Happy Monday everyone! Wow was this an awesome weekend. I had fun date nights with my husband, a road trip with my girlfriends, got in some killer workouts, and ate a ton of great food. It doesn’t get much better than that! Don’t forget to link up to your weekend snapshots at the end of this post!
Saturday morning Hannah picked me and Jordan up and we road tripped to Des Moines. It was bridesmaid dress shopping time! We had an appointment at Schaffer’s, this absolutely gorgeous bridal boutique.
Hannah’s mom, Jeremy’s mom, and all the bridesmaids (minus one who lives far away) were there. Picking the dress ended up being the easiest thing ever. It looked great on everyone, is a beautiful color, and perfectly matches Hannah’s wedding dress. It was such a fun morning of trying on dresses, girl talk, and baby cuddles with sweet Everly.
After ordering our dresses we all went to Red Robin for lunch. We had worked up an appetite! I got a chicken lettuce wrap and sweet potato fries. It was messy but so good.
We wound up at Nordstrom Rack after lunch. I had no idea there was one in Des Moines and am a little nervous about what I will do with this information in the future. I mean two hours isn’t that far away, right? 😉 I was good and managed not to buy anything for myself but I picked up a new wallet for Josh since he desperately needed one.
Saturday night Josh and I headed down to Old Market for a block party! The streets were closed off, there was live music, drinks and food from local eateries. Omaha knows how to summer right!
I got this chicken penne pasta.
And split a watermelon tomato feta salad with Josh. It was so good we recreated it the next day!
We enjoyed craft cocktails while listening to Josh Hoyer. His band is amazing! Josh and I definitely want to go to more of his performances.
We walked around Old Market a bit and decided to end the night with Ted & Wally’s ice cream. I got the lavender honey chèvre and Josh got the swiss chocolate malt. It was a sweet end to a sweet night!
Sunday involved morning cuddles with this guy, followed by a workout, and house cleaning.
For lunch we headed to Nite Owl for ramen. Every Sunday they offer a special ramen menu from Ugly Duck Ramen. Josh and I both got the coconut kale corn ramen and it was so freaking good. I see this becoming a Sunday tradition!
After we finished braving Costco’s Sunday crowds I got to work recreating the watermelon tomato salad from Saturday and Josh got to work whipping up some mixed drinks. We took them up to the roof and enjoyed our dinner al fresco. It was the perfect end to a wonderful weekend!
Questions of the Day: What was the highlight of your weekend? Are you a fan of Ramen? Do you have a Nordstrom Rack nearby?
beautiful pictures! thank you for hosting the link up!
Irene
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Thanks so much for stopping by and joining Irene!
What a fun girls road trip. I’m already so eager to see the bridesmaid dresses & Hannah’s wedding gown. All you ladies are going to look gorgeous.
Hannah’s dress is BEYOND gorgeous! Omg I love it!! It’s so her.
Gorgeous lunch view!
I love getting to sit on the rooftop and look out over the city I love so much!
Ooooo fancy ramen! I love bridesmaid dress shopping. It’s so fun and such a special time!
Bridesmaid dress shopping was so much fun! And the ramen was the bomb dot com.
Bridesmaid dress shopping is so fun and it’s cool that you guys got dress that match her wedding dress! That lavender chevre ice cream sounds amazing and a watermelon, tomato, and feta salad?! Yum! Thanks for hosting the link up!
The salad was incredible! Thanks so much for stopping by and joining the link up Heather!!
Hooray for sunny fun summer weekends. Yours looks fab- that street market and that food- oh yummy!
I do have a Nordstrom Rack – we have two actually! It’s somewhat dangerous haha. Highlight of my weekend was having a bonfire and making s’mores with friends in a house we rented in West Virginia.
I do like ramen – there’s a place near me that serves it different ways. Yum!
I’m so jealous you have TWO Nordstrom Racks nearby! I just want one! haha
Ooooh Nordstrom Rack is the best! A 2 hour drive isn’t so bad 😉
I wish it was way less but I’ll do the drive for special sales and occasions! haha
The highlight of my weekend was probably my dad’s 50th birthday celebrations! It was quite a blast honestly to be around people again 🙂 I haven’t had ramen actually, I feel like I’m missing out!
Happy Birthday to your dad!! What a big milestone! And you totally need to try ramen! It’s yummy!
