Friday Favorites: Spring Vacation Week
We had a very relaxing and low key week at our home. Despite being April vacation we had no real plans as Alec was the only one that had the week the off (and even at that he had track practice mid-day a few times). At the last minute Evan and I did decide to enjoy a week off too since he's nearly done all his work for this year anyway and I enjoyed sleeping in and lounging about in the mornings.
Ian, Evan, and I met up with our hiking group Friday afternoon to go hiking; we hiked about an hour and we had 5 families show up so it was a nice large group. The weather was just beautiful! (Alec was home nursing two bum ankles from practice the day before).
My husband and I went out to dinner and a movie on Saturday and left the boys some money to get pizza; it's so handy to have another driver in the house! It was a really cute movie and we had a delicious dinner at Pizzeria Uno afterwards.
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| I had this outfit all picked out... and then changed at the very last minute since the shoes were hurting my sore foot that I'm STILL nursing.. |
Speaking of driving, Alec and I have been trying to get out driving every single day this week while he's on break. We're shooting for an hour of driving practice each day and he's getting pretty good at it! I honestly can't wait to have 2 licensed teens in our house even if I will be so nervous; it's a great milestone and one I'm proud my boys want to achieve as so many of their friends and contemporaries are not bothering to learn to drive. (We don't have public transportation here so they'll all have to learn sooner or later!).
We had a very lazy Easter Sunday spent around the house and in the afternoon we played a few board games-- Yahtzee and Trivia Crack.
Alec, Evan, and I met up with our friends on Monday in Newport. We went on a seal watch tour and had the best time! The weather was sunny and there were lots of seals out. We then walked around Newport and got some lunch together.
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| Warm and comfy with an added fleece lined windbreaker |
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| It was nice enough to sit out on the patio twice this week! (and I LOVE this cute book too!) |
What a lovely hike. I bet that book is charming. Have the BEST WEEKEND.
ReplyDeleteIt is such a charming book!
DeleteLove the seal tour! They are so cute!
ReplyDeleteMelissa | Little Frugal Homestead
They were just adorable to watch!
DeleteWhat a lovely week. So many cheesecakes. Wow!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Dawn
I know! It was overwhelming... all I kept thinking was what are we going to do with all these?!
DeleteYour selfies always look great (I take a terrible selfie so always admire good ones) and I loved the seal photos.
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you; a full length mirror set right night to our huge windows helps tremendously!
DeleteI love these posts! I'm also envious of the cheesecakes. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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ReplyDeleteI was hoping to go see "The lost city" but the husband and my boys are out voting me and we are going to see "Unchartered." Was "The lost city" good? Do you recommend it?
My boys are 9 and 12. They are get their learn's license at 14. Exciting and scary.
I am linking up for a virtual coffee tomorrow. I hope you will get a chance to stop in.
Yeah, I've been seeing a few comments show up a few times and figured that's what was happening.
DeleteWOW! at 14?? You can not get a learner's permit in CT until you are actually 16 and then can't get an actual driver's license until 16 1/2 (with a whole bunch of rules that really means you can't drive with friends or anything until 17 1/2).
I love rom coms so I thought The Lost City was really cute and really funny... but I did feel like the match up between Channing and Sandra was a bit weird.
Juniors cheesecake is my weakness. I sooo want to order some from them. I haven't had them in years. I love your date night outfit. So cute. How was the movie?
ReplyDeleteWe had never had one before until this past Christmas when this same customer sent my husband one; they are good! The movie was really cute.
DeleteIt looks like you had a nice, relaxing spring break. The Seal watch tour sounds like so much fun! And Junior's Cheesecakes are delicious! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteIt was a wonderfully, relaxing week.
DeleteThat movie does look good. I love anything with Sandra Bullock! I was excited to see she is finally in something. It seems like she hasn't been in a movie in a while.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing; I wondered if she had been on intentional hiatus or if it was just Hollywood not wanting to cast her.
DeleteThat really is a cute book, isn't it? As an aside, I really admire how you do your outfit selfies. I'm trying to take a selfie a month and failing dismally!
