Week 5: The Tables have Turned

I'm in Chicago...Kyle is in Texas.  Something here is not adding up.  This past week has been a little backwards with myself spending time back home for summer vacation and Kyle staying back in Austin to continue his job search.  I cannot lie, I got a little emotional leaving Kyle in Austin which seems a tad ridiculous since I will be going back there in a couple weeks.  Ahhh love. 

Before I left for home, Kyle and I spent Tuesday night at a friends watching the All Star baseball game.  The game itself was not too awesome but the company was fantastic.  I got the chance to see some friends that I have not seen in ages.    

This past week I have been blessed to spend time with family and friends.  The majority of the time home is going to be spent on actual vacation trips.  I already spent an entire weekend with some of my closest highschool girlfriends.  We had such an amazing wine weekend in New Buffalo, Michigan. Great winery I encourage everyone to check out if they visit the wine trail in Michigan is Gravity.  They not only give you wine tastings but they also pair a cheese or chocolate with that specific wine tasting.  This trip was so fabulous that I am already anticipating the next trip I take with these girls! I would not change a single thing about that trip! 

Kyle, supposedly, has been spending this past week working, job searching, running, disc golf & spending some quality time with our Austin friends.  I really can't give you too many details because I am not there so these 2 weeks you'll all have to find out for yourselves :)  I do know Kyle familiarized himself with a couple of tough disc golf courses.  He also got to experience a week of rain.  Yes, people, RAIN all week in Austin!!!!! 

Until the next post....I hope everyone is having an incredible week and I can't wait to share next week about my family vacation this upcoming weekend! 

xx
Madeline

P.S.
Recipe of the week....(this recipe is so simple and yet super cute for some kind of baseball event or baseball themed party)

Baseball Sugar Cookies
Ingredients -
1. tube of pillsbury break off sugar cookies
2. 1 container of whipped vanilla icing
3. 1 tube of red decorating gel

Instructions-
1. bake the sugar cookies by following the directions on the packaging
2. spread about 1 - 2 tbsp of vanilla icing over each cookie
3. with a steady hand put the laces on each cookie with the red decorating gel
4. use a toothpick to pull from the laces to make the actual lace markings
5. ENJOY!