Spicy Southwest Chicken Soup

By | February 15, 2024

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… Read More »

Wednesday Hodgepodge 2.14.2024

By | February 14, 2024

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… Read More »

2024::Feb 4-10

By | February 13, 2024

+ 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… Read More »

Share Our Lives – How I Met My Hubby

By | February 12, 2024

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… Read More »

Watching on YouTube (Dec 23/Jan 24)

By | February 8, 2024

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… Read More »

Wednesday Hodgepodge 2.7.2024

By | February 7, 2024

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… Read More »

2024::Jan 28-Feb 3

By | February 6, 2024

+ 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… Read More »

January Prime Purchases

By | February 5, 2024

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… Read More »

Carnival Mardi Gras 2023 – Day 5 Amber Cove, DR

By | February 2, 2024

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… Read More »

Monthly Digest::1.2024

By | February 1, 2024

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… Read More »

Wednesday Hodgepodge 1.31.2024

By | January 31, 2024

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… Read More »

2024::Jan 21-27

By | January 29, 2024

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.… Read More »

Wednesday Hodgepodge 1.24.24

By | January 24, 2024

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… Read More »

2024::Jan 14-20

By | January 22, 2024

+ 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! +… Read More »

Carnival Mardi Gras 2023 – Day 2 & 3

By | January 21, 2024

Day 2 and 3 on our cruise were both days at sea. If you missed the 1st post from this cruise, it’s here>>>>Carnival Mardi Gras 2023 – Day 0 & 1 The weather surrounding us was making for some very windy, rough seas. Luckily none of were feeling sick. It just meant the Lido and… Read More »

Carnival Mardi Gras 2023 – Day 0 & 1

By | January 19, 2024

Last fall Rob and I were entertaining the idea of a trip around Christmas. I mean we get 2 weeks off at Christmas and we knew Alex never got to go on a cruise since the one we cancelled. We ended up choosing one and pitching it to Alex and his girlfriend, Madison. They were… Read More »

2024::Jan 7-13

By | January 16, 2024

+ 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… Read More »