5 Reasons to Take a Food Tour While Traveling

By | November 7, 2022

The world is full of amazing places to eat. Whether in a new city or looking for something new to try in your hometown, there’s always something new to explore. When you travel for work or pleasure, it’s easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of traveling and need more time to explore the… Read More »

Prime Purchases – Sept/Oct 2022

By | November 1, 2022

Linking up with Tanya at The Other Side of the Road today sharing my purchases from Amazon for the last couple months. I’ve really tried to keep my Amazon purchases to a minimum. Bible Study The Gospel of John Journal – I plan to start a study of John with HPUMC. I’ll be way behind,… Read More »

iSpy #95

By | October 31, 2022

earth I had lots of ideas for this one, but these fall colors in my neck of the woods on earth are too gorgeous not to post. near I took this through a rain covered window Sunday morning when I was sitting in the car waiting from Rob to run into the gas station. I… Read More »

Burnt Out With Cooking? Here’s How To Get Back To It!

By | October 30, 2022

Do you go through phases of really enjoying cooking and other times you have to drag yourself into the kitchen to whip something up for you family? Maybe you were constantly in the kitchen trying out new recipes and making unique dishes? Somewhere along the way, you somehow fell out of love with cooking and… Read More »

Jefferson City & St. Charles, Missouri

By | October 29, 2022

Hey yall! Here we are again for another travel post. This will be my final post for our St. Louis and beyond trip. In case you missed other posts from this trip, they’re listed here: Missouri/Kansas Trip Jefferson City, MO The sky looked crazy when we arrived at the hotel that evening. After we checked… Read More »

Topeka & Lawrence, Kansas Highlights

By | October 28, 2022

Hey yall! Here we are again for another travel post. In case you missed other posts from this trip, they’re listed here: Missouri/Kansas Trip After getting up in Kansas City, our next plan of action was to continue driving. Entering the state of Kansas Topeka, KS Our first stop was in downtown Topeka. The rotunda… Read More »

October 2022 Monthly Musings-Thanksgiving Prep

By | October 27, 2022

Today I’m linking up for Monthly Musings for October with Patty & Holly. 1. Do you host Thanksgiving or go somewhere else? I typically do not host. We either go to my mother-in-law’s or my sister-in-law’s depending on who’s in town. Sometimes my in-laws go visit other family for Thanksgiving. This is a pic of… Read More »

Monthly Digest – October 2022

By | October 26, 2022

How is it almost November?!?! It is just crazy to think how quickly time goes by even though the days often drag by. Anyone else feel that? LIFE Happenings Rob and I watched Drew’s dog, Bigsby for an extended weekend earlier in the month, when he and Caitlyn had to go to Florida. We took… Read More »

Watching & Listening – Sept/Oct 2022

By | October 25, 2022

Time for another Watching & Listening post. And as always remember, this post does not include anything I watch on YouTube. That gets it’s own post. Jump to:  TV Shows  |  Podcasts  |  Music I thought I’d start out by updating shows I watched over the summer and letting you know what I thought about… Read More »

iSpy #94

By | October 22, 2022

Hey ya’ll! I think most people that participate in iSpy have done the survey, but I’ll leave it up one more week. I’ll say 100% of the folks still want to do continue to do it in 2023, so that’s cool. iSpy Survey favorite Aubie is my favorite mascot and this little flag is so… Read More »

A Day in the Life::a Tuesday in October 2022

By | October 20, 2022

I always have such great intentions of keeping up with a day so I can write a day in the life post and at some point I forget so I only have half day recorded. I actually did it this time! I love reading these type posts and it’s always fun to look back remember.… Read More »

Granny’s House

By | October 18, 2022

This is a post I wrote on FB the morning I found out my Granny’s house had been listed for sale. I knew it was coming, so it wasn’t a complete shock. Granny is my Mom’s mom who passed away in 2015. My Granny’s house is for sale in North Richland Hills, TX. I’d love… Read More »

5 Sleeping Hacks For The Avid Traveler

By | October 18, 2022

If you’re an avid traveler, then you know that one of the challenges of travel is enjoying a good night’s sleep when everything around you is unfamiliar. Whether you’re on a long flight or exploring a new city, getting a good night’s sleep can be difficult. However, there are some hacks that can help you… Read More »

Should You Sell Your Home to Travel the World?

By | October 18, 2022

If you are thinking about traveling the world, you may have found there are several obstacles that are standing in your way. Not only do you need to find the time, but you’ll also need to come up with the money to fund your travels. Finding the money can be difficult, especially if you have… Read More »

iSpy #93

By | October 14, 2022

Hello! In case you missed it, I made a quick survey to get a feel what folks want to do about iSpy next year! It takes 2 minutes or less! iSpy Survey starts with R This one was hard for me. I had to look back through my pics from this year to find this… Read More »

10 on the 10th::Birthday Edition

By | October 12, 2022

Hello, yall! Hope everyone is having a great Wednesday. Today saw where Joanne had written her 10 on the 10th post and decided to jump in and share about birthdays too! 1. What is your earliest birthday memory? I think it was my 8th birthday. I wanted to have my friends come to a restaurant… Read More »

Kansas City, MO

By | October 11, 2022

Hello, y’all! Today we’re continuing with another travel post from our St. Louis trip. After spending 5 days in St. Louis, mainly while Rob was attending a conference, we were ready to explore some other nearby cities. In the last travel post, you can see we basically ate our way through St. Louis and then… Read More »

iSpy #92

By | October 8, 2022

Hello fellow iSpyers! I made a quick survey to get a feel for what folks want to do next year. Please take a minute to fill it out for me. I’d appreciate it! iSpy Survey in line The keys on my laptop are “in line.” back Alex was on Madison’s back after church on Sunday.… Read More »

Ways To Prepare For Extended Travel

By | October 5, 2022

The world has so many things to see from amazing landscapes to unique cultures and taking an extended trip is often the best bang for your buck. It’s natural to want to travel and see what is out there, experience different cultures, meet new people, and experience new things in life. It’s human nature to… Read More »

iSpy #91

By | October 3, 2022

seasonal outfit -quarterly starts with F Our leaves haven’t changed too much, but I loved this picture for the sky. The trees have started changing just slightly. listen your choice – monthly You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge… Read More »