I don’t know about you, but short work weeks totally throw me off.
Every day this week, I’ve been convinced it was a day later. Tuesday, all day, I kept thinking it was our anniversary. Wednesday, I couldn’t figure out why I was in the office instead of being home for my telework day.
And today, the worst of all, I was completely sure that it was Saturday when my alarm went off the first time. Instead of hitting snooze, I turned it off thinking “It’s Saturday! We don’t need alarms today – I’m going back to sleep”.
And I did. And Nick did. And Maggie didn’t even wake up for the alarm.
So…we got up a little late today.
A little extra sleep on a Friday isn’t the worst way to start the weekend, that’s for sure. After spending 2+ hours last night picking strawberries and doing garden stuff, eating dinner 9 pm, and crashing at 10, we both needed a little more rest than usual.
And who knew picking strawberries was such a work out? I have to climb into our raised beds to get to all the berries in the center and after doing this every day this week for at least 30 minutes-2 hours, the backs of my legs are crazy sore. Is that sad? That picking strawberries makes me feel like I ran 7 miles?
After all that work last night, I’m glad we had this chicken leftover from the night before.
We love grilling, but we tend to stick to the same spices or marinades once we find ones that we like. But this week, I tried something new. Tons of spice plus a little sweetness from Musselman’s Apple Butter – this has to be in the top 5 of bbq sauces we’ve ever mixed up at home.
If you’re grilling out this weekend, slather your chicken or ribs or pork chops with this sauce – and then come help me pick strawberries. I’ll owe you one.
Make sure to check out these other recipes using apple butter – I can’t wait to make ’em!
Paula’s Smoked Ribs with Sweet Carolina BBQ Sauce
Angie’s Apple Butter Bread Pudding
Susan’s Mini White Chocolate and Apple Tarts
This post is sponsored by Musselman’s and they provided the apple butter for my dip. All recipes and opinions are my own. For more information on Musselmann’s, you can join them on Facebook…and you should!