Ya’ll, I am so excited!! I am actually posting a recipe! I know, I’m about to pass out too. 😉 One of my goals this year is to post a new recipe every month. One a month, so by the end of the year there should be 12 new recipes. I would love to share more, but I need to start small. Anyway…I recently talked about the Stuffed Bell Peppers I made. I hadn’t made these in years and I was craving them a few weeks ago. This version doesn’t have any rice (low carb) and is also gluten free.…
Looking back at my pics from last week, I didn’t take nearly as many. It was also a pretty chill week and no sporting events. + Went to Mexican for Drew’s birthday, and Alex got this really cool looking meal. I still need to ask him again what it was called. It looked so good. + One day when I was at home for lunch, I went to let Kayleigh in and realized she was muddy. She is such a tom boy. 🙂 + Drew turned 26 and we all shared the margarita tower. + Before Christmas Rob had bought…
If you missed the 1st two posts from our Cruise, you can check those out there: Day 0 & 1 Day 2 & 3 Day 4 of our cruise on the Carnival Mardi Gras was in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We got off the ship after eating breakfast at the Pig & Anchor. It was really the only place on board that opened early enough to get off the ship 1st thing. Our plan for the day was to explore Old San Juan by foot. Here’s what we saw as we made our way through Old San Juan… Loved all…
1. Do you have a word for the year (WOTY)? If so, and you’d like to share, please share. How do you decide on a word? If you don’t have a word are you still on the hunt for one for 2024? I did the word of the year once, I believe. Every year I’m like I’m going to choose a word and every year I feel like it’s the same thing, so I don’t do it. 2. January 23rd is National Pie Day…will you celebrate? Do you like pie? What’s your favorite? I do like pie, but it’s not…
+ 17 degrees a couple days last week. Seriously?!?!? + on my walk one day this bird on sat on the trashcan and didn’t move while I walked by so I turned around and snapped this pic of him. + I made stuffed bell peppers – Keto style – and the were so good! + Kayleigh is just cute + another Auburn University Gymnastics meet Friday night. This time with Rob. + Taziki’s Greek Salad with Caitlyn on our monthly lunch date. + These are markers, pens, and pencils I’m going through. I think I might have a light addiction…
Day 2 and 3 on our cruise were both days at sea. If you missed the 1st post from this cruise, it’s here>>>>Carnival Mardi Gras 2023 – Day 0 & 1 The weather surrounding us was making for some very windy, rough seas. Luckily none of were feeling sick. It just meant the Lido and upper decks weren’t open and/or lounge chairs weren’t out for people to enjoy. That morning we got up and went to the Grand Atrium where the aerialists were even practicing for upcoming shows. Looking back now, I’m surprised they were even practicing with the ship…
Last fall Rob and I were entertaining the idea of a trip around Christmas. I mean we get 2 weeks off at Christmas and we knew Alex never got to go on a cruise since the one we cancelled. We ended up choosing one and pitching it to Alex and his girlfriend, Madison. They were good to go, so we booked it. We had to Drew and Caitlyn about it and invited them, thinking they probably wouldn’t be able to go since they already had one booked for April. However, they ended up calling us that night and getting it…
+ men’s basketball game + I found my favorite dressing at Walmart – Chik-fil-a’s Creamy Salsa! + Dinner at Walk-On’s. I had Catfish Atchafalaya (blackened fillets, crawfish étouffée, grilled shrimp, and rice) + Lots of cleaning of my office. Also not pictured is my of office closet that I did a major purge of. I’m still working on it, but I have so much more room in there now. + Sunday lunch that I made for in-laws + Good ole Samford Hall + Work dinner with Rob and folks from a company he works closely with at Vintage 2298, were…
Here is a quick rundown of a few memorable things I’ve been watching and listening to the last couple months! TV Time app (which I’m not sure if you have to have an account to see my profile or what…) Jump to: Movies | TV Shows | Podcasts | Music Movies Holiday Affair (Amazon Prime) #Xmas (Hallmark) Holiday Affair Charming seasonal clerk sees beautiful a woman in a fraudulent shopping scheme during the busy Christmas season. However, he later discovers that she is a war widow and single mother, he ends up taking pity on her and doesn’t turn her…
Today I’m linking up with all the ladies (Joanne, Dara, Adrienne, Jen, and Sarah) from what used to be the link up called “Not Just a Mom.” However, this year they renamed it “Share Our Lives.” Today we’re introducing ourselves and sharing about our current/previous jobs. So to start off, I’m Lysha – (pronounced like Lisa with the shhhh sound). I’m a 48 year old Texas girl, who has lived in Alabama since 1996. I moved to Auburn to be with my boyfriend at the time, who is now my husband. We’ve been married nearly 27 years. We have 2…
