We had a rainy,
but very cozy, week and there wasn’t much exciting going on, but by now you all
know that I enjoy recapping the mundane weeks just as much as I enjoy recapping
the exciting ones, so here’s a little peek at what we did last week.
Monday, September 13
Monday morning, I headed straight home after dropping the kids and I got
in a run. Temps were in the mid-sixties
and the humidity was a bit lower than it usually is in the morning, and I found
that my run was SO much easier. It was
actually, dare I say, enjoyable? I
typically have a love/hate relationship with running. I always dread the thought of going for a
run, but then I love it once I actually get out there and get in the zone. I also love the way it challenges me and
makes my body feel like it gets a genuinely good workout, but I also hate when my
SI joints and/or toes are in pain afterward.
And it’s always waaaay less enjoyable when my asthma flares up,
too. See? Lots of love, lots of hate.
Anyway, after my run, the rest of the day was spent in my office working
on blog posts, updating some old links, paying some bills, and scheduling a
couple of appointments. B and I finally
talked over lunch about our Disney trip and we decided to postpone it once again
since things are so dire here right now with Covid. The southeast is a hotbed right now for the
virus and every single ICU bed in our city has been full for weeks.
One of my friend’s sons works at one of our three local hospitals and he
said that they are currently treating people in hallways, ambulances, and even hospital
closets because there is simply not enough room for everyone. The staff is overworked, and they are mentally
exhausted from watching people die every. single. day.
It has been worse here these last few weeks than any other point in the
pandemic, and we just can’t bring ourselves to take the kids out in crowds
right now since they’re not vaccinated.
Especially since things are supposedly worse in Florida right now than
they are here. Which is hard to imagine.
We decided to ask our travel agent to move our trip to Spring Break
2022. That will give things some time to
die down again, and by then, hopefully there will be a vaccine available for
the kids. That also means we will
actually be able to stay at the resort we want (right now, the one we want to
stay in is closed), we can hopefully dine where we want to dine (we weren’t
able to get a couple of the restaurants we wanted for the October trip), and
the kids won’t have to miss school like they were going to if we went in
October. That also means we won’t have
to be there during the 50th anniversary celebration either… we know it’s going
to be insane, so we weren’t excited about being there that week anyway.
Although, I’m sad we’re having to push it out yet again, I’m feeling at
peace with the decision. And that also
means that we’ll be able to go on our annual mountain trip instead. We had originally decided to bump it for
Disney, and we weren’t sure we’d end up making it. Thankfully, we’d booked a backup Airbnb months
ago just in case, and I’m so glad we did. Otherwise, there’d be no place to stay in the
mountains.
I picked up the kids from school at 3 and we headed straight to
dance. Olivia changed in the car, and
then once she was safely inside, Jacob and I headed home. I got him dropped off there so he could do
his homework, and while I was there, I got lunches, thermoses, masks, snacks,
etc. prepped for the next day, and then I headed back out. On the way back to the dance studio, I made a
quick stop by the library to pick up and return some books (I was super excited
because my hold finally became available for Malibu Rising after months of
waiting!), and then I had about 30 minutes when I arrived back at dance to
catch up on emails while I listened to a podcast.
Olivia’s class was over at 5:45, and then she and I headed straight for
the Chick-Fil-A drive-through to pick up dinner. Then we met up with Brian and Jacob at the
ball field to watch Jacob’s 7 PM game.
All of the grandparents joined us, and Jacob’s team got a win! Jacob had a great game getting one single/RBI
and scoring a run, and he was walked for his other at-bat. Last game, he played at third base and a
little at second, and in this game, he played center field.
We were up towards the end of the game without the possibility of the
other team pulling ahead, so they called it early, and we were able to get out
of there by 8:30, which was nice! B and
I had taken separate cars and the kids requested to ride home with him, so I
got to ride home solo in the dark with the sunroof open and my music blasting
which is one of my favorite things in the whole world! I’ll never not have a sunroof.
When we got home, the kids got showered and in bed, and B and I had just
enough time to spend a few minutes with Maui before calling it a night and
heading upstairs so I could start my new book.
