I spent the weekend in Alabama to visit my parents for Father’s day and got in some much-needed R&R. I always treat weekends away like a mini vacations and this weekend was no different. I ate a ton of great food, spent QT with my parents, shopped for local produce(their town is known for peaches, YUM!), napped while watching a movie, ate more, and relaxed as much as possible. Of course the main reason for my visit was to spend Father’s Day with my dad which I was really glad to do!
I left Atlanta Friday night after work and when I got to my parents house we had an unpictured steak dinner and wine which made me super sleepy so I called it a night. The next morning I woke up thinking I was going to take Harper on a run, but I was so sore(still am it was INTENSE) from the Crossfit workout Friday morning that I had coffee and a bowl of Cheerios with blueberries instead. After all I was on a mini vacation so exercise isn’t really necessary. After breakfast we ran some errands around town which included picking up sausage to grill for lunch.
Summer and hot dogs are the best. I topped mine with cole slaw, mustard, and a pickle with BBQ Zapp’s on the side. I could have this lunch all Summer long. And what Summer lunch is complete without dessert?
Banana Pudding cake, delicious! I may have had this for breakfast Sunday morning as well;) It was so good and so easy to make. One box of yellow cake mix, cool whip, banana pudding, and chessmen(or vanilla cookie of your choice). Make the cake, let cool and poke holes in it, top with pudding and let set in fridge, top with cool whip and crushed cookies and VOILA! It’s so simple you can’t go wrong.
We had dinner out at Bottega in Birmingham and I got the garganelli with chicken, kale, and sweet peppers.
I wish it had more kale and a lot more chicken, but it was still good and great portion size. We each got a different dessert and shared which is always my favorite part of every meal. My sweet tooth is getting out of control, but I’m fine with it.
After such a great meal the night before we had taco salads for lunch on Father’s day.
Iceberg lettuce, chili, cheese, greek yogurt, avocado, and tortilla chips went into my bowl. After lunch it was time for me to head back to Atlanta. My mom sent me back with some food which included ribs that I made for Travis and I for dinner.
I really wanted to have them with sweet potato tots but we tried ordering some to go with no luck and the market we stopped at were out so I got mac and cheese and beans instead. It was a very semi-homemade meal but we were both tired and didn’t feel like putting much effort into anything else. And of course I couldn’t forget dessert so I got Cherry Garcia to share.
The mini vacation weekend was so nice and relaxing I hated to think about another busy week ahead, but it gives me time to plan our next trip.
Do you have mini vacation weekends? Any Summer trips planned?
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