Where Did the Weekend Go?

It's Monday morning and I am once again asking myself where the weekend went?  If only the week days flew by as fast as the weekends did.  Here's what kept me busy this weekend!

After work on Friday, I hit up Banana Republic before going home as I had a 50% off 5 things coupon.  I just can't pass up savings like that!  I bought some staples for my wardrobe, like a couple new button downs, but I also bought this fall coat.  Yes, I own a lot of coats but I actually have not bought a fall jacket in over 2 years so I figured I was due!

I don't normally take pictures of myself in dressing rooms but I sent this to a friend for her opinion on whether I should get it.  She gave it the thumbs up. 

On Friday evening, Phil and I sat on his patio for awhile since it was such a nice night and then headed to the driving range to hit a bucket of balls.  I'm terrible at golf but this was a fun thing to do on a nice evening.  I'm taking a golf lesson this Saturday so hopefully I start to improve!  After hitting some balls and playing a little putting game, we went to dinner at a small, family-owned Mexican restaurant we've been wanting to try out, which was so good.

On Saturday morning I was up early for my long run.  It was really humid out and there were times during the run when I was wishing it would rain but all in all the run went well and I felt like I could have kept going at the end which is always a good feeling.

After my run I met with up a friend I hadn't seen since I moved back and her husband and 2 kids.  I was too hungry to pause and take a photo of my omelet but it was so good!  It was great to catch up with her.

Saturday afternoon was mostly about being productive.  My biggest chore was going through my closet and getting rid of things that don't fit or don't mesh with my current sense of style.  I have quite a pile of things to donate and I threw away about a half a garbage bag full of clothes too that were not in the right condition to donate.

Purging feels so good.

On Saturday evening we met up with some of Phil's friends for his birthday dinner at an Indian restaurant.  Phil had walked 18 holes and ran after that and I had ran 14+ miles so we had both worked up an appetite that day!  The food was so good and we had a fun night.  After dinner we headed back to his place for a game of cribbage (I won!  Woo hoo!).

Sunday flew by as I got a workout in, finished buying the last part of Phil's gift and wrapped everything, grocery shopped, cut up so much fruit, did laundry and made a big batch of Indian lentil stew. I'm glad this recipe yields a lot because with my busy week ahead I am not going to have much time to make meals.

#indianfoodfordays

I capped off the day with a video chat with Alli, Becky, and Kelly on Sunday evening, which is really the best way to end a weekend!

All in all it was a really fun weekend and a good mix of seeing Phil and friends, being active and being productive.  And the fun continues tonight as today is Phil's actual birthday so we'll be celebrating tonight!

What was the highlight of your weekend?