Tuesday, September 14
Tuesday morning,
I stopped by Target and Fresh Market after I dropped the kids and, as always,
Target’s seasonal section sucked me right in.
Y’all, just look at all of those Halloween-themed snacks in my
cart. SMH. Haha.
I spent the
rest of the day working in my office and then I grabbed the kids from school at
3, and then we headed straight to the doctor’s office where Jacob had an
appointment. Olivia wasn’t able to go
in, so B met us there to pick her up and take her to dance. Again, thank goodness for B’s flexible work
schedule!
After Jacob’s
appointment, we headed home, finished homework, cooked and ate dinner, and then
played wiffle ball in the back yard for a while. When the kids went inside to shower, I laced
up my tennis shoes and headed out for a nice, long, solo walk around the
neighborhood. It was super cloudy and
cool, and so enjoyable. I ended up
walking until it was almost dark, and I got back in just in time to tuck the
kiddos into bed. B and I started season
two of Trying, and then we headed up to bed.
Wednesday, September 15
Wednesday was National
Dot Day, so the kids celebrated at school by wearing dots. Jacob didn’t have anything with polka dots,
so we had to improvise with this soccer athletic shirt that just so happened to
have one large dot (the soccer ball) and a bunch of little dots in the
background. Olivia ended up twinning
with her school principal, and the school posted this picture of the two of
them in their Instagram stories. So
sweet!
Wednesday was
the first of many rainy days last week, so I snuggled up in my office for the
first couple of hours, and I had a nice, long phone conversation with one of my
old coworkers. He and I try to catch up
once a month or so and we were a little overdue since he’s been working a ton
due to a huge project at work.
As much as I’d
hoped to stay in and enjoy the coziness of the day, I had to leave the house
around 10 to run a few errands. I
stopped by the bank, made a quick stop at Kohl’s to grab a birthday gift, and
then I had a hair appointment at 10:30.
I had to get those roots taken care of since Olivia was coloring them all
dark on her pictures of me. Lol.
After my hair
appointment, I swung by Chipotle to pick up lunch for B and me, and then after
lunch, I worked until it was time to pick up the kids. We had nothing going on Wednesday evening, so
we spent the evening at home. I’d hoped
to spend some time outside, but it rained all day and all night.
We had dinner,
I read while the kids got ready for bed, and then we watched the Lego Masters
finale. Our team won!!!! You may remember that my friend Jeannine and
her fam challenged our family to a friendly bet, and our team ended up
winning. The kids were soooo excited!
We finished up
with Lego Masters just as the SpaceX launch was starting, so we let the kids
watch a few minutes of that, too, while I wrapped up my stair stepper workout, and
then we got them off to bed.
Thursday, September 16
Thursday was
another super rainy day, so I cozied up in my office again after I dropped the
kids at school. I had to put my coziness
on hold at 9 AM to leave for my annual skin check at the dermatologist. I have always loved laying out in the sun and
I used to spend one month each year laying in a tanning bed in high school and
college, so I started getting my skin checked a few years ago. Just a friendly reminder to get yours
checked, too!
I got a clean
bill of health for another year, and then I headed to Publix to grab some treats
for Olivia’s class to celebrate her teacher’s birthday on Friday. The rest of the day was spent working in my
office, and then I picked up the kids from school at 3 as always, this time in a very rainy car line.
Jacob’s
baseball game was canceled from all the rain, so we made breakfast for dinner
at home, and then afterward we went for a walk around the neighborhood since
the rain had finally stopped. We went
about a mile with the four of us and Maui, and after they headed home, I
continued the walk solo for nearly three more miles. It was breezy and cool again, and I was
treated to a partial sunset in between cloud formations. Perfect way to end the evening.
By the time I
got back, the kids were all showered and ready for bed, so we snuggled up on
the couch and started America’s Got Talent before getting them into bed.
Friday, September 17
Friday, I had
nowhere to be and it was yet another rainy day, so I skipped the workout and
snuggled up in a blanket in my office aaaallll day. I turned on Friends, got some cinnamon and
clove going in my diffuser, turned on the twinkle lights, and drank several
cups of hot tea throughout the day while I worked. Gosh, I love days like that and I’m so
looking forward to fall and winter so I can be cozy all the time.
