Happy Monday everyone! I’ve been pretty quiet on here since the election. I needed some time to process and, honestly, grieve. My heart still hurts but I’m done wallowing. Love will trump hate. So expect a full blog calendar this week! 😀
I celebrated getting out of my funk with a packed weekend. It was just what I needed. Don’t forget to link up to your weekend snapshots at the bottom of this post!
Friday after work I met up with these lovely ladies for a runway show hosted by Fashion Gala Events. Wine and time with girlfriends were just what the doctor ordered.
The event was a lot of fun. There was some great fashion.
And fabulous music. Jocelyn is an Omaha native and performed a song between each runway set. This girl is going places!
We said hi to her after the show and got a picture together. Definitely check out her music. She has such a range it is unreal.
Saturday morning Josh and I ventured downtown to MADE, a local Omaha craft market. There are so many talented artists in the area. It’s fun to check out all their work!
We picked up lunch at The Dire Lion, a new-to-us English foodtruck parked outside the event.
I’m not even sure what all of it was, but it was delicious. And now I’m randomly wanting to plan a trip to the UK.
After the craft market Josh and I popped over to Farnam House so Josh could check out their brews. They were having a special Funk Fest, so while he got funky with a flight, I sipped on my favorite Glacial Till Cider.
That evening we headed to KANEKO for their AIGA design event. We listened to a panel discussion with three top designers from across the country. They talked about their work for companies like Nike, Google, Netflix, Apple, MIT, and so much more. I wish I had that kind of creativity.
We then checked out the exhibit that was created by students. Art galleries are always so calming to me.
Sunday mornings are for Punky snuggles! When I saw him sitting like this I just burst out laughing. He looks like a meme waiting to happen.
Later that day while scrolling Facebook I saw there was a Bingo event happening at a bar in Council Bluffs. Because I am secretly a 75 year old woman, I asked Josh if he wanted to spend the afternoon playing Bingo with me. We had a blast and Josh won two games!
Before heading home for the night we picked up Panera for dinner. I will never get tired of their autumn squash soup.
Questions of the Day: What was the highlight of your weekend? Are you a fan of Bingo? Do you enjoy going to art galleries? How are you feeling after the election?
You always have such an interesting weekend!!
I was up in a mountain town with 20 other women knitting my heart away!!
I think we all needed a weekend to start the healing process. I took to the kitchen, my running shoes, sunshine, my puppy, and netflix!
I always look forward to seeing your photos and what you were up to over the weekend. Food trucks are the best. I like how you included your kitty.
I was pretty down after the election, too – I didn’t really like either candidate, and the reality that we had, in fact, elected one of them hit me harder than I expected. Glad you had a better weekend!!
This is going to sound crazy but only bingo I ever attend is what a lot of people call “Gay Bingo”. It is bingo run by Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in Guernville (which is about an hour away). The sisters are a truly San Francisco Bay Area thing. They are men who dress up in outlandish gear and are mostly gay but do a lot of the good work in the community. The doors open at 6:30pm on a Saturday but you need to be standing in line about 5:15pm to get in. It is a wild time. The highlights are the games and also the giveaways which are started when people are chanting “Free S—, Free S—“. It is a fun evening.
According to the their site: “The Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. We are a 21st Century order of nuns. Our mission is to spread joy and goodwill through community events, charitable acts and fundraising, with focus on the special needs of the Russian River area. We are also busily at work in safer sex education efforts, political and socio-economic awareness and community building efforts.”
what great photos
seems like you had a great time<3
The highlight of the weekend was most definitely church yesterday and the evening Bible study… It was so refreshing, and it was wonderful to spend time with my sisters late in the evening. Those weekends of refreshment are so needed for every week. 🙂
Your kitty is just so adorable. 🙂
So much fun activities on your weekend!! Looks like it was a great one.
Your weekends always sound so fun! I haven’t been to an art gallery in awhile, but love casually walking through them.
I spent the weekend processing what had happened, truth be told, but we, as a family, decided to do a few things together just to spend some quality time. We went to the gym, had massages, watched a movie, grabbed a burger 🙂
On the blog today, I’m tackling something literally “borrowed from the boys”, i.e., an item of clothing I took from my husband’s wardrobe. Come on over and see how I (and four other women of all ages) styled pieces we, ahem, borrowed from the men in our lives.
Fun weekend, lady! And love WILL trump hate! Yes!
I think most people in the UK were shocked by the election result too. After Brexit I thought Trump winning was possible, but the naive optimist in me hoped that it wouldn’t happen. Interesting times we are in. It looks like you packed lots of fun things into your weekend 🙂
I’m in Canada and am not pleased with the election results to put it mildly. I am worried for a lot of my friends in the States and personally would not feel safe vacationing there at the moment.
The Dire Lion food truck’s fare looks amazing. Yum.
I totally love art galleries.