear!

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Later in the afternoon I snuck out during M’s naptime to go to my friend Ellen’s Stella and Dot holiday trunk show.

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Such beautiful pieces! I got the pair of studs you see below. They are reversible!

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We had a chill evening at home and made a gumbo-y soup with sausage, zucchini and rice.

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And we drank this amazing bottle we brought home from our Sonoma trip!!!!!

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I fell asleep watching Portlandia!

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Sunday morning we walked downtown for breakfast at The Nook! Just look at their matching coats!!

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My goal was to eat a big enough breakfast to satisfy lunch as well because I had a 2pm soccer game and knew I couldn’t eat much before. Mission accomplished! I had this amazing pumpkin waffle (3/4), a bunch of scrambled eggs and several cups of decaf coffee.

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We have experimented with leaving the stroller at home because Mazen likes to walk, but he still gets tired and needs a ride sometimes!

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Also on Sunday: toddler bed conversion! M has started to want to sleep in his twin bed and climb out of his crib with more frequency. We felt the timing was right to turn his crib into a bed he can climb in and out of a little easier. He really likes it and took a 3 hour nap in it on Sunday afternoon!

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Meal prep…

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And then my final soccer game of the season. We scored 2 goals in the first few minutes and a third just after halftime. This was a team we had lost 6-0 to in the past so we were thrilled to be winning most of the game! We stayed ahead until they somehow came back to tie us. Double overtimes later, we lost 3-4 Sad smile I played 110 minutes straight of soccer and now I can barely hobble around! Can’t wait for the spring…although I’m signing up for indoor winter league too!

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  5. This weekend I went to Borough Market in London during my study abroad! No sweet potato and marshmallow ice cream here though sadly 🙂 Sounds like there will be many great soccer games ahead of you. Thank you for hosting the GDO giveaway!

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  6. I rounded up two of my brothers to visit the third at college! We had a great day walking around Downtown Portsmouth, NH tasting all the craft beers!

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  12. The highlight of my weekend was definitely a Saturday afternoon hike on the outskirts of Boston. Nothing better than fall in New England.

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  13. La Crema is a fabulous Chard! Nice and buttery, but not overly heavy, I love it. I enjoyed a bottle of it with my family over (Canadian) Thanksgiving.
    My fun this weekend was lots of good family time. We celebrated my grandma’s 95th and my brother’s 40th birthdays!

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  14. This was not the most fun weekend for me because I had to work Saturday & Sunday, but I did treat myself to flowers during my trip to the grocery store Saturday evening. I also enjoyed a delicious pasta dinner cooked by my partner and a glass of red wine last night while we watched “The Other Women”

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  20. I want to make that waffle at home! Cute necklace…which would remind me of my Wisconsin roots now that I’m living in the Southwest!

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  23. This weekend, all 21 members of my husbands immediate family were in Minnesota for a cousin wedding!! It was also my husbands birthday! 😀

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    • Jacklyn, if you are in Charlottesville or surrounding areas (even Richmond!), I would love to come do a trunk show for you! If not, check the Stella & Dot site for how to set one up with a local stylist to your area. They are so fun!

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  29. My daughter and I got pedicures, painted a piggy bank and a dish at Paint Yourself Silly, shopped for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child items, watched volleyball, made pumpkin smoothies, watched Little House on the Prairie, made brunch together, went to a holiday open house, went to her last volleyball game of the season, made and ate dinner with the family, read with my son, tried to finish The Book Thief, all fun things from the weekend! BTW, I had a really weird dream last night that involved a bunch of blogs being turned into a movie, but the actors that played you and Matt totally didn’t look like you. Who would you choose to play you in a movie? Just curious.

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  34. haha love the traditional soccer pose picture! All of my individual rec soccer pics are in that pose!

    For fun this weekend: watched my sister’s bf’s band at a bar and went on 2 runs and a bike ride!

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  35. OOH!!! Gimme gimme! 😉
    I always love the jewelry you feature from GDO. My weekend was boring but my Monday will feature a lot of ogling on Etsy I suspect…

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  37. my weekend was awesome. explored sunset crater national park and lunched on delicious chick fila on friday, hiked down the grand canyon on saturday, and hiked through queen’s garden in bryce canyon national park sunday– pretty epic if i must say so myself! 🙂

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  38. I directed the wedding of a dear friend and it was beautiful! Wishing them many, many years of happiness!
    Love the pictures of Mazen – he grows cuter everyday!