Oh you’re very brave to do Costco on a Sunday. I won’t go on a Sunday no matter how badly I need something.
It was definitely insane but the samples made it worth it! haha
Ooooh fun!! You always have such great weekends! 🙂 🙂
Aww thanks Annette! I hope you’re enjoying lots of baby snuggles!
Yay for an awesome weekend… especially Saturday!! 😉
It was such a fun weekend!! Thank you so much for asking me to be in your wedding! 😀
The cat looks adorable 🙂
I love my Punkin! 😀
That ramen looks amazing!
The ramen was SO good! I hope they get a permanent shop soon!
The food that you ate sounds amazing. I instantly started googling recipes for the watermelon salad and the coconut kale ramen.
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The watermelon salad is amazing! And I’m on a bit of a ramen kick now! haha I love food way too much.
We love the Red Robin. Their campfire sauce is the BEST!
Ohh I haven’t had that! Now I want to try it!!
That looks like a wonderful weekend 🙂 I could use a little bit of that ice cream right now…or maybe the craft cocktail 😉
Both were awesome! Here’s to another weekend being right around the corner!
Wow that ramen looks SO good!!! Love the ‘rack and had no idea Red Robin offers sweet potato fries?! Sounds like you had an awesome weekend!
Red Robin sweet potato fries were really yummy! And the ramen was out of this world good!!
Beautiful pictures and ALL the food looked great. Nordstrom’s Rack, oh my. It’s RIGHT down the road from me. Dangerous!
I’m so jealous you have a Nordstrom Rack right down the road!! I would LOVE that!
I have a Nordstrom Rack a little over an hour away… which I thought was dangerous, but after two fruitless treks there and back without any good finds… I haven’t been in quite some time. But it is addicting!
The key is to search through the sales! I love when they do sales on sales! Haha I’m so cheap.
Looks like a wonderful time!!!!
Jaymie
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Thanks Jaymie! It was!!
Sounds like a great weekend with lots of fun. A night out with some good, live music toppled with ice cream seems like something we’d enjoy. Maybe a good idea for this weekend! Thanks for hosting a great linkup!
I hope you get to have a super fun weekend with lots of summer activities!
It looks like you had a great weekend with yummy food!
It was such a fun weekend! Thanks Rachel!
Bridesmaid dress shopping can be stressful. All that fun activity helped to make it a great weekend for you- minus the stress.
Thanks Michele! Yes I’m so glad bridesmaids dress shopping for us was stress free!
Sounds like you had an absolute BLAST!! Congratz to the bride to be!
Thanks Lizz! Hannah is going to be an absolutely stunning bride!
Really sounds like you had a great weekend! Nordstrom Rack is my wallets’ enemy. I have to avoid that place like the plague!
Thanks Rae! It was a great weekend! Isn’t Nordstrom Rack dangerous? The sales racks are out to get me. haha
Looks like you guys had a great weekend. Glad you were able to enjoy some time with your girlfriends and your hubby. The food looked wonderful. I love watermelon but am just not sure about it with cheese. I may have to give it a try sometime.
You should definitely give the watermelon and feta pairing a try. It sounds SO strange but it tastes so good!
It looks like a really fun weekend! Those meals looked delicious and those fries had me drooling!
The fries were SO yummy!
The Ramen bowl looks delicious! And Nordstrom Rack is pretty dangerous to my wallet. There’s one about 30 minutes from me, but I don’t go too often because the area is super trafficy/not fun to drive in. Hope you have a lovely week!
The ramen was so incredible! I’m so excited for next weeks!
Des Moines again?? So fun! I am actually working on a little blogger meet up there in a couple of months! 🙂
Yeah Hannah’s from Eastern Iowa so Des Moines was a good halfway point for us and her family. And oh how awesome about the meetup! I’d love to come!
They food looks so yummy. Such a great day you had.
Thanks Tara! It was an awesome weekend!
I didn’t know there was a Nordstrom rack there! Dangerous hahaa!
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SO dangerous! Especially on big sale days like Black Friday!
That bowl of ramen looks absolutely insane! Do you know what was in it? I would love to try and recreate it. You are brave, brave, brave for going to Costco on a Sunday. Sounds like you made it out alive! Haha… =)
It was coconut milk, mushrooms, corn, kale, and miso. SO SO GOOD! And oh man going to Costco on a Sunday was not smart but the samples made it worth it! haha They had a cinnamon roll sample…. I died. 😀
You definitely did have a great weekend filled with food, fun and a great date with your mate! #PersonalStyleLinkup
Thanks Antionette! It was super fun!
