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We just had a
VERY busy weekend and I’m exhausted as I type this (Monday). It was one of those weekends where we could
have really used just one more day to recover from all the fun and get
our lives back together, but life doesn’t work that way, so here we are. ;o)
Let’s get to
the recap!
Monday, September 21
Monday morning, school was moved to virtual learning because the power
and internet was still out all over the school campus from the storms that blew
through Saturday afternoon. We knew
Sunday evening that school had been canceled, so we all slept in Monday
morning. Brian worked from home, so even
he was able to sleep later.
I woke up around 8:15 AM and lay in bed until about 8:30 AM, and then I
got started on breakfast and unloading the dishwasher. The kids had assignments in their Google
Classrooms, so they both spent the morning getting those done, and Belle stayed
in the kitchen with them while they worked.
While they were all occupied, I headed to my office to work on my blog
post for the next day, and then I made a meal plan and a grocery list since it
was grocery shopping day. I usually do
that on Sunday, but when I found out the kids were going to be out of school
Monday, I decided to relax on Sunday and wait to do the list Monday.
After that was done, I played fetch with Belle for a bit so she could
burn some energy, and the kids played video games.
I got showered and (somewhat) ready after that, and then after lunch,
Jacob and Olivia went to Walmart and Publix with me. They both wanted to see if they could get a Pokemon character in a raid in their Pokemon Go game, but apparently there
weren’t enough people in attendance at the raid… or something? Haha.
I still don’t know exactly how all that works but I’m learning!
While we were at Walmart, I saw a guy I used to work with at my old
corporate job. I didn’t even recognize
him because he retired and decided to grow all his hair out on his head and his
face. He looked completely
different! And, of course, the one time
I didn’t wear makeup while I was out, I saw somebody I haven’t seen in forever. Happens every time! Hahahaha.
We chatted with him in the checkout line, and then we swung by Publix on
the way home to grab the stuff Walmart didn’t have. The kids helped me unload the groceries when
we got home, and I put away all the cold stuff, and then Jacob finished up with
his chemistry work while Olivia read.
She decided to read one of the Harry Potter books this semester for AR,
and it’s, like 600+ pages, so she’s working hard to get through it before the
end of the quarter. She didn’t even
start it until halfway through the quarter, so now she’s scrambling to get it
done in time.
I retreated to my office after that with a muffin from the Publix bakery
+ some hot tea, and I checked emails, checked in online for my appointment the
next day, fixed some blog typos, and added a few dates to my planner. I gave Belle a bone in my office while I
worked, and she behaved like a good girl since she had that to keep her
occupied.
I let her out to potty after that and then I cleaned off my computer
desktop, did some blog housekeeping, and threw a load of towels in the wash
before taking Olivia to dance.
After dropping her, I spent some time with Belle and then I did two Bible
studies and my devotional for the day, I put the rest of the groceries away,
and I started making breakfast for dinner while Brian picked up Olivia from
dance.
We ate dinner when he got home and then we cleaned the kitchen. I walked two miles after dinner, got
showered, and then did an arms workout, and we watched two episodes of Friends. Belle was a total spaz the whole time we were
trying to watch even though Brian had taken her outside numerous times to get
her zoomies out. She ended up pooping on
the floor which was so weird, since she had multiple chances to go
outside. Other than that, she’s been
doing well!
After the kids went to bed, I meditated, and then Brian and I watched
some pro football before going to bed.
It was such a nice little bonus day with no school!
Tuesday, September 22
Tuesday morning, I was up at 6 AM, I dropped the kids off at school, and
then I headed to my annual checkup at the dermatologist. This year, I had a couple of spots I wanted
her to look at, but thankfully, neither of them are anything to worry
about. She gave me a clean bill of
health, and I was on my way!
I headed home after that, and Bellie and I played outside for a bit. I took her to my office to get some work
done, and she ended up sleeping for a couple of hours, which was great! We’re at the point now where I just never
know what we’re going to get with her.
Some days she wants to chew everything.
Some days she still has accidents.
