finally time

 this weekend was just lovely. no other way to put it. i finally had 

...time with family.

laurel (my sister)'s boyfriend came in and surprised her this weekend (thanks to their friend melanie who actually planned this surprise trip for BOTH of them) with that i was able to hang out with them a little for the short amount of time he was around.  on friday we decided to go and get doughnuts at mojo monkey in st. paul (a great decision) . we decided to make it a little double date, laurel and john, and me and natalie. :)

later on friday i spent some quality time with my dad,  and  to conclude the family filled weekend we had a big family brunch on sunday. all so great. 

...time to work out.

i made it to two yoga classes (one being my favorite yoga sculpt) and they literally kicked my butt. (not to mention i am currently sitting her in slight pain.. ha!)

time going on a date with the husband.

chad and i got to celebrate our first date as a married couple! we went to the lowry in uptown where we had fish tacos (hers) and bacon macaroni (his). we had a great time laughing and spending time with one another. i sure like him!

... time to make our house a home 

we have really started to get our home together now and it is feeling homey-er then ever.chad was so kind and picked up some daisies for me, they are just perfect and look great on our kitchen table!
 i love flowers. i think they make a house so cozy. i would love to have them every day of the year... but being realistic they are saved for special little treats. thankfully in the summer they are very reasonably priced at the market, so they make an appearance more often. 

how was your weekend? do anything exciting? linking up!

ps the bear pancake picture is telling YOU to have a BEARY nice day :)