It's been a minute since I've had a weekend that wasn't scheduled to the max. It seems like September went by in a whirl and October is following down the same path. How is it already the middle of the month? After Halloween, the year really flies by and I have a jammed packed November, which means that Christmas will be here like...tomorrow. Scary. Anyway this weekend Canean was out of town and it was just me and the pups.

Here's my weekend run-down.

Friday night I had a girlfriend over and I made eggplant lasagna, a big salad, and we drank some wine, naturally. We also watched Divergent, because we've read the books (which I loved) and hung out on the couch and chatted most of the night.

Saturday morning I went to the farmer's market and was super excited to see some new fall produce starting to pop up and filled both my bags up with fresh veggies, eggs, and meats for the week. I love my Saturday morning farmer's market time. I see familiar faces, chat with my favorite farmers and get yummy and healthy food for the week. Last week I was totally thrown off because I was out of town and missed the market and I absolutely hate doing all of my shopping in a regular grocery store. I end up very uninspired for the week and go the store about fifty times more than necessary.

PostedOctober 13, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesWeekends

TagsWeekend Things, Lazy Weekends, Life, Girl's Night, Good Books, bake

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When is the last time you just went for a drive? Just a drive...with no purpose of where you are headed, but solely to enjoy the afternoon and maybe someone that you love. I couldn't have told you the last time I went for a drive just for the heck of it. Canean on the other hand, loves to get in his truck and drive until he feels like turning around, it's like therapy to him. The kind of drive where you get lost to the sound of the music, the thoughts in your head, and the scenery around you. So yesterday, we went for a drive, the two of us and the dogs. There is just something about Sunday drives, they are good for the soul.

We loaded the dogs in the truck, I threw my to-do list to the side, and agreed that it would be nice since I couldn't remember the last time that we went on a drive together with nowhere to go.

PostedAugust 11, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesWeekends

Tagswomen, Sundays, drives, love, nature, fresh air, you time, me time

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Every Saturday it's the same routine...I wake up at seven to get to the local farmer's market by eight so that I can snatch up all of the best goodies before they all get gone, I come home plan out my week's menu, and then usually do some housework, some blog work, and then that evening we usually get takeout or end up going out to eat. It's a great Saturday actually and there really is no reason to disturb my routine...but I have had a couple people recently telling me about how the Lafayette farmer's market is really neat, and the town itself has great food and is super cute.

A girlfriend and I decided to shake up our Saturday routines (which is really good to do) and head to Lafayette, Louisiana yesterday and make a day of it by hitting up the farmer's market, eating lunch and exploring the town a little. It was a great day and I had no idea that I had been missing out on a place that is less than an hour down the road.

It's Cajun country at its best, so the market was full of unique vendors, live Cajun music, and lots of yummy smells coming from every direction...and there was face painting, which of course we had to partake in! There we were, two thirty somethings waiting in line with all the other little girls who were getting their face painted too, and I'm not sure who was more excited..us or them. Probably us...

PostedJuly 27, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesWeekends

TagsSaturday things, weekends, Lafayette, Lousiana, Cajun, Cajun music, farmers market, local, shop local, friends

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About two years ago we went to a little hole in the wall juke joint out in the middle of nowhere. Turns out it might be one of the coolest things about where we live. We've been meaning to go back ever since we moved back to Louisiana, and finally made the trip on Saturday night! It was a night filled with blues music, late night food, and friends. And then we topped off an amazing night and weekend by waking up late Sunday morning and eating Canean's favorite Sunday breakfast, waffles and bacon. What could be better than Saturday night juke joints and Sunday morning waffles?

Not much...I'll tell ya!

It was the perfect weekend filled with all of the things that feed my soul. Music, food, friends, and most of all, Canean.

Teddy's Juke Joint is an old house (where Teddy himself was born) converted into a little bar and stage where real blues musicians come and still play on a weekly basis. It's Louisiana as Louisiana can get and that's what I love most about it. There isn't an inch of empty ceiling or wall space because it's all filled with souvenirs, license plates from all states, mardi gras beads, and other collectibles from over the years. It's probably one of the only places where you will find all walks of life, races, and ages all brought together for one thing...good music.

PostedJuly 14, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesWeekends

Tagsweekend things, weekend, juke joints, Louisiana blues music, blues music, dancing, friends, waffles, Sunday morning waffles, life, love

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It's an odd pair...a summer cold and the 4th of July. They don't mix in any sort of way. Believe me I tried this weekend, since I was lucky enough to get the worst summer cold I have ever had on Thursday right before our three day weekend began. Everyone is going to parties, celebrating with friends and good food and you are stuck feeling icky not wanting to do much of anything. Lucky me and lucky Canean too right? Because when one of you is down, the other half sort of gets dragged down too by default.

Not that we had any major plans this weekend, but we had planned on making it to a party thrown by a good friend and I had planned on sipping fancy cocktails all weekend because we were celebrating our freedom and the fact that we didn't have to be grown ups for three days.

Such is life I suppose...the whole weekend wasn't a bust, we managed to eat lunch with some friends (my snotty nose and all), went to the farmer's market, and we hung out by the pool on the 4th for a couple of hours, where I finally started reading the Game of Thrones series...and no I haven't watched one single episode on TV...I'm determined to read all of the books first!

PostedJuly 7, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesWeekends

Tags4th of July, Summer colds, life, weekend recap, weekend stories, summer

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Saturday night was date night. We haven't had an official date night in a while. Sure we go to dinner or to see a movie and just spend time together at home. But those kind of mini date nights are different. Saturday night we got fixed up, went downtown and saw some live music, drank cocktails, and it all felt very romantic...including our late night snack on the way home. Don't worry I'll tell you more about that in a minute.

We went to see Chris Knight, who is a singer songwriter and one of Canean's favorites. If you haven't heard of him, you should definitely check him out. The venue was the perfect setting, intimate and dark. The only light was the spotlight over Chris Knight and his guitar. The whole concert he played acoustically and it was amazing.

We sat in the mezzanine and snuggled (all teenager style) and drank our way through the concert. Whiskey for him, wine for me.

PostedJune 30, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesWeekends

Tagslife, date nights, love, Louisiana, downtown, chicken fingers

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