+ Rob and I went over to Drew & Caitlyn’s house to see the nursery so far. We ended up coming back to watch the Auburn vs Kentucky game and having pizza for dinner there too. Drew wanted me to bring Kayleigh so she could hang with Bigs. + A corner of the nursery + Fall is finally showing itself here. + Friday night, Rob and I went to the Gogue to see “Dear Evan Hansen” I’ve never cried so hard at a musical. + This is Bigs one Saturday we he and Drew came over. He had followed me…
+ We went to see our niece play flag football. It was so exciting. She caught 2 touchdown passes. And the sunset was gorgeous that night. + At work, I’ve been in a 6 week pilot program of a leadership course. We gave feedback on how to make each class better. We just finished up and we got a certificate and pin. Excited for that program to launch for the rest of the university. + Katniss in the sun. + Friday night, Drew and Caitlyn threw their 2nd annual Halloween party. I’ll post more about this later. + Our pumpkin…
+ I got these flowers at Trader Joe’s when we were in Atlanta the week before. Loved how to sun was shining in on them. + Love all the pumpkins! + The weekend of 12th we were in Birmingham for a concert. We spent the day in Birmingham and went to the Botanical Gardens. + Earlier in the week Rob and I met up with some folks from a vendor is working with at the new hotel in Auburn called The Graduate. This is Bo Jackson’s Beans. + A photo from the concert in Birmingham. For King and Country (a…
+ Monday the 30th was my birthday. 1st photo is of the new water bottle I got from Drew and Caitlyn and my new Apple Watch 10 from Rob. + Rob and I went to lunch at Amsterdam that day and I got the steak, so delish! + Later in week, our delivery for our new bedroom suit came in. + Empty bedroom ready for the new furniture. + The next weekend, Rob and I had a little getaway to Atlanta for an Atlanta United game. We spent the night and enjoyed the next day in Atlanta. Fun fun!
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…
+ 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.
+ 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…
+ 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…
+ 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…
+ 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 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…
+ 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.
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…
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!!
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.
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.
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…