I debated on continuing my weekly summary posts. I decided to continue sharing them, but looking back at my some weekly posts from years ago, I decided to try to get back to a more abbreviated layout. So here is the 1st one for 2024!! One of my Christmas gifts from my Amazon list was this Bento container that I used to bring my breakfast in to work. I like it. I just wish the stackable snapped together. Another Christmas gift that I’ve been enjoying are my new cat/dog socks from Trey. I love fun socks. I find so much…
LIFE Happenings Here’s my weekly posts to catch you up. Week 48 Week 49 Week 50 Week 51-52 Loving the holidays Happy getting to spend so much time with the boys and their girls Excited for a new year and a new start Reminiscing about the holidays. Social Rob and I went to a NYE party with our old Sunday School class. Work Memories not much of anything special really Lesson Learned 4 grown adults can coexist in a 205 square foot cabin happily. Current Project Trying to figure out what I want to change about blogging for this new…
Finishing up my 2023 Weekly highlight posts. Here we are for Week 51 (Dec. 18-24) and Week 52 (Dec. 25-31)! On Dec. 15th we headed down to Florida to get on a cruise ship, so I’ll be writing separate posts about that week soon. Here’s a pic that makes me laugh. This was when were in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The kids acting like our popperazzi. We got back to Auburn on Dec. 23rd and quickly began to unpack and wash clothes. Rob’s Dad and Step Mom (Randy & Pam) got into town that day and were actually staying with…
Recently, for our niece and nephew outing we went to Columbus, GA, which about 30-40 minutes from us. Our plan for this year was to go hang out in Columbus that afternoon, grab some dinner, and then go to a hockey game. First stop was the river walk near downtown. We enjoyed watching a couple guys kayak in the Chattahoochee And pretending they were kayaking! Dinner at Fazoli’s which everyone enjoyed except one. Columbus River Dragons Hockey Game Here’s last year outing with them>>>2022
As another year passes, I like to end the year with this Memories, Dreams, and Reflections post. It’s always fun looking back through all my pictures to find ones that go with each prompt. Wishing everyone a happy new year! 1. Me! 2. I Love You Love this family of mine. This is from our recent cruise, which I haven’t had a chance to share about yet. 3. Still Laughing… In March, we went to the Savannah Banana game in Montgomery. It’s a lot of fun. They do a tour and I highly recommend everyone go see them if they…
As part of my year end recap, I thought it would be fun to do a separate post for our travels. We didn’t travel as many time as last year, but I feel like some of these trips this year were more epic. January Rob with the Boy Scout Troop on their annual Ski Trip. I don’t have my hands on any of those photos. February Drew & Caitlyn enjoyed their honeymoon on the Carnival Freedom with a stop in Amber Cove and Grand Turk. April In April we took our desert trip to Las Vegas, Phoenix, and beyond. It…
Here we are for the LAST post from our NYC trip. This is another day there and then flying home. Another morning to see if we could be on TV at Fox and Friends! Here we are with Janis Dean. They were featuring a Teqball team, which was really cool to watch. Looked like lots of fun. Still just taking in the awe that is NYC! Staten Island ferry After breakfast at Westway Diner, we decided to take the Staten Island ferry over. We were both so tired and our feet were hurting. I wanted something where I could sit.…
Day 11 was another full day in NYC. Fox and Friends We woke up and walked down to FoxNews where they film Fox and Friends. We got pictures with Ainsley. She is so sweet and kind to take pictures with everyone. Rob was bummed the timing didn’t work out for us to see the Gutfield show, but he still wanted his picture in front of where you go in for the show. World Trade Center area I wanted to go back over to area for a couple reasons. First reason was to get some pics of the Oculus Center, because…
Highlights for Week 50 11-15, 2023 Our neighbor behind us cut down some trees that were covering their backyard, but they were actually in our yard. We were ok with it. We saw Sandi Patty at the Gogue. After years of working at the university, we finally got invited to the President’s Christmas party. We had a lovely time. Such a beautiful home and event space. Chocolate chip bars for the two parties this week Bible Study Christmas party at my new church 🙂 Ending this weekly highlight a little early for the holidays! I’ve got a couple posts scheduled…
Now that Christmas cards have all been sent out and received, I can share the photos we did of Drew and Caitlyn and Bigsby. Sometimes the “Outtakes” are the best takes!