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You are here: Home / Weekend / Weekend Of Exclamation Points

September 24, 2018

Weekend Of Exclamation Points

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Our weekend had the perfect balance of fun events and downtime! On Friday night, we went to the Nest County Fair, which is an annual party that Nest Realty puts on as a thank you to all of its customers. They have a BBQ buffet catered by the BBQ Exchange, local beer and wine, tons of kids activities, live music, and THAT CAKE!

We walked downtown because it was such a nice night. Still humid, but not too hot.

The line to get in was long, and the food line was filling up, so we made a bee-line to eat right away. So glad we did, because the line got longer and longer and longer! Yum, yum.

Let me tell you about this cake!! It was 10′ x 10′ and made by Paradox Pastry. I heard that they used 60 pounds of sprinkles! I have never seen anything like it, and you can imagine how long I spent just staring at its beauty.

They were cutting the slices huge too!! I shared this with Thomas, and we still couldn’t finish it. But my gosh, would I give anything for a few bites right now!

The walk home totally wore me out and I had to stop and bend over to rest my abs a few times! I’m sure passersby thought I was in labor bent over like that. Baby B is getting really heavy in there. Mazen and I have been reading him this truck book together each night (Mazen shows him how to lift the flaps even though he can’t see them 🙂 ). After Mazen was in bed, I took a cold shower and got right into mine.

Saturday AM breakfast sandwich with bacon and egg plus nectarine.

Morning family Lego building. Gussie pulled his weight too.

We headed out for the UVA game at noon! Lauren had six tickets to share, so we took the kids to their first football game! (Technically this was Mazen’s second game, but he doesn’t remember his first.)

We had pizzas for lunch.

And great seats – with a wall to lean against. Thank goodness, because I’m not sure how long I would have lasted on bleachers otherwise.

T surprised me with some Ben & Jerry’s at halftime!

The kiddos did well through the third quarter and then they started to melt, so we left a little early. Good win for the Hoos though!

Some nice tailgaters offered us balloons on our way out, and they were a bit hit. Where’s Mr. Sawyer?!

Mazen went over to Matt’s for the night, and I took the afternoon to nap and pack my hospital bag! More details on what’s going inside in another post. : )

I took another shower and got ready for girls night out. Feeling so big these days!

I met four of my GFs at Commonwealth for a long, leisurely dinner. It was so nice to catch up.

Beets with whipped goat cheese and pistachios:

And trout with sauteed spinach and grits:

We shared a little apple cobbler five ways for dessert and called it a night. (Well, some of us did!)

On Sunday we woke up to rain, which kept us cozy most of the day. I went to the gym, a clothes swap with some friends, and to Thomas’s parents’ for dinner with the fam.

Hope your weekend was filled with as many exclamation points as mine!

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  1. Amanda says

    September 24, 2018 at 7:52 am

    Oh that is the cutest maternity top! Enjoy that bump!

    Reply
  2. Brittney says

    September 24, 2018 at 9:02 am

    I think your family might be the only one I’ve encountered that matches mine for enthusiasm when it comes to cake, haha! I love i!

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      September 24, 2018 at 9:04 am

      🙂 My mom “takes the cake” of them all!!

      Reply
  3. Sarah @ Bucket List Tummy says

    September 24, 2018 at 10:16 am

    Wow that cake is huge, and beautiful! The icing looks good too.

    Reply
  4. Allison says

    September 24, 2018 at 10:25 am

    It makes me so happy to see your kid (and I guess future kid) growing up as little Hoos. Wahoowa!

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      September 24, 2018 at 12:47 pm

      🙂

      Reply
  5. Erin says

    September 24, 2018 at 10:27 am

    Girl, next time don’t be a quitter and finish that cake!!! LOL

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      September 24, 2018 at 12:48 pm

      Hahaha. I should have brought the rest home but we walked!

      Reply
  6. Brigid says

    September 24, 2018 at 10:44 am

    That cake looks awesome! So hungry now!

    Reply
  7. Kori says

    September 24, 2018 at 12:07 pm

    Your weekend looks like it was so amazing!! We had some similarities – barbeque, ice cream, and pizza. 🙂 I didn’t, however, get to enjoy a slice of that gorgeous massive cake! I made your recent recipe for baked eggs, and it was perfect! I used feta because it’s what we had, and it tasted wonderful with the pear. I love blue cheese, too, so I’ll need to use it next time. I had to tag your this post in mine today because you said it best with, ” a weekend of exclamation points”. 🙂

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      September 24, 2018 at 12:47 pm

      So glad you liked it!!

      Reply
  8. Katie says

    September 24, 2018 at 12:27 pm

    I love your purple stripped maternity top! So cute! Would you mind sharing where it came from?

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      September 24, 2018 at 2:46 pm

      It’s from Motherhood and is only sale for $9 : )

      Reply
      • Katie Delaney says

        September 25, 2018 at 11:01 am

        Hi Kath,

        Oops, I should have been more specific. I’d love to know where you found the purple open shoulder top. It’s sooo flattering!

        Reply
        • KathEats says

          September 25, 2018 at 1:22 pm

          Oh sorry – I should have kept scrolling myself! It’s this one!

          Reply
          • Katie Delaney says

            September 25, 2018 at 4:35 pm

            OMGahh all the heart eyes! I want it in all of the colors! Over the years I’ve paired my wardrobe down to a growing handful of signature black pieces and have discovered that it really is the most flattering color! Thank you, Kath!

            Reply
  9. Kaci says

    September 24, 2018 at 2:20 pm

    That.Cake. I want some right now!!!

    How fun to be able to go to the football game! Our team (The Vols) didn’t fair well AT all,. but I sure do love going to the games!

    Reply
  10. Beth says

    September 24, 2018 at 2:52 pm

    How does a clothes swap work?

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      September 24, 2018 at 2:53 pm

      Everyone brings clothing they would like to donate/give away and it’s a free-for-all to take what you want! Anything leftover is then donated to women in need.

      Reply
  11. Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says

    September 24, 2018 at 6:06 pm

    What an amazing weekend you had, Kath! The cake looks amazing! 🙂

    Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
    http://charmainenyw.com

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