I wish I had made extra of these Peanut Butter Banana Flax Muffins I made to bring as part of a meal for someone who just had a baby.

[I used this recipe but instead of 2 cups all purpose flour, I used 1.5 cups whole wheat pastry flour and 1/2 cup ground flaxseed.]

I wish there were more hours in the day. I had so much to do yesterday that I did not sit down for lunch until 1:30. That also meant I had to eat lunch whilst nursing.

I wish laundry would fold itself. 

I wish my phone screen actually worked.

And I wish my husband didn’t bum phones off friends recycling them at our church.

I wish I was a better mom some days. I don’t believe I am a bad mom, but some days my patience wears a little thin with Makenzie and I hate that.

I wish I could get more creative in the kitchen. I have eaten a version of the following three things way too often recently.

Actually, you know what? A lack of creativity isn’t so bad. Those meals are delicious!

I wish you all knew exactly how much I appreciate each of you. It saddens me that recently I have not had as much time as I would like to read/comment on your blogs. I hope you can recognize my support and care for you regardless.

I wish date nights happened a lot more frequently.

Saturday night was fabulous! And for those wondering about my dress decisions – I ended up borrowing one of my mom’s dresses. Haha!

We ventured to the Buckhead area of Atlanta for dinner at Via, an Italian restaurant we purchased a Groupon to awhile ago. Who says date nights can’t also be frugal nights? I loved getting to try someplace new.

I ordered the spinach salad to start. It came with caramelized onions, hardboiled egg, and pancetta in a balsamic dressing.

It had so much flavor. I loved every bite. Peter even preferred it over his house salad.

We ended up sharing two things for our dinner. A pizza with basil, mozzarella, roasted red peppers, red onions, black olives, and pepperoni.

As well as some goat cheese fritters with strawberries and a balsamic glaze.

I really liked the pizza. It reminded me of some of the pizza I had in Italy. As for the goat cheese? You all know me, right? If you think I loved it, you would be correct. I could have made a meal out of those alone.

After dinner, we started heading home because I didn’t know how Braedon handled taking a bottle from my mom (he can act finicky with bottles of my pumped milk). Luckily, he did great so we decided to stay out a little longer. We checked into seeing a movie and I was thrilled to remember Water For Elephants is now out.

So, we killed some time with an ice cream pit stop before seeing the late showing of the film, which I thought was very well done. I love the story line and think Reese Witherspoon & Robert Pattinson portrayed it well.

I hope we can have date nights more now that Braedon is old enough for others to watch him and Makenzie together more easily. I missed dates! Plus, Peter & I believe they matter so much in a marriage. You have to keep the relationship fun. We also believe in keeping our marriage at the forefront because a solid marriage helps make a solid family in our opinion. Here’s to more in our future! 

• What is your perfect date? I actually adore dinner & a movie dates.

Before I say anything else, I need to say THANK YOU for all the congratulations on my first race! I am still a little in shock at how well it went over. Definitely did not see that time (or award) coming my way. I couldn’t have done it without all of your support. I truly mean that. Love my blog friends!

So after starting my weekend off on such a high note, I still had more good times to come. After the race I rushed home with the family to quickly shower so we could all head back out for Makenzie’s best friend’s birthday party. I think it is so adorable she already has a “best friend”.

The party was adorable with a “Farm Friends” type theme. Even the food matched! I munched on some pigs in a blanket, “chicken eggs”, animal crackers, and veggies.

To hold me over until the main attraction. You all know how much I love birthday cake!

Despite arriving a little late after the race, we got in a couple hours of quality time with our friends. It has been so nice getting to spend time all together so often recently. I already can’t wait for our next get together. Having such fulfilling friendships is such a blessing!

Speaking of friendships, we ended the night with a visit with my old friend, Nikki, and her husband, Bobby.

We hung out at their new house for a bit and then headed out to dinner. We visited a trendy little taqueria close to them called Verde.

Lee had recommended it to me and so I shared the idea with my friend. We decided it would be a good place to eat with the kids and try out something new. Their menu really intrigued me as it had a variety of creative tacos, much like my beloved Cheeky.

We ordered some margaritas…

…which made me quite the happy camper. Margaritas are my all-time favorite adult beverage and these excelled. Not too sweet and definitely had a bite. Perfection.

For my dinner, I ordered three of the tacos – a buffalo tofu with celery, grilled fish with cilantro cream slaw, and BBQ pork with a jalapeno slaw.

The buffalo tofu was pretty good, but needed a little more flavor besides the buffalo sauce. The grilled fish was a little too fishy tasting for my liking, so I only ate about 1/3 of it. I loved the BBQ pork one, though. Go figure.

After dinner, we all had a hankering for a little sweet, so we walked a few doors down to Yoforia for some self-serve frozen yogurt.

Dinner might not have been the best, but you can’t go wrong with frozen yogurt. I almost went the fruity route with a mango/pineapple mix, but in the end the Ferrero Rocher flavor caught my eye.

I had a mix of that flavor (which was a little bland to be honest) and the peanut butter with some white chocolate chips and Butterfinger. For some reason, I always have to have Butterfinger when I have non-fruity frozen yogurt. It’s too good to pass up! Probably because it is only my second favorite candy in the world.

By this point, the longevity of the day had hit me and I just wanted bed. I apparently needed it too. Now, it’s time to take on another week. Here’s to a hopefully good one for all of us. 🙂

• What is your favorite candy? Favorite alcoholic beverage? Favorite part of your weekend?