There’s nothing like a visit to grandmother’s house!!
Mazen and I went to Hillsborough for the weekend for a pre-Thanksgiving visit.
We arrived in time for dinner on Friday night. Dad and I shared two pumpkin beers, and we had cheese and crackers to start.
Mom made her famous BBQ chicken served with broccoli (for Mazen – it was the only thing he ate enthusiastically!), rice, and sautéed apples.
Comfort food from my childhood : )
For dessert we had a cookie cake with Gus the dog’s face on front for Mazen.
Mazen was up until 10:30 p.m. jumping on the bed with my sister’s giant stuffed animals!
On Saturday morning my mom surprised us with her famous cinnamon cake.
And later on, when we had eggs, toast, and raspberries with lots of coffee.
I went for a power walk downtown and back, and then my childhood BFF, Becca, came over with her three girls to play outside for a bit. Mazen called all three of the girls “Rebecca,” which made us all laugh.
For lunch we had sandwiches and chips
And Mazen had a great time playing with Grammie’s big road.
On Saturday afternoon we got dressed up and headed to my parents’ new house for cocktail hour.
They bought a new house (literally a brand new house) in their same neighborhood, and they are slowly moving over. While we are all sad to say goodbye to the historic house I grew up in, we are pumped for the swap to a new house with fewer drafts, fewer spiders, more bathrooms, and more heat!
We went to my favorite restaurant – The Saratoga Grill – for dinner.
Their scones are the best!
I always get the broiled seafood platter with salmon, scallops, stuffed shrimp, and a great side salad with strawberry dressing.
We shared this baklava cheesecake and a coconut cake for dessert!
Mom and Mazey went home for bedtime, and dad and I went to Mystery Brewing for a show by the Berlin Brothers. They were such great entertainers, and the music ranged from Dixieland to swing to Latin.
We were up early to head home at around 8:00 a.m. because I had a soccer game (the finals!) at noon. Sadly my team lost, but we lost 1:0 and gave it our all, so it was a great game to walk away from.
Hope you guys had a good weekend!
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What a fun weekend! New houses are the best!
Jessica says
I love Mazen’s giant, cheesy grin in every picture! He looks like he had a great weekend!!
Kylie says
Nothing tastes quite as good as nostalgia;) Love childhood foods! And those giant stuffed animals were always my childhood dream!!! Always wanted some!
Laura says
Congrats to your folks on their new place and what a great photo of them with Mazen, such beautiful smiles (and how perfectly coordinated the yellow and blues are-love!)
Kelli @ Hungry Hobby says
Looks like a fun weekend I’m jealous!
Tricia says
Hey Kath! I love following your blog, I don’t really love the new video ads that I can’t actually find to turn off. I don’t mind advertisements as long as I can find them to turn them off otherwise I just end up navigating away to shut the noise off. I hope you reconsider allowing ads like these on your site.
KathEats says
Hi Tricia, Are these auto playing sound or just a moving picture? Are you just randomly hearing sound? I never allow those types of ads, nor does my ad manager. Sometimes they do slip through the cracks. There are some ads that if you interact with them (which the server considers putting your mouse on) they do play, but those shouldn’t auto play without a catalyst.
candice says
It’s been happening to me to without putting my mouse over it. I’ll open your blog and keep it up but go back and forth with work and the video ads run 🙁
Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says
Time with grandparents as a kid is the best!!
Amy says
I live in Mebane, and my husband and I love Saratoga and Mystery Brewing Co! If you haven’t already, you should check out Hillsborough BBQ. 🙂 amazing BBQ, fresh sides, delicious hushpuppies and Mac and cheese..and I could go on! Looks like you had a great quick visit!
KathEats says
I actually don’t think I’ve been there, but I know my parents love it. Maybe on our next visit!
Anne says
That cinnamon cake looks AMAZING. Looked for the recipe but didn’t see it…are you and your mom willing to share? 🙂
KathEats says
I’ll see if mom can share!