Last night felt like a night from my childhood. Just me, my mom, dad and sister (plus Sadie!), gathered around the dinner table.
We filled our plates with pork chops, potatoes, apple crisp and green beans and sat at the table long after all the food was devoured just chatting away.
Can you tell by the heart place mats that my mom is already prepared for Valentine’s Day?
After dinner, we moved into the living room with bowls full of ice cream to settle down and watch the movie RED. 
I had actually never even heard of the movie, but my mom rented it and pitched it as an “action-comedy,” which appealed to our whole family.
According to IMDB,
When his idyllic life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive.
The movie definitely kept my attention. I feel like the movie was trying to be one of those super-cool action movies like Ocean 11. I think it missed the mark a bit, but I was entertained and enjoyed the movie.
Today
Today we awoke bright and early because we had some errands to run in Tampa. Before heading out, I whipped up a batch of blueberry scones for my family using my all-time favorite scone mix.
The scones are really easy to make as you just add water and butter, but they taste moist, buttery and oh-so-flavorful.
I had two fresh from the oven.
After running around in Tampa, I actually had a bit of a headache. I came home and slept for about 30 minutes with Sadie by my side. I initially planned to go for a run, but nixed the idea in favor of resting up. I am not one to take naps ever, so the fact that I actually fell asleep just reaffirms the fact that I needed some rest.
Now I’m eating some chicken noodle soup before heading out to meet with our wedding photographer to pick up a box of our wedding prints. I’m excited!
Hope you’re enjoying the day!
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I have been lurking your blog for a while, but this is my first time commenting! Love everything I have read so far! Your food always looks so delicious and you have such a positive attitude!
Enjoy your time with your fam this weekend!
Sounds like the perfect night! 🙂 I love spending time with family. Dinner looks fabulous and I love the heart shaped placemats! Blueberry scones are my favorite!
I hope your headache goes away. So exciting to pick up wedding prints!!! 🙂
Sounds like a great time!!!!
Hope your headache gets better and you have a great weekend!
I love having family nights like that sometimes — Although it’s a rare occurrence these days!
Aw I love nights like those! I’m sure the wedding prints are going to be beautifullll 🙂
Yum… I LOVE scones!!! And that meal last night looks soooo delicious!
And I’m the same way with naps.. I only take them when I’m sick or my body is begging for rest. And when I’m napping, everyone knows it’s serious haha.
HUBBA… your socnes are so freaking moist and fluffy! hello yumville!
I cannot wait to hear your thoughts on your wedding pictures. I swear I ugly cried when I got to see all of mine. It was like reliving the whole day!
Looks like a fun time! All that food looks so good!
Love that you listened to your body and are taking a rest! Enjoy the weekend with your fam!
ohh i love home nights 🙂
good on you for taking a rest – when we need it, we need it!
It’s always strange to hang out with the “original” four of my family members now, too. My parents have always been super cool about letting us have guests on vacations and family meals, so four feels like such a small group! Glad you’re enjoying your time at home!
That sound slike THE perfect night to me…I love when dinners last even after the last bite has been eaten. Perfection.
I always listen to my body like that, too. I”m not much of a napper, so I know if my body says I need a nap, I better take it!
Julie–can I hang out with you sometime?? You are just too fun. What a great weekend! 🙂
Enjoy your family–how blessed you are!
I am not a napper either, so when I take a nap, something is wrong with me.
Yay for wedding prints! 😀 😀 😀
Those scones look sooo delicious! I love eating healthy and exercising, but I also have a big sweet tooth. It’s nice to know that I’m in good company!
I thought RED looked really good from the trailers I’ve seen. I just love Helen Mirren!
And I rarely nap, too. I actually feel like I am more tired after I take them.
I love her, too! She did a great job in the movie.
Looks like your night was definitely inspired by Valentines Day! Very fun. I haven’t quite gotten on the valentines day thing yet.
I almost never nap either because if I do, I can’t sleep at nighttime.
Only a handful of times have I actually napped during the day (when my body obviously needed it bad!) and been able to fall asleep at night!
Its nice to hear you’re having such a nice time with your family! 🙂
I LOVE going over to my parents and having dinner with them and my sis! It doesn’t happen often due to our crazy schedules, but I cherish it when it does!
I’ve never had scones before. I always want to try one when I see them in those beautiful displays at Corner Bakery and Starbucks.
that dinner sounds perfect…what a fun night with family! makes me totally miss being with my parents and sister 🙂
i always enjoy spending time with my family without my husband too…. its like when i was little 🙂 but i do enjoy him being there too!
Hi!
Love your blog – first time commenting.
Your attitude towards your life is refreshing. Just wondering what your daily schedule is like. You make the time to workout, walk, make a hearty breakfast and go to work…do you have to get up super early?
Thanks,
Bri
Yum! Those scones look perfect. What a great Saturday treat 🙂
Sounds like a wonderful day, Julie. A beautiful gift….a day filled with family, good food,and productive work. 🙂
Love days spend with my mom too!
And I love scones. My mom and I once took a cooking class on how to make these, just so we could come home with a dozen variety of homemade ones!
I love your mother’s place mats! SO CUTE! I love spending time with my mother. One of our favorite things to do together is just hang out, go for a walk, and just talk. 🙂
I love that you had an awesome family filled day! Confession, I can’t stand most holiday decorations.But i adoreeeee the ones for v-day!
For some reason I’m super intimidated to make scones! I think my “usual” baking comes out so dry, I can’t imagine making a good scone!
I have had a sinus headache for almost a week, I know how you feel! Hope you are better soon 🙂
That apple crisp looks so good! I would have had trouble sharing.
I love spending time with the family and being cooked for! Such a treat!
Scones look DELISH! I love things/times from ‘childhood’ also…amazing!
xoxo
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Your mom is so cute with the Valentine’s placemats! I hope your headache goes away soon. Have a great night Julie! 🙂
Must must MUST post your mom’s apple crisp recipe!! I love how it looks more like apples than anything else. YUM! Hope you enjoyed seeing your pics! Wasn’t today awesome (weather wise) ?!
Girl those blueberry scones look fabulous!
Sounds like such fun. I love nights at my house when it’s just the four of us, we laugh so hard 🙂
Oh my goodness. That food looks fabulous! Screams out to this Southern girl’s heart! Gah! Yumyumyum!
And, I have NEVER had a scone in my life. I am so deprived.
Love scones. they are the perfect am treat