What's Up Wednesday

The last Wednesday of every month I link up with Mel at The Larson Lingo, Shay at Mix and Match Family, and Sheaffer at Pinterest Told Me To. 

1. What we're eating this week...

Saturday: Cheeseburgers
Sunday: Grilled Shrimp & Baked Potatoes
Monday: Summer Gnocchi (Recipe HERE)
Tuesday: Hamburger Steak w/Mushrooms & Onions
Wednesday: Caprese Chicken (Recipe HERE)
Thursday: Gumbo
Friday: Grilled Chicken, Bacon, Avocado Salad

2. What I'm reminiscing about...
Molly girl being a tiny pup!! I cannot believe she turned FIVE on Monday. You can see a little post about her HERE.

3. What I'm loving... 
Holy heart eye emojis. This girl in a UGA shirt. I DIE. We only have 38 days to get her "Go Dawgs" (or at least woof woof) perfected!!

4. What we've been up to...
Petting pups at the car wash...

Sitting in a high chair at a restaurant for the first time.. 

Looking like a teenager with her "iPod".. 

Going to church up in the clouds.. 

And snackin on puffs in Target..

5. What I'm dreading... 
This guy leaving us for 6 days on a business trip next week! It's tough stuff doing life without him!!

6. What I'm working on...
Oh this baby has my number!!! She will scream bloody murder and then start giggling the second I walk in her room. So we are working on going from this little mischievous grin...

To this peaceful slumber.. without so many tears from the both of us! 

7. What I'm excited about...
Age and I FINALLY got a date night!! And it sure did the soul some good!

Complete with yummy drinks (and an uber driver).. 

And fancy food.. and uninterrupted really, really special time with my man :) 

8. What I'm watching/reading...
After way too many tries, I FINALLY got into this book.. And after two chapters, I was hooked. Such a good read! It's not completely predictable like 99% of the books I tend to read, ha!

Right now I am currently reading Mary Kay Andrew's most recent book. As usual, it's a winner. Such an easy, breezy read. (Side note: was texting Amanda and of course she is reading this book right now too #becausewearethesameperson)

And while I was texting her, I told her we HAVE to read this together ASAP. (Like we have been planning to do since Christmas..) Y'all Jen Hatmaker is my jam. She is my spirit animal. She keeps it real. No fluff, no pretending to be perfect. She just loves Jesus (and probably cusses a little too..) Go follow her on Facebook right now for some daily laughs and encouragement. 

9. What I'm listening to...
This laugh. Oh be still my heart. I could listen to that little giggle all day, every day!!

10. What I'm wearing...
Stripes..

And more stripes.. 

And fall booties in the middle of summer. #becauseidowhatiwant

11. What I'm doing this weekend... 
We spent pretty much all last weekend inside because of the awful fires in LA. (We definitely didn't want to risk it with Maddie's previous respiratory infections..) The fire is about 25 miles from us and this is what it looked like in the middle of the day Saturday!! (Those aren't clouds, that's ALL smoke and soot!) So we are hoping and praying for those firefighters to get it all contained, so we can be outside this weekend!

12. What I'm looking forward to next month... 
My bestie is coming to LA!!! She will be here next Thursday to see me Maddie Jane while AJ is on his business trip. So thankful for this sweet friend of mine, who not only comes to visit often, but plans her trips strategically to help this Mama out!!

XOXO, 

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Happy Birthday Molly!!

Our sweet baby girl dog is 5 years old today!! This little nugget was our "first born" and will forever be our baby. AJ and I got her when she was 6 weeks old and we were in our first apartment together. SO many changes have happen in her little life.. from moving 2000 miles away, to becoming a big sister pup.  She will do anything in the world for a treat, and doesn't want her kibbes unless there is a big scoop of pumpkin on top. She is a master at fetch for about 5 throws and then she is pooped. She is a champ sleeper and quite the snorer. We are SO proud of how well behaved she is and how protective she is of her baby sister. We love you Molly girl!! Cheers to being FIVE years old!! 

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Friday Favorites

Hey, y’all!!  It's Friday and I'm linking back up with Narci, Erika, and Andrea for Friday Favorites! 

Our morning routine has become my FAVORITE. Maddie wakes up around 6 and she has her bottle in bed with me while I have my coffee. (That my husband makes for me every.single.morning. He's a keeper y'all!) We watch some cartoons and Molly hangs out with us too.  I couldn't ask for a better way to start my day!! 

My FAVORITE food right now is avocados. Like obsessed. Every single morning when I get to work I toast some bread, mash up an avocado with a pinch of salt and then put a little Mexican hot sauce on there. Absolute. Perfection. If you're looking for something to spice up your breakfast (literally) avocado toast needs to be in your life STAT.

I am so obsessed with avocados that I incorporated them into several dinners this week as well! My FAVORITE meal this week was Taco Stuffed Avocados. You can see that recipe, plus everything else we had this week on my post HERE. 

Photo shoots with my girl use to be my FAVORITE, but holy cow they are so hard now!! She is on the go, all the time. She is army crawling now and getting into everything!! Gigi hit up several sales and Maddie keeps getting package, after package in the mail! This little Gap shirt is definitely a FAVORITE. 

I (along with every other blogger right now) am gushing over the Nordstrom sale. But seriously guys, if you have ever considered buying yourself a solid pair of shoes, THESE ARE THE ONES. I have never loved a pair of shoes so much in life. Needless to say they are my FAVORITE this week. And the sale is open to the public now! So you can get them HERE. 

