Weekend Wrap Up

No, this isn't Eleanor, but her dad. On my blog, I often posted stories about what we did on the weekend every Monday. I think I am moving my blog in a slightly different direction, one less focused on family stuff and more on essays and such, but Sarah suggested I continue to post my "Case of the Monday" posts over here. That way, our friends and family will still know what we're up to.

Friday we ate lunch at the new, happening place in Rock Hill -- Earth Fare. It's a nice grocery store with a focus on natural and organic foods. They also have a pizza station, a big deli, and a huge salad/hot food bar. Oh, and a coffee bar (Sarah won't let me forget about the coffee!). It was packed! Eleanor ate some fruit, bread, and hummus. She loves that stuff.

We then headed up to Charlotte for some shopping. I need a new desk and Eleanor needed a new sleep sack. She's also on the verge of needing a new car seat. We dropped by World Market (thanks to Erin for that suggestion) where I found a huge, nice wooden desk on clearance. Unfortunately, they didn't have any left in the store, but are supposed to call me when they get some more in. We nabbed a new sleep sack and checked out car seats at Babies R Us. We're still not sure what car seat to get next. Anyone have any suggestions?

We were all pretty tired by then, so we stopped at Olive Garden to eat on the way home. Eleanor, of course, said "Hi" to everyone that walked by and charmed customers and waitstaff alike. She also ate all the beans out of my soup. That may be her new favorite food -- beans of any sort. That night, Sarah and I watched Elizabeth (after watching The Other Boleyn Girl last week).

Saturday morning was spent doing chores around the house. I cut the grass, Sarah worked inside, and Eleanor did Eleanor stuff. That afternoon we went and swam at my cousin's house. Eleanor had a ball in her little floaty and sitting on my lap in the big floating chair. Saturday night we got a call from my brother, who said they were going to the hospital because Heidi was in labor -- 4 weeks early! We later found out she stopped the labor process after a few hours and they went home to give Eleanor's little cousin a little more time to bake.

Sunday was church and breakfast out. We're at that point where we really need groceries, but can't seem to make time to go, hence all the eating out. It's bad, I know. Eleanor fell asleep in the car right after breakfast, so Sarah and I rode around for awhile looking at houses. We are not really in the market, but are beginning to think about a next house. Plus, it's always fun to look! Sunday evening found us eating at Moes (with more beans for Eleanor). After Eleanor went to bed, Sarah and I sat on the front porch, talking until dark.