And some days she just wants to sleep the whole time. I was so grateful for a sleepy day because I
had a lot of catching up to do!
I was able to start and finish my blog post for the next day, tackle both
email inboxes, start my blog post for Friday, and get some blog housekeeping
done, so it was a productive morning.
At lunchtime, I ate and played fetch with Belle outside, and then I let
her be on the loose upstairs with me while I got some house chores done. I folded and put away all the clean towels, I
watered all the indoor plants, and I wiped down all the countertops and
mirrors, and she was really well behaved the whole time other than running away
with a couple of items from Olivia’s bedroom.
She loves to chew on pencils and markers and anything that looks like a
stick, so I did have to take a couple of those away from her. Haha.
Taylor Swift announced that a new single was coming Friday, and I just
happened to pop onto Instagram right as the post
popped up, and I was the first one to like her photo, which was wild since she
always has millions of likes on all her posts.
I was soooo excited about new music, and even more excited when she
announced the next day that we were getting FOUR new songs Friday rather than
just one.
It poured all afternoon, so I had to drive to school in the rain. I read the whole time I waited for the kids,
and then we headed home. I did a Bible
study and my devotional while the kids did
homework, and then I had to make dinner so we could eat at 4:45 PM. It was either that or eat at 8:30 / 9 PM, so
we all opted for the early time.
I kept it simple with turkey and cheese on Hawaiian rolls brushed with a
little bit of garlic butter, and then we all grabbed chips and fruit to have
with them. It was quick and easy and yummy,
and it got the job done.
Olivia showed off her latest creation with us, too... she crocheted shorts for herself and they actually fit! She can't wear them without shorts under them since they're a loose weave, but she just wanted to try her hand at something more challenging and she nailed it! This is before they were completely done.
We all piled in the car to drop Olivia off at dance at 5:30 PM, and then
the boys and I headed to a local high school auditorium for… our first college
tour information night. WHAT?! I KNOW.
We are so lucky to have The Peach State Tour visit our area every year,
so we could attend one of their admissions information sessions, and we got to
hear from a representative from the University of Georgia (in Jacob’s top two), a
representative from Georgia Tech (also in Jacob’s top two), a representative
from Georgia State University, and a representative from August
University. They gave us lots of
information about each of the schools, they talked about what they expect from
the college applicants, and they gave us a general idea of the application
process.
Jacob is only in 10th grade this year, but by this time in two years,
he’ll have to be done applying if he wants to submit his applications for the
early deadline, so we thought we’d go ahead and get a jump start on the
information process. We considered going
last year, but we had to cancel because something popped up, but Jacob really
wanted to attend this year, so we made it happen.
He was able to grab brochures from each of the schools, and we were also
able to get a bunch of information on scholarships in the state of Georgia, so
we’re slowly gearing up to send our baby away… assuming that’s what he decides
to do in three years!
Jacob’s #1 choice has always been the University of Georgia, which as most of
your know, we are die-hard UGA fans.
Brian and his sisters all graduated from there as well as my
grandfather, my aunt, and two of my cousins, and one of my cousins is the
assistant director of equipment for the football team, so our roots run deep
there. Jacob has been visiting the
campus since he was tiny and he’s been loads and loads of times, so I think he
already feels comfortable there.
The kicker – UGA’s engineering department doesn’t offer aerospace
engineering, and that’s what Jacob is currently leaning towards exploring. So now, he’s been looking at Georgia Tech (as
they do offer aerospace engineering) because it’s in Atlanta which isn’t too
far from where we live, and we also have several family members who have
graduated from there as well. Both
schools are hard to get into, so nothing is guaranteed, but those are the two
on his radar for now!
The college session was over at 7 PM, and we bolted home so Brian could
drop Jacob and me off and then go back out to grab Olivia from dance. We got home just in time to enjoy the most
gorgeous sunset and a double rainbow… what a treat! I spent 30 minutes outside with Belle while
she got out her zoomies, and we ran around in the back yard in the rain and enjoyed
the beautiful view. I also texted Momma and Daddy to let them know it was out there and they both responded with their own photos because they were already out enjoying it, too!