ReplyDeleteI found that having a floor mirror I can use in optimal lighting made a huge difference in my awful selfies that I used to take.
DeleteI remember many of my younger patients not learning to drive when they turned 16 and that was inconceivable to me. I think it's a good skill to have.
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Jodie
www.jtouchofstyle.com
We've talked a lot about why that is the new reality... and honestly in our state at age 16 there isn't much they can do. Most jobs require you to be 18, you are not allowed to drive with friends in the car until you've had your license a full year, and there are lots of other stipulations about driving too. All of those rules go out the window at 18 so many are waiting until much later and can have a job to afford gas, insurance, etc. as well as getting to drive with friends.
DeleteI remember when my kids were learning to drive, too. It's very nerve wracking, but all of that practice will help! That piece of cheesecake looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteI think he's doing a great job and he doesn't make me all that nervous anymore but I know I will be so nervous those first few times he goes out driving alone.
DeleteThank you for sharing your lovely week with us at #weekendcoffeeshare. Nice spring weather is so great for hiking and outdoor activities. I enjoyed 'The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris'.
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting! I just finished up the Chocolate Shop this morning and I was not prepared for the tearful ending (even as I could sense it approaching!).
DeleteNature is so beautiful right now isn't it. All the green and pink, I'm enjoying it. A lot of cheesecake! Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteWe are slowly seeing more green and more buds and more blooms. It's fabulous!
DeleteIt is so nice to have licensed drivers in the house - I never thought I'd think that but it is a game changer. You live in such a pretty area - how nice it must be to go seal watching and to hike! Okay, the cheesecake - oh my goodness, what a wonderful surprise!
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Kellyann
I love having other drivers around and am even warning my youngest I'm signing him up for driver's ed. at 16! LOL.
DeleteThanks for sharing your week. It sounds as though you are enjoying the spring weather. I love watching seals.
ReplyDeleteThank you! It was a lot of fun. We've seen many seals at the zoo and aquarium before and have enjoyed watching their antics but this is the first time I've seen them in the wild!
DeleteIt sounds like you had a lovely break and the hike sounds great with all the other families. What a treat that cheesecake was.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It was a lot of fun.
DeleteWhat a great week! I didn't know there was a seal watching tour in Newport! I'm going out there next month and will check it out!
ReplyDeleteJill - Doused in Pink
It's through a non-profit organization called Save the Bay... but if I remember correctly they did say they only have the tours from December through April because the seals migrate to Maine for the summer. They do have lighthouse and other boat tours though!
DeleteI feel like *I* need to get out driving every single day, haha! I actually used to be terrified of driving, then did exposure therapy to deal with that, but since covid/WFH, I barely leave the house at all, let alone drive anywhere. It is wild how unsettling driving feels now that I’m so out of practice! It's like I'm a teenager again!
ReplyDeleteOh I bet! I don't love driving but I definitely feel like it's one of those things that you feel more comfortable with the more you do it. I still dread having to drive into or near any city.
DeleteI'm surprised the kids don't want to learn to drive. The seals are so cool!
ReplyDeleteIt was such a fun day!
DeleteI am so happy you had such a relaxing yet productive week! I definitely understand you can't wait for Alec to get his driver's license too.
ReplyDeleteThank you! It was a nice and relaxing yet productive week. I just love those.
DeleteWhat a fun week you had! I'd love to visit those seals! Such sweet little faces they have :-) I'm glad to hear you're enjoying life and took a mellow week to focus on each lovely moment (cheesecake included)! May the coming week be just as wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThey were so cute! I was surprised at how well we could see them through the zoom lens and binoculars.
DeleteSounds like you had a wonderful week! It's nice to see so many signs of spring. There have been lots of wild azelas blooming and I even saw some wisteria growing wild! Having 5 cheesecakes show up at your house must have been a fun surprise!
ReplyDeleteIt was quite a surprise!
DeleteLove the update. How was that movie? I've wanted to see it. My forsythia has been done blooming for about a month.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was really cute and funny. I enjoyed it.
Deleteoh good to know! I think I'd trust your judgement...lol.
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