Monday, September 8, 2025

Hey It's Monday

Good Monday morning friends. How was your weekend? Ours was pretty good, the weather was wacky, our Vols won, our Tigers eked out a win too, and we spent time with friends, family, and at home which is my favorite place to be. I didn't take a lot of photos this weekend, but c'est la vie. 

Friday hubs golfed with some guys and I trekked into the nearby city for my mammogram followed by a Costco run. Good times, right? Costco was an absolute zoo which is why I try never to be there on a Friday afternoon. Since I was in the neighborhood it made sense to brave it this week. 

I didn't get home until after 5 PM and was glad I'd made dinner before I left home that morning. We had chicken pot pie and watched a movie, then called it a night pretty early. 

Saturday morning hubs popped over to the baseball field to watch the mancub practice and to hang out with the grands for a little while too. Daughter1's inlaws had come out to the lake for the weekend and brought us an assorted pepper haul from their garden. I'm going to pickle the jalapenos and probably the tabasco peppers too. 

We had a party to go to later that afternoon so I spent the morning making something to add to the meal. I'd kind of forgotten about this recipe which I used to make a lot a couple of decades ago, but it popped up online recently and I decided to bring it back. Veggie pizzas. A crescent roll crust topped with an herbed cream cheese-sour cream 'sauce' then whatever veggies you like. So pretty and really tasty too.

We left around 3 to go to a friend's house for an oyster roast. They were also grilling brats and burgers for the non-oyster eaters, and it was a big group so lots of delicious sides. 

Right around the time our host was going to light the grill, the sky grew black and then opened up with the craziest wind and rain. 

The local college football game had started and they had to stop play due to lightning. Not really a bad thing as they were taking a beating, and that break seemed to help a little.  

There was plenty of room for everyone inside and eventually the rain moved out and it turned into a pretty night. 

Sunday we went to church, then out to breakfast-lunch with daughter1 and her kiddos. Her hubs was on call this weekend so didn't make it to church, but managed to meet us for lunch which was nice.

I spent the afternoon blogging, dozing, and reading as I had five books on hold at the library and they all came in on Friday. I was number 18 in the queue for one of them, so not sure how I moved up on the list so quickly, but of course this is not a bad problem to have. 

So how did you spend your weekend? 

If you'd like to share, hop over to add your own link with Holly (Pink Lady Blog) and Sarah (Sunshine and Books) today. Have a nice week! 

12 comments:

  1. That is an impressive pepper haul! They must have a multitude of plants to have that much excess to give away. Your weekend plans sound fun with a neighborhood get together. The pizza you made sounds tasty! I hope you guys needed the rain- we could use a good downpour but unless one comes out of nowhere, it's going to be dry here for the next week. I hope you have a great Monday!

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  2. That sounds like a lovely weekend; glad the storm didn't interfere with plans too much.

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  3. Interested to see what you think of Atmosphere. I couldn't put it down because I was sucked into the story. I also have Broken Country on my requests.
    My aunt made those veggie pizzas so now we all make them. My cousin made them for our Michigan long weekend and we were so happy! Such a great little recipe!

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  4. What a fun and delish weekend- the oyster roast sounds like a blast and love your veggie pizza dish- I remember that as being a yummy one!

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  5. Oysters on the grill? Love this! I have never thought of this! I also live in MN though soo I tend to wait to eat oysters until I'm near the ocean haha. I love veggie pizza anywhere, anytime though!

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  6. It does sound like you had a good weekend!
    Those peppers look great and those veggie pizzas too! Yum!
    Eek! That rain looks awful, I am glad it didn't last too long.

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  7. Yum, I like your plans on how you are going to process the peppers. :-) You gave me an idea on how to use ours.
    Have a great new week!!
    Carla

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  8. My weekend, as you know, is well documented on my post today. It was great! I enjoyed yours and all the photos. Your veggie pizza side offering looks delicious. Please share the recipe (I don't see a link). Yum! I am not an oyster eater, but the brats/burgers would be great. Too bad about the rain, but glad it blew over fairly quickly. Have a blessed week ahead!

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  9. Now that is a good book stack! I recently enjoyed Broken Country, and Go As a River was a favorite for 2023. I hope you enjoy. We also had a downpour this weekend, and I do remember the old veggie pizza recipe. Costco on a Friday - you're brave! Hope your week is off to a good start.

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  10. Sounds like a good weekend with downtime, good food, family and friends. Good for you for braving Costco on a Friday and I'm excited for later this week!

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  11. The veggie pizzas look delicious! I just love fall weekends. Football, cooler temps, and friends make for a lot of fun.

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  12. I'd totally forgotten about that veggie pizza! It's an oldie but definitely a goodie! Thanks for the reminder!

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