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  40. When you trade babysitting with neighbors, how do you handle bedtime? Does Mazen just go to bed later? I would love to do this with our friends with kids, but haven’t figured out the bedtime thing, as our 3 year old goes to bed between 7:30 -8 pm. I guess I am too much of a stickler for routine!

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        • They started at their house and came over to mine for M’s bedtime. Their child was asleep with one of them at their house at 8:30. Ours was still awake though – he has a later bedtime.

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          • I’m late to the party, but I wanted to comment (I’m a different Jill, btw). We sometimes share a babysitter with friends at their house, and we’ll bring our pack n’ play for our almost-2 year old. We gently rouse him to get him into his carseat and then his crib afterwards, but he stays pretty sleepy and goes right back to sleep when we get home. We don’t do it often, but it certainly works well for all of us.

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  44. Your weekend looks amazing! One day I need to come see CVille and eat at all of the delicious places you talk about!

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  45. Well, I don’t know if one would consider this as fun but I got to bring my husband home from the hospital a day early! He had surgery for breast cancer. Yes, the men can get this too so check yourselves fellas. We are all so happy that he is home now and has a good prognosis. Kath, I really enjoyed this post. Love that Mazen is wearing his winter boots. Reminds me of my now 23 year old son when he was two. Thank you for the fun.

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  48. Attended an advanced meditation seminar! And ate the most delicious chicken and waffle. If you ever take a trip to Fredericksburg, VA – which you should because it’s awesome – you must eat at Foode.

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  49. Sounds like you had a great weekend! I went beer tasting on Saturday, and then to my first hockey game of the season!

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  51. Visited my boyfriend in PA and we made cream cheese stuffed french toast and went for a great fall hike with a beautiful view!

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  56. I think it’s awesome that you play soccer in a community league. Such a good way to be social, stay fit, and do something you love. Congrats on a great season!

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  57. My MIL watched me kids while I met a friend for coffee and massages, then we had a quick lunch at a local cafe and went to see Interstellar. A relaxing day like that only happens a couple times a year for me, so I savored every minute!

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  58. I had dinner with my parents, sister, brother-in-law and nephew for a celebration of belated birthdays. Anytime with my nephew is fun!

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  59. that necklace is too cute! i made delicious individual pot pies this weekend with all local veggies and organic chicken–YUMM!

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  60. Sounds like you had a good weekend. We had plenty of time at the park and I watched my mother make her stage debut in a local production of Our Town.

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  64. I cleaned & organized – you’ve inspired me over the years to keep on simplifying, organizing, and (minimally) redecorating to keep things fresh! Thank you!

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  65. My boyfriend and I took a long weekend (Wednesday-Sunday) trip to Europe! We flew into Budapest, spent about 30 hours there, and then took an overnight train to Romania to visit in Brasov and Bucharest. We were back in Boston by Sunday night.

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  68. Sounds like a fun weekend! The husband left for Germany this morning so we took it easy this weekend and just spent time together. It was a nice relaxing weekend.

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  71. I went to visit my parents in Kinston, Nc. We ate delicious food, visited a local brewery and enjoyed the beautiful fall weather!

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  74. We went to a wedding for two of our good friends. It was such a beautiful day and ceremony. My husband was a groomsman, so we got invited to the post-wedding brunch on Sunday! Everything was so good! 🙂

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  79. busy weekend for myself – Fri night was spent at my daughters school last football game, Saturday was cleaning day and Sunday was spent with my daughter at basketball practice for 2 hours and then home to finish cleanning up ended up laying on the couch watching a full season of spartacus

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  81. My husband and I made our first “big kid” purchase for our new house- a new sofa! Then we preceded to break it in as much as possible with an Alpha House marathon 🙂

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  83. I don’t remember the kast time I had a night out with friends or even a boyfriend. I feel like patrick star living under a rock, but you sure reminded me that theres a beautiful world out there full of eats and i should sstop hiding at home.

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  84. I got a chance to spend quality time with my husbands side of the family this weekend. 🙂 We also hit up a Detroit Red Wings game Friday night and spent time with friends after. Great weekend!

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  86. took a hot yoga class with a friend on saturday, and then we went to David’s tea because their holiday collection just came out!! 🙂

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  89. Glad you had a fun weekend! We had a great family dinner on Sunday night celebrating my cousin’s b-day with delicious ribs and homemade mac ‘n’ cheese.

