Weekly Meal Plan - 6.3.24

 How is it already Monday? This weekend was a sneak peak of what the summer is going to be like and I can't wait for it. We have one more week left of school and it is a busy one for sure. Meal planning is one of my weakness as an adult along with folding laundry. Can't win them all! I really do need to do a weekly meal plan because it keeps us in budget and with all rising cost on groceries we really have to be careful! So here is this week's meal plan. I should note that even though this is scheduled out I do tend to switch around the menu depending on if anything changes through out the week! Also, Saturday and Sunday's are usually take out or leftover nights. If I'm not listing a vegetable with the meals I always put out fresh veggies or fruit to have! 

Monday - Butter Chicken with pasta and green beans
Tuesday - Smashed Burgers with waffle fries
Wednesday - Crockpot pork tenderloin with rice and green beans
Thursday - Chicken Sandwiches - I bought these frozen ones from Aldi's - Aldi's Frozen Breaded Chicken Fillets. We add bacon and cheese. So yummy! 
Friday - My Mom's birthday! I'm making the cake. 

Please feel free to leave any dinner suggestions as I'm always running out of ideas. 

xoxo, 
Erika

Fourth of July Weekend

Just a little bit late posting my 4th of July Weekend recap. Didn't want the month to go by and not do it! I had to go back to my planner to see what we did since it was almost two weeks ago! Overall it was a fun weekend! We started the weekend off on Friday heading to the Westport Vineyards for a night of music and food trucks! It was such a nice night. Afterwards we went looking for fireworks. It was the kiddos, myself and my mom. We were able to see the Marion fireworks from a spot in Mattapoisett. 

Saturday was spent grocery shopping, visiting my Uncle Johnny and hanging out with Brett and the kiddos. I didn't take any pictures! On Sunday, we headed to the beach and then went to my parents for a cook-out. I brought pesto! 

Monday was the 4th and we started the day off at the Marion Parade. I grew up going to the parade and love caring on that tradition with my kiddos. After the parade we went back to catch the end of the Road Race. Then it was back at the beach. Later that afternoon we got ready and headed to dinner and to see the Fireworks. It was such a fun night with family and the fireworks were spectacular! 

 4th of July weekends are always my favorite. Besides Christmas this is a favorite holiday for me! Already looking forward to next years! Now that 4th of July is over though it feels like Summer is almost over! We still have a lot to look forward to. This weekend coming up is Harbor Days. The kiddos are already planning on doing a lemonade stand at my parents on Saturday. Another thing to look forward to is my birthday! Turning 40! Lordy Lordy look whos turning 40! 

xoxo, 
Erika 

Meal Plan Tuesday

 Good morning and Happy Tuesday. It is a normal summer day for us. I have a short day at work today since Brett has training and Hudson is at camp this morning. I'm thinking we will go to the beach after lunch for a bit but can't really stay too long since Harper does have lacrosse clinic tonight. We shall see how the days goes before I make any solid plans though! You never know it might be a good day for a nap! 

Ok, enough talking about the day! I need to get better at our meal planning and saving on our grocery bill! I hate meal plan/grocery shopping. It all stresses me out but totally need to do it or else we will be having chicken nuggets for days. This week's dinners were planned around using the grill. Since it's a bit hot out these days I don't really want to be using the oven/stove! I have also been a bit braver to use the grill. I don't know why the grill scares me but it does. This meal plan is in no particular order. I kind of just plan the meals and then go from there to see what the night brings! Let me know if you have any fun dinner ideas that are super simple and easy to make! 

• Grilled Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, and Green Beans
• Hamburgers and Mac & Cheese
• Grilled Chicken Sandwiches with French Fries and veggie platter
• Garlic Bread Pizzas ( already made these this past Sunday and everyone loved them!)
• Steak and Potatoes grill packets

I only plan four to five meals for the week because come Thursday/Friday I'm exhausted and over cooking so we probably do sandwiches, breakfast, or take-out. Do you meal plan? I will update you next week on what meal was a hit and what was not so good! 

Time to get ready for the day!

xoxo, 

Erika