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    2024::May 20-26

    June 8, 2024 - By 

    + On Tuesday nights, Opelika has Summer Swing. Each week a different band performs and the OHS band sells hot dogs and burgers. We went to see Kidd Blue and brought some chicken fingers from Foosackley’s and enjoyed an hour of music and food. + I don’t know why I keep adding my photos of pizza and salad. + My flowers in my container garden are blooming. + Samford Hall is just so beautiful. The Friday before Memorial Day weekend, I walked downtown to meet up with a former student worker of mine who just graduated for lunch. I always…

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    2024::May 13-19

    June 6, 2024 - By 

    + AHS grad party for our friends’ youngest son + Monday night, Rob was out of town for work so I went to Drew and Caitlyn’s house for dinner. Then we played Exploding Kittens + Last week in the sling!! + Kayleigh loves to play in the mud *eyeroll* + Thai food for the win! We love Savanh Kitchen in Auburn + Rob made what he called ‘redneck breakfast.’ I had promised to eat whatever he made. It was Conecuh smoked sausage and ramen noodles (without the broth).

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    Watching & Listening – Mar/Apr 24

    June 5, 2024 - By 

    Still playing catch up. Here’s my Watching & Listening post for March and April 2024! Jump to: Movies  |  TV Shows  |  Podcasts  |  Music Movies Irish Wish (Netflix) Benchwarmers (Netflix) The Hill (Netflix) A Mile In His Shoes (Netflix) Your Place or Mine (Netflix) Irish Wish – Cute rom-com with Lindsay Lohan, but the premise was a bit annoying. Benchwarmers – Baseball movie – Hated this, but Rob loved it. The Hill – Baseball movie with Dennis Quaid – Loved it – tear jerker. A Mile in His Shoes – Baseball movie – true story – loved it! Your…

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    2024::May 6-12

    June 3, 2024 - By 

    + Rob and I went to the Employee Recognition ceremony. This year it was at the Gogue for the 1st time. Rob got his 10 year pin. (not my photo) + This week we also had these northern lights, which I actually didn’t get to see. So this is not my photo, but I wanted to remember it. + These mini-salads are so easy and good. The brand is Taylor Farms. I get them at Walmart, but I’m sure you can find them at other stores. They’re a salad kit for 1 person. I love the Caesar, Nashville Hot, and…

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    2024::May 1-5

    June 1, 2024 - By 

    + Auburn University grad party for 2 brothers who we watched grow in scouting. The party was on the rooftop of Map of Horton Hardgrave Hall. + At said party…there were so many cute Auburn desserts. The cookies were too cute to eat. + More homemade pizza on pre-made cauliflower crust + Froggy on the back deck + Katniss looking large 😉 + Kayleigh just because she’s so cute + Dinner one night, a friend of ours smokes briskets and pork loins and they are so amazing. This was so delish.

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    Monthly Digest::4.2024

    May 30, 2024 - By 

    I’m writing this post way late due to surgery and recovery. I probably won’t do full post, because I’m honestly not going to remember everything. However, I didn’t want to just skip this post either. LIFE Happenings Here’s my weekly posts to catch you up. Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Loving getting to see my Texas fam. Happy to have my surgery behind me. Excited to go to Texas to visit family and have another week off work, with my sling on. Disappointments not getting to hold my niece as much as would have liked. Dreading just…

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    2024::Apr 22-30 Texas Trip

    May 21, 2024 - By 

    I’m back again…haha! I know I checked in a couple weeks ago, but between hiring season at work and physical therapy twice a week with home exercises everyday by the time I get home, I’m exhausted. So here we are for another weekly highlight post. + This week we went to Texas. Rob had a conference to attend for work. I enjoyed chilling out and doing a little sightseeing. Right near our hotel was a Torchy’s Tacos!! Love their cheese dip. + One of the nights we went to the new Ranger’s stadium. + At the end of the week,…

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    2024::Apr 15-21

    May 2, 2024 - By 

    Week 2 after surgery… + Taking Kayleigh for walks most days + Lots of resting and watching TV. Rob worked from home till I went back to work on that Thursday. + Cooking is pretty impossible so I’ve been walking Rob through how I make stuff. I’m really learning how to communicate better with him through all of this. + Chicken ceasar salad from Staks. Lunch with ny daughter-in-law. + back to work for 2 days that week. + Dinner at Mizu Ramen in Auburn

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    2024::Apr 8-14

    May 1, 2024 - By 

    I’m baaaack!! Still typing one handed for the most part, but will be slowly trying to play catch up. Here’s my weekly highlights from surgery week. + Rob and I ate Chinese the night before my surgery and my fortune quite true! + Day of surgery (Tuesday) – it went well – I’ll write more when i can type better with both hands + Thursday – Got to take bandages off and got a shower! 100% could not have done all this without Rob. + Friday – Rob and i went to the baseball game vs kentucky (2 pics) +…

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    2024::Apr 1-7

    April 7, 2024 - By 

    + Last week, I spent several days getting most of my seedlings planted out. I up-potted my peppers, but did not plant them outside yet. I’ll have to get someone to help me plant those out when they get bigger. + Kayleigh…just because + Alex and the kitchen crew took a picture with Auburn University’s football coach the night before the spring game (A Day) last Friday night. + Friday, I went with Rob to the baseball game vs Tennessee. I went to the game we won. So that was exciting!

