Still playing catch up…story of my life 🙂 + Yaki bowl, which is a Mongolian grill, finally opened and it is so good! Alex, Rob, and I went the day we got back from our cruise. + Lots of veggies harvested from the garden when we got back! + And pretty flowers + Rob and I went to visit our new nephew (bottom R) and the 2nd newest nephew (bottom L).
All the highlights for this week come from our cruise… + Here I am with my sister and oldest niece at Mr. Sancho’s in Cozumel + I loved getting to hang out with my youngest niece + Rob and I at formal night + Rob and Lu walking + We liked the Red Frog Pub More about this trip later.
On a recent cruise, we made a stop in Cozumel with my sister and her family. I was happy I got to use one of the new styles of Tesalate Towels they sent me. I love these towels as they are so compact and they easily go in their handy little bag. For us when we’re cruising and having a beach day, we usually have a backpack full of stuff. Not having thick, bulky towels makes packing so much easier. On the way back to the ship, you don’t have to worry about bringing a bunch of sand…and water back…
It’s time for another post of what I’ve been watching on YouTube (June/July 24). Today I’m sharing some of my favorite episodes… American Rewind [46.4K subscribers – 27 videos] – History I have been obsessed with Cop/Ride along videos. Here are some of my favorites. Coral Springs Public Safety [45.3K subscribers – 118 videos] – Cop – First Responders [97.4K subscribers – 160 videos] – Cops Frank Sloup [107K subscribers – 120 videos] – Cops Pinal County Sheriff’s Office [953K subscribers – 396 videos] – Cops Justa Patrolman [5.92K subscribers – 44 videos] – Cops I’ve also been back on…
LIFE Happenings Here’s my weekly posts to catch you up. Week 27 Week 28 Week 29 – We were in San Fran…I’ll be posting about that trip as soon as I can go through all the photos. Week 30 July 22-28 Loving watching the Olympics. Go USA!! Happy to be getting on a cruise this week with extended family! Excited about getting to hand out with my niece and family on the cruise. Reminiscing about previous cruises. Social Had dinner with my friend Rebecca. Work Memories Pretty chill month at work, which is nice. Current Project Cleaning my messy house…
+ Drew & Caitlyn were in Boston, so we went over everyday to hang out with their dog, feed and walk him + My garden is doing pretty well, considering I’m not doing much with it. + Kayleigh living her best relaxed life + Trying out some new shoes that I ended up returning bc they just weren’t that comfortable, especially for the price!
Doing a little catch up in between vacations. Here’s week 28 highlights. + Dinner with our ‘adopted’ Army son, before he heads off to his next training location. + This cute little lizard hides on the walk way and often pops out and startles me. + Celebrated Rob’s birthday with some Italian. + Happy to report Katniss was located in my neighbor’s yard. Not sure what happened, but glad she’s home…hoping she doesn’t disappear again. + Love this color of tomatoes.
The United States is a huge and diverse place with beautiful locations to visit. Whether you want time in a big city or a nature-rich vacation, you can find everything you could wish for in the U.S. I find I like vacations with a mixture of both! I can’t wait to share about my recent trip to San Francisco, where we got the big city feel, but also enjoyed some time on the California coast driving on highway 1. First, it is important to consider who you are going with. You should all have a conversation about what kind of…
Yeah, I feel like posting these weekly updates, my life is pretty boring. It is what it is though, right! + Kayleigh bringing me one of very dilapidated babies. + Next 3 pics across are from the garden. Love seeing these pops of colors. + Drew and Caitlyn came over on 4th of July for a little bit and Bigsby and Kayleigh got to play. Besides that 4th of July was pretty boring. I wasn’t feeling great so I was glad to just be home all day and not do anything. + Sadly, this is the last picture of Katniss…
Here we are for another Watching and Listening post sharing from May & June! Jump to: Movies | TV Shows | Podcasts | Music Movies Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple TV) What Jennifer Did (Netflix) The Choice (Plex) Endless Love (Netflix) If you grew up watching Family Ties or you’re a big fan of the Back to the Future movies, I highly recommend watching Still: A Michael J Fox Movie. This movie (documentary) was so well done. It was interesting to learn about Mike’s entrance into Hollywood. What Jennifer Did is a true crime movie (documentary) about the…
