Friday Favorites ~ March 14, 2025

 Oh, I made it to Friday!  Congratulations to us all!

A few times this week, I made a fire to burn more papers.  I am burning so many old receipts and tax forms! Speaking of taxes, I filed my taxes this week.  That is a favorite! I have enjoyed temperatures comfortable enough to have an outside fire. 

It is hard to see, but there was a beatuiful view of the moon this night. 

I went to see the Memphis Grizzlies play basketball with my friend/co-worker one night.  Every time I go, I always remember how fun this is. 

Memphis' own Ja Morant in action.

Another favorite was seeing my brother who came in town for the weekend to see my parents.  Here I am with my brother, sister and parents.  I am so thankful for this family unit I grew up with.  Did I mention my parents celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary last week?

Three siblings with mom.  Pray for her strength.

I have had some allergy/congestion this week, so a friend brought over some food, drinks and medicine Wednesday.  It was so thoughtful.

My favorite favorite will happen later tonight when my youngest comes home from college for spring break!  I can't go this long again of not seeing my kids.

Today's prayer request is also for her long drive of 9 1/12 hours back home.  

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Hodgepodge ~ March 12, 2025

Welcome to Wednesday Hodgepodge!  How is your week going so far? Looking forward to reading your answers to below.  

1. March 15th is known as The Ides of March, the date on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 B.C....have you ever been to Rome? If so what did you love most about the city? If not, is this a place you'd like to visit? 

I have not been to Rome or anywhere in Italy.  I have been to Europe a few times, but never to Italy.  I would like to see it, but I have a few other places ahead of Italy on my European bucket list such as Spain/Portugal and I have always wanted to take my girls to Austria for a Sound of Music tour!  Speaking of which, did you know last Sunday was the 60th anniversary of the movie?  

2. 'Rome wasn't built in a day.' What project/activity/improvement (of any kind) do you have going on right now to which this saying might be applied? 

I am currently going through all the things in my house with the hope of putting it up for sale soon.  It definitley takes time and motivation to do these tasks.  I have been working through some other legal things lately and that for sure wasn't built in a day.  

3. Let's do a little this or that with some Italian foods...

Caprese salad or Prosciutto with melon? caprese salad

Bruschetta or Antipasto? bruschetta

lasagne or ravioli? lasagna

bolognese or Carbonara? carbonara

Risotto or gnocchi? risotto

tiramisu~gelato~cannoli? gelato

4. Of the colors red, white, and green which would I find most prevalent in your home? Which one do you think is most flattering to you in terms of your wardrobe? Have you ever had your colors done? Is that something you'd be interested in doing? 

In past homes, I would have said red.  Today, I would say white would be found more in my home.  I would also say I have more white in my wardrobe, but I have gradually added in a few more green pieces.  Maybe the green is a little more flattering?  I haven't had my colors done before.  We actually just got a group offer at work a few weeks ago to have this done, but it was still a little too expensive for me.

5. Life would be boring without_my girls and my friends!

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

Today is my sister's 58th birthday! I am so thankful for the fun we have had and how she welcomes me into her family events.  Lord knows I love her grandchildren like my own!

Have a great Wednesday!

 

Hello Monday ~ Family Edition/March 10, 2025

 Good Monday morning to you!  It was a weekend of ups and downs for me honestly.  I will focus on the ups of the past few days here.  Not to sound like a broken record, but I can always use your prayers for some tough situations here. Okay, on to the highlights!

Last Thursday, I went to my sister's and loved on her grandkids, my greats.

Friday was work and then I went to visit with an old friend that evening.  Afterwards, I went by Jenn's house for a short visit.

I love my Saturday mornings at home! I was so lazy and watched the season finale of "The Way Home" on Hallmark.  After lunch, I went to the airport to pick up my brother.  He is also an Elvis fan.  He had a made a joke earlier via text about Elvis in his gold outfit.  Yes, we have a cardboard Elvis in the gold suit, so I decided to bring Elvis with me to the airport!  It was so funny!

We hung out at my parents and some of the greats came by to visit too.

Sunday morning I went to the church service, then 2 friends took me to lunch.  I had a "huckalrita" drink, which was very good.

Jenn came by later in the afternoon to see me.  We sat outside while I made a fire and burned some more papers and laughed.

It was a quiet Sunday night. I ran an errand and came home to work on this week's loaves of sourdough bread.  

Thanks for reading along and have a good start to your week!

Friday Favorites ~ March 7, 2025

 Hi lovely friends!  I am always so happy when it is Friday!  I think it is because Saturday and Sunday mornings are my favorite times of the week.  Here are some favorites from the last week.

I have been able to go through my filing cabinet and clear lots of old papers.  I had saved insurance papers from the past 5-10 years and other papers older than that.  I threw away check registers from 25 years ago!  Well, actually I have a garbage bag of papers and then a bucket of papers to burn. Either way, it has felt so good to clean out a filing cabinet.  I have been putting this job off for way too long.

This was from a day last week, but I enjoyed eating a meal outside.  This week has been cooler and very windy.

I was so happy when the garbage man picked up all my bags of leaves last week!

I have tried to go to the gym twice a week.  I really need to build up to 3x, but I have to start somewhere, right?

My favorite part is the hydromassage afterwards!

My old self can't get my wireless headphones connected to my phone, so I pulled out my wired headphones.

I made 2 loaves of sourdough this week and it turned out well, even if the picture is sideways!

I went to a baby shower this week and there was so much good food.  My favorite type of food is appetizers.  It was also good to be among friends!

I had dinner with my sister and her family and her little grandchildren, which of course is a joy of my life!

I have some low key plans for the weekend and hoping it will be a good one for us all!  

Thanks for reading!