Happy Friday! It has been a super busy week around here! My son turned 13 on Wednesday. We officially have two teenagers in the house! We had a family party and his birthday dinner this week. We drive him up to the Adirondacks on Sunday for a week of sleep away Boy Scout camp. My daughter has been busy CITing at our local camp. Then she plays in a field hockey league two nights during the week. Everyone is busy and the summer has been flying by! Here are five from this week:
1. Family Party – Last weekend we had a family party for my son. Since his favorite meal is breakfast, we did a brunch. He was so happy to eat a bagel with cream cheese and lox! And I made a peach cobbler for dessert served with vanilla ice cream (along with cheesecake which was not homemade!).
2. Reading – I had to return The Things We Cannot Say to the library before I got to finish it. So I’ll have to wait for it to come in again. In the meantime, I finished You Knew Me When by Emily Liebert. This was an older fiction book about friendship that I thought was an okay read. I’m currently reading The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. Reichert which I’m enjoying.
3. Cooking– This week I made a watermelon gazpacho that was tasty! I used the leftover watermelon from my son’s family party. It was a perfect hot summer night’s dinner since no cooking is involved.
We also enjoyed these Zesty Black Bean and Rice Burgers for dinner this week. The original recipe has them made as sliders, but I made burgers. They were delicious but took awhile to make with so many different components!
4. Watching – My husband and I finished the last season of Bosch. It’s been a favorite of ours to watch together. We are looking forward to the new, not-yet named spinoff with Bosch as a private investigator.
5. Puzzle – Last weekend I did this candy puzzle. I started it Friday afternoon, not remembering that I needed my dining room table for the family party. So it was a rush to get it done, but I did it.
6. Birthday Dinner – My son chose The Melting Pot for his birthday dinner. This has been a favorite with the kids! I even wrote a post about it.
ICYMI this week on the blog:
Monday I posted about the Too Good To Go app.
Tuesday I shared my June reads.
Sharing with Friday Favorites! Have a great weekend!
Happy Friday, friend! I’m so glad you enjoyed such a wonderful and delicious time celebrating your son’s milestone birthday this week! What a “sweet” puzzle. 🙂 I love puzzling and haven’t gotten one out for a bit. You’re inspiring me to do so soon. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and your son a great time at Boy Scout Camp!
Thank you for the birthday wishes for my son! Puzzling is a relaxing activity for me but I too often take breaks. Hope you have a great weekend!
I love that puzzle! So glad your son had great birthday celebration.
Thank you for the birthday wishes for my son! It was a fun puzzle. Hope you have a great weekend!