What's a girl to do

when she has a weekend without her husband AND without her child?

She shops!
my "to-do" list did not get done - but can I tell you that I had a great weekend? Not that I didn't miss Ethan and talk with him a few times a day... But when he's home I want to spend time with him and even though Mike is more than capable of being home with him all day on a weekend - I feel guilty if I spend the majority of my weekends without him. But this weekend, not so much.

Grandma picked Ethan up Thursday morning and he spent a wonderful weekend with her, poppa and Mac. They went to the library twice and played in the snow. He got pulled around on a sled, he rode in poppa's pick-up truck in the driveway and got to bake with grandma. He had a blast and was exhausted when he got home on Sunday.

See post below about Mike's adventures this weekend.

I got to go to a 40th birthday party for Jeff (yes, we're getting old). Pizza and bowling and high school hair! those pictures to be shared at a later date - but I must say I came pretty close to my senior prom hair :)

Saturday Dawn and I had cupcakes and coffee for breakfast. A woman I know opened her own cupcake bakery on Colfax - all by herself - so proud of her! www.lovelyconfectionsbakery.com
and they are yummy! (I was actually there twice on Saturday).

52 and sunny on Saturday and we were out and about like the carefree 30-somethings we used to be - Cherry Creek North was awesome. As were the $200 maternity jeans we did not buy for Dawn. And a trip to the mall where I got "pretty" at the MAC counter.

I was able to take dinner to my friend Ivory who unfortunately is on bedrest at Rose until she has her baby. One week down - 15 to go!! She said dinner was good - and I'll believe her. Goat cheese and sundried tomato stuffed chicken breasts with Italian herb risoto and spring peas. Recipe from Emeril - and actually forwarded to me from Ivory a few months ago - right back at ya!

Sunday - I was productive after getting out of bed at 10am with a massive headache. Seriously? a headache? I had 1/2 a glass of wine - how old am I? I painted our master bathroom - FINALLY! We've only been in the house for almost 4 years. I never claimed to be a decorator or have an eye for color (as you will see once I take pictures). But Mike likes it and it isn't yellow - so he likes it even more.