Meanwhile, Jacob got showered, and then when Olivia got home, she
showered, too.
I did a stair stepper workout when I went back inside, and we watched a
few minutes of Dancing With the Stars.
Just like every other millennial girl, I was THRILLED to see that Julia
Stiles was going to be on it because she was in two of my favorite movies as a
teenager – 10 Things I Hate About You and Save the Last Dance. Gah, those are just the best!
After she took her turn, we watched an episode of Friends and then
the kids went to bed. Brian and I
finished the evening with a little bit of Outer Banks and then we went
to bed, too.
Wednesday, September 23
Wednesday morning, I was up at 6 AM, I got ready, and I took the kids to
school. Belle and I played outside for a
bit, and then I left her in the kitchen for a while because she hadn’t peed
outside and I didn’t want her to have an accident in my office.
I let her outside around 9:30 AM and she finally peed, so
I let her go back to my office with me after that. I started and finished my blog post for
Friday, I tackled my emails, and I did some more blog housekeeping, and before
I knew it, it was time for my massage!
I have several gift cards for massages that I’ve been holding onto for
years. Since I started seeing my upper
cervical chiropractor, I haven’t wanted anyone else massaging my body for fear
that my adjustments might not hold if someone who’s not familiar with my
situation starts messing around with my neck.
After my last appointment with Dr. Brandon, I finally asked him if I
could start seeing a massage therapist locally, and he told me it was no
problem at all for me to do that. He told
me to tell them to focus on my scalene muscles as well as my SCM muscles
(sternocleidomastoid), and I did just that.
My massage therapist asked me what kind of pressure I wanted, and I told
her hard, and boy oh boy was that a big YIKES.
But in a good way?? I don’t think
I’ve ever had a massage that was so painful, but so good all at once. I was literally grimacing most of the time
and even though I knew I could tell her to lighten the pressure at any time, it
felt so good that I didn’t want her to stop.
I actually had tears come out of my eyes a couple of times. She said my muscles were ridiculously tight,
and she told me afterward that she can tell I clench my jaw at night based on
the patterns of tight muscles I had in my neck and down the front of my
clavicle. She told me if there is any
way for me to relax enough at night to get out of that pattern of clenching,
she thinks I would have a way easier time with my neck issues because all those
muscles interconnect.
She also told me it would be extremely beneficial for me to start doing
some jaw stretches as well as some other upper body stretches to keep the
muscles from getting so tight again. And
she told me she thinks I would benefit greatly from a monthly massage to keep
everything loose. Too bad they are crazy
expensive. Sigh.
I felt like a totally different person when I walked out of that place,
though. I felt loose, I could actually
turn my head left and right without resistance, I could move without my neck
making weird crunching noises, and I wasn’t the slightest bit tense or
dizzy. It was incredible. I was super sore for the rest of the day and
I felt like I’d been in a car accident, though, because every muscle in my body
was screaming. I’d rather have that
“hard work out / massage” muscle soreness over my “I’m full of tension”
soreness any day, though.
And I legitimately think part of the reason my adjustments aren’t holding
long is because my muscles are so tight that they’re pulling everything all out
of whack. It’s time to focus on massage
and then strength, I think!
When I got home, I felt like Jell-O and I could barely pick up Belle even
though she only weighs seven pounds.
Haha. I played fetch with her for
a bit, though, I couldn’t throw the ball far, but she enjoyed it, nonetheless.
After that, I had lunch and then played fetch with her again. It was only 82 degrees, and it was partly
cloudy with a breeze at that point, so it was actually bearable to be outside
for once.
Once she had her fill of fetch, we went back inside. I got my planner caught up from the last few
days, I tidied my office, and then I took her outside one last time before I
had to leave to pick up the kids from school.
I finished my book in the car line, and I
was SHOOK. Oh my word, I had no idea how
dark that book was going to be, y’all.
It was really good, but soooo cringe at the same time, and it was like a
train wreck that I just couldn’t look away from… definitely worth the read!
