Category Archives: Life

Monthly Digest – May 2022

By | June 6, 2022

LIFE Happenings Basically we’ve been party animals in May, and I’m exhausted! haha Our good family friend’s son (who is also a good friend of our son, Drew) got married. Alex graduated! Drew bought a house and we threw him a housewarming party. Loving that May is over! Ha! Happy it’s summer. Excited to hopefully… Read More »

Big News!!

By | June 3, 2022

I’ve hinted around that my older son, Drew, has been doing some major ‘adulting’ lately. He bought a house! So exciting! He finally got the keys the Sunday before Memorial Day. We decided that since family would in town for Alex’s graduation that this would be great timing to go ahead and throw a housewarming… Read More »

Graduation Week 2022

By | June 2, 2022

I have so much to catch up on. May was a whirlwind especially the last 2 weeks. Today I’m recapping the fun week with Alex and his graduation activities. Senior Recognition The Sunday before graduation our church held their annual Senior Recognition. Back when Drew did it they did it during one of our church… Read More »

How to Feel Closer To Your Family

By | May 16, 2022

Everyone is expected to be close to their family, but not everybody has that benefit. Whether it’s contrasting personalities or simply being able to connect on a mutual level, some may feel they aren’t as close as they should be. However, it does not need to be like this forever. If you want to find… Read More »

Monthly Digest – April 2022

By | May 8, 2022

Traveling at the end of the month really messes me up when it comes to blogging! Here we are for another Monthly Digest! LIFE Happenings Why is that at the end of every month I can’t remember all that went on!?!?! That’s the exact reason I write these posts. Haha! -Saw Toto & Journey in… Read More »

Currently::May 2022

By | May 4, 2022

I didn’t realize it was time for another Currently post until I saw my fellow bloggers posting them today! So here we are! ::consuming:: Last week I was consuming lots of BBQ and sweet stuff. This week I need to be consuming all the healthy things, but I’m not. ::feeling:: a bit overwhelmed with all… Read More »

Books I Read – April 2022

By | May 4, 2022

Last month, I wasn’t thrilled with the books I read. It’s just crazy how I can be so enamored by a cover or a 2 sentence description and then as I read I feel really disconnected with the characters and/or the story line. Admittedly I’m bad about going into a book blindly without doing too… Read More »

Monthly Digest – March 2022

By | April 11, 2022

Here we are nearly halfway through April and I realized I hadn’t written my monthly digest for March. So here we are… LIFE Happenings We celebrated Alex’s birthday. Still can’t believe my baby is 18! Did a few rounds of physical therapy for my right shoulder and arm. https://acameraandacookbook.com/week-8-9-2022/ Week 10 Loving the weather right… Read More »

What I Watched on YouTube on the Regular (Spring 22)

By | April 10, 2022

In 2021, I did quarterly posts about the channels I had been watching. Fall 2020 |  Summer 2021 |  Winter/Spring 2021 |  Fall 2021 I found there’s a core set of channels I watch on a regular basis. As soon as a new video comes out, I watch it. Today I decided to share the channels I watch… Read More »

Currently::April 2022

By | April 7, 2022

/getting/ Finally, getting my house back in order after being on vacation. So much to deal with after having to buy 8 days worth of clothes and we ended up not using everything we bought, so I’ve got to return a bunch of stuff to Walmart. Unpacking bags that never got opened during vacation…Read about… Read More »

Week 10 [2022]

By | March 15, 2022

Last week we started the week off with Alex’s 18th birthday. He wanted to go to Mikata, which is a Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse. Drew joined us of course. Drew’s girlfriend Caitlyn was on a work trip in Virginia. Anyway, we all enjoyed steak, chicken, and shrimp with fried rice and veggies. So good. Then, we… Read More »

Currently::March 2022

By | March 2, 2022

Hello March! Here we are for another Currently post. collecting Hmmm…new clothing items for the cruise at the end of the month. craving a vacation. So excited to have a couple trips planned this month and next! picturing myself in a tropical place with a fruity drink enjoying being away from all the hustle and… Read More »

Monthly Digest – February 2022

By | February 24, 2022

LIFE Happenings February has FLOWN by, especially because January was like an entire year. You can read my weekly summaries here: Week 5 & 6 Week 7 Loving Decided to try a different cup. I’ve been using several Auburn Tervis cups that I love, but they don’t keep ice for long. I also want to… Read More »

Week 7 [2022]

By | February 22, 2022

Another year flying by and here we are talking about the 7th week of this year already. Is it me or is time flying by faster the older I get? Scary! Last week started off with Valentine’s Day. Rob and I aren’t big into that holiday. We usually go out to eat around that day… Read More »

Week 5 & 6 [2022]

By | February 14, 2022

Here’s what’s been happening in life for Jan. 31st-Feb. 13, 2022. Not much too exciting! Just trucking along… This is one of Alex’s new cubes that he put into a cool design. Caitlyn (Drew’s girlfriend) started her career today as an Academic Advisor just across campus from me. So proud of her. I’m supposed to… Read More »