I have been reading SO much lately. (I'm currently reading two books simultaneously right now..) And it has definitely been a FAVORITE this week.. being in a peaceful room and yummy smelling candles and getting my read on sans TV. Yes ma'am. 

Maddie Jane has been reading up a storm too!! We love, love, love her book collection from Gigi and Honey. Seeing our girl listen intently to her Daddy read is definitely a FAVORITE. 

And finally.. the best FAVORITE of the whole week. This guy and I are trading in the glasses and PJs for fancy clothes, and we are going on a date tonight!!! Like a for real date with cocktails and an uber and babysitter.. Over.The.Moon. This is only the third time since MJ was born!!! Needless to say, it is much needed... 

Hope y'all have a great weekend! See you back here on Monday :) 

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TBT :: Menu Monday

Love doing a Throwback Thursday to Menu Monday so you guys can see pictures of the stuff we are eating around here. ( And because a blog post without pics is just plain boring..) So here is what was on the menu this week in the Pryor house .. We tried several new things and I have provided links to the recipes so you can too :) 

Sunday: Tomato/Squash Chicken Pasta

This was an accidental meal. We were going to have homemade chicken nuggets and sauteed squash. But we got home and I realized we didn't have panko bread crumbs! So AJ roasted some tomatoes and squash, threw them in the blender to make a quick sauce and voila! Dinner was served. 

Monday: One Pot Meatball + Sausage Ziti

You can find this recipe HERE from one of my favorite Mama bloggers - PB&J Babes. This is the second time I've made it and holy yum (And holy leftovers!! Age has been eating on this all week for lunch.) Also.. only ONE pot to clean!? Sign me up every time. 

Tuesday: Taco Stuffed Avocados

I have been OBSESSED with avocados lately eating them every morning for breakfast. So I went on a Pinterest hunt to incorporate them into dinner as well. This meal was SUPER simple. We browned ground turkey with a taco seasoning pack, added Mexican blend cheese and stuffed that into hulled avocados. 

Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. (Also use 4 avocados instead of 2, or you're going to have a lot of leftover filling!) Recipe HERE for reference.

Wednesday: Buffalo Chicken Bowls 

We do chiptole bowls a lot, so I thought it would be good to change it up and do buffalo chicken instead. We intended on using THIS recipe, but I forgot the beans.. and added rice.. and let AJ eat an avocado for breakfast. So anywho it's not that recipe at all, but it was good!! hahaha

Thursday: Mexican Turkey Burgers

Bring on some more avocados!! Ground turkey and taco seasoning pack to make the burgers with avocados and cilantro/chipotle aioli on top. Super simple. And not to mention, I will take Mexican food every night of the week, thank you ma'am. 

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Weekend Wrap Up

Friday afternoon we met up at home to go get Maddie Jane from daycare, hit up the grocery store for our weekly trip, picked Molly up from daycare, then grabbed a pizza on the way home. Wild and crazy Friday night around here guys! Molly was SO excited her Bark Box came in - Olympic theme this month! 

Maddie is on a pretty rigid schedule - bath time at 7:30 and bed at 8.. Every.single. night. For some reason we put her in the crib and she immediately popped up on all fours ready to play! So we let her check out some baby apps on our new iPad until she finally went to sleep at 9:30! 

Saturday morning we were ready to go for Day 8 of the Pryors being active!! Man oh man, it feels SO good being back in the habit of exercising. AJ and I were talking (on our walk, ha) how many great things come from being active - you want to eat better and not totally destroy what you've been working on, Molly gets exercise and behaves better, Maddie gets some fresh air and explores the world a little more, we get time to actually talk without TV/computer, you get those endorphins pumping and you're just an overall happier person! 

After our walk, we packed a lunch and headed to the beach! Loving this amazing weather that allows for beach days every single weekend. 

Love spending Saturdays with these two. 

The beach with Miss Thing is getting a little tougher - combating handfuls of sand in the mouth, keeping her happy, allowing her to be in her favorite position (sitting up), but constantly having to balance her back up right.. Long gone are the days of a book, a beer, and a nap on the beach.. but I wouldn't trade it for the world!! 

And she's pretty lucky that she has a Daddy that will do airplanes all.day.long. to keep her entertained :) 

After a way too late bedtime the night before, and a day at at the beach, Maddie went down pretty easily Saturday night. And we got to have a date night at home! Candles, wine, and the new show about the Arizona Cardinals - All or Nothing.. speaking my love language 

Sunday morning our short walk to the park turned into 6 miles with a trip to Target, Panera, AND Starbucks. Mama is SORE today! 

After my baking adventure last week, I am now on a mission to find the best chocolate chip cookie recipe.. I used THIS recipe, and while it was good.. still not a home-run.. 

I want a thin, chewy cookie and mine have just been way too cakey.. But give me a warm cookie with a glass of milk, and I'm really not going to complain!! 

Sunday afternoon Age let me sneak away for a much needed Mani/Pedi..

While he wrangled our FUSSY girl. Goodness she whined and whined and whined all day Sunday. I don't know if it's teething or she's in just a mood, but I was so thankful that AJ let me have a little break to decompress.

And then this morning these two were snuggled in our bed and my heart about exploded. Love them both so, SO much. The crazy barking and whining and tantrums all go away with simple little moments like this... Happy Monday friends! 

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