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Weekend Recap: Bumming Around

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Okay my title isn’t accurate – we didn’t just bum around, we were very productive this weekend, but it kind of felt like we didn’t do much because we didn’t leave the house much. Thing is, we haven’t had many weekends where we have spent a lot of time around the house and not all been sick so this was our first chance to start tackling several projects that we have been putting off forever!

Friday night we just hung out at our neighborhood pool with some snacks and took it easy. Saturday we got up and I went to hit up some yard sales with a friend. We found some seriously great deals – a $25 toddler bed and a $15 Pottery Barn chair, along with other little odds and ends. I’m going to make going to yard sales a thing every time I’m home on a Saturday.

Shoes: Birkenstock

Then we started working on our yard which is in serious disrepair, as well as talking about what rooms we want to paint next in the house and furniture we need to purchase. After dinner with some friends we hit up Home Depot where we bought some much needed plants to brighten our yard, and got some paint color samples to test out before we get the real stuff. We are also planning on painting some of our beat up furniture so we got the supplies for that.

Sunday we did a lot more yard work, and I baked this festive cake which seemed appropriate since it was Flag Day. Don’t worry, I’ll post the recipe soon too!

We also made an attempt to go car shopping for the first time for a new car for me, but were very disappointment when the dealership ignored us for an hour and a half so we left. I went to look at the Chevy Tahoe because I’m convinced that is the car I want, and I should probably test drive it first, but the dealership didn’t seem interested in making a sale so we will try a different one next weekend. I’d love to see if anyone here has any car recommendations too since I should look at more than one car – I’ve been driving a 2008 Jetta and it’s time for something bigger. I’d love a car with a usable third row (I’d like this car to last a long time and would love to have 3+ kids) that is also reliable and fun to drive. If you know something that fits this criteria PLEASE let me know so I can go check it out because I know nothing about cars or how to even start this process!

And there’s this quote I found and love. Thank you Will Smith:

Anyways we finished Sunday up with church and then working on more stuff around the house – now on to another busy week but fun week! Anyone have fun plans this week?

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  2. The Toyota Highlander is consistently ranked as the best mid-sized SUV with a third row. There is a hybrid version as well. We have two children so we aren't quite ready for the third row, plus those third rows eat up a lot of cargo space unless you get a large SUV. We have a Honda CRV which is perfect for us.

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  3. I am in the same boat as you right now. I have two babes and want 3+. I am leaning towards the GMC Acadia but have yet to test drive it. I went to the Checy dealership too but they had me sitting there for over 2 hours so I never test drove the Tahoe or Subirban. The Acadia is more affordable anyway and I was super disappointed with the trunk space the Tahoe offered. If you test drive the Acadia, let us know if you liked it!! Good luck!

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    • I love the way those look but didn't know anything about them! I'll have to go look at them especially if it's more affordable because that's a HUGE factor! Thank you!

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