What I'm Loving Wednesday

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I am loving this dress that I bought for Sally's first 4th of July off Etsy. It will also be perfect for a certain little man's birthday party at the end of July too!

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I am loving these two outfits that I bought for Sally off Zulily today. I got them in 18 months so she will be able wear them next summer.

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I love that we are doing the Gibson 5K this weekend. This is our third race in the last month. I love pushing Sally through that finish line.

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We checked out a new church last week and I liked it. We plan on going back this week. It's way different from the Episcopal church! 

May Bluum Box and a Sally Video

Here is the contents of the May Bluum box.

My box contained a very large size of Palmer's oil (supposed to help with scars, stretch marks, etc.), 2 sunscreen wipes, an Ella's Kitchen food pouch, a tooth wipe, and 2 small packets of baby wash. This box was OK....but I would love a hat or toy.

And here is a video of my sweet baby girl :)

Go Here: The Rusty Propeller

On Saturday, Joe and I drove out to Rossville (about 15 minutes past Collierville) to check out The Rusty Propeller. It's a really neat store with lots of antiques....the good stuff....Mason jars, soda crates, burlap covered chairs, chippy furniture, vintage theatre seats, church pews, etc. They had some really neat stuff. I especially loved all of the letters and old signage. 

I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves.

Go here to see their Facebook page.

Weekend Wrap-Up

This is over a week late....but I wanted to share anyway.

Thursday
On Thursday, Joe and I did the "Zoom Through The Zoo" 5K race. Joe came in first place for his age group! I was so proud!! I was proud of myself too. I pushed Baby Sally for 4 miles while run/walking. 


Our little family after the race

Joe's family came to meet up with us after the race. 

Friends!! 

After the race, we walked over the Levitt Shell to attend a free concert.


Friday
On Friday night we left Sally with her first "real" (paid) babysitter so that we could go to Zoo Brew. She did great and we had a wonderful time! First we went to dinner with everyone at Las Delicias :)

Joe and Little Joe

Me and Joe

Saturday
On Saturday I waited for Kristy to get into town. We ran some errands, ate lunch at Las Delicias (can you tell I'm obsessed?!) and then everyone went to the Redbirds game downtown. This was Sally's first Redbirds game and she did great. She really liked to watch the screen.

Sunday
 Sunday morning, we had Sally's Christening at church and then a party at our house to celebrate in the afternoon. Here are the pictures.


My baby girl in her beautiful Christening gown.



And here is when I showed her herself in the mirror....seriously....so cute!



We took a lot of pictures before and after the service.


Joe and his mom and stepdad.

Me and Sally with the Godmothers, Kristy and Lindsey 

 Joe with Sally's Godfather, Little Joe

Here are some pictures of the backyard party before everyone arrived.

 

We had such a wonderful (but SUPER busy) weekend :)

Menu Monday

First I want to share some recipes with you that I made over the weekend. 

I made Asian Slaw with Peanut Dressing for a neighborhood street party on Saturday.  It was delish!!

On Sunday I made my famous guacamole. I am sharing the recipe with you today. This makes enough to bring to a party.

Here is my recipe:

4-6 avocados

juice from 1 1/2 lemons

2 garlic cloves (minced)

dash of cumin

dash of salt

2 plum tomatos (seeded and diced)

2 tablespoons of cilantro (chopped)

1/2 jalapeno pepper (minced)

2 tablespoons red onion (diced small)

Mash up the avocados and squeeze in the lemon juice. Add everything else and stir well. Serve immediately. 

Here is what is on the menu for this week.

Monday

Spicy Chicken Fried Rice
This has 12 WW poitnts per serving (1.75 cups)

Tuesday

Lemon Pepper Shrimp Scampi with Orzo
This has 10 WW points per serving (1/2 cup orzo and about 7 shrimp)

Steamed Broccoli
I have made this several times and it is soooo yummy and light!!

Wednesday

Leftovers

Thursday

Leftovers

Friday

We are having some family over for dinner. Here is what I am making:

Baked Shrimp Scampi

Chocolate Ganache Raspberry Tart with a Shortbread Crust 

I will serve this with vanilla bean ice cream and raspberry sauce.

I will also be making a yummy salad and serving some fresh bread....yum! Maybe some sort of veggie too....not sure :)

Saturday

We have a race downtown tonight, so I am sure we will get a bite to eat afterwards.

Sunday

Joe and I are celebrating our 6th anniversary today!!