The block party looks so cool. Thanks for hosting.
Thanks for stopping by Patrick! The block party was awesome! I loved the music!
I was hoping you’d show us the dress…
That ramen looks amazing! There’s so much more to Omaha than I realized when I used to visit my parents there when I was younger!
Omaha is so much fun! I’m excited to make ramen a weekly thing!
Love the cat photo! and the link up. I’ll try to remember it for next week 🙂
I would love for you to stop by again and link up Lydia! It’s a lot of fun!
Mmmm I’m a huge sucker for food picks!! Yum yum!
There was so much good food!
Looks like a great time I love block parties with live music!
The block party was amazing! I love that it introduced me to a new band I love!
This sounds like such a fun weekend and Nordstrom Rack really is dangerous!
xx Kelly
Sparkles and Shoes
Nordstrom Rack is so dangerous! Maybe it’s a good thing it isn’t closer! haha
What a fun weekend! I love your food photos because I get super hungry just in time to make dinner
Natalia
http://www.lindifique.com
haha I’m glad the timing works out!!
We have a Nordstrom Rack but I haven’t visited it yet. I really should since my birthday is this weekend.
Ohh happy birthday! Yay for September babies!!
Nice and busy time. Looks like fun.
Thanks Debbie! It was a lot of fun!
Even the cat seemed to have enjoyed this weekend! Good for you all.
Punkin enjoys life. haha He’s fed, loved, and played with all the time. What is there to not be happy about? 😉
I wish I had as easy of a time picking out bridesmaid dresses as you guy! I’ve been looking for months and STILL haven’t pinned down the perfect one! Also… Nordstrom Rack. Way too dangerous. My wallet starts shaking if I’m within walking distance of one 🙂
Aww bummer! I’m sure you’ll find the perfect ones soon!!
I have a Rack super close by but I’m kind of over it lately, they are starting to make clothing lines just for the rack, whereas it used to be a place to get really high quality for much less, but they are still a fun store to shop!
Oh that stinks! Yeah I love a REAL bargain, not one they manufacture to make you think you’re saving money when you’re really spending how much they originally wanted you to spend.
Nothing beats Sunday morning cuddles with your cat!
Those are some of my absolute favorite things!!
You weren’t kidding when you said you had tons of great food! So curious about that lettuce wrap. Looks yummy!
It was great! They just took off the bun and wrapped the chicken sandwich in lettuce! It was great, although very messy!
Looks like you had a fabulous weekend! Have a great labor day weekend too!!
Thanks lady! I’m so excited for this upcoming holiday weekend!
Weekend well spent indeed! love the food shots!
Thanks Ron! It was so much fun!
Oh, you had a very busy weekend. A Nordstorm, two hours away from you is not far! Lol.
I wish we would get a Nordstrom even closer! I LOVE Nordstrom!
Costco on a Sunday sounds very risqué but I like your style 🙂
Omg it was crazy but the samples made it worth it! haha
I’m so glad the dress hunting went so well! I know everyone is going to look lovely. Also, I love that ramen Sunday tradition!
The ramen Sunday is such a fun tradition! And the dress is beautiful!! I’m so excited to wear it!
Good food and Nordstrom Rack? Sound like a great weekend to me (:
It was an awesome weekend!
Sounds like a fun weekend. We spent most of ours preparing for going to school. I’m looking forward to the upcoming holiday weekend, and my birthday.
I hope you have a great upcoming holiday weekend!
Those are great pictures. The watermelon salad looks really tasty to me.
The watermelon salad was incredible!!
Looks like you had a blast weekend with family and friends. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Aww thank you so much for stopping by and reading Jessica!
Your weekend looked darn near perfect! 🙂 I love when people take advantage of all the fun and unique things their city/town has to offer (block parties, rooftop dining). Life is too short not to 🙂
Omaha has so much fun stuff going on this time of year! I love it!
Looks like that was a fun weekend! Can’t wait to go wedding shopping with friends when they plan it.
I love weddings! So fun!
What a fun weekend
Thanks Julia! It was super fun!
What a fun weekend! Love that you documented it in photos. That watermelon tomato feta salad looks delicious!
The watermelon tomato feta salad was incredible!!