Hey guys! Happy Monday! I’m so excited for this week. I have a three day work week and then I’m off to Chicago for a blogger event on Thursday. It’s going to be a fun time!
Here’s what I was up to this weekend. Don’t forget to link up to your weekend snapshots recap at the bottom of this post!
Friday night I went with Hannah to see Mamma Mia! She was so sweet to invite me to be her +1. We had a fun opportunity at the start of the show where we got to be followed around by a camera as we were taped taking a selfie and picking out snacks at the concession stand. The shots are going to be used in promotional materials for Omaha Performing Arts. I hope we don’t look like goobers. 😉 The play was so fun and the music was fabulous. At the end of the show everyone was standing and clapping as they sang an encore performance of Dancing Queen. It was a great night!
Saturday was a lazy day. I didn’t wake up until noon and didn’t get out of PJs until 2 o’clock. When I finally did get moving for the day it was to get one of my last sessions at Ideal Image. I’ve been loving it so far but I’ve had a lot of hair come back since my last session (where I was previously almost hair free), so I was a little unsure what was going on. When I told them this they cranked the power up to the max my treatment would allow. Oh my goodness it hurt! I’m hoping it works though. I’m pretty sure shaving is one of my least favorite things in the world!
After leaving Ideal Image I met up with Clare and we headed over to Espana for a tapas dinner. I have always wanted to try this place and was so glad I did with such fun company. The food was really good, I liked it, but also didn’t think it was the best food I ever had. What I loved was the company. I love fun times with girlfriends.
Sunday morning I was determined to have a more productive day. I woke up, hit up a Zumba class where I ran into my friend Lauren, and then headed home to pack up my blog stuff and meet up with Hannah at Starbucks. We had a working coffee date where we blogged and planned out our week. I was SO productive! We definitely need to do more of these. It’s amazing what getting out of the house and turning off Bravo can do for your productivity! 😉
Sunday night was pretty special. I got to pick Josh up from the airport! He’s been gone for a week in Philly and I’ve missed him so much. I promptly greeted him by asking if he wanted to help me make pesto for the week. He’s such a sport. 😀
We caught up on each other’s weeks while we made a big batch of pesto and pea zoodles. It’s going to be a yummy week!
Questions of the Day: What was the highlight of your weekend? Have you seen Mamma Mia? Do you work best at home or outside of the home?
Looks like a great time was had.
It was a great weekend!
I’m really interested in the whole Ideal Image experience. Laser hair removal is a huge thing in Australia and the cost is less than the cost of a wax which is so surprising. I am tempted to get it done but worried about the whole hair growing back thing. Is it worth it?
Josh is such a sport!! I do the same thing with Ben all the time. lol “hey, I know you had a long day at work, but don’t sit in front of the tv, come make dinner with me!” haha
Excited to hear about your blogger conference next week!
So far I’m really liking it but I can’t say for sure until all treatments are said and done. For how much I’m paying I want to be hair free! Haha Laser hair removal is expensive in the U.S.!
love the results of hair removal. Love the cooking!
Irene
http://www.thedailylace.com
I’m hoping all the hair goes away and stays away! Haha
it was a WALKIE TALKIE buying weekend here.
which meant I was WALKING TALKIE’ing and no pics were snapped :-_
I love walkie talkies! That sounds like a fun weekend to me!
Love your weekend snapshots, Erin. Looks like you had a great weekend. Thanks for that yummy pesto recipe, also. =)
Have a great Monday! Ada. =)
That pesto is the best!! I just ate my pesto zoodles for lunch!
laser hair removal is the best lol but def hurts!
Yes! I’m very excited to be done! Haha
That’s awesome you make your own pesto! I’ve wanted to but haven’t yet. This is my first time joining your link up and will be coming back each week! Happy Monday!
Thanks for joining Lindsey! I’m in love with that pesto, I just ate it for lunch!
I would love laser hair removal! Looks like a fun weekend and lots of delicious food 🙂
The results are awesome but it’s very pricey! All my hair better go away! Haha
Fun that you’re heading to Chicago this week! Let me know if you need any recommendations!
