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Weekend In Rewind

What's better than driving home at 5pm on a Friday?
That's a pretty great feeling.

Made even better when your husband calls to invite you out for a happy hour drink to get the weekend started off right!


Selwyn Pub was our locale of choice -- a true Charlotte classic.

Saturday we visited the two places we seem to single-handedly keep afloat (Lowes and Home Depot, duh).  One flower-filled SUV later, we were on our way home to beautify our front yard.  We spent hours in that yard digging, planting, watering, pruning.  And then we enjoyed a nice pre-dinner drink together on the back patio.





We had an awesome dinner that night at Leroy Fox with some new friends.  Like, literally new friends - we were sitting next to them at the restaurant bar, struck up a conversation with them as we waited for our tables to be readied, and then they invited us to join them at their table for dinner.  Completely random, but we had the BEST time and will definitely plan to see them again!

Sunday we finished the first season of Homeland and then promptly called to order the HBO/Showtime package so we could immediately start season two.  Obsessed, I tell you.

Plus now, Ian gets his Game of Thrones fix and I get my Girls fix ... a win-win!

We said sayonara to the weekend with lettuce wrap burgers and sweet potato fries.  Oh, and several more Homeland eps.  We're all in, guys.


Hope you had a wonderful weekend, too!

Linking up again with Sami's Shenanigans
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19 comments:

  1. Morgan NealApril 8, 2013 at 9:37 AM

    Sounds like the perfect weekend! Beautiful patio

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  2. Carolina CharmApril 8, 2013 at 9:38 AM

    I cannot get over how awesome your patio looks. I swear it should be in a magazine. And I agree, lettuce wrapped burgers are the perfect weekend finale!

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  3. MCWApril 8, 2013 at 9:46 AM

    I cannot wait to get my patio looking half as great as yours!

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  4. Dee StephensApril 8, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    The patio does look super fabulous! I need to get some things planted this week and get our patio spruced up.
    I told Brad we need a 'real set' of patio furniture but he still claims our deck isn't big enough. I don't agree.

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  5. JessicaApril 8, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    I'm SO obsessed with Homeland...the house that the Brodys live in is in Charlotte!

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  6. agalandherdogApril 8, 2013 at 10:32 AM

    We've got to get caught up on Homeland! Your patio looks amazing!

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  7. The Grass Skirt BlogApril 8, 2013 at 10:33 AM

    I love Selwyn Pub! I used to go there a lot in my single days. ;) Your patio looks beautiful. It was the perfect weekend to use it!
    http://thegrassskirtblog.com

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  8. Steel MagnoliaApril 8, 2013 at 11:17 AM

    You and Ian (and Drake!) are so adorable. Good on for all of your hard work in the yard. We did our initial clean-up from winter and re-mulched a bit. I have no clue about planting even though my mother and grandmother are master gardeners. Isn't that sad? Your patio looks wonderful - perfect spot to relax!!

    SO glad y'all started watching Homeland. It is the BEST! The only suggestion I have for you is ration out the second season if you can (I know it's a hard task!). It's going to be a long six months until September when the next season starts again! Who do you think is the mole?! Haha!

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  9. TessApril 8, 2013 at 12:08 PM

    How funny that you met friends at the restaurant like that!? What a random, but sweet night!

    Your patio looks so good and I see lots of happy hours out there!!

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  10. AnonymousApril 8, 2013 at 12:08 PM

    It looks like you had an amazing weekend! It makes me want to pack up me move to Charlotte immediately!

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  11. lauraApril 8, 2013 at 12:10 PM

    Your patio is so gorgeous! Major jealousy from my tiny city balcony in Chicago :) Looks like a great weekend and now have a serious craving for lettuce-wrapped burgers! Happy Monday.

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  12. MistyApril 8, 2013 at 12:51 PM

    Looks awesome, A!

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  13. UnknownApril 8, 2013 at 2:20 PM

    Your patio area looks AMAZING!! Great work!!

    Cheers,
    Samara

    www.samaraevangeline.blogspot.com
    www.grimeglitzglam.blogspot.com

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  14. LisaApril 8, 2013 at 7:02 PM

    What a wonderful weekend. Your patio is just gorgeous!

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  15. NatApril 9, 2013 at 11:12 AM

    Love your back patio! We are obsessed with Homeland- it's so good and addicting!!

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  16. ChelseaApril 9, 2013 at 1:40 PM

    I love a good patio! You look adorable, per usual!

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  17. NoPermanentAddyApril 10, 2013 at 6:12 AM

    Isn't Homeland amazing? The second season is playing in Italian TV now, so we're LOVING IT. We bought the whole first season on iTunes about 2 months ago and watched it all in a week! Also- We saw a dog just like yours running through the snow last weekend and it was having SUCH A BLAST! Made me think of y'all!

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  18. UnknownMay 7, 2013 at 1:59 PM

    Your patio looks so cozy and I am very jealous of that. My backyard currently consists of an oddly tilting patio floor and old kitchen chairs, but we are getting ready to fix it all up. :) I'm hoping to end up with a nice little extension to the house like yours that is perfect to hang and entertain. Thanks for sharing!

    -Angelina

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  19. Jeremy BeauregardMay 15, 2013 at 2:59 PM

    You have a great-looking patio, April. It actually looks like a balcony with how it's separated from the garden. I like how you incorporated some plants in the layout. I think it gives off a sense of intimacy, and I can see why you and your husband enjoy hanging out there. Having said that, you just gave me a great idea for redesigning my patio. I hope the wife would love it as much as you do yours.

    -Jeremy

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