25 April 2011

Weekend Update| April 25, 2011

Easter flowers...

 Good morning, everyone! Did you guys have a good Easter weekend? If you had kids around I have no doubts that you are still recovering from the sugar-induced high that plagued your Sunday. We didn't have Easter candy laying around, but we did have three very capable women cooking in the kitchen all weekend so... I'm still plump with my food baby.

John and I had a really wonderful time hanging out with family and friends down on the coast of Florida. It is rare to have us all together and we ate up every moment of it. Even my grandma was in town! She just moved down to Vero Beach from North Carolina so she was able to celebrate with  us too. Any of you who have followed this blog for some time know that my grandma is one of my most favorite people in the whole wide world.


Located on 14th Ave. in Downtown Vero Beach, FL.

Saturday morning my mom, grandma, and I went out for a girly breakfast and some shopping around local consignment stores. This little bistro was quite fun. It's an Italian place with yummy dishes like mascarpone and ricotta crepes. The inside was very pretty with antique chandeliers and pretty juice glasses. Here's a couple pictures of the meal...


Natalie's Orange Juice

Blueberry Waffles...cooked to perfection.

Ok, so they served fun things like mascarpone crepes, but sometimes a waffle just hits the spot! When I go back I promise to report on something more unique and conducive to a post on fine Italian breakfasts. The orange juice is amazing and a Vero Beach classic. They grow, squeeze, and sell from our town and is a must have if you are ever in the area. I think we can find the brand at selective stores here in Orlando, but I feel like the Vero version is fresher.


Little J enjoying her mini-beach chair.

Ok, so I know I'm partial because she's my niece, but isn't she they cutest thing ever?! I had so much fun hanging out with little jujubee, as we call her. She is such a sweet natured baby and barely fusses at all. The last time we saw her she was about 6 months old. It's so cool to see her at 11 months and watch as she holds herself up and tries to take a couple steps on her own. Her mother, my sister, is also doing well. I hope I can be at least half the mom she is. Brittney, if you're reading, know that you are a wonderful mother!


Millie giving kisses.

Saturday afternoon we had some killer pool time! I got so many great pictures...far too many to post here. The water was freezing but she didn't seem to notice and splashed around with us for about 30 minutes. When we got out, our water-loving lab dove in to show us her dock-dog tricks. Jujubee was enamored with the dog, watching her like a hawk as she dove in and retrieved. Millie was enamored with her also, stopping by frequently for kisses.

Saturday night we had a big fish fry! My brother had gone fishing last week and caught a ton of fish in the river. So, my family did what any other family from the south would do, host a huge fish fry! I don't want to give away too much at this point. I have a "Southern Fish Fry" post coming soon! :)


David- The grill-master general.

Sunday morning we all went to church and then came home for a big grill out with family friends. David, my step-dad, was the grill-master and cooked up some great "burgs" to go with all the goodies the ladies cooked up...potato salad, fruit salad, salsa, deviled eggs, and sweet and sour wings. John, on his own, prepared the "Oh, I really shouldn't" Ice Cream Pie for dessert. My man is becoming a chef! It won't be long before I don't have to lift a finger at home. ;-)


The "kids"
Here's all us "kids." It's crazy to think that not long ago our table needed supervision and sippy cups. Now we're grown and bringing home spouses and talking about our jobs. It's weird. From left: CJ, my brother; Maggie and Trevor, Chinese students from UCF that moved to Vero and were "adopted" by my family; John and I; Nate, our "brother from another mother" that we grew up with since we were babies.

All in all, I'd say it was the best Easter I've had in years! And I can't wait for the next excuse to get everyone together over a meal. I hope that you all had a great weekend also...I'm sure I'll be reading about them as I stalk around the blog world today.  :)

What was the highlight of your Easter weekend?


 

35 comments:

  1. oh wow! looks like you had a fabulous Easter. my family lives about 1200 miles away so we couldn't visit but i heard about the great time THEY had :) we enjoyed ourselves though w/ church, a good work out, dinner with friends and birthday cake with the older gentleman who lives on the top floor of our building.

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  2. that shop sign is so cute and now I'm dying for some waffles!

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  3. what a fun easter weekend! Your niece is so cute :)

    I feel sleepy at work after all the food I ate last night for Easter dinner. I need to recover this week from lack of sleep and too much eating.

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  4. Jujubee is so dear! I just want to scoop her up and squeeze her :) It looks like your weekend was wonderful-- a perfect mix of reuniting & catching up with family, and relaxing. Um, and that waffle looks incredible ;)

    Our weekend was a nice mix of relaxing & blissfully chaotic, as well... and combined with some heart-moving worship yesterday morning, it was the best Easter I can remember in a long time, too! Yesterday was filled with family: baby chasing (the 1.5 year old, Aiden), baby snuggling (Lucas, 4 mos old), and lots of good food.

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  5. No, it's not just that you are her auntie, Jujubee really is *darling*!!! I just want to bite her perfectly chubby baby knees! I remember just loving my two little one's chubby feet, too! Glad your Easter was a success, have a great Monday!

