Hello Monday ~ September 8, 2025

Happy Monday this morning to you! Here is a recap of my weekend.

I worked Friday, ran some errands, then met Jenn that night for a night of live music. We listened to a cover band for Heart and also a cover band for Huey Lewis and the News.  It seemed like the perfect night to bring out my 1985 Huey Lewis concert t-shirt.  Y'all, I bought this shirt 40 years ago from his concert!

The dinner was excellent.  I had the brisket stack and brussel sprouts.  Delicious!  I asked for my egg to be scrambled on the side instead of fried on top. I would order this again.

These ladies were awesome!  Heart was such a powerhouse female rock band & they had so many amazing hits from the 80's.  

Next up, was the Huey Lewis cover band.  I loved the music and knew all of those songs too.  Collectively, I think the talent was better for the Heart cover band, but I did love the Huey portion.  It was all great & it was fun to watch people on the dance floor too.

I met one of the band members and he was interested in my knowledge of Huey Lewis and came to me after each act to see what I thought of the show.

I was up early Saturday morning to go to my sister's house to help her keep her grandkids/my greats.  Only 7 were there Saturday, but they are all 8 and under, so extra hands are always appreciated!  They were sweet and precious as usual.

Lindsay, they are all Georgia fans!

After the kids left, my sister and I went to get some Mexican food then visited the local cheesecake store. I had an individual cheesecake called Therapy, but they all looked so good!

I read this Saturday and it made me laugh.  

Sunday morning, I kept the nursery at church and then one of my best friends invited me to lunch with she and her husband and son.  It meant a lot to me since this is my first weekend without Brook at home.  Sundays can be hard and lonely days for single people, especially since I am not dating anyone.  I spent the rest of the afternoon at home alone watching some episodes of Sullivan's Crossing and did some random cleaning.  I have plenty of little things to keep me busy at home and a list of things I want to watch, so I am thankful for that.

Enjoy your day and thanks for reading!

 

Tuesday Talk ~ Weekend Recap/August 12, 2025

Good morning friends!  I didn't make it around to blogging yesterday.  I am a little in a weird state and blogging took a backseat, but I am back today with a little weekend recap.  

Friday night, Brook and I went to a baby shower for my niece.  Yes, I have another great niece joining the family next month! It was a family shower, so it was sweet to be with all the adult and little girls too.

I helped with a workday at my church Saturday morning for about an hour, then met Jenn at Salad Station. I needed to eat healthy after good shower food the night before!

We went to the paint store afterwards for me to get some samples. The paint store is so inspiring!

Later Saturday afternoon, a friend came by to look at some work I need done at my house.  He brought his 5 year old daughter with him and I gave her a quick manicure.  We go to church with this family, so I have known this sweet girl since she was a baby.

After this, I went and met my oldest for dinner!  She came into town for a few days!  Outside of a 18 hour visit last month, this is the only time she has been here since Christmas.  

We went into Anthropologie and loved seeing all their fall decor!

After dinner, we took a walk at our local park.  It was a beautiful sunset.

After church Sunday, we went to my sister's house for a cookout and watched the littles swim.  They are all so funny!

Monday morning, I took Isabella to my favorite breakfast place, Eggs Up Grill.  

We went to a lot of boutique stores aftewards and spotted more fall decor.

And of course after that, we went to Menchie's for yogurt.  It was a good day with her (Brook was working).

I have loved having time with both my girls this week.

Hope your week is going well and thanks for reading!

Hello Monday ~ June 23, 2025

Happy Monday!  Somehow, last week got away from me and I didn't make it to blogging but twice.  This week has a different schedule for me, but I still hope to back to my regular 3 or 4 posts this week.

Now I will recap last week and the weekend!

Last Monday, I was able to meet Jenn for lunch at our favorite place.  It was funny, we just assumed where we would be meeting! It was delicious and always a fun time!

I made 2 loaves of sourdough last week and 2 loaves yesterday! I am giving away some, but usually make 2 loaves every week and a half or so.

I went back to dance class last Thursday night.  It was a free rhumba class and it was super fun to be back dancing.

Friday, I went to John Mark's and met up with Jenn and her mom and sisters for a few minutes.  The table is decorating goals!

Friday, I was headed out to meet a friend for dinner and sent this picture to Jenn on my way. I am wearing my new dress I bought while in Texas.  

Saturday morning, I met Jenn and her sister at her neighbor's pool.  It was nice to jump in a pool and swim a little bit on such a hot day.

I came back home and this look of my backyard awaited me.  It was full of branches all over the ground and in desperate need of being weed eaten.  For the next 3 hours, I hauled branches to the street and slowly used my weed eater and finished about 75% of the yard.  It is a little too big for me to finish in one afternoon.  

I got a little scared when I saw what I thought was a rock start moving.  Then, I realized it was this turtle!

I went inside and brought out a few bacon bits to feed him and proceeded to name him Rocky.  I had a pet turtle when I was a kid and his name was also Rocky.

I took a late afternoon shower and got in bed at 8pm Saturday night.  I was quite tired!

Sunday morning, I went to church and Target then met Jenn for lunch.

I watched an episode of the new America's Sweethearts about the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders Sunday afternoon with Brook.  We enjoyed watching the show last year so are back to watch this years season.

This meme sums up my sleeping lately!

Have a great day friends and thanks for reading!

 

Hello Monday ~ May 5, 2025

 Happy Monday!  I had a low key, but pretty good weekend.  I spent some time at home and some time with Jenn.  Today I am going to highlight last weekend though, the weekend of the 2nd annual blog trip!

Jenn and I left for our road trip to Louisville, Kentucky and at our first stop, we got some energy drinks.

We stopped in Nashville to pick up Tanya and enjoyed a lunch at CAVA. We loved having some car time with Tanya!

When we arrived at the Air BNB, it was great to see Joanne again and to finally meet Amy and Maria in person! We all enjoyed plenty of snacks.  

Tanya was so thoughtful to bring us all a gift!

Saturday morning after a delicious breakfast of Amy's low carb egg casserole, fruit and sourdough bread, we headed out to shop.

It was so fun trying on the hats!

We didn't eat here, but this place looked so fun and festive!

These are bourbon bottles that have been transformed into cheese platters.

After shopping, we went to 2 different bakeries to taste test chocolate chip cookies.  This one was my favorite!

Back at the Air BNB, we rested, took a walk and got ready for an evening out for dinner. We went to Hermitage Farm and had dinner reservations in one of their horse barns.  It was such a cool place.

I tried out my new shoes!

They had a bourbon gift store.

Love these ladies!

This was probably the healthiest thing I ate all weekend!

After dinner, we took a walk through the art walk on the property, which was so unique.

Come back tomorrow to read the rest of the trip re-cap!

Have a great day!