Friday Favorites: The First Week of October

 Despite having to cancel our weekend plans last weekend (my husband and I were going to spent 3 days in Vermont) we still had a great week!  We're hoping to squeeze in one last trip up north before winter but we'll see... Our calendar is filling up fast.  We turned our attention to some home improvement projects instead and enjoyed some really wonderful fall weather this week.

Friday afternoon Evan and I headed out hiking with our hiking group; we had 4 families show up! This was the largest group hike we've had since the pandemic started and it was nice to see some new faces.  It was such a beautiful day for a hike too.

Before taking Alec to karate on Saturday, my husband and I headed to Lowe's to pick out a new sink faucet and some new shower faucets.  I was so excited to tackle this mini master bath update... but it really turned into a PROJECT by the end of the weekend and we still don't have everything together yet.  I am loving the new faucets and having 2 shower heads but I am dreading all the repainting and work that will entail as we had to cut a hole in the master closet wall and in one of the bathroom walls.  

The new sink faucet was so easy to install and no more drips!

We took the shower doors off; pressure washed them and the tracks, but installing the two new shower heads meant cutting holes in both the wall of our bathroom and my closet wall. 

My clothes are scattered through our room in totes and hanging in random closets throughout the house

One good thing is that the hole was made with a clean cut in the drywall so we can use the same piece to fix it. 

It is lovely to have two shower heads though; I feel like I am in a spa shower. 

When we were out hiking my friend had me try her butternut squash crackers and I LOVED them so I bought a box of those and these puffs showed up as another suggestion to my cart.  They are amazing and a whole cup of them are only 2 points on WW that sweet sugary cinnamon with the texture of a cheese puff is wonderful!

These were the crackers that started it all; they're delicious but not really WW friendly.

A few of my outfits were favorites this week! I am LOVING the poncho I found at Talbots this summer. 

I almost returned this baby doll top since it's not my favorite style on me but it was just perfect for a warm mid-70's day of hiking so I'm glad I decided to keep it. 

While our loss of power week for over 4 hours early in the week was not a favorite; this guy being able to start the generator for me without his father around was a huge lifesaver!  Plus we spent a fun afternoon playing cards with my mother in law since we were all without power.

It poured! 

I had the whole house to myself on Wednesday afternoon and ate my lunch outside enjoying the view and a new book.

Evan and I met up with my mom and her friend to go hiking at Old Furness on Thursday.  We hiked for nearly 2 hours and the weather was just perfect. 

We found two new family favorite recipes this week; pizza pork chops from Show Me + Sweet Tea. I served ours with whole grain pasta for a low point WW meal.

We also made Apple Turkey Meatballs from The Healthy Toast. After I made and browned the meatballs I put them in the crock pot with some BBQ sauce and let them continue cooking over low heat the whole day.  We served them over rice with some frozen veggies.  

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