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  6. Sounds like a perfect Easter weekend! :) Our family Easter plans got cancelled last minute so that kinda sucked but other than that it was a relaxing weekend! :) Still is, Easter Monday is kinda huge here so it's treated like Easter Sunday. ;) YAY.

    xoxo

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  7. Your breakfast looks delicious. I am really jealous of the pool time. Looks like you had a perfect easter weekend. I still have a food baby too.

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  8. Gorgeous pictures : )
    I'm still plump with a food baby from my weekend too!
    xo

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  9. That sounds like the most fantastic Easter, you have some beautiful photos to remember it by too! My Nanna is one of my favourite people in the world too - she's the most loving person ever.

    Thanks so much for commenting on my blog! There will be a shade of red lipstick out there to suit you, you just need to find it!

    www.blahblahbecky.co.uk

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  10. Umm, hello waffles! Those looked amazing! Sounds liek your weekend was great and filled with family and fun - just the way it should be = ) Have a great week.

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  11. Aw. I know, I know. She is so cute! I will pass along all your coo's to her mommy. :)

    Looks like a lot of you had some killer weekends! Glad I'm not the only one with a food baby. My pants don't fit right today.

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  12. looks like a great celebration to me. the hubs and i moved to nyc a few years ago and we are surrounded by passover celebrations. i love seeing pics of easter!

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  13. That is one cute kid! And I'm from the Great White North, so I'm really looking forward to this post on a Southern Fish Fry. ;)

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  14. so glad to hear you had a fabulous weekend - your niece is ADORABLE! i can't wait to hear more about this intriguing "fish fry" :-)

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  15. That restaurant and that orange juice sound amazing! I want to take a trip to florida now! I am glad you had such a wonderful Easter!!

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  16. Looks like you had a great Easter Hannah!
    I mean babies, burgers, dogs - its like the ultimate post and i can't forget that perfect looking waffle, mmmm :o)

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  17. What great pictures! Looks like you have a truly wonderful family!

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  18. Hannah, I loved this post! It made me a little homesick for my family but in a good way... That picture of Millie kissing the baby is probably one of my fave blog pics ever.

    Thanks for stopping by to leave a comment! It's wonderful to hear your thoughts! I tend to be a fighter myself. :)

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  19. Looks like you had such a nice time! I agree-sometimes you can't beat the staples, like waffles, or pancakes. For me it was eggs benedict at brunch yesterday. It was scrumptious.

    P.S. I agree with everyone else-your niece is adorable!

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  20. Easter is great spent with family! It looks like such a nice day also

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  21. Oh my goodness, she is absolutely adorable!!! And the highlight of my Easter weekend was church...I know that's, like, the "right answer", but it really was the most amazing celebration!!!

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  22. Sounds like a perfect Easter weekend! We had a really nice, family weekend here too, and luckily the sun came out and we experience our first taste of spring this year! We visited the Toronto harbourfront, dyed eggs, and had a little easter egg hunt with my niece and nephew!

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  23. what a great easter weekend! blueberry waffles just happen to be one of my favorite breakfast foods so i love that picture!

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  24. What a great weekend! I love that picture of your niece and Millie the dog- precious!

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  25. oh how cute is that picture of doggy kisses to the little one! i love swimsuits on little kids! so precious!
    your weekend looked so fun! & you better believe i have eaten my weight in food & chocolately goodness!

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  26. Looks like you had a wonderful Easter!

    Your blog is so nice! :)

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  27. hi already posted my mountain climbing photos...
    my easter weekend was so great.... we go to church and eat out. and after i rest and rest and rest!..... hehehhehe so tired from the climb.


    you have a wonderful family!.... wink *

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  28. Sounds like a great weekend- and a fish fry is something I've never done-
    The photo with your niece and Millie is too cute.

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  29. My highlight of the eekend was climbing Blencathra mountain and Sharp Edge in the LAke District. Terrifying but thriling.

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  30. hi! thanks for swinging by my blog and dropping me a line. happy to have stumbled on yours as well!

    looks like you had a lovely holiday... the highlight of mine was having 5 loooong days off from the daily grind, to bake and soak up the gorgeous autumn weather.

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  31. your pictures of food make my stomach angry it's not constantly fed.
    and i guess a wedding overload makes sense. at least you had a reason for it and a ring on your finger. mine just makes me seem creepy and wedding hungry. i mean, how can i tell people i'm addicted to weddings without sounding completely lame? it's impossible, but then pintrest came into my life and suddenly it's okay/cool/trendy.
    yipee-kai-ay!

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  32. I really really enjoyed this post - especially the pics of your lil' jujubee and Millie (we have a lab too) and the delish waffle & all of you 'kids' together. Family time is the best way to spend holidays...that's how I spent mine too. :)

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  33. Hannah, what an incredible easter. I want to give little J a big kiss and I love that you have adopted family members that you have so graciously invited to take part in your family events. I'm a huge fan of making others feel welcome and I hope one day when Jon and I have a family of our own, we can make others feel welcome into our house too.

    P.S. Now that I see a full length picture of you, I can totally see the long torso dilemma that you have, although I'd say it's a good problem to have because it makes you look so tall and skinny versus my short torso and belly =)

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  34. mmm, waffles. Is 9:00pm too late for waffles??

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  35. What a wonderful weekend!! And your niece - adorable!!

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