I love this weekend.
LOVE = (present-tense)
It's only mid-sunday, which means the weekend is still upon us, and as soon as it's Monday I have to go back to Provo. Now, don't get me wrong. I love so many things about Provo. I really do, but there is just something about being here with my family that m
akes me the happiest person on earth.
I'll give you a brief rundown. Cause, I know in your head you were like..."come on megs, give us the run down... GIVE IT TO ME!" I'm a people please. I give the people what they want.
THURSDAY: Brisk morning of work. Quick jaunt to the airport (thanks trav!) quick flight (slept the entire time...aaamAAzing.) Picked up by mom/linds/the chillins straight to shopping. We don't not waste any time. We do not pass go. We do not collect $200. Well if there were $200 to be collected I'm sure we'd make some time to fit that in someho
w. We aren't fools after all. After some shopping we made it to the Barney's new house where I received a quick tour complete with audio-headset, map, and snack breaks. JK. BUT their house is amazing. I love the way everything turned out. They have such an eye for detail, and I love their style. I am so glad they let me come stay with them :) (thanks Barneys!) so many shout outs in this post...you'd think it was some sort of acceptance speech. The evening went as follows; Linds and I accompanying my mom and Nich to a shower for one of their friends. It was more like...mom and Nichole talking to their friends while linds and I perused the food table. Yep, we're reallllll good at that. I can o
nly imagine what the shower-er's response to our being there was...who are these two girls, and when are they going to stop eating our food? (thanks shower-er!) After the shower I went to hang out with my friend AJ who is from AZ. He decided I needed to get into the social scene while I was here, and took me to meet a bunch of his friends. Good times had by all.
FRIDAY: Waking up to work out with Nich in the Barney fam's home gym. I was seriously IN HEAVEN. We watched "So You Think You Can Dance" whilst working out. Seriously? Does it get any better than that? NO, the answer is it doesn't. The day proc
eeded on with some laying out, a little Nordstrom Racking, some delish Yakisoba prepared by our own Dennis C. Barney, and was finished out with a mean game of Quiddler. And by one game I mean two, and by a mean game I mean I won both of them. Games with a dash of kettle corn intermixed with Linds and I throwing out Home Alone quotes like necklaces at Mardi Gras = phenomenal. Disclaimer: Linds and I grew up side by side. Bff's. We are of the same mind. and YES, we think we are really funny. Always. It's not our fault if you don't get it. You're all invited to watch Home Alone with us this Thanksgiving if you're feeling left out.
SATURDAY: I know, I know. You're thinking to yourself. ANOTHER day? How could it possibly get much better. Well, it can, and it does. Saturday started out with another morning workout session. Next up, morning breakfast at the Smith
Res. My mom is Martha Stewart. Alright, I said it. The secret is out. She is. With her side kick Bobby Flay (aka: Les Smith) it's like a hurricane in the kitchen. Breakfast consisted of; mini belgian waffles, fruit w/the famous fruit dip, hash browns, eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy, and all sorts of juices and such. Not a joke of a meal. Not for one second. After breakfast we headed over to the neighbors for a dip in the pool. Disclaimer: this photo is not a joke.
Apparently this guy comes out every Saturday...wow. It was crazy. If the photo struggles a bit it's because it's from my phone. This is actually the only picture I've taken all weekend...that's too bad, and very unlike me...hmmm. While we were here Rosemarie and Patti arrived from UT! We hung out for a bit poolside and decided to move on. SO, post slide we went to get us some pedicures. Loved that, let me tell you. I have no problem with being pampered. After the pedicures we went to see "Up" the new Disney/Pixar movie. Oh my gosh, if you haven't seen it drop everything and go RIGHT NOW. It's adorable. So cute. Seriously. I loved it. That chubby lil' boy scout just won me over. After the movie we came home to regroup and get ready to go to dinner at Brio when we had a slight change in plans. Patti was walking in the Barney's house and mis-stepped and fell. She ended up having to go to the emergency room and ended up with a broken humerous. I still feel SO awful! She was such a trooper and was somehow smiling through it all, which is SO Patti-like. She is so optimistic, it's amazing. While my dad was at the emergency room with Rosemarie and Patti, my mom nich and I went to Walmart to get groceries and managed to find our way back past Golden Spoon. I wasn't mad about it...So delish. I love getting to spend time with my mom and sisters even if it's just doing lame things like walking around Walmart talking. It's always a good time.
SUNDAY: I love Sundays at home. Patti and Rosemarie took off back to Utah to get Patti taken care of super early this morning. We were so sad their trip was cut so short, and I REALLY hope Patti get's feeling better! The rest of us soldiered off to 9 AM church, and then back home to prep some delightful BBQ. We once again had a full schmorgas board of food, and AJ came to join the fam for dinner, followed up by some games. I'm sure he was all "Smith'd" out by the time he left. Now it's time for a Sunday nap...love that...
I'll be sad to go home tomorrow, but the good news? My mom/dad/the Barneys will be back up to Utah in July for more good times. I love this family....oooh so much.
