Weekend Recap

Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! With some recent travel to Omaha and Iowa, it’s been a few weeks since I shared a Weekend Recap. So here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to the past few weeks.

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Over the holiday weekend, I officially ordered the three wallpapers we’ll be using in various bathrooms! I’m on the installers calendar for 10/19 and 20th. But, they said once the paper arrives, I can be added to the cancellation list and very likely it could be done much sooner. I think the paper all arrives late this week or early next week, so I’ll be sure to share more once I know an install date! I can’t wait!

Around Town & For Fun

Kurtis is in the midst of his stretch of being in Omaha every week for a four week stretch. It’s his busy season for work and we had a personal trip mixed in, so he’s been racking up those SkyMiles!

We were in this really crazy pattern of intense thunderstorms every afternoon for a few hours. Now the past several days have just been rainy or overcast. With Kurtis gone so much, it gave me the perfect opportunity to work on the home tour and wrap up other little projects around the house.

The Friday before Labor Day weekend, we flew into Omaha and then made the 2+ hour drive to Kurtis’ hometown in Auburn, IA. We had dinner with his parents, and then the next day was our niece’s baby shower! It definitely felt like fall in Iowa with the mornings in the 50s! Here’s a peek at my sister-in-law’s garden (her tomatoes were so good) and some of the in-progress shower decor. I think our brother-in-law really loved the girly touches we added to his garage 😉

For some reason this photo is posting really blurry, but here’s a family pic with Kurtis’ parents, his two sisters and their families and us. It was such a great time and so fun to see so many people! Baby girl is already so loved!

Sunday we drove back to Omaha for the second part of our trip. We stopped by Janine & Pat’s new home in Gretna and got the grand tour. So beautiful! Then we had lunch at Lazlo’s together just like old times.

From there, we headed to our friends Jill and Nick’s house to stay with them and our goddaughters! Sunday was Jill’s birthday so it was the perfect day to visit!

They also hosted a little party that night with so many of our old neighbors, and even the cute family that bought our Omaha home! It was such a fun night with so many laughs and lots of reminiscing!

The girls were so excited to give mom her birthday cake!

We went to a few of our favorite restaurants (Dante, Roja, and Blatt!), played hair salon, and the girls filmed their own workout video while I was watching them one morning. How cute are they?!?

Before we had to fly out Tuesday afternoon, we had a fun lunch at Blatt on the patio with just the adults. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect while we were there! The mosquitos thought so too 😉

It’s definitely easier to say “see you later” to our friends and family when we know we’ll see them all again soon!

The cats hate when we’re gone, but love their cat sitters (and we do too) which makes it easier to leave them. But they always appreciate a rainy week once we get home! They also love football season because it means dad is camped out on the sofa for several hours each day games are on. With the rainy weather we’ve had the past several days, it was the perfect time to hang out with them!

Friday was my 44th(!) birthday. We really didn’t have much planned since the builder was at our house all day and I had several meetings. But, we threw together a last-minute dinner at Amigos with some of our favorites.

We had a little after-party at our house following dinner, and it somehow turned into me cutting hair for two people. Do I have experience? Not unless you count Kurtis’ pandemic hair cuts 😉 But Rachel was leaving for Italy the next morning and really wanted a trim, so I caved.

It was touch and go at first (some of you were freaking out on Instagram with the videos) but it turned out fairly decent, especially considering the terrible scissors I had to work with! Marissa liked Rachel’s hair so much she had me trim hers next! I made it clear this was a one-time thing. Funny enough, I had a hair appointment with the hairdresser that does all three of our hair. I think I’ll leave the pro to future trims for them 😉

After a four-month-plus-ish break, I made sourdough bread again this weekend! When we went to Monaco and France early spring for Kurtis’ work trip, I feel like my starter never recovered and I eventually dumped it. But with our friends headed to Italy for his mom’s 80th birthday, I volunteered to “babysit” Rachel’s starter. I think all the rain made me do it 😉 But, Kurtis and I agreed it was probably my best loaf yet. Maybe because we had gone without for so long. But, long story semi-short, I’m going to pull some starter off of this and start making bread weekly again!

We still have a busy few weeks ahead of us! I have a friend from Omaha that’s supposed to fly in tomorrow night, but we’re keeping an eye on the weather to potentially reschedule. We’re planning some photos that require it to not be 100% rainy every day. Kurtis is also headed back to Omaha for a few days. I then head to Dallas Sunday for the LTK conference. Then, shortly after, our friends and goddaughters from Omaha will also be visiting for their annual trip, followed by my mom visiting a few weeks later. This fall is going to fly by!

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! My favorite Cordless Rechargeable Table Lamps have a $20 coupon you can clip on some colors, and others have been marked down quite a bit. You can shop their site here.
• ANN TAYLOR is offering 30% off your full-priced purchase, as well as an extra $50 off $200+. You can shop their site here.
• ANTHROPOLOGIE has a number of new items in their sale section!You can shop their site here.
• BALLARD DESIGNS is offering 25% off all furniture, drapery, mirrors and art! You can shop their sale here.
• BODEN is offering 15% off your purchase with code M9F4. You can shop their site here.
• CRATE & BARREL is offering up to 60% off seasonal steals. You can shop their site here.
• GAP is offering 30% off your purchase or 40% off 4+ styles. You can shop their sale here.
• J CREW is offering fall styles starting at $29.50, as well as an extra 30% off sale styles. You can shop their site here.
• J CREW FACTORY is offering 40-60% off everything (including new arrivals) and an extra 20% off $100+ with code SEPTEMBER and an extra 60% off clearance with code SALE60. You can shop their sale here.
• LOFT is offering 40% off and free shipping. You can shop their sale here.
• LULULEMON has a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• MADEWELL is offering 40% off select sale styles. You can shop their site here.
• MARK & GRAHAM is offering up to 50% off select styles and free shipping on orders $150+ with code SHIPFREE. 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.
• NORDSTROM has a number of new items in their sale section and an extra 25% off clearance styles. You can shop their site here.
• OLD NAVY is offering 40% off everything. You can shop their sale here.
• POTTERY BARN is offering up to 50% off end of season savings, as well as free shipping on 1000s of items. You can shop their sale here.
• REJUVENATION is offering fall savings of up to 40% off. You can shop their site here.
• RUGS USA is offering 20% off everything with code REFRESH. You can shop their site here.
• SERENA & LILY is offering up to 40% off everything sitewide and free shipping on clearance items. You can shop their sale here.
• TARGET has a number of home deals with up to 40% off rugs, up to 30% off indoor furniture, up to 40% off accent chairs and ottomans, and more! 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 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.
• WALMART has further marked down our favorite budget chair to make it even more affordable! And this Serena & Lily look-for-less patio set is on MAJOR markdown! You can shop their site here.
• WEST ELM is offering up to 50% off sale styles. You can shop their site here.
• WILLIAMS SONOMA is offering up to 75% off in their clearance section. You can shop their site here.
• WORLD MARKET is offering 15% off your entire purchase with code FRIEND, or 25% off your purchase with code FAMILY if you’re a rewards member (it’s free to join!). You can shop their site here.

I hope you all have a great week!

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