Fun Memorial Day Weekend

We had a busy but fun Memorial Day Weekend. It was packed with the perfect amount of friend time, productivity, and relaxation (okay, maybe not as much relaxation as I had hoped, but I feel less stressed since I was able to be productive!)

Friday night we went to O'Shaughnessy's to meet up with 2 of our old neighbors who are back in town. They moved to California last May and we miss them!!!  Our other neighbors were there too, so we had a good time hanging out and catching up.  Although, are bars always so LOUD?  I'm sure the noise is just amplified when you're not drinking :)

Marybell, Me, Catherine & Brad

Saturday morning I made Wake-up Casserole to last us through the whole weekend. We relaxed for a little bit and then our chair arrived for the nursery!!!  I've been on a search for the perfect glider/rocker/recliner for-ev-er and finally found it at Buy Buy Baby.  We ordered it back in April and could not be more pleased with it so far!  (Even though it's been like, 2 days).  We rearranged and set up the nursery how it will pretty much be when Baby B arrives.  We still need to move the rug over a little, put up a shelf by the changing table, and hang the prints on the wall behind the crib.  I washed a bunch of Baby B's clothes and reorganized his dresser contents.  Oh, I also made the boppy cover that you see in the picture below (the other weekend).  I messed it up a little - it's not as tight as I would like it to be, but it will work. It was a little tricky because I wanted to have the zipper along the seam and not on the top or bottom.  I mostly used this tutorial.  I also made homemade nursing pads the other weekend, but I'll spare you a pic of them ;)

Bailey tried to claim as much space as she could for herself.

Sunday our friends Anne and Brian (and little Ellie) drove down from Milwaukee for brunch and to hang out. Brian got a new job (congrats Brian!) so they will be moving to Boston in a few weeks.  We went to this local restaurant (The Alps) I've been wanting to try for a while and it was perfect! Considering our last few brunch experiences in Chicago, we were shocked to walk in and literally be seated right away!  The food was good and it was a nice atmosphere.   After brunch, we came back to the apartment to just relax and catch up for a bit.  Ellie had a blast running up and down our long hallway and "petting" Bailey and her tail.  Bailey wasn't too sure about all of the "pets," but she was good and put up with it (except when she was trying to run away from her).

Hugs from sweet Ellie

Sunday afternoon I spent cooking 3 Chicken Tortilla Casseroles and 2 Taco Soups in the kitchen. I have a plan to cook a bunch of freezer meals before the baby comes, but due to my feet KILLING me there is no way I can do a marathon cooking weekend/day like I used to.  So I decided I would split up the meals over the weekends and start this weekend.  I hope to make 2 different recipes per weekend (and double most of them) so we'll have a freezer full of favorites come July 16th (ish).

Yes I sat on the barstool while I layered the casseroles. Don't judge.

Monday was Tom's Birthday and he just wanted to have a relaxing, quiet day at home so that's what we did. It was perfect.  I love being able to just sit and relax and enjoy my coffee in the mornings. Although regarding the rest of the day, Tom did a better job relaxing than I did. I reorganized my closet and did a bunch of laundry.  I just feel like I can't relax if there are things that are bugging me that I want to get done.  I feel better because it was bugging me that things weren't organized, but I wish this weekend would last a little longer! I promise I'll relax a little more next weekend (I hope).

And finally, a bump pic.  This was taken last weekend after we went to a dinner at Tom's boss's house.  I look huge in this picture - it's definitely the dress.  I mean, don't get me wrong, as of last Friday, Baby B was measuring 5 pounds, 2 ounces, so he's definitely big, but this dress makes me look bigger than I think I actually am. On another note, 50 days left until Baby B's due date!!!!