The Friday Five, 9/19/25: 5 things I've been up to this week

September is flying by although, oddly, we are still having summer weather—which is good, because my ankles are still super swollen from pregnancy/giving birth, and it's been about five weeks now (so I've been living in sandals).

Filet and Lyonnaise potatoes at Single Barrel Social, Brighton
Filet and Lyonnaise potatoes at Single Barrel Social, Brighton

What I've been up to this week:

  1. Getting takeout/dining out. On Friday, I had to go to Beaumont (Corewell) Royal Oak for a leg ultrasound, so I definitely stopped by Crumbl around the corner to get some cookies—I had enough "Crumbs" (loyalty points) for a free one. I bought the Molten Lava cookie and the Oreo one (see below for pic), but weirdly enough I liked the Molten Lava better, as the Oreo one was very fluffy and more like a cake. On Monday, it was our anniversary, and my parents watched Baby K so we could go out for a nice meal; we ended up trying out Single Barrel Social, in Brighton, upon friends' recommendation, and it was very good, I would definitely go back. Today, my parents will watch the baby again so we can run some errands and go to Texas Roadhouse for dinner, they gave us a gift card for our anniversary.
  2. Celebrating our first wedding anniversary. This past Monday, September 15th was our first wedding anniversary, which is crazy—it alternately feels like a million years ago that we got married and also like yesterday, haha. Needless to say we've been a bit busy this year—I found out I was pregnant in early December—but we had a nice dinner out and exchanged presents. It was also nice to have some wine at home, plus a few cocktails while at dinner. 
  3. Dropping off a car to get fixed. Last week it was my car that was in the shop for some paint repairs, this week it's my husband's, although we went to a different place. This shop was one I used a long time ago when I used to live in the Northern part of WB, and they always did good work and had fair prices; it's about a 20-minute drive from where we live now (used to be about 5 minutes from where I used to live, in WB). 
  4. Watching TV and movies. I binged The Girlfriend, on Prime, this week, in between pumping sessions, which was crazy and really good; I have the e-book checked out from the library and would like to read it. Last night, I watched The Wrong Paris, a Netflix movie, which was super cute—it reminded me a bit of Miss Congeniality—and I'd give it 4/5 stars, especially if you like fluffy movies. I also finished The Summer I Turned Pretty (also on Prime) only to find out they are doing a movie to wrap up the entire series! In addition, The Morning Show (AppleTV) and High Potential (ABC/Hulu) returned, and I continued watching Only Murders in the Building (Hulu).
  5. Leaving the house for errands. Maybe not super exciting but it's always nice to get out of the house. I had to return plus pick up a book at the Farmington library this week, and I also stopped by Aldi to get us some groceries—their "Aisle of Shame" always gets me, too, and I ended up buying a few greeting cards (99c each, a bargain!) plus a clock that has a wireless charger on it. Not sure where I will use the clock since I already have some wireless chargers, but maybe in our guest bedroom.
Oreo cookie (cake) from Crumbl
Oreo cookie (cake) from Crumbl

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