When we got home, Olivia had to study and read for a bit, and Jacob did homework, and I grabbed a cup of tea and a snack and headed to my
office to tackle a few more things. I
corrected some typos on the blog that Brian had found, I started my blog posts
for Monday and Tuesday, and I did two Bible studies + my devotional for the
day.
By the time all that was done, it was time to head downstairs to start
cooking dinner. On the menu Wednesday
night was fettucine alfredo with chicken, steamed broccoli, and Cheesecake
Factory brown bread. Wednesday nights
are basically the only nights I can cook anything that takes longer than 30-45
minutes, so it was nice to have a good meal.
After dinner, we cleaned the kitchen, and then I got out for my evening
walk. I took it easy Wednesday evening
after my massage since my body was exhausted.
While I was out, I finally got to see our neighbor, Joe. He’s almost always out in his yard in the
evening when I walk, but I hadn’t seen him in weeks, and I was starting to
worry about him. I stopped walking to
chat with him for a bit, and he told me that he’d had a setback with his
cancer, but that he’s good to go now, so I was happy to hear it! And relieved to see that he was okay.
When I got home, I showered and got in my pjs, and then I went ahead and
meditated early since the kids were still in the process of getting ready for
bed.
After that, we watched three episodes of Friends and then Brian
and I watched Outer Banks after the kids went to bed. Belle was being a menace all evening while we
were trying to watch Friends, so we gave her one of her bones and she calmed down and focused on that so we
had some peace. Haha.
Thursday, September 24
Thursday morning, I was up at 6 AM, I dropped the kids at school, and
then I headed to Starbucks down the street to kill 20 minutes while the car
line wrapped up for the morning. I had
to return all the tablecloths from Grandparent’s Day, and rather than making
several trips through the parking lot while dodging the car line, I thought it
would be worth it to just wait until the car line was done so I could pull
right up to the curb.
While I was there, I grabbed our resource officer a coffee, too, since he
loves his caffeine. Aaaand it was also a
bribe so he’d help me get all the tablecloths in because those things are
freakishly heavy, and I knew I didn’t need to do it alone. Haha! He
totally would have helped me no matter what, but I thought the coffee would be a
nice way to say thank you.
After the tablecloths were stored away in the school office, I headed
home. It was 67 degrees, cloudy, and
breezy Thursday morning, so I had chill bumps the whole time Belle and I were
outside, and it was just the best thing ever.
We went back to my office after that, and she was trying to chew
everything, but then she finally settled down and fell asleep in her bed. While she slept, I caught up on blog reading,
but it was a pain because Blogger has stopped showing me all the blogs I read,
so I had to try to remember all of them by heart.
I’m so frustrated that Blogger is messed up because I know there are some
blogs I’m forgetting to check, and I miss having all the new posts right there
in a neat lineup for me to read when I have the time. Is anyone else having this problem? And if you don’t use Blogger to read blogs
anymore, what do you use? I know a lot
of people used to use Bloglovin’, but I think it shut down a while back.
Anyhoo, as I was reading, I started making a spreadsheet of the blogs I
read and then I took Belle back outside at 9:45 AM for another potty break.
When we got back to my office, she lay right down and went to sleep and I
was able to get this post caught up to present, I checked in for an appointment
this week, I went through some emails, I added some dates to my planner, I sent
an email regarding our schoolwide tailgate and started to estimate how to
allocate funds for the food, drinks, and décor, and by that time, it was
lunchtime.
Bellie and I went downstairs for lunch after that, and it was so lovely
outside that we stayed out there for nearly an hour. I ran around with her a lot and we played
fetch for a while, and then I let her explore the yard while I sat on the porch. It was so refreshing to be COOL for the first
time in a long time!
I went back upstairs after that and I caught up responding to blog
comments, and then I went through all the photos from Jacob’s retreat that had
been sent. Then, I priced a couple of
things for the tailgate and went back and forth with the other middle school
room moms to discuss next steps for our planning. I left Bellie downstairs because she was
wanting to chew everything and she was getting on my nerves. Lol.
