Hello Monday ~ June 17, 2024

 Happy Monday!  I am back today after taking a few days off last week.  I started strong last week, but then wasn't feeling good the last part of the week with a lot of exhaustion in many ways, so the blog took a backseat.  Here we are pressing on through mid-June with some highlights from the weekend.

Friday morning, I worked for a few hours then ran an errand.  That evening, sweet Jennifer came over and it was so fun to have a friend at the house!  We ate, chatted, and did the first steps of making our sourdough!  I passed along some sourdough starter and some tips on how I make my sourdough.  It is always a learning process, especially as the weather changes and I see how people use different methods of making it.

You know you are real friends when she pulled out a fan to help me during a hot flash!

I tried to lower expectations to her for the bread, because every once in a while, my bread just doesn't turn out great.  That being said, even those loaves still taste good.  Thankfully, this batch turned out good and I baked my loaf Saturday morning.

I also enjoyed this beautiful sight when I went to water flowers Saturday morning.  I love a Stargazer Lily!

Saturday was our first really hot day of the summer.  Brook and I went to run a few errands.  One stop was the grand opening of a new cookie place called Cookie Plug, where they are known for different flavors and thick cookies.

"This is not a crumble box"

From left to right flavors:  snickerdoodle, peanut butter, strawberry cheesecake, oreo cookie, the small ones were keto chocolate chip and keto peanut butter, original chocolate chip, 2 red velvet oreo and triple chocolate.  The triple chocolate was my favorite, but the oreo cookie was a close second.  

We went into Home Goods and were inspired with lots of decor.  I loved these little lights and lampshades, which were only $15, but I didn't get them.  

We also went to our local Clothes Mentor.  Another store here told me about them the other day and then I saw Amy mention this store on her blog.  We traded in some clothes and got a few things.  I got these 2 dresses and a ring.  Brook got a pair of shoes, so it was an even trade for us.  I had just told Brook that morning that I have so many dresses.  In fairness, I did clear out a few from my closet that morning, but I quickly replaced them it seems!  

The rest of Saturday was spent doing a little laundry and going through some things as I am starting to get rid of things surely, but very slowly. Also, Brook ordered a guitar to learn how to play, so she serenaded me as she tuned it and tried to learn some chords.

Sunday morning was church, a quick lunch at home, then time at my sister's with her family, kids and grandkids aka...my greats.  My parents were also there so I was thankful to be able to see my dad. The only picture I took of the afternoon was my 3 year old niece jumping off the diving board and swimming to the ladder!  I was so impressed at doing this at such a young age.

Also, this is me before church in one of my new Amazon dresses this season. I call this hairstyle, "my college daughter is home for the summer"!  I love having Brook help me style my hair and her opinion on clothes and accessories!

I'm back off to work this morning and hope you have a good day!