Happy Friday! I hope you all had a great week and are looking forward to the weekend as much as I am! This week was a quiet one in comparison to last week and I’ll take it! Last Friday, we took my daughter and her friends out for hibachi for a belated 16th birthday celebration. This weekend we are having her family birthday celebration and then we are finally done celebrating her turning 16! Here are five from this week:
1. Catskill Animal Sanctuary – For Mother’s Day we went to the Catskill Animal Sanctuary in Saugerties. This is a farm where more than 200 rescued animals are able to live out their lives. Guests can book a tour and get to meet some of the animals up close.
2. Eating – Since we were in Saugerties, we HAD to go to Slices on Saugerties to get our favorite slice: the Caprese Grandma slice.
Then we HAD to go to Alleyway Ice Cream, my favorite ice cream place, where we shared Ube Heath Bar Crunch, Honeycomb Chocolate Swirl and Thai Tea Cookies & Cream (my FAVE!).
3. Reading – This week I finished Book Lovers by Emily Henry. I recommend this book so much! I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve read by this author and she’s quickly becoming a favorite.
4. Cooking – This week one of our favorite dinners was Baked Crispy Shrimp with Dynamite Sauce. I also made tofu for my husband and daughter since they don’t eat seafood.
5. Watching – My husband and I have started watching Ozark on Netflix. I had started this show ages ago but didn’t get into it. We’ve now watched six episodes and I’m hooked! It’s funny how you sometimes have to give shows another try. The rare time I have to watch TV on my own I’ve been watching the new season of Sweet Magnolias.
ICYMI this week on the blog:
Tuesday I shared my April reads.
Sharing with Friday Favorites! Have a great weekend!
Oh I am definitely going to have to try that shrimp recipe; that looks delicious! It sounds like you had a wonderful mother’s day and all the food in this post is making me so hungry.
I love Emily Henry! Such a great author. That ice cream cup looks mighty delish! I love Ube and got my hubby hooked! Need to find some stat!! Happy Friday and happy 16th to your daughter! Enjoy the family celebration and looking forward to reading about it next week!
Maureen | http://www.littlemisscasual.com
What is it with 16th birthdays and hibachi?! That’s something we were doing in the early 2000s—glad nothing has changed, HA! That ice cream looks amaaaaazing!