After school, the kids had music, and I sat with Olivia. She’s been learning Animal by Katseye,
but the tempo is fast, so she worked on speeding it up.
When we got home, I made dinner for Olivia, I did my Bible study and
devotional for the day, and then we Facetimed my mom for her birthday.
I dropped Olivia at dance after that and then I swung by the library to
drop off and pick up a book. Then, when
I got home, I made a simple dinner for the boys and me – burgers, tater tots,
and fruit.
After dinner, I went for a walk, and it was soooo nice outside,
y’all!! It was in the low 70s, it was
cloudy, and it was breezy, so it felt amazing.
After my walk, I showered and meditated, and then Jacob and I both hung
out in the living room while Brian picked up Olivia from dance. He’s reading Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, and he can’t put it down, so he
read for a bit, and I started the book I’d picked up from the library.
When Brian and Olivia got home, she had a snack and got showered, and
then they went to bed. Brian and I
watched the Falcons play for a bit, and then we went to bed, too.
Friday, September 25
Friday morning, I snoozed one extra time, and then I got ready and got
the kids to school. After I dropped
them, I swung by Walmart to pick up stuff for dinner on Monday since I’m making
a meal for a friend who recently had surgery.
When I got home, I put away the groceries, I let Belle out, and then I
grabbed a cup of coffee and a pumpkin streusel muffin that I’d gotten from the
bakery. Gah, they’re so good! I just love all the pumpkin things!
After that, I left Belle in the kitchen, and then I headed to my office
to cross things off my list for the day:
-
Download Taylor Swift’s new songs! (priorities)
-
Listen to Taylor Swift’s new songs on repeat (and
analyze all the lyrics)
-
Catch up on emails (again)
-
Work on this blog post
-
Tackle some more blog housekeeping
-
Update a few things in my planner
-
Make Belle’s first grooming appointment
-
Pay our car insurance (yuck)
-
Add Jacob to our car insurance (thank goodness the
price doesn’t skyrocket just yet… apparently that will happen when he actually
turns 16 and gets his full driver’s license!)
-
Look into driver’s ed for Jacob (GA law requires all
teens to take 30 hours of class training + 6 hours behind the wheel)
-
Looked at tickets for the pumpkins event we always
go to each year
-
Rearrange my content calendar because I hadn’t taken
the time to take photos for Monday’s post
-
Start my blog post for Monday
After all that was done, I had lunch with Brian and then I got right back
to tackling tasks on my list:
-
Wrap a gift for a birthday party
-
Call my Momma to make plans for Bellie Saturday
-
Call the eye doctor to order a different pair of
trial contacts since the new ones are giving me trouble
-
Order my brother’s birthday gift
-
Work on blog post for Monday some more
After school, I did a quick Bible study and my devotional for the day,
and then the kids and I headed to the park in my friend, Jeannine’s, neighborhood
for her son’s birthday party. The weather
was absolute perfection – it was sunny and breezy, and the temperature was so
perfect it felt like my own personal room temperature. It was perfectly comfortable.
All the adults chatted during the party while the kids played, and Jacob
and Mack and one of Mack’s friends went on a Pokémon walk through the park.
The kids and I swung by Olive Garden on the way home to pick up takeout
for dinner that Brian had ordered, and then we all ate dinner when we got
home. Well, Brian and Jacob and I did,
anyway. Olivia had pizza at the party,
so she baked turtle brownies for our tailgate Saturday morning while the rest
of us ate dinner.
Once the kitchen was clean, the kids got showered and in their pjs and
Brian and I tidied the whole house because it was a disasterrrrr. I also decorated the front porch for fall
(finally!!) and then I got in my pjs once the kids were ready for bed because they
were ready to watch some Friends!
We watched three episodes Friday night, and they were some of my
favorites ever – The One After I Do (the second half of Monica and
Chandler’s wedding) and The One With the Red Sweater (IYKYK!!!!). SO GOOD.
