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Birthday Weekend Fun

June 1, 2015 | baby, blogging, family, holidays

Happy Monday! We had a GREAT weekend but it went by. so. fast. Karen and I had been planning on getting together at my parents house for a couple of months (we try to do it once or twice a year) and it was finally time. They had yet to meet Emma Kate and besides hanging out in Disney we hadn’t really seen them since my baby shower last July.

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Bobby and I hung out with my mom and dad Friday and Friday evening they arrived and we just hung out and talked…well..the boys played video games of course.

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Saturday Karen and I went shopping and got snowballs, of course. It’s tradition!

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The weather was warm but not too bad so we were able to sit outside and hang out while my dad grilled and we had a great time. I had a surprise planned, since next weekend is Bobby’s birthday, I decided we would go ahead and celebrate early and decorate the dining room and have cake and ice cream. He was definitely surprised and it was delicious.

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Sunday morning we indulged in another tradition, breakfast at the original Broken Egg Café.

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Unfortunately, a little damper was put on things when I cut into my omelet and THERE WAS A BUG IN IT! Like, completely formed, legs and all. I freaked out and the waitress happened to be walking by and she freaked out, too. I was given a free meal but sadly I was no longer hungry.

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We had a great time with our friends and I can’t wait to do it again!

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I had to stop and get PJ’s coffee on the way out. Southern wedding cake flavor is back for summer and it’s my favorite. It’s probably a good thing we don’t have PJ’s by my house….

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  1. Mindy @ Road Runner Girl says

    June 1, 2015 at 6:44 am

    What a fun weekend with Karen! But yikes about the Broken Egg Cafe! Last time I ate there they got my order all wrong and then argued with me about it. Hello! I know what I ordered! What they brought me was still good but I was dieting then and really wanted that lower calorie meal that I ordered.

    • Heather says

      June 1, 2015 at 11:43 am

      I remember you blogging about that!

  2. Karen says

    June 1, 2015 at 7:40 am

    So crazy about the bug in your food! LOL We had a ton of fun with you guys this weekend! I just realized, we’ve been doing this for 7 years…crazy! Glad I finally got to meet Emma! She’s so sweet!

    • Heather says

      June 1, 2015 at 11:43 am

      7 years? no way!

  3. Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says

    June 1, 2015 at 9:01 am

    Emma Kate in that hat! The cuteness! What a fun weekend!

  4. Jennifer Z says

    June 1, 2015 at 3:19 pm

    Seriously!?! A bug! EWW!! Luckily you saw it.

    I’m so addicted to PJ’s southern wedding cake iced coffee. Now I want one!! Dang it!

    Looks like a great, fun weekend!

    • Heather says

      June 2, 2015 at 10:04 am

      Yes I saw something black and am glad I investigated further!

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  1. runningwithsass says:
    June 1, 2015 at 2:57 am

    Birthday Weekend Fun

    Happy Monday! We had a GREAT weekend but it went by. so. fast. Karen and I had been planning on getting

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