Three Years Ago
Our friends Maggie + Dave got married this past weekend! Dave is a long-time friend of Thomas’s. Shortly after Thomas and I started dating, he took me as his date to another friend’s wedding. (This was before you guys met him!)
That night, Dave came up to me and said the nicest, kindest things about Thomas. That he was the most loyal and trusting friend imaginable and that I had a snagged really good guy. I knew I couldn’t let Thomas go after his best friend said such complimentary things! At the very same wedding, later that night, Dave rode the bus back to Richmond and sat next to Maggie and a romance blossomed. Three years later – they are married!
And here they are the night before our wedding!
Rehearsal Dinner at Common House
Thomas was one of Dave’s groomsmen and so we joined a group of family and friends for the rehearsal dinner at Common House on Friday night.
The food was amazing!
We enjoyed lots of great laughs and toasts. And I had one too many glasses of the most amazing Lodi red wine!
Saturday
Grammie and Pea were here the whole weekend to help us out with babysitting, which was very much appreciated! Thomas made us JM Stock biscuits with mini omelets for breakfast.
Mid morning I left Birch napping and went with Mazey to the farmer’s market. I haven’t been to the market in an embarrassingly long time. Once we moved to this house, we were just a littttle too far to walk but too close to drive. It’s a dumb reason, and I need to get back on it! Especially since Mazen loves going. He rode his bike and I ran!
Once home and rinsed off, I nursed Birch, and then Thomas and I went to a wedding day pool party at the house some of his friends rented. We picked up smoothie bowls from Juice Laundry on the way there. CB&J + spinach for me!
Look at that good lookin’ group of guys!!
Back home later that afternoon I tried to take a short nap while my mom and Mazey were playing and Birch was taking his afternoon nap, but of course the little sensors in Mazen’s head went off that his mother was resting and he had to come find me. No nap for mommy!
Thomas was getting ready for the wedding with the groom – I couldn’t wait to see him!!
I’m skipping over the wedding to share that in detail with you tomorrow – it deserves its own post!
Sunday
We got home late (midnight) from the wedding, and little B was up at 6:20. I was mentally prepared for this and took first shift with him. (I also intentionally only had two glasses of wine knowing I’d be up early – SO glad I did!)
Around 10 I showered and got dressed up again to go to a friend’s baptism brunch! We had delicious pastries and quiches on the patio. Sadly I didn’t take any pics! Mazen came with me and played an epic game of hide and seek with the other kids on the property.
I DID get in a nap in the late afternoon for about 20 minutes, and it totally recharged me! We had our neighborhood picnic that evening. Our neighbors organize an alley party every summer and do such an amazing job getting everyone together. Note the homemade sign : )
We made these smoked salmon sliders and they were a hit!
Love potluck food!! (I had two sliders and some cookies too!)
And thanks to Grammie + Pea for making it all possible. Birch did great with his dinners + bottles + bedtime!
I can’t wait to share more wedding details tomorrow!
Jen says
Mom sensor! So true, my 6 year old has it, too. Looks like an awesome, BUSY weekend!
Abigail says
wow, looks like an awesome weekend! had to chuckle at your comments re getting “only” 6 hours of sleep. That’s a good night for many of us readers!
Annie says
Sounds like you need to change your priorities then! Sleep is SO important. I’m with Kath – I need 8 hours to function.
Krysten says
omg same! but it’s so hard to get in those 8 hours sometimes, when I’m in court or traveling for a case.. and I don’t have kids! Kudos to you moms who can function at full time jobs and as amazing parents on so little sleep.
Ani says
“Change your priorities”…??? I’m a mom of 3 boys under 10 and work as a pediatrician (my husband is also a doctor). We work our butts off to manage our busy practices and make sure we are there for the kids’ games, to help with homework, and for some semblance of family dinner. On a typical weekday that means finishing dinner, cleaning up, getting the kids ready for bed, prepping lunches, doing laundry, etc etc etc before the adults can hit the sack. I’d loveeeee to get 8 hours, especially since I’m up by 6 most workdays, but that would require a 10 pm bedtime. Tell me, which priority – spending time with my kids (which is often more like dealing with their middle school crises and helping with math homework), cooking their food, doing their laundry, or making sure that the bills are paid and that their needs are attended to, should I change in order to get that extra couple hours of sleep? It’s a great goal to have, but I think sometimes bloggers (and their commenters) are a bit out of touch with reality,
Annie says
Everyone is “soooooo busy.” Life is never-ending. Maybe you could outsource some of those things, since you and your husband are both doctors, to free up some time? Laundry, for one, and auto draft those bills, for two. I don’t think we need to start a “who has the busiest life” argument. A lot of people choose to spend time watching The Bachelor or even commenting/reading blogs (ironically since we’re on a blog now) and then claim they have no time for things like kids or sleep. I hope you get some rest soon.
Ani says
I think there is a difference between perusing a blog or two in between patient visits and being having the ability to manipulate entire chunks of one’s day to be able to go to bed at 10pm. No “busiest life” contest here – I totally agree that that’s BS and not a contest I want to win anyway! – my point is just that I think there’s a disconnect sometimes between what is ideal for many families and what is actually feasible.
Thanks for your concern with my sleep schedule, though!
CandiceZ says
Maybe they can help with the laundry and maybe you can find a 5 – 10 min meal or few to make more time. We make pitas topped with hummus, cucumber/tomato/feta/chickpeas salad every week and it’s crazy fast and good. I just heat the naan or pitas a touch in the oven for flair. Another good one is pizza (I do get my cutting board/pan and flour out in the morning so it’s just 123 at night. My husband does the complicated cooking on weekends. Never easy though!!!! Kids also have a lot of homework as they get older! (Taking any more good super fast recipe ideas please!)
KathEats says
I love the pita idea! This site has some amazing ideas for crockpot meals in the freezer that you can put in the crockpot in the morning and they’ll be ready by dinner. I’ve been meaning to make some myself.
Zima says
100 times YES to all you said, Ani.
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
Wow, the catering and decor at Common House are on point! Beautiful shots!
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Kate says
Your skin looks amazing! I need to put in an order but feel so lost when I look at all the options!
KathEats says
Thank you! If you want to fill out my (very short) skincare quiz, I can email you some suggestions 🙂
B says
I love the mom sensor, totally. No matter what, phone rings, silent children get LOUD or need something, Skype business meeting something urgent happens. Never fails. What a wonderful weekend, sounds like a lot of fun!
Elizabeth says
Wow intense comments today! Just wanted to say I loved your brunch eye makeup!
KathEats says
Thank you <3
Laura says
Hi Kath, could you share where you got the white dress with the pink underlay? It is so cute!
KathEats says
It was called “A Place For Lace” by White Plum, but I don’t think they make it anymore 🙁
KHS says
I am surprised at the judgmental comments on this thread. Amy Poehler has a line she uses that is awesome: “Works for her, not for me.” We are all trying our best to to make it through this life, keep that in mind. What works for one person may not work for you and that is OK.