This weekend was one of those that are full of good food and even better friends.

Saying goodbye to Rob on a Sunday is always tough, but saying goodbye to Rob, Patrick, Shawna, and Emma? 

Now that's just ridiculous. 

Luckily my brother is home for a few days for his Fall Break, which made Sunday night feel a lot less like a Sunday night.

Hope you had a wonderful weekend, too.

[Around the house.]

Happy Friday, you guys! I only have a few links for you as this has been a busy week at work and I've managed to stay off the computer and go to bed super early for most of it. Here are five or six things that I've enjoyed this week:

I seriously almost bought this print for my son's bedroom before I was like, "Oh wait, I don't have a son."

I loved Dani's post about Method's Pink Your Sink campaign. I'm also the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, so these efforts to find a cure are especially close to my heart.

I haven't read Fifty Shades of Grey, but I've done a bit of work with that damn Twilight "Saga," and I found this article to be really super interesting. My opinion is that an abusive relationship between two characters is going to look like an abusive relationship between two characters, no matter what kind setting and plot you drop it into.

New blog friends for you: Christine and Tif!

I'm a bit late to the game, but I've been listening to the new Mumford & Sons album and I can't get enough of it. Talk about passion eyes. The whole album plays over and over in my head and I don't mind at all.

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Rob and I are meeting in Farmville tonight, and we're staying at Longwood with my brother, then going to Hampden-Sydney's Homecoming football game on Saturday. After tailgating and stopping by all of our old stomping grounds, we'll be heading to Charlottesville for the rest of the weekend to spend the night with my dear friend Patrick (but apparently not his fiance Chad, because Chad is now in Roanoke for a month doing med school things. I hate having all my friends scattered around!). Two of my best girlfriends, Shawna and Emma, are also currently in Charlottesville, so I'll hopefully be exchanging a few hugs and a meal or two with them. I can't wait! Homecoming weekend is always the best.

I love a weekend at home.

This one consisted of:

+ putting on boots and scarves to have morning coffee on the dock

+ Thai food downtown for lunch on Saturday

+ a walk around a specialty beer store where I found pumpkin (!!) Woodchuck

+ a chilly outdoor dinner at home with my parents

+ Sunday morning sleep-in

+ breaking out the ol' moccasins 

+ experimenting with new recipes

+ cuddles on the couch

  

PS Have you guys seen Like Crazy? We watched it on Saturday and I can't stop thinking about it. It was so well-done and beautiful in that sad kind of way that really makes you think. I recommend it if you aren't in the mood for a rom-com!

Happy Monday! How was your weekend?