After the kids went to bed, Brian and I made toasted marshmallow old fashioneds (and I’m sure many of you already predicted
this… ha!) and then we watched the newest episode of Ted Lasso.
We had to be up early Saturday morning, so we went to bed at 11:30 PM
rather than staying up past midnight like we’ve been doing most weekends
lately.
Saturday, September 26
Saturday morning, our alarms went off at 6:45 AM (BOOOO) but it was for a
good reason… we were heading to Athens for the Georgia vs. Oklahoma football
game!
We all got ready and flew out the door in a tizzy (because per usual we
hadn’t quite given ourselves enough time to get out the door because we prioritized
sleep instead – haha) and then we headed to my parents’ house to drop Belle. This was the first time we had to leave her with
someone else, and I was nervous she was going to have a bunch of accidents, but
y’all, she did SO well! She only had one
accident because she got so excited when their next-door neighbors brought their puppy over, and she was great for the rest of the day! They sent us a few pictures throughout the day, too. :o)
Once we got Belle settled in, we made the drive to Athens, and the
traffic wasn’t bad at all. You never
know what you’re going to get when you have to drive through Atlanta (or even
around it), so we were grateful for a smooth commute all the way to the church
where we park for the games!
We watched ESPN College GameDay all the way there and then we arrived
around 11:15 AM. We unloaded our chairs
and all the goodies we’d brought to my Aunt Joy and Uncle Greg’s tailgate, and
they were already set up and rolling along!
We all immediately dug into the food – Chick-Fil-A nuggets, some
delicious chicken, bacon, and ranch pinwheels that one of their friends had
made, chicken salad, chips and various dips, and so many other things. Brian had made his grandmother’s chocolate
chip cookies (best recipe ever!), Olivia had
made the turtle brownies, and we’d also brought along some store-bought sugar
cookies with frosting. One of my aunt and uncle’s friends also made
some brookies that were to die for – part cookie, part brownie with a Reese’s
cup baked right inside. Delicious.
We spent the next few hours watching football, eating, drinking, and
talking… mostly about my cousin Shelby’s, upcoming wedding!! EEK!
The weather was perfection at the tailgate – it was sunny and cool – and we
couldn’t have asked for a better time!
We shut down the tailgate around 2:30 PM and walked to the stadium, said
goodbye to my aunt, uncle, cousin, and her fiancé since they don’t sit with us,
and then we made our way to our seats for our first game of the season! It’s always so good to be back after so many
months without college football! And it’s
always great to see our next-door seat neighbors who we’ve been sitting next to
for years!
There was a flyover before the game so that was neat. It was pretty hot for the rest of the game,
though. It was only 80 degrees, but 80
degrees in the sun makes you feel like you’re baking in the oven after a while. I ended up taking the kids down after the
first quarter to get some Dippin’ Dots so we could all cool off. We found a nice spot in the shade over by a
big misting fan, and Olivia was able to watch the dance team practice their halftime
performance down below.
By the time we’d all cooled off, there were only five minutes left in the
second quarter, so we just decided to stay in the shade through halftime. Brian came down during halftime, and we all
grabbed burgers and hot dogs to eat for dinner, and then we went back to our
seats at the end of halftime.
We dominated the game, and since we were up by so much in the fourth
quarter, we left the game a few minutes early to get a jump start on traffic. It’s always so hard getting out of Athens on
a game day, so we will sometimes leave a game early if the score is
lopsided.
Our GPS ended up taking us a way that we’d never been before, and there
was no traffic whatsoever, and we ended up making it back to my parents’ house
by 9:45 PM which is so much earlier than we’d anticipated getting home. I think it was the fastest we’ve ever made it
home on a game day.
We picked up Belle, headed home, everyone showered, the kids went to bed,
and then Brian and I stayed up late watching more football.
Sunday, September 27
Sunday was busy. I slept in until
8:45 AM because I was exhausted from the busy day Saturday. Olivia had just gotten up right before I did,
and she went downstairs with me to let Belle out so I could get started making
waffles for breakfast.
