• Life

    Monthly Digest::9.2024

    October 4, 2024 - By 

    LIFE Happenings Here’s my weekly posts to catch you up. Week 36 Week 37 Week 38 Week 39 Loving the way our guest bedroom/Alex’s room is coming together. Happy that we paid someone to paint and put up trim in that room, instead of us doing it. Excited for cooler temps that will hopefully stick around. Reminiscing Several instances lately, someone has referred to 5 years ago and we’ve realized that was 2019!! How is that?? 2019 was year full of adventures for us. I love this pic of my boys… Social We went to a 50th birthday party and…

  • Life

    2024::September 23 – 29

    October 2, 2024 - By 

    + Bigsby getting treats after the photo shoot. + Friday evening we had a 50th birthday for a friend of ours + At the Auburn/Oklahoma game. THE ONE team I wanted to beat with all my heart and soul….So sad. + Rob let Kayleigh get up on the couch with him. She loves to cuddle. + Meanwhile, I was hanging with Katty.

  • Life

    I’ve Been Keeping a Secret….

    September 30, 2024 - By 

    Yes!!! We’re going to be Grandparents!! Back in July, for Rob’s birthday our kids and their girls came over and we had fried shrimp and fries. While we were waiting for the oil to get hot, Drew seemed eager for Rob to open his gift, so he sat down and Drew handed him the bag. Inside was a the shirt that said “Grandpa Est 2025.” And mine was on the bottom of the bag. We were so excited and still are! They are due February 9th. They told us first because we were about to head out of town and…

  • Tech & Entertainment

    Watching on YouTube (August/September 24)

    September 29, 2024 - By 

    It’s time for another post of what I’ve been watching on YouTube (August/September 24). Today I’m sharing some of the new channels I started watching… Lately, I’ve been really into the Thrifting and Styling videos. Amazing the things people find at thrift stores. Heart and Home Crew [44.9K subscribers – 393 videos] – Thrifting Anastasia Designs [9.64K subscribers – 29 videos] – Thrifting Tasha at Home 28.6K subscribers – 51 videos] – Thrifting Elizabeth Di Petta [16.4K subscribers – 92 videos] – Thrifting Smiles for Miles2024 [19.6K subscribers – 66 videos] – Lifestyle (on house arrest/parole) The Williams Fam [811K…

  • Travel

    Carnival Valor Family Cruise

    September 26, 2024 - By 

    In August we went on a cruise and met up with my sister and her family plus our niece (our brother’s oldest daughter) and our Aunt & Uncle. We left out of New Orleans on a 4 day cruise on the Carnival Valor. We drove down after work on Wednesday night and got in really late. Day 1 – Getting on the Ship Got up the next morning, and met up with Uncle Brad and his wife and went to breakfast at Terrytown Cafe. They have a good breakfast and their donuts are delish! I resisted and only got one.…

  • Life

    2024::September 16 – 22

    September 23, 2024 - By 

    + We have been working to clear out Alex’s old room and make into a nice guest bedroom as well as a place he can stay when he needs to. We got rid of the blue walls and did a nice neutral color that we already have in part of the house, as well as crown molding. + My boys at the AU vs Arkansas game. It did my mama heart so much good to see the 3 of them sitting together. Alex actually got a Saturday off to go to the game with Drew. + Tacorita is going to…

  • Life

    2024::September 9 – 15

    September 20, 2024 - By 

    + We are working to get Alex’s old room cleared out. The last thing we had to remove was this old entertainment center, that was only in there since he hasn’t been living here. We were just storing it in there. I had one of the local thrift stores come and get it. It is so heavy! + My annual mammograms are usually in September, so here I am waiting to go get smushed. :-/ + We are finally getting lots of rain and on Friday, I needed to wear rain boots and jacket. + On Friday, I went to…

  • Life

    2024:: September 2 – 8

    September 13, 2024 - By 

    + We were showing someone around campus. We were standing on campus at near the Toomer’s trees. I noticed this red ark in the middle of Magnolia Street near Southeastern, and started walking closer to get a picture. Then I saw the guy up top who ended up driving it to the front of the bar Southeastern. Never found out the purpose, but I guess more than anything it was an attention getter for that Thursday night (which is party night for a lot of college kids). + Sunrise walking into work. + We went to the Braves game Friday…

  • Life

    2024::August 26 – September 1

    September 11, 2024 - By 

    + Band-O-Rama in Opelika + 1st football game Auburn University vs. Alabama A&M – What a but kickin’ that was! + I was finally able to sit on the floor and file down Kayleigh’s nails since surgery. + We celebrated our 27th anniversary at Lucy’s. They brought out this flaming candle with our dessert. + Septm 1st was Bigsby’s birthday, 5 years old!

  • Life

    Monthly Digest::8.2024

    August 29, 2024 - By 

    LIFE Happenings Here’s my weekly posts to catch you up. Week 31 Week 32 Week 33 Week 34 Obsessed My current obsession for some reason is the story of Joe DiMeo, who fell sleep at the wheel back in 2018? and was in a horrific car accident leaving him with third degree burns on 80% of his body. A few years later he got a full face and double hand transplant. I Survived the First Face and Double Hand Transplant and Now I’ve Found Love Happy that Fall is right around the corner. My favorite time of year. Excited for…

  • Life

    2024::August 19 – 25

    August 28, 2024 - By 

    + Saturday we went to the lake for a few hours to meet up with some friends and they took us on a nice boat ride on Lake Martin. + We went by Pirate Island while exploring on the boat. + Their dog was fun. + Sunday I was glad that Alex and Madison came for lunch and hung out with us. + Saturday before going to the lake, my church had a Women’s Ministry Kick-off brunch, which was so lovely.

  • Tech & Entertainment

    Watching & Listening – July/Aug 24

    August 27, 2024 - By 

    Here we are for another Watching and Listening post sharing from July & August! Jump to: Movies  |  TV Shows  |  Podcasts  |  Music Movies/Documentaries Back to the Future Trilogy (Netflix) American Murder: Laci Peterson (Netflix) Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter (Netflix) Rob had a conference coming up in July that had the Back to the Future theme. And also this trilogy are 3 of Rob’s favorite movies, so decided to rewatch the Back to the Future Trilogy one weekend. American Murder: Laci Peterson was a three part docuseries about the life and death of…

  • Life

    2024:: Aug 12 – 18

    August 25, 2024 - By 

    Pretty chill week. Not a lot of photos to share at least… + Kayleigh just chillin’ + Rob was gone at the end of the week and so were Drew & Cailtyn, so I went over and took care of Bigsby + Airfyer veggies and pork chops for the win!!

  • Life

    2024::August 5 – 11

    August 22, 2024 - By 

    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).

  • Life

    2024::July 29 – Aug 4

    August 21, 2024 - By 

    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.

  • Life

    Using My Tesalate Towel in Cozumel

    August 20, 2024 - By 

    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…

  • Tech & Entertainment

    Watching on YouTube (June/July 24)

    August 8, 2024 - By 

    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

    Monthly Digest::7.2024

    August 1, 2024 - By 

    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…

  • Life

    2024::July 22-28

    July 31, 2024 - By 

    + 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!

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    2024::July 8-14

    July 29, 2024 - By 

    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.