This past weekend, both Steve and I had the pleasure of enjoying some down time with our parents. March (thus far) has been a fairly hectic month for both of us, so it was great to just get away for a couple of days.

I can’t speak to how Steve spent his time, but I know that mine ended up being the perfect combination of productivity and relaxation back in Garfield. And possibly some strep throat, but let’s not talk about that right now.

Clearly, the best way to start our Saturday was by checking out the brand new natural baby store in Alex – Bamboo Babies. MH and I may have spent too much time there, making us late for our lunch date with the men of the family. Oops. It’s such a great little store, though, and owned by who we think is the perfect person for the job: a mom and local doula who has tons of first-hand experience with the product she carries. Go Kris! They even sell used cloth diapers if you’re into that sort of thing.

After filling our bellies with Mexican food (and our souls with laughter courtesy of Mick), MH and I headed over to Ella’s to get matching pedicures.

The remainder of our day was spent prepping freezer meals so the Ruprechts will have delicious food to eat even after Winky arrives and we’re both too exhausted to put any effort into cooking. We put together quite the variety of cuisine, so it will be interesting to pinpoint some favorites.

Oh! Oh! And I got to go on a movie date with my parents! Even sat between them and held the bucket of popcorn. Lots of responsibility in that position.

Sunday was utter laziness. Lots of (decaf) coffee was consumed. A few episodes of Parenthood were watched. Some last-minute meals were prepared. And then The Janager did my laundry. I’m spoiled.

On the way back to St. Paul, I swung by Rockville to pick Steve/Tivo up and enjoy a lovely grilled dinner with a majority of the Ruprecht family. Thanks, Ruprechts! I mean, it was no Burger King Original Chicken Sandwich (which is what we’d planned on eating on our way through Monticello), but who am I to turn down home cooking?!

As usual, Monday came too soon, but boy was it a weekend well-spent!