Weekend Update #2: February 2nd-3rd

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Last week I was out shopping and I did something to my back (best I can figure is pinched nerve) that left me almost unable to walk. I spent four days shuffling around like an old lady, crying out in pain every time I moved even a little bit. Saturday was a pretty quiet day - I basically just read and watched TV. Sunday was my youngest nephew Logan's 3rd birthday party and I was afraid I was going to miss it, but luckily the pain had gone from excruciating to manageable, and I was able to go (I'm back to my hobbling old lady walk again today - go figure). 

Logan is the best little kid in the entire world. He's got the greatest personality, and he's just such a happy little soul. He's so much fun to be around, and he can turn the worst day ever into the best day of your life just by giving you his mega-watt smile. 

So that was my exciting weekend...a lot of sitting around, and then a three-year-old's party where there were almost a dozen kids ranging in age from 3 to 14 (mostly cousins). It was a lot of fun, and it was nice to get out after a few days of being cooped up without being able to do much. Today is Logan's actual birthday, and he'll be coming over in a little while to visit.

How was your weekend? What did you do? Tell me in the comments or link me up to your Weekend Update post!

Weekend Update #1: January 26-27

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Last week I stumbled upon Sami's blog and saw her Weekend Update post. I knew I wanted to participate this week, especially since I haven't been doing a great job of taking daily photos (my new camera has been feeling neglected, poor thing). 

After a crazy week, I had a pretty quiet weekend. I stayed in and did some work, and actually managed to relax a bit, which was nice! Here's my weekend in a nutshell (and yes I'm aware that it looks like all I did was eat all weekend, but I promise there was healthy stuff mixed in there too!):

1. My reading material for the weekend. I ended up getting a lot read - I was about halfway through Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich, and I finished it Saturday, plus I read Things I Can't Forget by Miranda Kenneally, as well as some of my Sacred Celtic Places book. *For those of you who are stopping by for the first time, I'm also a book blogger at Ramblings of a Daydreamer - if you're a reader, stop by and say hi there too! :-)*

2. Sunday lunch - a 'working lunch'. Normally I cook for two at lunch and we eat together, but I was on my own yesterday so I decided to make lunch and eat at my desk so I could continue working.

3. Simple pleasures - my favourite penguin mug, Irish cream flavouring in my coffee, and a (slightly burned) homemade peanut butter and jam cookie.

4. My cleaning/work-out clothes. Note to self: don't wear black when changing the vacuum cleaner canister, because you end up with dust and dirt ALL over you (that was the reason I took the pic, but you can hardly see it!).

5. I watched my U2 at Slane Castle DVD while working out. 

6. Saturday's dessert: pancakes with chocolate pudding and strawberries - YUM.

7. Sunday night: popcorn and Downton Abbey...not pictured (be grateful): me, sobbing like a baby. Stupid writers. SPOILER WARNING IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN SEASON 3 (highlight the black part to read): I cannot freaking believe they killed off Sybil! She was my favourite character from the beginning, and I sobbed when she died. Poor Tom and baby and Grantham family. 
     

So, that was my weekend. How was yours? What did you do? Tell me in the comments or link me up to your Weekend Update post!