After breakfast, we tidied the kitchen because it was a disaster again since
we’d gotten home so late and dumped all our game day stuff on the
countertops. Then the kids headed
upstairs to do their laundry and get a few other things done before playing video
games for a bit.
I went to my office to finish my blog post for the next day, get my
planner ready for October and the week ahead, transfer photos from my phone to
my computer, and start organizing the photos.
I ran out of time to finish, though, because I had to start getting
ready for the day.
We had lunch at my mother-in-law's and step-father-in-law's house, and
after we all ate, Jacob and Olivia’s friend, Mack, walked over from his house
since he lives close by. They spent the
afternoon doing Pokémon Go things together while the adults hung out in the
dining room.
I had to leave early because I had a funeral visitation to attend. The son of one of my supervisors from my old corporate
job passed away last week, so I met all my old corporate friends at the funeral
home so we could be there for him and his family.
I was there for about 45 minutes chatting with Greg, Donnie, Adrienne,
Tammy, and Larry, and then Adrienne, Tammy, and I went in to see Tom and his
family. We ended up talking to him for a
while, and then our old boss, Yoji, joined us, too. It was so wonderful seeing everyone, but so
sad seeing them under those circumstances.
We try to get together once a year or so for dinner, so we’re all hoping
to do that sometime soon.
After the visitation, I headed home.
Brian and the kids weren’t home from my MIL’s house yet, but they got
back shortly after I did. At that point,
it was already after 3 PM, and we were going to 5 PM Mass and picking Mama Cass
up beforehand, so I only had about an hour to try to get as much stuff done as I
could. I turned on You’ve Got Mail
and spent my hour organizing the photos I’d transferred earlier in the day
because I knew I’d need them for this post.
Lately, my phone and computer have been getting along, but of course, the
one day I needed them to cooperate, they didn’t, so it took foreverrrr since so
many of the files were missing or broken.
At 4:15 PM, we all headed to pick up Mama Cass, and then we attended Mass
with her. We drove home to pick up Bellie
after that, and then we got to my parents’ house just in time to sit down and
eat dinner with my family for my brother’s birthday. He’d requested a new recipe – French onion
chicken – and it was delicious.
When we got home, we all got into pjs, and then we turned on the VMAs because
Olivia and I were dying to see Taylor Swift’s new music video that was
premiering. That didn’t happen until
well after 9 PM, so the kids stayed up a bit later than usual, giving Brian and
me hardly any time at all to watch something of our own, so we just watched
some pro football until we went to bed.
And that was our week!
And now for some current things…
Currently
Reading
In September, I read two books – Love You More by Emily Giffin and
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. Love
You More was a solid read… I always love everything by Emily Giffin. This one wasn’t my favorite of her books, but
it was still great, and I gave it four stars.
Yesteryear was mind-blowing and it was way darker than I’d expected. I’m still thinking about the twist at the
end, too. It wasn’t a five-star read for
me, but it was compelling, so I gave it four stars.
I am still reading my new devotional for the year, too – Called by
Name: 365 Daily Devotions for Catholic Women by Kelly M. Wahlquist along
with my Bible and The Bible in a Year with Father Mike Schmitz.
Currently
Watching
With B: In September, Brian and I finished the newest season of Silo as
well as season one of Scarpetta. Now
we’re making our way through the newest season of Ted Lasso and the newest
season of Outer Banks, and of course, we’re watching a ton of college
football!
With the Kids: In September we watched a ton of Friends. We’re now on season eight! I’m going to be so sad when it’s over.
Alone: I’ve been watching You’ve Got Mail on
repeat in my office on the weekends while I work. It’s my favorite fall movie!
Currently
Listening To
We’ve been listening to a lot of cocktail jazz in the evenings since it’s
so cozy, and we recently turned on our Halloween playlist for the first time this
year because it’s tiiiime!!!! Olivia and
I have been listening to Taylor Swift’s four new songs on repeat, and I’m still
listening to the podcast The Swiftie and the Scholar as new episodes
come out.
Happy Tuesday, y’all!
