Weekend Recap

Chad and I started out the weekend at a restaurant in Birmingham called Little Savannah. It is a restaurant and bar in an area of Birmingham known as Forest Park. The weather was nice so we sat on the back patio for dinner to celebrate Chad’s new job!! The menu at Little Savannah changes weekly based on the produce the chef purchases that week from local farmers. I had the gulf black grouper with grilled squash and zucchini and Chad had the grilled pork loin chop. I have such a sweet tooth so we finished dinner off with blackberry cobbler topped with ice cream and we clearly enjoyed the cobbler.

 Friday afternoon I made Rolo Cake Mix Bars that I pinned a while back on Pinterest.

With only 4 ingredients, these were almost impossible to screw up. I don’t cook at all and my bars turned out edible! I did learn that there is a difference between evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk. 

For the recipe see http://cookiesandcups.com/rolo-cake-mix-bars/. The recipe was part of the blogger’s CAKE MIX RECIPE week for busy people. I love yellow cake mix and you end up with a few extra ROLOS!

My Rolo Cake Mix Bars:

I took the Rolo Cake Mix Bars to Symphony in the Summer at Railroad Park on Friday night. It’s a free event at the park’s amphitheater with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. A group of 8 of us took snacks, wine, and quilts. The temperature was in the 60s which is completely abnormal for June 1st in Alabama and so we were all a little chilly! We all ended up covering up with the quilts we brought to sit on.

Just as I was starting to feel halfway decent about my cooking skills, I managed to completely kill my confidence by burning my toast Saturday morning. Oops.

Maybe I should start setting a timer?

Saturday we all headed to Lake Tuscaloosa and spent the whole day by the lake. Watermelon is the best lake food and it was a great day for the lake!

 

The rest of my weekend was spent being lazy and watching movies. Contraband with Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale and One for the Money with Katherine Heigl are both pretty good weekend rentals.

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!!

Railroad Park and Parents Visit

Thursday for lunch Chad and I decided to both get out of the office and we went to Railroad Park. The Park makes up a 19 acre space in downtown Birmingham.

I am so lucky to have such a nice park within walking distance of where I work! Every Wednesday from 4-6 PM “Farm Stands on the Railroad” takes place and you can go purchase fresh, local produce. Thanks to Blue Cross and Blue Shield FREE classes are held weeknights at 6 PM at Railroad Park and hundreds of people attend:

Monday – Crunk Fitness
Tuesday – The BE FIT Group Experience
Wednesday – Zumba
Thursday – Yoga
Friday – Night PE

THE WEEKEND …

My parents came to visit this weekend and they brought my little dog MILLIE with them. I still say it’s my dog even though I got her in high school and when I left for college she stayed home.

I had Friday off of work and my parents came after lunch. We met Chad’s mom for an early dinner at Izzo’s at The Summit. It was the first time my parents met some of Chad’s family, but we think it went really well!

 I gave my mom tickets for us all to go see Joel Osteen together for her Mother’s Day present so after dinner mom, dad, Chad and I went to Joel Osteen ‘A Night of Faith’ at the BJCC. Joel Osteen is the pastor at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas and he is watched by approximately 7 million Americans each week on TV. After watching him on TV, it was great to finally get to see him in person.

 

Saturday we woke up and took time to enjoy coffee and rented We Bought a Zoo with Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson. I absolutely LOVED the movie!! Maggie Elizabeth Jones (Rosie) is adorable!!

We sat outside and enjoyed a relaxing lunch in the shade at O’Carrs before doing some antique shopping. Then unfortunately they packed up and headed back to Troy. It was a short visit, but great to spend some quality time with my parents and to show them around Birmingham.