Weekend recap & what I made for dinner last night

This weekend was an incredibly lazy weekend. Work last week was exhausting and by the time Friday night rolled around I was laying on the couch ready to pass out at 7pm. We stayed up so that Tom could watch the Bruins game and were in bed by 10. Yep, we're pretty wild and crazy people, going to bed at 10 on a Friday ;) We figured we would most likely wake up earlier than normal but go figure, the one night we go to bed ridiculously early Mika (the dog/alarm clock) decides she's exhausted as well and we don't wake up until our alarm goes off at 10am. Oh well, we had absolutely nothing planned for the day and obviously needed the sleep!

That morning I was browsing Pinterest as I always do, and came across this idea. I have always felt like the wall closest to the shower in our master bath was missing something and realized this would be the perfect addition to it. When we remodeled the master bathroom last year Tom took out the cupboards which was really closet space in the bathroom, so not only would the crates fill the void on the wall but it would also create more storage space, killing two birds with one stone. I shoved my phone with the Pinterest tab in Tom's face in the middle of his shower and exclaimed that we HAD to build the shelves right away. Luckily he agreed they would look great, and off we went to purchase all of the necessary supplies. I spent a couple hours on my knees in the basement staining the crates, waiting for them to dry, staining them some more, waiting for them to dry again, spraying them with water proof sealant, drying, spraying again. Last night Tom screwed on the hardware to hold them up onto the wall and put them up and I am SO excited to start using them!

 

So pleased with them!

The crate shelves were literally all we did this weekend, besides the usual grocery trip. Last night for dinner was a special, incredibly fattening treat for the two of us. I found a recipe (on Pinterest of course) for a cheesy potato soup in a soup bowl. Carbs and starch galore! It was super easy to make, fairly inexpensive, and there was enough left over for Tom to take for lunch today and freeze for dinner some other time. I threw a slice of bacon each on top as a garnish (because it wasn't fattening enough), and it was a great addition if you enjoy bacon/meat.

Cheesy Potato Soup

Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup diced onion
2 1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
3 cups chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream
1 3/4 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1/4 teaspoon dried dill weed
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
Bread Bowls (optional/completely necessary in my book)

Directions
In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Cook onion in butter until softened. Stir in potatoes and broth, bring to a boil, then cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, until potatoes are tender.
Puree potato mixture in a blender or food processor or using an immersion blender; return to pot over medium heat. Stir in cream, cheese, dill, pepper, salt and cayenne. Bring to a low boil and cook, stirring, until thickened, 5 minutes.

The finished piece- yum!