I think many of us in the southeast United States are in the same boat today and have been enjoying a very rainy Memorial Day thanks to Tropical Storm Beryl.
Since our original plans for the day were rained out, Ryan and I basically bummed around the house all day.
I took some time to go through my closet and picked out a few clothing items and purses to bring to Plato’s Closet.
Hopefully this pile of treasures will earn me the big bucks! I’m crossing my fingers for $3.00.
Even if I don’t get any money for the clothes from Plato’s Closet, it was clearly time to get rid of this skirt…. excuse me, skort.
I’m pretty sure 27 is far too old to wear a skirt with Hollister written across the butt. Eek. I’m not sure why I’ve held onto this skirt from high school. I’m going to pretend like it was hidden in the back of a drawer or something and has simply gone unnoticed since 2001.
Hike + Dinner
Ryan, Sadie and I managed to get out of the house during one of the short reprieves from the rain after lunch and went for a two-mile walk on the nearby hiking trails.
We spotted the baby gator again!
And another larger gator!
Once we arrived back home, we checked the local movie listings to see what time The Five Year Engagement was playing, but it wasn’t playing anywhere in Ocala! Didn’t that just come out?
Apparently it was a swing and a miss with the Ocala folks. Bummer. We ended up watching a movie at home while waiting for the chicken Ryan put in the crock pot earlier today to finish cooking.
When it was cooked thoroughly, we pulled the chicken and topped it with barbeque sauce.
The chicken was enjoyed with a side of zucchini sautéed in olive oil and sprinkled with garlic salt. I topped the zucchini with goat cheese for an extra punch of flavor.
We’re hoping to top off our holiday weekend with a trip to the self serve frozen yogurt place down the road.
See you in the morning!
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lol at the Hollister skirt! it needs to goo!
no kidding. waaaay overdue. 🙂
it makes me feel so old, but Hollister was the thing to be wearing back in the dayyy!
Haha that skirt is awesome! 😉 I’m SO bad at throwing away old clothes, especially if I have an emotional attachment to them! I kept my blue camo jeans from 6th grade until I was in college because I was wearing them the day my best friend moved away!
TS Beryl has been a buzz kill! I’ve stayed in my PJs and worked on some DIY projects, mostly inspired by Pinterest. I guess the day wasn’t a total waste! Enjoy your night!
Oh I definitely get where you are coming from, I’m pretty sure I still have a skort or two from a few years back. And yum I love goat cheese + roasted veges, such a good combo. I’ll broil it all for a few minutes to get the cheese nice and toasty 🙂
That’s so funny. I just recently threw out a hollister SKORT. Do they even make them anymore?
I went through my closet this weekend as well and have a bag to take to Platos and a bag to Goodwill. Time to make room for new things!
I tried to go to Plato’s closet once in High School, but they didn’t take anything! Haha I was too insulted to go back.
Bummer about the rain! We’ve been enjoying some nice weather here in Atlanta. The hubby and I just went putt putt golfing, followed by some delicious ice cream. Good night! 🙂
I tried Plato’s Closet once and got maybe $8 for a BR dress that I only wore once! I have started taking my old clothes to a local consignment shop. In fact, last week I picked up $67 dollars from things I brought in! It may take awhile for the money to come in, but I will never try Plato’s ever again. I’m sure Ocala has one… I live in a small town and we have many!
I have a ton of clothes from highschool (8 years ago…) I just haven’t gotten rid of. None of them have fit me in at least 7 years not to mention I have a shirt with a leopard print superman symbol on it among other treasures…someday I’ll throw them away.
well darn! i think you’re the first blog i’ve read today that didn’t have total sunshine! 🙁 all of those alligators would scare the crap out of me!! i only like gators on my clothes (lacoste) hehe
It’s been rainy and cool here all weekend, too.
HAH such a throwback with the skirt! I definitely had my fair share of those from hollister and abercrombie- limited too as well if we are talking major throwback. I sometimes cringe looking at outfits I wore in middle school!
