Weekend Recap

Good morning! I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend! Ours was filled with lots of fun, work and rest, which always seems to be the best combo for us. Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to this past week.

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We spent a few hours in our yard this week doing some maintenance. Weeds grow early in Florida, and they came back with a vengeance this year! Our lawn is just barely coming back from being dormant for the winter (our grass doesn’t stay green here like it does further south in Florida). And once it started growing, the weeds did too. We were shocked when we saw our side yard the other day! Here’s a little before and after.

I also cut back some of our shrubs out front to make them more uniform, since I know they’ll grow like crazy here shortly. I was probably a bit aggressive, but they had already grown out of control.

Our builder actually provided all of our landscaping prior to us moving in so we didn’t have a say in selecting anything. Which is great when you want your house done and move-in ready. But I’m definitely ready to start devoting more attention to our yard (and planters!) so we may end up moving things around a bit! Our HOA is rather strict on what can/can’t be planted in the ground, so I’ll have to adhere to that, but I’m ready to get going on it!

Around Town & For Fun

Our niece Kate was with us most of the week on her spring break. She’s in vet school in Iowa so she was eager to head south for a few days of sunshine. We tried to squeeze in as much as possible while she was here. She and I had several coffee, lunch and shopping dates during the day while Kurtis worked. We also hit the beach on the sunny days.

Kurtis and his first goddaughter!

Pretty shell finds on our beach walks.

One of the most exciting things that happened all week was spotting a pod of dolphins one day at the beach! They were playing around like crazy and we were able to get fairly close to them on a sandbar. It was actually the first time Kurtis had seen a dolphin since we moved here! They were moving so quickly it was hard to photograph, but here’s a screengrab from a video where you can see three of them.

We also had some pool time, tourist time checking out the various towns, and a final dinner at Old Florida Fish House. She was such a joy to have visiting all week, and we already can’t wait until her next visit!

One night, I had a sourdough bread making class at my friend Ashley’s house with her sister as the instructor! Ashley is definitely the hostess with the mostess and it was such a fun time learning something I’ve wanted to know for some time! I’ve already made two loaves since the class and it’s been fun to modify and change things up. Just missing Marissa in the group photo since she had to leave early with her little babe.

Saturday morning, we took our first bike ride together in as long as I can remember. I honestly don’t think I had been on mine since we moved late last August! The one time we tried since then, our tires were flat and we had to go home. Ha! But it was great to get out and enjoy the fresh air! We made it nearly 7 miles and I’m really looking forward to more rides this spring.

Saturday night, our beach club hosted a free concert and the headliner was…. Thomas Rhett! The concert was on the driving range where I took golf lessons so it was fun to see it transformed for such a big star! Such a fun night with good friends – the weather couldn’t have been more beautiful for the event!

It may be odd to say, but Kurtis and I are both really looking forward to this week because it’s back to our routine (work included)! No visitors, no travel, no events – basically our first week like this since the first of the year. We’re excited to get back to our routine and our regular work (and hopefully eating and sleeping) schedules!

Kurtis has a few work trips on the agenda, and we have his big company trip at the end of April (overseas!), but other than that, our calendar is mostly empty looking forward. We’ll be ready for more guests soon, but we’re looking forward to some down time over the coming weeks! Hopefully that also means we can shed a few pounds not playing tour guides/tourists like we have the past two months!

Recent Buys & Sales

Following are some sales from the weekend that have carried over and are still going strong!

• AMAZON has a number of deals today! You can shop their site here.
• ANN TAYLOR is offering $50 off a $200+ purchase, as well as 30% off sale styles. You can shop their site here.
• ANTHROPOLOGIE has added a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• BALLARD DESIGNS is offering 20-30% off indoor furniture, outdoor furniture, and lighting. They also have up to 70% off all clearance styles. You can shop their sale here.
• BODEN is offering up to 40% off sitewide! You can shop their site here.
• CRATE & BARREL is offering up to 60% off clearance items. You can shop their site here.
• GAP is offering 50% off dresses and 40% off everything else. You can shop their sale here.
• J CREW is offering up to 40% off women’s dressed-up styles. You can shop their site here.
• J CREW FACTORY is offering up to 60% off everything plus an extra 15% off spring suiting and dresses with code SAVE15. You can shop their sale here.
• LOFT is offering 40% off your purchase. You can shop their sale here.
• LULULEMON has a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• MARK & GRAHAM is offering up to 50% off select styles! You can shop their site here.
• MARSHALLS has a number of deals sitewide plus free shipping on orders of $89+ with code SHIP89. You can shop their site here.
• MICHAELS is offering 30% off your regular priced purchase with code 30LPOSMIK. You can shop their site here.
• NORDSTROM has a number of new items in their sale section, all marked up to 50% off! You can shop their site here.
• OLD NAVY is offering 50% off EVERYTHING (exclusions apply). You can shop their sale here.
• POTTERY BARN is offering up to 50% off during their End of Season Sale. My favorite ceramic vase is on sale for the first time I remember seeing! You can shop their sale here.
• RUGS USA is offering an additional 20% off everything with code MARCH. You can shop their site here.
• SERENA & LILY is hosting their Spring Design Event with 15% off new arrivals and 20-30% off everything else. You can shop their sale here.
• TARGET has a number of home deals, including up to 35% off floorcare, up to 40% off furniture, up to 50% off patio furniture and accessories, plus tons more! You can also get 20% off women’s sandals with Target Circle (free to join)! You can shop their site here.
• TJ MAXX has a number of deals sitewide and is offering free shipping on orders $89+ with code SHIP89! You can shop their site here.
• TORY BURCH has added a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• TUCKERNUCK has a number of new items added to their sale section, as well as free shipping and free returns on everything. You can shop their site here.
• WEST ELM is offering up to 60% off their sale styles. You can shop their site here.
• WILLIAMS SONOMA is offering up to 50% off during their Spring Savings Event. You can shop their site here.

I hope you all have a great week!

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