I don’t think I’ll have any down time but I will definitely be hitting you up for recommendations when I go there for vacation! I’ve heard wonderful things about Chicago!
Mmmmm homemade pesto sounds amazing! I’ve not done laser hair removal, it sounds like it hurts, haha!
It does hurt but hopefully I’ll never have to shave again! Haha
Hi Erin! Happy Monday! You must be super excited to have him back home with you. And I’ve seen Mamma Mia the movie, but not the production and would love it. How cool you’ll be in some ads for the theatre! Have a great week! 🙂
Thanks Ashley! I hope you have a great week too! I’m so nervous to see the promotional clips! Haha
I love the idea of meeting up for a blogging date. I sometimes make myself go to a coffee shop too because I’m way more productive than at home.
I love working at coffee shops! I need to do it more often!
So glad you had fun at Mamma Mia! I had the hardest time not standing up at my seat and singing and dancing the whole show.
It was such an awesome show but way more inappropriate than I was expecting. There was a lot of little kids in the audience! Haha
Thank you for hosting for us! Take care and see you soon!
Grace
http://colorandgrace.com/
You’re so welcome Grace! Enjoy your Monday!
There’s that pesto again…yum! 😉
It’s so good! I just ate it for lunch!
You had a fun, action packed weekend! I love Espana, it’s such a cool place!
I want to go back to Espana and try even more dishes! The menu was huge!
I had the BEST time with you this weekend! Thanks for being my +1 and for blogging with me. We definitely need to have those Starbucks dates more often. I’m always extra productive when we do 🙂
Yes we do! I was amazed at how much I got done! This was such a fun weekend!
Love the weekend snipits! That food looks Delicious!
XO JNESS
http://jenessasheffield.com/
Thanks Jenessa! It was a fun weekend!
Such cute photos! Looking forward to hearing about the event in Chicago!
http://www.tailoredandtrue.wordpress.com
I’m so excited for Chicago! I love meeting bloggers in person!
1. ADORABLE photo & it sounds like you two had a great time!
2. I went to Espana at least 5 years ago – and lovvvvvved it! We kept the sangria pitchers coming with our group. Haha. I’m thinking with my restrictive diet (no dairy, grains or sugar) that I won’t be able to eat there again. I wish I’d have gone back – but maybe it’s not as good as it once was.
3. Pesto and Zoodles! Yum! Which spiralizer do you use? I was thinking about making some zoodles tonight, but not sure what to do with them yet….
I’m actually looking to upgrade my spiralizer to this one: http://www.inspiralized.com/the-inspiralizer/ but haven’t yet! I love the blog though and get so many recipe ideas from there!
I think I need to go to Espana and get the red sangria. Red wine tends to give me headaches but the white sangria was almost vinegar-y. I was bummed it didn’t live up to the hype. 🙁
Mmm, those zoodles look yummy! Glad you had a nice weekend.
Thank you! It was such a great weekend! And the zoodles were delicious!
That’s so awesome that you were picked for that Omaha opportunity! I first heard the mamma mia soundtrack almost 10 years ago and I fell in love! I was that person singing Dancing Queen in high school 🙂
meg of An Affair of Character
It was such an awesome play! I can’t believe I’ve never watched it before! Now I want to rent the movie!
My favorite part of the weekend was DEFINITELY driving up to Evergreen to celebrate one of my best friend’s engagements. He’s like an adopted brother to me, so that was amazing. THe sad part was that our dog of 14 years old died. :((( I miss her. Furry creatures sure work their way into your heart.
Yay for your friend’s engagement! I’m so sorry to hear about your dog though. 🙁 Pets are such a special part of our lives and losing them is like losing family. Thankfully it sounds like she lived a long, happy life, which is all any of us can ask for in the end!
I’ve missed stopping by here to drool over your food pics! Thanks for hosting!
xo,
Lisa
Thanks for coming back!! 😀