The Five Year Engagement is cute and funny (drags a little in parts but I still liked it a lot). Too bad it wasn’t playing! 🙁 Not sure if you’ve seen This Means War (Reese Witherspoon) but it’s really really good and SO funny. I didn’t expect it to be as funny as it was. Definitely one of my favorite movies so far this year. You should rent it next time you’re rained in.
My husband and I are in Jacksonville this week, preparing to move here later this summer, and we were “welcomed” by tropical storm Beryl. Yikes! Not the type of weather we signed up for. However, more sun is out today and we are looking forward to more tomorrow!
I am a lurker and never comment but I just laughed out loud at the Hollister skort. I lost my skort with a Bazooka gum logo on the butt about 4 years ago and I still think about it.
I’m really jealous you guys always see alligators on your hiking trips. We go to the park, looking for them and still have not seen any! 🙁 And we enjoyed a movie day thanks to Beryl! Nice way to enjoy Monday off!
Despite the rain, sounds like a good time was had by all. I introduced my dad to Red Mango FroYo, which I’d call eventful. Today they had Peanut Butter Frozen Yogurt that was AMAZING. 🙂
It has rained all day today!! I’m sorry you guys didn’t get to go horseback riding, I hope you do soon!
I think the cut-off age for Hollister is maybe 18? All good things must come to an end!
Your dinner looks great!
haha the holister skirt is to funny! I still have a couple items like that I am holding onto for some unknown reason.
The rain has been so off and on down here! That barbecue chicken looks delicious!
I just got rid of a pair of shorts that had “Abercrombie” written on the butt…. way overdue! Haha
I just saw ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ this weekend, and it is so good! My fiance was laughing through the whole thing too I recommend it if you’re looking for a good movie to see!
We did the same exact thing for dinner, except our side was Caprese salad 🙂 absolutely love slow cooker pulled chicken! So easy. Try cooking it with Bone Suckin Sauce – its nice and thin so it doesn’t cook down too much.
What a bummer, rain on Memorial Day. 🙁
Hollister written on the butt or not, be proud you can still wear a skirt (even if you shouldn’t) you had in high school!
Don’t worry, I just got rid of some super short pajama shorts I got in high school or freshmen year of college. It was time for them to go too…HA!
A self serve fro yo place down the road…that’s either really great or terrible 🙂
I’m in Ohio & we had beautiful weather today! Actually, Toledo (near me) was the hottest city in the US today!
That rain looks insane!! Oh god, this reminds me that I was going through old clothes when I was moving out, and I had these white FLAIR sweatpants that said Angel on the butt, oh man how lame was I?! I burst out laughing when I found them.
Love the goat cheese addition to the zucchini! I’m new to the blogging world but already have found so many awesome ideas. Thanks so much! 🙂
I just started reading your blog, and I have to say, I love how much Sadie is in it!! I have a pooch that holds a similar spot in mine and my husbands hearts (basically our child) and reading your posts w a little doggie here and there is the best!
your dinner looks DELISH! Totally making that:)
just so you know, your blog is my favorite…you’re like my morning newspaper! I always look forward to sitting down with my breakfast and coffee and catching up on PB Fingers;)
I wore hollister denim miniskirts until age 24. Apparently I missed the memo that I looked like an idiot.
I went through my closet this weekend too! It’s amazing what clothes we used to wear.
I have a major pile of clothes and shoes to bring to a resale shop as well. It’s bad I still have so much even after I had over 30 bags/boxes of stuff, clothes & junk picked up by purple heart a month ago
– think the movie is “gone” almos everywhere … It did diddly boxoffice!
If Plato’s doesn’t take it, the women’s shelter is a good place to take clothes…they always need them as most of the women arrive w/just the clothes on thr backs.
…I have a rule that every new piece of clothing that comes in means that two go to the shelter!!!
(And shelters often are desperate for tiny and plus sizes!!!
Does Sadie lk the gator? Eeeeeek