Weekend Wrap Up

 

Happy Monday!

I hope you had a great weekend.

Here's what we were up to...

I woke up at 5:00 and violently coughed until 7:00. Every time I almost fell asleep, my coughing would wake me up. It wasn't fun. But at least I didn't feel like I was swallowing glass anymore.

If only I could sleep as easily as this baby.

Before even getting out of my jammies, I checked on a cute little kitty cat I was looking after for the weekend. Percy hid under the bed while I was there. Maybe tomorrow he would be my friend!

When I got home, Paul and I watched the eviction episode of Big Brother from the night before. I thought Julie's outfit was flawless but others did not like her asymmetrical top!

Jelly was rooting for Swaggy C.

Paul and I headed to the gym around noon for a short workout. My shoulder has been nagging me for months but I think it is finally healed! Although now that I put that thought out in the universe, I am sure it will start hurting again...

Later that night, Paul and I went out and about. First we went to Kohl's because I had a 30% off coupon and a $5 gift card. I tried on 16 clothing items, looked at jewelry and shoes, but couldn't find anything I wanted! So Paul got a t-shirt and we got two new bath towels for the ground total of $7.50.

One of the items of clothes I tried on were those high waisted, very short cut off jean shorts that are all the rage right now. Guys, I have never felt more 36 in my life than in that moment. No pictures. It's too embarrassing.

The shorts were similar to these:

I liked some of the clothes I tried on but not enough to purchase.

Then we headed to to Gettysburg because we wanted to check out the ciders at Reid's. When we were in Vermont, I got into ciders. Reid's had a pretty large flight for $10. I tried their sweetest ones and found three I really liked. I didn't drink the whole flight because that was a lot of cider!

While we tasted, we played cards. We love cards!

Before driving home, we enjoyed some fine dining at Wendy's! We don't eat fast food much, but when we do, it's Wendy's!

Paul and I listen to podcasts in the car. Today, we listened to an episode of Stuff You Should Know called How Condoms Work. IT WAS FASCINATING. I mean, I know how condoms work, but they went into more details like what condoms were like in ancient times, and how governments all over the world buy condoms and resell them at a lower price so they are accessible to as many people as possible. They also talked about how they're made and tested. You should really check out the Stuff You Should Know podcast, especially because the hosts, Josh and Chuck, are hilarious.

Well, that was a terrible night of sleep. Laying down caused me to violently cough again. I coughed from 11-1:30 before I finally fell asleep. I woke up at 3:30 and coughed until 4:30. Then I managed to fall asleep until 7:15.

I was quite tired when I woke up. There was a 10 mile trail race penciled into my calendar but while I fully planned to run today, I determined I was in no shape to commit to ten miles. Lack of sleep + second day of my period + getting over strep made me err on the side of caution. I was bummed.

But there was no choice but to take on the day. I poured some coffee and then headed out to check on P-Dizzle. (Percy) He didn't hide under the bed. Instead, he peered at me from behind the couch for like 10 minutes straight. I could tell he was conflicted about whether or not to be my friend...

Then in an act of defiance, I ran 10 miles. More on that run tomorrow.

After that, I popped over to the mall to pick up the pottery my niece and I made last week. My pineapple turned out well!

I did some browsing but didn't buy anything. I loved this dress but it was $22 and I didn't need it so I passed.

I saw these awesome jeans at American Eagle. Ali wore them on her blog and I liked them a lot. I couldn't bring myself to pay $60 for them though because I didn't need them. I have plenty of pants and I don't even wear all of them.

Look at the shoes I found at Payless. They were $10. I totally would have worn these in high school! Are they back in style now? I don't think so!

We had a late 4th of July picnic at my uncle's to attend that evening. I improvised and made a Mexican quinoa salad. In it was corn, black beans, tomatoes, cilantro, red onion, salt, pepper, garlic, and cumin. Basically, I used my guacamole recipe but instead of avacado, I used quinoa and black beans.

Quinoa is bottom right.

It was so fun to see my family at the picnic. We got to see Aunt Jane's new Japanese Garden and Uncle Rick set off fireworks. 

 My fabulous aunts!

About an hour before the fireworks were going to start, Paul said to me, "Rick asked me to help with the fireworks so I'm going to do that."

"No you're not!" I said instantly.

"No, Paul," My mom told him.

The wife and mother-in-law spoke! Someone else helped.

**Note: These were BIG fireworks!**

I slept so much better thanks to an OTC cough suppressant! I did my last check on Percy. He stayed under the bed. Oh well, someday Percy will be my friend!

It was a dreary day, so Paul and I hit up Planet Fitness.

Then we checked out the Old Sledworks in Duncannon. It is now an antique place.

We had this glass when I was a kid!

A payphone is an antique!?

Super cute music stand.

 They had a vintage arcade!

 This little 50s burger shop used to actually serve food but I guess not anymore.

I had one of these when I was a kid! It was from a Happy Meal.

We had this Town & Country wagon too.

In fact, my Auntie Eileen was pulling me and my brothers in it and dumped us into the street by accident!

I ended up getting a bunch of puzzles (not antiques) and started them as soon as I got home.

After dinner, we watched Big Brother! Then it was time to go to bed and read a book get on reddit. :)

Tell me something fun you did this weekend!
Do you like cider?
Big Brother fans: Who are you rooting for this season?
Would you let your husband help with fireworks?