Freezer meals... my plans for the weekend

As you all can imagine, I've had a lot of time on my hands with Gabe being in the hospital. A lot of my time is spent on my laptop by Gabe's bedside, researching new craft ideas and recipes. Now, I've always heard about taking an afternoon to make meals to freeze for a later time...however, I never really wanted to try it...until now. 


In the next week, I'm going to be up here in St. Louis by myself while Jesse starts his new job at the mines. I hope that Gabe gets to come home soon...but we're still expecting at least another month. So, I've decided that since Jesse will be home, I should get some meals ready for him to eat. I know he'll be tired when he gets home from work and hungry...so it will be a lot easier for him to just take a meal out of the freezer, heat it, and eat! Plus, when Gabe gets to come home, it will be MUCH easier for me to get supper ready when I have some things already cooked and frozen! 


So, here's my plan for this upcoming weekend...


Friday: finish painting Gabe's room and arrange his furniture. Clean room thoroughly! 


Saturday: Baby Shower Day!! I was hoping that Gabe would be out of the hospital by the shower to meet everyone...guess Jesse and I will have to do for all our guests! :) Anyway, after shower...go home, organize all of our goodies, and then cook meals to freeze. 


Sunday: Trip to Target. Cook a GOURMET dinner for Jesse and I... it will be his last night free before he starts work...and our last night together for awhile...since he'll be home and I'll be in StL. 


Monday: Doctor's appointment, possible Vet appt for Rylee, and then back up to StL that night. Also going to work on Gabe's room some more this day! 


Busy, Busy weekend ahead! I'm excited though! I like to have things planned to do! And it's good that the only thing I'm going to be spending money on is food to cook! I've been to hobby lobby 2 times this past week...I think Jesse is about to tell me to stop shopping! haha. He sent me yesterday to go on a shopping spree there...however, i went about 20 bucks over my budget. oh well! Jesse actually liked everything that I got. I'll post pics soon of all my finds and creations I've done! I'm in the process of trying to make our house feel more like a home. I want it to be warm & cozy for when Gabe comes home. And how am I doing this??? 


Well, Jesse said that we needed dimmer lighting in our living room. At first I laughed about this, but then sitting at home, I realized he was right. All of our lighting in our living room is so bright. So, I took an old lamp that I originally intended to put out by the trash, and covered the lampshade with some fabric, spray painted the bottom black, and TA-DA! Brand New Lamp! It puts off a dimmer light and looks AWESOME in our living room. Next step, trunk/chest for our living room. I found a trunk on sale at Hobby Lobby for $40...originally $119.99...it was such a great deal, I had to get it! I also bought a 3 trays that went with the trunk...all of them were like 66% off marked between $6.00 - $10.00. When I got up to the counter to pay they ended up being 90% off instead! WHOA! I was super excited. Anyway, along with the trunk and trays, I added some new decor to the living room. I also covered some old pillows with new fabric... Our living room is finally coming together and looking better!! I'm so happy. Since I got pregnant, I wasn't in the mood to really do much. I was always exhausted, moody, and just not in a good mood at all. I always had ideas to do on the house, but I'd get half way done working on something, get tired, and pass out! haha. I'm happy that I can finally finish a project! 


I want to start an at-home business..I think. I've always made hairbows for my niece, so I'm considering taking that up again, getting better at it, and selling them for some extra cash. It's going to take some time to get it started...but I like the idea, and it will give me something to do that will help contribute to our income. I recently quit my full-time job at Verizon to be a stay-at home mom. We're going to be just fine financially, but a little extra cash to go shopping would be nice! :) 


Alright, that's it for tonight folks. Have a good one!