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    2024::Mar 25-31

    March 31, 2024 - By 

    + Sunrise one morning when I got to work was spectacular. + The pollen is in full force. + Lots of food prep for after surgery. I made some Keto brownies. + On our work board, the prompt was to draw a bunny. This is mine. + Rob and Me at church on Easter + Easter lunch – this year we decided to go to Rob’s mom and stepdad’s since it was just the 5 of us. Drew and his wife were going to her grandparents and Alex had to work.

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    Monthly Digest::3.2024

    March 28, 2024 - By 

    LIFE Happenings Here’s my weekly posts to catch you up. Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 – post coming next week Loving the show The Resident. I started watching this a couple weeks ago and could totally binge it. However, I decided to slow down/stop watching it so I have something good to watch during my recovery at home. Happy to have my surgery scheduled. Excited Not sure if I’m really excited about anything in particular. Disappointments That Auburn Men’s Basketball team lost the 1st round in March Madness. Dreading surgery and the recovery. Reminiscing I’ve really been…

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    2024::Mar 17-24

    March 25, 2024 - By 

    I realized last week, that my weekly posts were Sunday to Saturday, but I really like to have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in one posts, so I’m going back to having these posts Monday to Sunday for anyone that noticed… So before I jump into last week’s highlights, I gotta say. I’m 2 weeks away from surgery and the pain is getting worse by the day. I’m not sure how much I’m going to be able to blog from here on out. I am trying to finish up with a series that will run after surgery to give me time…

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    2024::Mar 10-16

    March 18, 2024 - By 

    Here’s highlights from last week… + Drew’s dog, Bigsby, spent the day at our house on Monday, because he had fertilized their yard. + Monday later afternoon was my back/neck MRI. They played music through the headphones. It was 8 songs that I laid there trying to be perfectly still. + Kayleigh girl’s favorite thing. Taking a walk. + Friday Rob went to Nashville for the Men’s Basketball SEC Tournament + He also made it over to the Auburn Baseball game that happened to be in Nashville as well vs. Vandy. What amazing scheduling! + Katniss kept me company while…

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    Share Our Lives: 5 Items You Can’t Live Without

    March 11, 2024 - By 

    Here we are for another Share Our Lives post. Today we’re sharing 5 things you can’t live without. I tried thinking about things I use everyday. Most of these are just creature comforts and honestly I could live without them, but they make life easier/better. So here they are in no particular order. My laptop – MacBook Pro My cell phone – I keep up with so much stuff. Photos, taking my meds, lots of health stuff actually, my calendar, my journal. My house shoes – so cozy and comfy My car – Honda Pilot – She’s old and has…

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    2024::Mar 3-9

    March 10, 2024 - By 

    + I have over 30 Apple Watch Bands…Yeah, I’m kind of addicted. I guess I should have put that on my recent post that asked what I collected! Haha! So I used to just have them in a bag, but wanted a way to organize them. I got this case for them and I love it. + Last week was Spring Break so it was a nice quiet week. I walked over to the student center on campus to see the new Aubie statue. + The flowers, especially the Tulips on campus are gorgeous! + Alex celebrated his 20th birthday…

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    2024::Feb 25-Mar 2

    March 3, 2024 - By 

    + Thursday, Rob and I went to the last women’s home game, so it was Senior Day. It was an exciting win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. + The Mississippi State Bulldogs bus was outside AU hotel across the street from my building. + I cleaned out the snack drawer in the fridge and now I have room for all the strawberries we just got. + One day last week, when I was out for my walk the sky was looking scary. I kept an eye on my weather app to make sure there wasn’t any lightening near by. +…

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    Monthly Digest::2.2024

    February 29, 2024 - By 

    Happy Leap Day, yall! Here we are for February’s Monthly Digest. Another month gone in the blink of an eye. LIFE Happenings Here’s my weekly posts to catch you up. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Loving My new laptop set up at work Happy The weather has been pretty nice lately. Excited For Survivor and Amazing Race to be starting soon. Disappointments Bummed about having to have surgery on my left shoulder (trying to wait till May). Reminiscing Drew & Caitlyn celebrated 1 year wedding anniversary earlier this week and I just still can’t get over what…

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    Watching & Listening – Jan/Feb 24

    February 27, 2024 - By 

    Here we are for another Watching & Listening post. I use the app TV Time app to help me keep up with everything I’m watching, because I really do watch a lot of TV. It seems though you have to have a profile to see other’s profile, which is a bummer. Jump to: Movies  |  TV Shows  |  Podcasts  |  Music Movies Queenpins (Netflix) Blindsided (Max) The Florida Project (Netflix) Happiness for Beginners (Netflix) Moneyball (Netflix) Rookie of the Year (Max) 42 (max) Eight Men Out (Pluto TV) Queenpins Loosely based on a true story of 2 women who get…

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    2024::Feb 18-24

    February 26, 2024 - By 

    Here’s a few highlights from last week! + Tuesday – Drew came over to visit me. He invited me to go to the baseball game with him. + This TENS unit has been such a big help with my back, neck, and shoulder pain lately. + Monday – Back to the orthopedic dr to get my shoulder MRI results. Not good news. I have a tear in rotator cuff and bicep tendon. So I need surgery. Trying to wait till May, so that I can hold my niece when we go Texas in April. It’s a long recovery – 6…