Olivia’s class
was celebrating their teacher’s birthday on Friday, and her teacher’s assistant
posted this sweet picture of the whole class on Facebook celebrating. When I picked the kids up from school, Olivia
was just gushing about all of the fun they’d had. She had a classmate celebrating a birthday,
too, so they got to have twice the fun!
When the kids
and I got home from school, we spent the whole afternoon outside because the
rain had finally let up for a bit. I sat
and read for a long time because I have to get this book back to the library
since there’s a long wait behind me. And
for the record, I am loving it.
B was on call
until 4 AM because he was backing someone up on a big project, so I left to
pick up barbecue from our favorite place for dinner at 5:30. When I pulled up in the pickup line, I just
so happened to pull up right next to my parents! Crazy!
The rest of the
evening was spent watching the season finale of America’s Got Talent
with the kids, and then B and I watched the new episode of Ted Lasso,
and the first episode of the new season of The Morning Show in between B’s
work calls. Random thought, Ted Lasso
was really weird this week and not my favorite.
It seemed like such a waste of an episode! I ended up going to bed around midnight, but
B had to stay up until the project was done, and it didn’t end up finishing
until 2 AM. Yuck.
Saturday, September 18
Saturday morning,
I made homemade waffles for the kids with our new spiderweb waffle iron. We already had the pumpkin waffle iron from
last year, so I made a combo of pumpkins and spiderwebs, threw some Halloween
sprinkles on top, and they turned out so adorable. The kids were so excited.
The rest of the
morning was lazy as always on Saturday football weekends. B and I curled up on the couch and watched
ESPN College GameDay for a couple of hours, and then I finally got off my butt
to work out while we watched the last hour.
B left for tennis just after noon, and the kids and I had lunch, did the
Saturday laundry, and spent some time outside together.
The rest of the
afternoon was spent indoors because it rained yet again, and I did some work in
my office while the kids played video games.
Right now, they’re obsessed with MarioKart and Minecraft, but they only
do Minecraft in builder mode. All Jacob
wants to do is build stuff! Between that
and his Legos, I’ll be shocked if he doesn’t end up doing something with
architecture of some other kind of engineering.
He LOVES to build and figure out how things work.
Saturday was a
huge day for college football, so between all the football and the fact that it
poured down rain all afternoon yet again, we spent the rest of the day watching
the Alabama / Florida game, the Georgia / South Carolina game, and the Auburn /
Penn State game. We had pizza delivered
so we didn’t have to leave the house, and it was another cozy day indoors. As much as I’ve been loving the coziness of the
rain, I’m ready for some sunshine later this week! We are ready for some fall outdoor activities
and we need baseball to stop getting rained out!
Sunday, September 19
Sunday morning,
we watched Mass virtually with our cinnamon rolls for breakfast, and then I
planned the week ahead, meal planned for the next two weeks ahead, made my
grocery list, watered all of our plant babies, and got the house in order for
the week ahead. I always spend a little
time on Sundays getting prepped for the week ahead and it sure does make things
easier all week!
Sunday
afternoon, my mother-in-law and step-father-in-law cooked lunch for the first
time in six weeks (since before school started), and we were so happy to be
able to see everyone. We’ve seen my MIL
and step-FIL at baseball games, but we hadn’t seen my SIL and BIL and nephews
since the last Sunday lunch. Since we’re
all coming from different jobs and schools, we still aren’t sitting around the
same table just to be on the safe side, but it was nice to be able to enjoy a
good meal and then spend some time with them after we finished eating.
Sunday evening,
my Momma, Daddy, brother, and Mama Cass all came over for Sunday dinner. I made my Momma’s baked ziti recipe that we’ve
been eating since I was little (I need to share it on the blog sometime… it is
so easy and so dang delicious), and we had a Caesar salad, garlic bread, and of
course, wine. We sat around on the back
porch all evening under the twinkle lights and that was the end of our week!
Happy Tuesday,
y’all!
