+ Thursday, Rob and I went to the last women’s home game, so it was Senior Day. It was an exciting win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. + The Mississippi State Bulldogs bus was outside AU hotel across the street from my building. + I cleaned out the snack drawer in the fridge and now I have room for all the strawberries we just got. + One day last week, when I was out for my walk the sky was looking scary. I kept an eye on my weather app to make sure there wasn’t any lightening near by. +…
Happy Leap Day, yall! Here we are for February’s Monthly Digest. Another month gone in the blink of an eye. LIFE Happenings Here’s my weekly posts to catch you up. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Loving My new laptop set up at work Happy The weather has been pretty nice lately. Excited For Survivor and Amazing Race to be starting soon. Disappointments Bummed about having to have surgery on my left shoulder (trying to wait till May). Reminiscing Drew & Caitlyn celebrated 1 year wedding anniversary earlier this week and I just still can’t get over what…
1. February is coming to a close. Give us a two-word phrase that tells us something about how yours went. “Many appointments” …I have had I think 4 drs appointments and 3 physical therapy appointments this month. They get old. 2. If you had to describe how you’re feeling right now as an amusement park ride, what ride are you on? Explain. Hmm…I haven’t ridden on a roller coaster in a long time. The roller coaster threw me all and round and now I feel like I’ve been put through the ringer. 3. What’s something on your desk or a…
Here we are for another Watching & Listening post. I use the app TV Time app to help me keep up with everything I’m watching, because I really do watch a lot of TV. It seems though you have to have a profile to see other’s profile, which is a bummer. Jump to: Movies | TV Shows | Podcasts | Music Movies Queenpins (Netflix) Blindsided (Max) The Florida Project (Netflix) Happiness for Beginners (Netflix) Moneyball (Netflix) Rookie of the Year (Max) 42 (max) Eight Men Out (Pluto TV) Queenpins Loosely based on a true story of 2 women who get…
Here’s a few highlights from last week! + Tuesday – Drew came over to visit me. He invited me to go to the baseball game with him. + This TENS unit has been such a big help with my back, neck, and shoulder pain lately. + Monday – Back to the orthopedic dr to get my shoulder MRI results. Not good news. I have a tear in rotator cuff and bicep tendon. So I need surgery. Trying to wait till May, so that I can hold my niece when we go Texas in April. It’s a long recovery – 6…
1. What kind of thinker are you – doer (concrete thinking), analyst (analytical and abstract thinking), orator (logical thinking), inventor (imaginative thinking), or original thinker (creative)? What makes you say so? You can try this little quiz (link here) to help with your answer. concrete (The Doer), analytical or abstract thinking (The Analyst), logical thinking (The Orator), imaginative (The Inventor) and creative (The Original Thinker). Before doing the quiz, I said I would call myself an orator. I’m a pretty logical thinker. Depending on my mood or the subject, I can be an original (creative thinker) as well. Then, I…
+ Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday on the same day! Easter is going to be early this year! Church for Ash Wednesday. + Rob and I went out for Valentine’s Day on Tuesday night. + After church on Wednesday, Rob and I went watch AU kick Bama’s tail. Aubie wore his pink suit for Valentine’s Day. + Friday night I started planting seeds (for under grow lights) until after Easter (last freeze). + Work + Lots of dr’s appointments and MRI on shoulder. + My new laptop set up at work to help my neck pain…hopefully.
With all the bad that comes out of social media, there are good things that come from it too. This story starts off with a random message from one of my former student workers, Jordan. It was just part of her insta story one day, asking if anyone could help her finish her Auburn Bucket List. She asked, “Does anyone know how I can get up to the Samford Clock Tower for my birthday?” I happen to be sitting in my living room across from Rob. Due to Rob’s job, he knows a lot of people on campus. I asked…
I’ve been making this recipe for awhile now and it is one of my favorites. I’ve been doing the ‘low carb’ thing pretty consistently for about a year and half now. One of my secrets is having meals/snacks ready. One of my go-to meals is soup. I love soup and its easy to make a big batch and heat up for lunch or whenever I get hungry. This Spicy Southwest Chicken Soup can be prepared on the stove top, in the crock pot, or even the instant pot. Servings: 8-10 Prep Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 2 hours Ingredients: 2…
1. What does love mean to you? Love is a choice you have to make everyday. Love is a verb, not a noun. Love is showing up…even when you don’t feel like it. Love is putting others before yourself. 2. Is love blind? I’m not sure, but what I do know is… I think people can be attractive not just in the way they look. I’ve seen the most attractive people, but then they either open their mouth to speak or their actions completely change how I see them. Yet you may have someone who’s not all that good looking,…
+ Sunday night – dinner at Walk-Ons with Rob. I love their Jalapeno Jack burger (I get it without the bun and sub a fries for vegetable. + Wednesday night – Auburn Men’s Basketball game vs our arch rival, Alabama. Fun game and we ended up beating them quite nicely. + Hanging with one of my former students in the Samford Hall tower. I’m going to share more about this in another post, so I can share more pictures. + Tuesday night – Rob and I had a date night. Chick-fil-a and a show at the Gogue; My Fair Lady.…
It’s time for another Share Our Lives post. Today we’re sharing about how we met our significant other, which I’ve actually written about in several posts. You can start reading about here>>> Beginning. However, if you’re not interested in the long story, to sum it up in 3 words; We met online! I don’t have a ton of pics of us from then, because you know back in the 1990’s, we didn’t carry cameras around with us like we do now. 🙂 ~~~~~~~~~~~ Feel free to jump in with the link up on one of these blogs: Joanne / Dara…
Here we are for our last Carnival Mardi Gras 2023 cruise port post. I may do 1 more post to wrap it all up. Anyway, our last port of call was in Grand Turk. That morning we were up super early, so that we could scarf down some breakfast right when they opened at 6:30am as we had to meet in the theater at 6:45am for our excursion. We went through all that, got off the ship to go to our meeting spot. I already had in the back of my mind that since were supposed to be swimming with…
Here’s what I’ve been watching you YouTube the last couple months. Christian Schaffer [264K subscribers – 86 videos] – Van Life Christian is also a single female van lifer, who travels for her job as an outdoor adventure photographer. Her videos share dreamy landscapes with beautiful narration. Life in My Element [53.1K subscribers – 90 videos] – Van Life Rosa lives in a Honda Element finding off the beaten paths in beautiful locations typically in the Pacific Northwest. Jenna Phipps [706K subscribers – 368 videos] – Lifestyle Jenna’s quirky nature pulls me in. She typically share about clothing she creates…
1. Something you’ve waited for recently? Waiting for TV shows to come back on, since the strike. Most of my shows will start back this month or next. 2. What’s something you loved to do as a child? Growing up I loved to ride my bike and to swing on the porch swing in my front yard. 3. Something you learned from a grandparent? Well, my grandparents raised me, so really learned a lot from them. My granddad taught me to be generous. He was such a generous man, who loved Christmas so much. He taught me a love for…
+ 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…
We’re continuing our Christmas Cruise posts. Today I’m sharing about our time in the Dominican Republic, which is one of Rob’s and my favorite ports. Carnival docks at their port called Amber Cove, but the nearest ‘real’ town in Puerta Plata. That morning we had breakfast in formal dining and then met up with the kids to get off the ship. It was looking super gloomy and overcast, but luckily it cleared up pretty quickly and ended up being a beautiful day. We got off the ship and walked to the area where the taxis line up. Rob got us…
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…