Weekend Highlights

Happy Monday! After this weekend, I am feeling refreshed and ready to take on the week ahead of me. It was the perfect mix of friends, family and house chores.

{Picture 1 and 2} I spent the week in Anaheim, California for a work conference, it was a blast catching up with friends that I don't get to see very often because we are spread across the country. After our sessions were finished, we would meet to enjoy cocktails on the gorgeous patio of nFuse which is located at the Anaheim Marriott. I highly recommend this hotel if you are visiting the area, the staff was extremely accommodating, the hotel was beautiful and it is very close to Disneyland.

{Picture 3}Speaking of Disneyland, we were able to squeeze a quick trip to Disneyland before I headed back to the East Coast. You can't travel all the way out there and not spend a few hours there, right?! I grew up going to Disney World in Orlando, Florida and regardless of my age, I have always had a blast. I may be a bit bias but I think Disney World is better than Disneyland. I love all the different parks at Disney World and the entertainment at Disney World is over-the-top too. If you have visited both, what are your thoughts?

{Picture 4} After a long day of travel on Friday, I was so happy to see TC. We had a quiet date night at home and we were able to sit on the porch to enjoy the beautiful weather that NC has recently been experiencing. After dinner, I was loving puppy cuddles from Tenley. She was attached to my side for the first few hours and I was soaking up every second!

{Picture 5 and 6} On Saturday, we headed to Pinehurst to spend the afternoon by the pool with my mom and then we enjoyed another evening of outdoor dining at The Porch of 195. I had an amazing Indian-Inspired dish - Local Goat Cheese Curry Paneer, Organic Basmati Rice, Peppers, Onions, Naan, Pompadon, Raita and Chickpeas. I am already getting hungry just thinking about it.

{Picture 7} In the Summer, Sundays are spent in the yard. No questions asked. I spent most of the morning mowing grass and listening to my newly updated playlist that I created for my nightly runs. You can tell that I was too excited and impatient to wait until my run on Monday night. TC was thrilled since he had to listen to me sing Taylor Swift, Andy Grammer, Ellie Goulding, and Ariana Grande on the top of my lungs :). I spent the last few hours, cleaning up our flower beds so we can finish laying the new mulch next weekend!

{Picture 8 and 9} The weather couldn't have been more beautiful than it was this weekend so we wanted to take advantage of it before it becomes 100+ degrees. On Sunday evening, we had a few couples over to grill out and we made the most delicious vegetable stuffed hamburgers that were wrapped with bacon and topped with BBQ sauce. By no means, is it the healthiest meal but my goodness it is a-m-a-z-i-n-g. I'll be sharing the recipe later this week. I also loved spending time with my adorable Goddaughter, Emery. Isn't she adorable?

It was a perfect weekend, it made my soul happy! I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing weekend too! I am linking up with Biana and Meghan to share our weekend highlights.