Our Week in Meals #497

Good morning, and happy Sunday! This week included a birthday celebration, summer-like temps, and a rainy soccer tournament. You’ll find all of the highlights from the past few days, along with each of our dinners, in today’s roundup of Our Week in Meals.

For those of you who are new to the blog, Our Week in Meals is where I share a little bit about what we’ve been up to over the past week — as it relates to our dinners each night. This series gives you a glimpse “behind the scenes” at some highlights from our life, shows you how I balance a busy schedule with feeding my family, and offers a few new ideas for your own weekly meal plan.

Now, let’s back up to last weekend…

Keith and I spent the day in Richmond with Spencer for his soccer game, while Casey went to the church potluck with Khloe, and Gibbs went to the movies with a friend.

Once we were all back home for supper, we celebrated Casey’s 15th birthday with gifts and a cookout — grilled hamburgers,

my grandmother’s easy potato salad,

and a corn salad.

For dessert, he requested key lime pie (made with a graham cracker crust instead of the saltine crust).

Monday morning kicked off the boys’ last full week of school (and they are so ready for summer break)!

I got out for an early walk, and otherwise had a quiet work day at the house. I also prepped dinner in advance so that we could reheat everything throughout the evening.

I took Spencer to practice in Charlottesville, Casey had practice at the high school, and Gibbs went to work at the golf course. Dinner was simply pasta with spaghetti sauce,

garlic bread,

and the best green salad tossed with red wine vinegar salad dressing.

I met Mollie and Adria for a walk on Tuesday morning,

and stopped at Yoder’s for some groceries afterwards.

It was another busy evening — a round of golf for Gibbs, a soccer game at the high school for Casey, and practice in Charlottesville for Spencer — so I prepped dinner in advance (again). That way I could just pop it in the oven for a late meal when we finally returned home.

On the menu: 4-ingredient chicken taquitos…

…with a side of tortilla chips, guacamole, sliced bell pepper strips, and this Mexican street corn chopped salad kit.

After a walk with Ashley on Wednesday, I spent the rest of the morning in Charlottesville for my monthly Costco run.

Once Gibbs was home from work, we ate a quick meal before youth group later that evening. Garlic butter salmon came together in minutes…

…paired with a baguette and Caesar salad from Costco, plus a pan of Arkansas green beans.

Ashley and I walked our dogs together again on Thursday, before I made my way up to Culpeper for a dentist appointment.

After a very hot, very sunny first part of the week, rain and clouds rolled into Virginia that evening…which meant canceled soccer for both of my younger boys. Instead, we had a quiet evening at home (ahhhh!).

For supper, I paired slow cooker bbq beef sandwiches with coleslaw that I picked up at Yoder’s and a bag of potato chips. An easy meal that the boys can always agree on!

Friday was a cool, rainy day, so I made it to Pilates with Ashley that morning before spending the rest of the day working indoors.

Gibbs had a golf lesson that evening, and Casey’s soccer game was canceled thanks to the crummy weather. I served roasted lemon chicken for dinner…

…along with garlic roasted broccoli, rice, and a loaf of cheddar sourdough bread from Yoder’s.

Spencer’s team is playing in a soccer tournament up in Northern Virginia for the holiday weekend, so we spent all day Saturday on the rainy sidelines…

Take-out pizzas got the job done for supper when I was too tired to deal with anything else!

So there you have it, friends — another week of easy meals! I hope that you’ve found something new to add to your own table in the days ahead. Thank you for being here, and have a wonderful long weekend!