Finally Friday

This week, I happened to catch David's Letterman Top 10 sung by Backstreet Boys.
It made my week:
http://www.cbs.com/shows/late_show/video/0_SX6k9WYaiHvlCnM4SUtWAjLh1jc8xZ/david-letterman-backstreet-boys-top-ten/

Weekend recap

This weekend was busy and lazy, if that makes any sense.
Friday, Tom had lab meeting and he brought red velvet cookies.

After work we went to Good People Brewery before meeting with Colm and Will at the new Birmingham Barons ballpark (my first time). Since it was a Friday night game, it concluded with fireworks. We had a wonderful time.

Saturday morning, I ran some quick errands, mostly to make these luggage tags. Every year, my mom sends me a Mauritius calendar and with our upcoming trip, these had pretty pictures to use for the tags.

Saturday afternoon, we treated ourselves to On Tap while watching the end of the Brewers game. We came home and watched Thor.

Sunday was a fabulous day which started with brunch at Five. We had never been, and we absolutely loved it. I had the best shrimp and grits in Alabama. Tom had egg Benedict served on crab cakes. Their Bloody Mary bar was very nice too. We were glad to go at 1:30 ish because it was less crowded but still very busy.
Then we went to the outlet mall, mostly because we were headed in that direction and Tom wanted new sunglasses. The reason why we were going to Leeds is because of fireworks. As you know, July 4th is coming and Tom loves his fireworks. Every year we go to the main warehouse in Leeds.

Then we ran to Brookwood Mall to grab a few things, came home and watched Jack Reacher and Snitch, we unexpectedly liked both.
And happy daddy's day :)

Wordless Wednesday

Tasty Tuesday

First weekend recap:
Friday was very low key, mostly because work has been very busy and stressful and with bad weather moving in, it was the perfect time for a major sinus headache. Tom picked up pizza on his way home, as if he sensed that I was upset. We got caught up on all the episodes of the Walking Dead.
Saturday, I ran errands in the morning and after lunch, Tom and I ventured out, first for a stroll at Best Buy (he was looking for a game, and I love checking out appliances), then to Yogurt Mountain. We eventually ended at Publix to figure out dinner plans. Brats on the grill it was.
Sunday, was Sunday Funday. We celebrated Nate's graduation first at Courtyard (because I was craving crawfish), then to Cocina for a few Margaritas. We had so much fun! It was a great way to decompress and get ready for this week.

Last night, I attempted cooking a whole chicken, because I've always wanted to, plus I don't have to cook much this week. It was a simple recipe from America's Test Kitchen. So with the leftovers, I can give in to my cravings for this week: salad, with chicken, dried cranberries, almonds, and blue cheese. I also made some fried chips, I love our new mandolin.