+ Monday night – Women’s Basketball game – final score Auburn 67 / Georgia 49 – Fun game! Especially loved watching their coach + I mentioned before but Alex was on his restaurant’s social media. + Friday night – Auburn gymnastics quad meet against Temple, Fisk, and Talledega. Not surprising we won big! + Reading “Hello Stranger” – really good so far! + Just me
Today I’m linking up with Tanya for Prime Purchases. One of my goals for this year is to keep my purchases (especially online) to a minimum. All the things I bought were out of absolute necessity or a gift. Aquasonic Black Series Ultra Whitening Toothbrush This was a birthday gift for Drew, which was on his wish list. Disposable Latex Gloves I needed these for when I cook with jalapeno peppers, etc. I’m over my fingers burning for the rest of the day. These are also great for cleaning! OtterBox Defender Series I desperately needed a new phone case. Mine…
LIFE Happenings Here’s my weekly posts to catch you up. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Loving I have had the calendar plugin on my blog for years, but this year I decided to make more use of it. I went through and added drafts for all the posts I want to write this month. Each week, I look at what I have drafts for, for that week and it helps me ensure I get those posts written and scheduled/posted. Happy Ugh…Not sure there’s one thing in particular I’m happy about really. Excited to plan our trips this…
1. January 29th is National Puzzle Day. Do you enjoy puzzles? What kind (crossword, jigsaw, sudoku, etc)? How often do you work a puzzle? I like puzzles ok. My younger son and I really enjoyed puzzles during the COVID shutdown. There are several puzzle apps that I enjoy: Cube Block, Figgerits, and Cross Math just to name a few. 2. Something you currently find ‘puzzling’? Maybe not so much puzzling, but I’m curious to know why Auburn University just fired a winning Women’s Tennis Coach earlier this week along with one of the assistants. I don’t follow tennis, but I…
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…
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…
+ 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…
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…
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!
Here we are for another highlight post for week Dec. 4-10 2023 Old couches New couches…They very much look the same, but they are different brands. We’re just happy to have firmer couches that aren’t so dilapidated. We got our yard smoothed out and resodded. To God be the Glory! What a beautiful sunset I got to see one night when I was out getting some shopping done. Every year at my work holiday lunch, they draw names for door prizes. In the 12 years, I’ve been here I’ve never won. I finally won!! I picked out this pretty tree.…
Another week down (Nov. 27-Dec 3, 2023) and how are we so close to the end of the year?!?!? This is not deja vu or a picture from a month ago. Yes, we had to have more of our yard dug up…luckily only dirt this time and not driveway. Our water main had a leak in it. I’m thankful we hadn’t had our yard fixed and resodded yet. We saw Mean Girls at the Gogue. It was pretty good. Saturday, we went and got our tree. Drew and Caitlyn also got a tree. It was supposed to be monsooning that…
LIFE Happenings Here’s my weekly posts to catch you up. Week 44 Week 45-46 Week 47 Loving the cooler weather. Happy for this time of year…I guess. More on that below… Excited to go on our cruise in December! Reminiscing This is the time of year to think back to previous Thanksgivings and Christmases. Social In November, we went to some friends’ house for our bible study and fellowship. Work Memories My boss is moving to another position in the library, which is a total bummer. He will still oversee our department and if I decide to apply for his…
Here we are for our weekly highlights for Thanksgiving Week (Nov 20-26, 2023). Basketball game with Rob. Got to see one of my student workers dance during a timeout as she is a Tiger Paw. Thanksgiving Day Snacks to get us by till dinner. What a spread! My kids and their other halves and their little cousin Drew is so good with his cousins. Lots of work and fun in the kitchen! Alex made from scratch a pumpkin cheese cake and that was the best cheesecake I’ve ever tasted! Love that he’s sharing his chef skills with us. He also…