A Day At The Park

The other day I had a photo shoot and decided to check out Mill Race Historical Village in Northville.  What a beautiful place.  A play scape, a baseball field, a little river, a cute little village, and a couple gorgeous bridges.  BEAUTIFUL I TELL YOU! Here are a couple pics from the day.

 

Enjoying the Sun

The other day all four us (including Mimi) went outside for some fresh air.  Mike pulled up some weeds and vines, Vincent walking around with a stick, Mimi being obnoxious (as usual) and me snapping away pictures.  It was so beautiful out and the branches – naked and dry for too long began to show signs of life.  We felt alive again, free, and careless.  Sometimes I forget those tiny moments of pure joy.  I’m glad I was able to capture it that day.

Day Out With Thomas

A couple weekends ago, me, Vincent, my sister in law, brother in law, nephew, mother in law and my mom all packed up and went to The Greenfield Village – Day out with Thomas.  It was a day where you could ride a real life Thomas the Tank train, they had fun activities for the kids to do and custard! It was opening weekend so it was packed! And to top it off it was an absolutely amazing day – the weather couldn’t have been more perfect.  It was Vincent’s first time riding a train and it makes my heart happy to be there when he experiences or see’s something new.  His reaction, his little noises make my day.  It was a great day and we made great memories.

 

Weekend Plans

 

Thats basically my motto lately.  It's been getting me through the day/week.  It's been a rough week so I am hoping that this weekend is healing and productive.

Weekend Goals:

- Deep clean my car: Busting out the interior cleaner, vacuuming, exterior wash, pitching the junk i've accumulated.  I'm in my car enough for me to want and need for it to be clean - it needs to get done.

- Go grocery shopping: Meal plan before I go and stock up for the week.  Goal stay within $125 limit.

- Catch up on all laundry: I am mostly done but need to finish up and put away

- Take Vincent out on an adventure: Zoo, Greenfield Village, Metro Park? Dont care as long as we get out.  That's what it's all about :) 

- Read: I am finishing up Shuana Niequist "Cold Tangerines" and it's so good.  Want to finish it so I can move onto Bittersweet.

What are your plans for this weekend?

May Goals

I always love the beginning of the month.  It’s a clean slate, a fresh palette to making the month a great one.  I’m a sucker for goals, lists and projects.  It’s a great feeling to be working toward something and accomplishing that task.  I have a couple goals this month that I’d like to share with you
1.) Get oil changed
2.) Run 5k and NOT wimp out
3.) Continue with dental work
4.) Visit two more metro parks
5.) Do some major SPRING cleaning and de-cluttering
6.) Deep clean car
7.) Save $1500
8.) Pay off one to two credit cards
I really want this month to be productive and something I can look back on and be proud of.  What are your goals this month?

Girls Night

My future sister in law asked my current sister in law Jenn and myself out for a girls night.  We hung out at What Crepe in downtown Royal Oak.  The food was absolutely delish.  I had a savory crepe called The Obvious – and it was absolutely amazing.  I typically don’t finish everything on my plate and I gobbled it up.  We had wine and caught up.  After dinner we weren't ready to call it a night so we went to a Mexican place for chips and margaritas.  YUM!

Weekend Jams

It’s been a while eh? These things happen in the blog world where you are on a roll, you love it then life happens or you loose your creative juices or you loose your passion or love for it.  For me life happened and life always comes first.

I plan on coming back on Monday, but until then, wanted to share with you some of my favorite tunes I have been playing on repeat lately.

Take care, we will see you then!