This year we were able to continue to tradition of Memorial Day Weekend at the lake. Here’s a few highlights and lots of pics… Rob and I got to the lake Friday and everyone else was at Niffer’s at the Lake for dinner. We had learned that Drew and Caitlyn had set up their new tent and would have room for Rob to stay in there with them. I was going be sleeping in the house this time because of my shoulder. We got all of our stuff unpacked. Mind you, I still can’t do much with my left arm,…
LIFE Happenings Here’s my weekly posts to catch you up. Week 23 Week 24 Week 25 Week 26 Loving my air fryer again. I feel like when you get small appliances like an air fryer, you go through phases of using it. It gets put away and you just kind of forget about it. I started using again for pork chops and that has just rejuvenated my love for it. Happy that I’m finally seeing some fruiting from the garden. Excited to get some stuff accomplished (haircut, eye appointment) Reminiscing about Drew’s graduation trip in 2016. Such a epic trip…
+ Pretty Zinnia and lady bug in the garden + Kayleigh wanted to go with me (always), so I let her go with me to pick up groceries + Summer in Auburn means Camp War Eagle, which is the freshman/parent camp where they learn about Auburn more and schedule their classes for fall + Beer from Alabama – really good + Got my hair cut. I had been waiting since Rob has been putting my hair up in a ponytail until about a month ago. I’m finally able to sit on the couch, prop my left elbow up, and pull…
If you missed my first Texas post, you can click here. The 2nd half of the trip was visiting with family. On Friday morning, Rob said his goodbyes to the conference people and we loaded the car. We had about an hour and half drive ahead of us. Before going all the way over to Weatherford, we stopped back in the North Richland Hills for lunch at Chan’s Mongolian Grill and then drove by my Granny’s old house and the the house I grew up in. Neither of which are part of my family anymore, but since Rob wasn’t with…
+ Our dining room table that was Rob’s gramma’s is always dressed. She always had the table pad and a table cloth on it. So it has hardly any imperfections on it. When we need to wash the table cloth, we pull the table pad off and let it ‘air out’ 🙂 + On Sunday lunch, my mother-in-law brought 2 of our nephews and a niece that she was babysitting. + Friday, Caitlyn and I did lunch at Hey Day Market. We both got tacos from Wild Child. Pretty good, but pricey!! + Eye appointments for me and Alex on…
Here’s some of what I’ve been watching in April and May on YouTube. Alia Zaita [475K subscribers – 216 videos] – NYC Lifestyle – Alia is a channel I haven’t watched too long, but I enjoy watching her journey through life in the Big Apple. Eamon & Bec 1.27M subscribers – 392 videos] – Lifestyle – Eamon and Bec are starting to post a little more regularly. Fun to see them with their baby girl. Faredrop with Sara and Tony 10.9K subscribers – 4 videos] – Travel – Faredrop is a new channel. Kara and Nate own Fare Drop and…
+ I love these Nasturiums. + Saturday late afternoon, we went over to Drew and Caitlyn’s house for an early Father’s Day dinner. Here’s Drew outside grilling. + My dinner that night…yummy! + They gave Rob a sports trivia game, which we played after dinner. Fun times!! + Sunday, Drew and Caitlyn came over to help prep Father’s Day dinner for Rob’s step-dad AKA Grandpa. Here’s Drew putting the charcuterie board together. + Final product!! + Fried shrimp, hush puppies, and fries for Father’s Day. I didn’t get any pics of the 2 dad’s that day, but regardless, we had…
+ Rob and I ate at a newish restaurant called Conquistador. So good!! + Pretty eggs from my in-laws + Alex came over and we cooked lunch together! + Our former preacher who we call BC is moving to Fort Walton Beach, so we went to a going away party for him. + Kayleigh made me laugh so hard. Rob had tossed a piece of popcorn and it went up underneath the tv stand. Here she is trying to get to it with her short little legs.
Here we are for Day 31! We made it to the end. Today we’re finishing up the series with a low carb cookbook called America’s Best Low Carb Recipes by Anne C. Cain. It is so chock-full of recipes. I love that it teaches the difference between good and bad carbs. It has 3 different carb-rating phases along with meals plans. I’ve been doing low carb for about a year and half, but I love these carb rating pages, to help me to get ideas for ways to cut carbs when I’m feeling like I just can’t lose weight for…
LIFE Happenings Here’s my weekly posts to catch you up. Week 18 Week 19 Week 20 Week 21 Loving Recently I Shazamed a song on the radio the other day. It’s Beautiful Things by Benson Boone and now I’m obsessed with this song and actually his work in general. Happy to be making progress with my shoulder. Excited No more sling as of the 15th of this month. Disappointments Auburn baseball didn’t make it to post season. Reminiscing about our traditions of Memorial Day weekend at Lake Martin.