Weekend Recap – Life On Virginia Highway

I hope you’re all having an unimaginable week up to now! We had somewhat little bit of an extended weekend with our avenue journey last week, so proper this second I’m sharing our weekend recap along with what we’ve been as a lot as spherical proper right here this earlier week!

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Residence Initiatives & Updates

Tuesday was a tragic day. We had our pool closed up for the season. I shared only a few Instagram tales regarding the course of nevertheless thought I’d moreover share {a photograph} proper right here since I usually get so many questions on the tactic! In Nebraska, we drain our swimming swimming pools only a few toes to allow for snow/rain/ice over the winter months. It moreover permits the traces to be winterized. You might even see beneath how far we’ve drained it. And although this picture is somewhat little bit of an optical illusion, our pool is customary diving depth throughout the deep end 🙂

Aspect bear in mind: I’ll be wrapping up our publish on 5 years of pool possession concepts/solutions/and so forth. shortly so be searching for that rapidly! I wanted to attend until we had been completely by way of 5 complete seasons sooner than sharing it.

I dug up only a few of my planters last week, and it’s always pleasing/fascinating to see what sort of sweet potatoes I managed to reap off my sweet potato vines. This 12 months’s regarded barely uncommon! I nonetheless should dig up all these throughout the yard planters.

Our yews out entrance had gotten completely unruly so I moreover acquired these trimmed up quickly. It solely takes me about 5 minutes with this hedge trimmer I’ve had for years. We adore it because of it’s not scary like a chainsaw and the 20V battery works with our leaf blower, tree trimmer and drills. Extraordinarily helpful in case you’re on the hunt for a trimmer. The longest part of the enterprise is cleaning up all the clippings!

I acquired barely further in my fall adorning sooner than we left metropolis (additional on that beneath) nevertheless I’m hoping to have it principally wrapped up this week. I nonetheless can’t think about we’re solely two days away from OCTOBER! I really feel I actually had one amongst my Christmas bushes up by late October last 12 months, and proper right here I am this 12 months barely having even started fall adorning however!

Excessive Sellers Of The Week

Following are the very best sellers of the week all through all of my channels. Hyperlinks to each merchandise are beneath the graphic.

Spherical Metropolis & For Pleasing

We hit the road vibrant and early Wednesday morning to maneuver northeast for my fortieth birthday journey. Although we had plans to go to Europe as a substitute, we made in all probability probably the most of it and situated a cute lodge to stay in for only a few days. The morning we left, we had heavy fog nevertheless it absolutely was so pretty as quickly because the photo voltaic started to rise over Iowa!

We took a lunch break in Dubuque, IA and it was the correct place to stop. We had lunch on the patio at 7 Hills Brewing and it was so delicious. They’d a Cuban pizza that we’re nonetheless dreaming about – and questioning why we’ve on no account seen a Cuban pizza anyplace else?!

Our lodge, the Deer Path Inn in Lake Forest, IL, principally couldn’t have been cuter or additional wonderful for the journey we had been in quest of. As well as they took cleanliness and safety to the acute, so we felt larger than cosy our full preserve there. I made this little 30 second video displaying additional of the property. I uncover it to be even increased with the sound on 😉 I’m pretty optimistic I took numerous hundred pictures whereas we had been there. It was barely slice of British attraction throughout the cutest metropolis and the service couldn’t have been increased!

The first few days, the local weather was fully stunning so we checked out Lake Michigan (which was principally deserted as a result of it’s off-season) and the botanical gardens.

The next two days cooled down significantly, so we had lazy days with brunch, beers at exterior patios, learning, and watching soccer. This journey positively didn’t help within the burden division. Notably after we ordered dessert numerous nights – one factor we on no account do! Nonetheless check out this apple pie. It was insane!

I had plans to nonetheless publish generally whereas we had been there, nevertheless as quickly as we acquired there I decided to solely unplug just about completely. It was quite a bit wished and I’m glad I chosen to step away for a bit! And it appears our marriage actually can survive a 7.5 hour avenue journey each path!

It was the correct little escape sooner than the winter months get proper right here! We obtained right here home to true fall temps, wind and some very fully joyful cats. We spent Monday night time time giving all of them the love they thought they missed out on and easily unwinding from the prolonged drive all day! We’re so fully joyful we decided to take this little journey!

Heaps to compensate for this week nevertheless I’m hoping our little weekend escape retains me motivated all week (or truly the rest of the 12 months)!

Present Buys & Product sales

Following are some product sales which may be occurring proper this second!

• AMAZON has quite a few affords sitewide. This modern no-touch digital forehead thermometer that we have is on lightning deal proper this second (nevertheless ends rapidly)! It’s possible you’ll retailer the product sales proper right here.
• J CREW is offering an additional 50% off sale sorts and 30% off just about all of the issues else with code 5DAYS. It’s possible you’ll retailer their product sales proper right here.
• J CREW FACTORY is offering an extra 60-70% off clearance devices, plus 60% off girls’s sweaters and tons of various affords sitewide with code SHOPQUICK. It’s possible you’ll retailer their sale proper right here.
• TUCKERNUCK is offering 20% off sitewide for his or her Buddies & Family sale with code RINGRING! It’s possible you’ll retailer their website proper right here.

I hope you all have an unimaginable week!

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