Memorable Memorial Day

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We had a pretty full weekend around here - memorable in mostly good ways. (Appropriate for Memorial Day, right?)

After Ryan got off work Friday night, we met my parents at the phone store so Ryan could help dad with some phone stuff. Ryan is so good about all that. He's knowledgeable, patient, etc. So while they talked shop, Mom and I hung out on the sidelines and had our own fun.

And then we all had dinner together at Culver's. Ever had their Strawberry Fields salad? It's delicious. I mean, it's not a butter burger, but it's still delicious!

In a rare holiday weekend twist, Ryan had Saturday off work, and we had a full and wonderful day of doing chores at home. We were so behind on everything from the busyness of the year to this point, so it was refreshing to have a day at home to work!

He started out by doing the Murph workout at his gym. (You may be familiar with it - I have read a lot about it on social media this weekend. If you're not familiar, it involves running a mile, doing 100 pull ups, 200 push ups, 300 squats, and running another mile.) He did GREAT! I was so proud of him!

Before:

After:

The whole gang:

Great job, Ryan!! :)

Ryan took down a tree that was in a really bad spot in our yard. We didn't plant it...it was here when we arrived, but we decided it was better to remove it before it got completely out of control. We are going to replace it with something much more appropriate for that space.

It rained and stormed on and off all day Saturday, so we sort of had to do the work in shifts, between bouts of rain.

After we both got cleaned up from our sweaty, smelly selves, we went to Dairy Queen to try out the Blizzard flights before they go away. We split this one, and it was SO DELICIOUS!!!

(The flight includes three mini-Blizzards in any of the six summer flavor choices. We did caramel cannonball, Oreo cookie jar, and s'mores.)

We had a HORRIBLE storm here during the night Saturday night, and our yard/porch/house had debris everywhere when we woke up Sunday morning. (Sampling below.)

But Sunday itself was really nice outside, and we were even able to go for a walk that evening!

Ryan did have to work on Monday, so I made it a work day for myself too! :) We both got a lot accomplished, and when he got home in the afternoon, he suggested we go on a quick date. Ice cream was involved - which made this the most perfect holiday weekend ever. We went to Scoops, which is SO GENEROUS with its servings. This is actually a single scoop serving. SINGLE!!!

We had to lick fast...it wasn't sweltering out, but our ice cream melted quickly!

Then we went for a walk in the park. It was so crowded out there. Everyone was taking full advantage of the sunshine while it lasted, and it was fun to see so many people out!

We had invited one of our friends over to have a cookout last night (or cook-in if it rained). This was brilliant. She showed up with our version of a bottle of wine:

She said, "I know you're supposed to bring wine when you are invited to dinner, but since none of us drink, I chose this instead." BRILLIANT!!!! YES!!!!

Ryan grilled burgers for us, made tater tots in the air fryer, and grilled this zucchini (Dashing Dish recipe). I also made the cake I'd made for the trifle on Mother's Day and used it for the base of a berry shortcake.

Ryan ate tater tots in his shortcake. Something like fries in a Frosty??

And then...the fun began. (Insert sarcasm here.)

It started as just a little rain...

And then it escalated:

And then the sky turned weird colors:

And I'm pretty sure this isn't the first time our friend has waited out severe storms at our house. I fear she may stop accepting our invitations.

It eventually passed over us, and while there were tornados around us, we were fine.

A memorable Memorial Day weekend...but mostly for good reasons!