As if Saturday wasn’t fun-filled enough already…
…we got a surprise on Sunday that Bailey was really excited about – an impromptu visit by my parents to help us with our house, namely the yard.
But first, I headed out for Caitlin’s bebe shower.
Caitlin’s shower was at FABO, which was a gorgeous venue – so colorful!
The shower was put together so well – from the cool straws to the great refreshments. I really liked the game they played where Caitlin had to pull random baby-items from a bag and guess what they’re used for. I had fun guessing what they were used for, too, since I hadn’t seen most of the objects before. Hey, maybe if I attend enough baby showers, I won’t be quite so baby-clueless.
And do you see that hat on Caitlin’s head? Her mom made that baby-shower-themed-hat for her! I talked to her about how she made it, and she was so proud of her creation. It was really sweet and a fun touch to the shower.
After the shower, I headed back to the Chic house to help out in the yard. We pulled weeds and did basic clean-up. You know…stuff most people know but our house-clueless selves need guidance doing.
I treated my parents to dinner to thank them for their help. We went to Mama Ricotta’s.
The rolls were hard to resist. I definitely had a couple, dipped into their red pepper olive oil.
And for eats, we got 2 family-style entrees – this penne with chicken, broccoli and a lemon cream sauce. It came out piping hot with al dente penne. It was mouth-wateringly good (as in, my mouth is watering thinking about it while I blog…yum!).
The family favorite was angel hair with meatballs, which i really enjoyed, too.
My parents really loved the meal, which made me happy. It was the least I could do before they had to head back home for the night.
Reader question: What did you do this weekend? Anything fun?
Wow that pasta looks so good!
Do you have big plans for the garden? I have a little one here in NYC and I’m planning on planting some vegies now that spring is here 🙂
We usually do a garden every year, but this year, we decided to move to a new location. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the new garden built yet, so we may not have one this year! 🙁 What veggies are you planting?
Great to see you the other day Diana! I haven’t been to Mama Ricotta’s in so long! Must change that!
It was great seeing you, too! Maybe we can double date to Mama Ricotta’s sometime? Or the Mez/Ritz night!
Food.. looks so delicious.
Hi Diana – Just letting you know that I have done a link back to you today re Chic Energy Bites. I am loving your blog, very inspiring. I’m in Australia and we are entering cooler weather so to keep inspired to be active and healthy, I love checking out blogs from north of the equator. If you have any concerns re my link back, don’t hesitate to contact me. xx Fi
Thanks so much for checking out my recipe, Fiona! And thanks for the link-love! 🙂
Diana, Are those really from Mama Ricotta’s? Btw, as a organic food fan, I need your suggestion regarding about this tulsi tea I got from Dr Mercola at http://organicindia.mercola.com/tulsi-tea.aspx, I wanna know if it is good?
Yes, that pasta is really from Mama Ricotta’s. Love that place! Have you been?
As for the tea, Organic India is the brand I usually buy. They sell it at Earthfare, which is where I found out about tulsi tea since they had a sample of it in the store one day. 🙂