Somehow, though it seemed like a blink of an eye, my 17 day vacation has come to an end. How is it already time to go back to work? And how is the next company holiday not until Memorial Day? Yikes.

I can’t complain too much though – I had such an awesome vacation filled with lots of family time and relaxation. It feels a little weird to do a weekend snapshot post when I’m coming off such a long weekend, so here’s a little look at what we’ve been up to since New Year’s Eve/the beginning of 2014.

1. Glittery New Year’s Eve Nails.
2. I surprised TJ with a small present to open every hour from 3pm to midnight on New Year’s Eve.
3. To ring in 2014, TJ and I stayed in a local hotel, which was so relaxing.
4. It had an insanely nice kitchen, including a full-size fridge!

5. We had several lazy days that involved lots of cat cuddles.
6. I finally organized all of my cookbooks and am challenging myself to only cook out of cookbooks this year. I even had the time to schedule out every single blog recipe that I plan to make this year – talk about being ahead of schedule!
7. I’ve been glued to the playoffs all weekend.
8. I had a complete off-day in the kitchen on Saturday, and had to completely scrap what I started making with these chocolate chips. More on that tomorrow…

Now, tell me about your first weekend of 2014!