Weekend Update!

Happy Tuesday!  Doesn't that have a nice ring to it?  One of my favorite things is Monday's off, and I made sure to take full advantage yesterday!  However, before I get ahead of myself, let me share what the rest of the weekend entailed.

Friday night, my beau made me dinner and then we headed to Target to update our wedding registry.  It was a low key, but lovely evening.

Saturday morning, I was up and at 'em early so that I could make it to the pool in time to reserve a chair...too bad I forgot about all those measley chores that needed to get done that day.  I FINALLY made it to the pool by noon and it was glorious!  And, I have the sunburn to prove it!  That evening, Patrick and I grabbed a quick dinner and then spent the remainder of the evening relaxing on the patio.

Sunday, after sleeping in pretty late, it was time to head to the pool again for Day 2!  This time, I had company...not only did Patrick join me, but so did Adam, Alacia, and sweet little Hannah.  She is so cute and really stepping into her personality...I really hate it I didn't get any pictures, because she was pretty adorable...

That evening, Alysia and Ed came over for a yummy cookout prepared by my beau...yes, I know what you're thinking, "Melissa, do you EVER cook?"  Well, the answer to that is "yes," but my meals are never good enough to justify blogging about...Patrick's ARE!  We had a fun evening catching up and relished in the fact that despite the fact that it was Sunday, our weekend still wasn't over.

Is it me or does Zoey look guilty?

Yep, pretty guilty!

It must be because she was trying to drink some of Ed's beer...silly doggy!

 Now, we can finally talk about today!  All I wanted to do this weekend was for Patrick and I to take Zoey to the Natchez Trace, take a nice drive (if that's possible with a car sick pup), have a nice picnic, take a hike, and get lots of practice with my new camera.  We arrived at Garrison Creek (a stop along Natchez) and had a nice healthy picnic.  Since there weren't many people out, we were able to let Zoey run around off the leash...she's so well behaved...never even trys to run away.

Just enjoying the view...

Patrick loves (insert sarcasm here) my picture taking habits!

This picture screams "Mans best friend"

Zoey loves the water...

...a lot...

...I mean, a whole lot!

After lunch, we set out to find a place to go for a hike.  Unfortunately, the trail that we stopped at seems better suited for horses than it did for people on foot, so we just hung out at the trailhead for a little while.  Again, there weren't many people at all, so we were able to let Zoey have free reign of the entire area...

Man, that dog loves to run!!!!!

Me, enjoying the relaxation of the day!

Another pretty scenery pic!

Me, climbing the "tree bridge" that was probably 20 feet off the ground...

...trying to get the nerve to sit down!

...now afraid to move...

Meanwhile, Zoey's in the water...again!

Now it's Patrick's turn...

...he decided to keep both feet planted on the log and not try to sit down...

Before we headed back home, I wanted to go see the beautiful bridge that goes across Highway 96...it's such a pretty bridge and the views of it are breathtaking...

I learned that it's hard to get a good shot in the spring when all the leaves are on the trees...the last time I was there was in November.

So, that was my relaxing 3 day weekend!  Can't believe it's already over, but for once, I actually feel rested enough to return to work tomorrow in a good mood!  Yea!  Hope you all had wonderful weekends as well!