Great Weekend

I know...I know...it's been a week again since my last post. Here's the thing, I typically work during the day and have my nights and early mornings free and that is typically when I feel inspired to write. Problem is I have been working afternoons and nights. So that means I get up, go to the gym, come home and get ready for work, and then leave for work. When I get done working I either go to Mr. X's house or come home and crash....leaving no time to write a blog. However, you can all breath a sigh of relief...this is my last week working nights!!!! By next week I will be back to my regular daytime work schedule and will be able to blog more! I hope you all haven't lost interest in my life, even though I haven't been posting. (I guess I don't blame you if you have) I have been reading your blogs everyday and commenting when time allows. Please just stick by me for a few more days and it should all be back to normal soon. Now on to my weekend post.

On Friday night Mr. X played cards with some friends so I decided to spend the night with my mom and sister. They wanted to go to Kohls and I decided to ride along with them. I'm so glad I went. Once again Kohls didn't let me down as they had great sales. I got one sundress, a tank top, and a pair of jean shorts for my Mexico trip. I couldn't believe it when I looked at me receipt...I had saved $95.26. Yeah you read it right...I saved almost $100.00. I would say that is some good shopping skills if you ask me. I was very pleased with my savings. Since Mr. X was gone for the night I just figured I would go home and go to bed early. Well, as we were driving home Mr. X's sister, Tina called me. She had an awful day at work and wondered if I would want to meet her for a drink and to talk for a while. I went home, changed my clothes and met her at a local sports bar. We both had placed to be early in the morning so we promised each other it would be a quick trip, and that we wouldn't be late. Ha! The next thing we knew we were chatting away, and had each had a few drinks. Before either of us knew it it was 2:00 a.m.! The two of us just sat there and talked all night without realizing how late it was getting. Tina and I have only known each other for about two months but we both think we must have been friends in a past life because it really does feel like we have known each other forever. We had a great time sitting there and talking all night.

Saturday morning it was time to go shopping at another mall with my two friends that I'm going to Mexico with. (I know it sounds like I've been shopping like crazy, but I really have cut back!) We all figured we needed new swim suits and a few knew outfits to go on vacation with. I mean you do need a new swim suit and a few new summer outfits when you go to Mexico...don't you? Once again I was lucky in the savings area. Everything I got on Saturday was on sale. Well, almost everything. We went to American Eagle, and I happen to love that store, but I also know that sales are very rare there. I tell ya, it must have been my lucky day because I got one t-shirt, four tank tops, a pair of shorts and this adorable skirt (that did NOT happen to be on sale) all under $100.00, practically unheard of at American Eagle.
I typically never wear skirts, in fact, I hate wearing them. I don't know there was just something about this skirt that I thought was cute. I think I will wear it with a white lace tank top and a pair of white flip flops.

Our next stop was Victoria's Secret to try on swimming suits. I can't tell you how much I HATE trying on swimming suits, I think it is about the worst thing ever and can really suck the fun out of a good day of shopping. Once again I think I had luck on my side. I immediately found the swim suit I loved, but was almost 100% sure it would not fit me in about a million years. My friends convinced me to try it on. I did and I loved it!! I could not believe that it fit. The hours of sweating by butt of at the gym is finally paying off. This is the one I got, except mine is a shimmery gold color.
So what do you think? Too low, too reveling, or too young looking for a 32 year old. The girls said it looked great, so I figured what the hell and went ahead and bought it. It was crazy expensive to start with but as I was checking out I found a gift certificate and a few coupons that I had forgotten about so I got a great deal on it.

My friends and I made a few more pit stops at a few other stores, once again where I snagged great deals. Old Navy had amazing deals and I got a few more tops and a pair of shorts for the trip. After almost five hours of shopping, and lots of laughing we headed home.

Once I was at home it was a mad dash to freshen up, touch up my hair and make-up, change my clothes and head to Mr. X's house for the rest of the weekend. The night before he asked if I wanted to go to dinner and a movie. We both were fully aware of the fact that it was Valentines Day weekend, but we both said we didn't want to make a big deal out of the day. We figured by leaving early enough we would miss the Valentines rush. Boy were.we.wrong! For a month now we both had been saying that we wanted to eat at the Olive Garden so we figured we would go there. We knew it was not good when the cars were waiting in the road to pull into the parking lot. I went in to see how long the wait was and was appalled when the told me that there was a one hour and forty-five minute wait! What?! Who can wait that long to eat endless salad and bread sticks? Not us! So we went onto our next restaurant of choice where there was still an hour wait. Once again we didn't want to wait that long to eat, so we went to boring ole Chilli's instead. The food was ok, but we wanted a different kind of atmosphere. Guess we should have known better going out to eat on the biggest"love" weekend of the year. It's okay because we had a great time just talking during our boring dinner.

After dinner we went to the movies and saw



I have to be honest with you....this movie was NOT as good as I thought it was going to be. They definitely show all the good parts during the commercials on TV. I mean I liked it and there were some twists and turns I didn't see coming, but I also thought with that many big names it was going to be a whole lot better than it was. If I were you I would not pay the $8.00 to see it at the theater and just wait for it to come out on DVD. After the movie Mr. X and I then met up with some of his friends. We stayed out till the wee hours of the morning, but we all had so much fun hanging out. It really was a great night.

Every Sunday Mr. X's entire family, I'm talking, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings and family friends all get together at his parents house and all spend the entire day together. Everyone brings something to much on. Then there is a HUGE dinner. It seriously is like Christmas dinner every Sunday...I love it! (well besides for the fact that I feel like I gain abut 20 pounds every Sunday!) Everyone gets along and it is a great way to spend the day. Mr. X's family has made me feel so welcomed into their family. So after we picked up Mr. X's kids that is how we spent our Sunday and it was just great!

The entire weekend was spent with family, great friends, Mr. X, and his family. I had a great weekend and it was just what I needed.

I hope you all had a great Valentines Day weekend as well.