A Me LONG Weekend

Hey Friends!  Happy Monday!  I rarely do weekend recaps, but since I had a long weekend I decided to share the details of my weekend.  Last Thursday morning I dropped the Mr. off at the airport.  He was flying back to Pittsburgh for a wedding.  I would have gone with him but I was supposed to have a work training, but the dates for my training were changed after the trip was booked.  So instead I scheduled a bunch of "me things" to distract & entertain myself.

On Thursday I did A LOT of shopping.  I don’t go shopping very often…maybe 4 times a year; typically, if I purchase anything it’s via Amazon.com.  But on Thursday I went shopping at my favorite stores: Target, Pier 1, and Anthropologie.  I got some new dishes, LOTS of fall scented candles, some new shirts for me and my new niece, and some cosmetics. 
Thursday night I went out with some of my girlies from blogland and had a blast! Fellow Houston bloggers, if you couldn’t make it, you were definitely missed.  I’m looking forward to catching up with y’all next month.
But when I got home Thursday night, my fur babies were in some serious trouble! They have never been this bad.  They don’t normally get into the trash or chew anything but their toys, but they got into the kitchen trash can.  There were coffee grounds everywhere!!!  I was completely shocked!  Check out these guilty faces!

Friday I cleaned my house from top to bottom.  As hot as it’s been here in Houston, I feel like my dogs are trying to see just how much fur hair they can shed.  It drives me nuts and I’m cleaning constantly.  While I really do enjoy cleaning (I find it therapeutic), I am looking forward to when the weather is cooler and the shedding slows down.  Once I was done cleaning I did our grocery shopping and got to cooking.  I was having my female co-workers over for the first time since we moved.  I put together a really yummy cheese spread for when everyone was gathering. For the cheese board I had a couple kinds of dried salami, blueberries, grapes, dried cranberry trail mix, 2 kinds of crackers, fig spread, basil pesto, brie, tomato & basil goat cheese, a sharp Irish cheddar, & a chipotle Vermont cheddar.
For dinner & dessert I made a fig, prosciutto, and arugula pizza, and pots de crème (recipe).

Saturday was really relaxing.  I made some oatmeal cookies, read some of my photography books, watched When Harry Met Sally, went to Hobby Lobby (and didn’t purchase anything; this was a first!), played with the puppies, and watched lots of football.

Sunday I went to church and then to the airport to pick up my hubby.  It was a good weekend, but the best part was getting the Mr. from the airport.  It was so nice to have him back. 

The fall semester begins for faculty today so I have a lot of lists, planning, and meetings this week, but I’m ready for it.  

How was your weekend? What did you do?