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  94. We took our 2 year old to visit my grandmother and some other extended family, I always have fun watching her interact (and show off!) with everyone.

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  98. I’ve seen that Girl’s Day Out stuff for sale near me (@ Chartreuse in Frederick, MD). It looks so cute. I made Gimme Some Oven’s fettuccine alfredo this weekend.

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  100. My husband and I drove from SF Bay Area to Los Angeles, 6 hrs. to comfort our son and daughter-in-law, who had a miscarriage, second one this year,….. such a sweet couple… and needed hugs all around. 🙁
    It did all of our hearts a world of good to hug in person.

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  120. That soup looks good… I have been making so many wintery foods lately, I feel like I always have a pot of soup on the stove or something in the crockpot!

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  125. Looks like a beautiful weekend! I love all of your soccer-I need to find something like that! I’ve been sick at home but am hoping to feel better soon!

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  131. My mom was in town so we did a little shopping. Always a good time and the mall was full of the holiday hustle and bustle!

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  135. I went to an amazing party – there are these old wood fired ceramic ovens that Basque shepherds built out the forest that you can reserve that have been restored. Some friends reserved one and made a ton of great food – pizza, pork belly, veggie potpies, whole roasted chickens…the works!

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  138. I had a huge afternoon of cooking this weekend! Roasted two kabocha squash, salted & roasted their seeds for snack action, made a huge vat of adzuki & kidney bean chili, and baked a pan of cornbread stuffed with kale. Yay! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!

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  140. I surprised my hubbs by planning a date night that included picking up our favorite pizza and taking it to the beach for a picnic under the stars. With two babies, we don’t get time together that often these days, so it was perfect.

    We recently did the conversion to a toddler bed as well. (I believe our boys are one week apart. ) But our experience has been a total nightmare. Complete sleep regression!! Any tips and tricks?

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      • He takes forever to fall asleep, and is getting up and down the whole time. He screams if we close the door. And then he’s waking at least 3 x a night! My newborn is sleeping so much better than my toddler! He really wasn’t mentally ready to convert, but we had to when he started jumping out of the crib over and over. We are at a loss…been going on for a month now. :/

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  141. This weekend was full of studying. But I was able to prepare for deer season which starts Thursday! What a coincidence! ; ) This necklace is perfect!

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  143. I took a few items back to a store that is now having 25 percent off sale items. Bought them back and made $78! Love the antler necklace.

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  144. This weekend I went to 2 wine tasting release parties! We even got to try barrel tastings that are not even ready to be bottled yet! It was so much fun!

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  151. We’re getting ready to move this coming weekend so we mostly spent the past weekend packing and cleaning. Not the funnest, but it was necessary!

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  161. We spent Saturday splitting firewood for the winter. Sunday was a great lazy day of delicious snacks and football watching with our first fire of the year!

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  162. unfortunately i was sick for the majority of the weekend so i spent most of it on the couch catching up on tv shows. i started watching the most recent season of survivor thanks to your recommendation!

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  164. This weekend my husband and I hung out with another couple all of Saturday, catching up, brewing a new IPA recipe, and cooking a fabulous meal together. 🙂

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  166. No wonder you love fall so much – it looks picture-perfect there in Charlottesville!!! Jealous! We need to get up there soon, would be a great weekend trip!

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  167. I had to work Saturday but Sunday had a nice relaxing day with my fiancé and enjoyed a delicious beef stew that he cooked up!!

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  171. Saturday was spend Christmas shopping and then Hubby and I went to see Gone With The Wind at a restored theater!! it was amazing!! Sunday we slept in; did laundry and I made an amazing meatloaf with some venison from a client…it was yumm!!

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  188. A friend of mine opened a new gym a few weeks ago. I recently joined and went to the official opening party this weekend. 🙂

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  193. HI Kath,

    Would you recommend the boots Mazen has on as snow boots? I was looking at the Kamik boots on Amazon (are those they?) – they seem to be easy to get on and off and have good traction. We are visiting NYC this Christmas and from India…so I really have no idea. Would be great if you could recommend – my daughter is 18 months. Thanks!

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  197. This weekend I went to my first ever bridal shower! I’m always amazed at the things that happen when you get into a room full of ladies. Lol! It was surely the highlight of my month so far. 🙂

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