We also had
tons more rain and storms last week and I’m convinced that this just might be
the rainiest couple of months we’ve ever had in my lifetime. Olivia brought home Noah’s Ark for her AR
book a couple of weeks ago (fitting) and I was reminded of God’s promise to
never flood the earth like that again… and questioning it a bit. Haha.
In addition to
all of that, the car troubles are still going strong – my engine light is back
on again, the engine has been shuddering a whole bunch when I’m stopped or in
park, and last week it started shuddering occasionally when I’m driving,
too. I need to get it back to the service
department at the dealership but they told me they’ll need to keep it for
several days the next time they have it, and that’s just so hard! I don’t know how we’ll function with only one
vehicle since we’re in the thick of busy baseball season, but I’m sure we’ll figure
it out.
When putting
things in perspective I know the week wasn’t horrible, but between all of those
little things piling up and the impending coronavirus + the knowledge that
we’re supposed to be traveling to Disney World in a few weeks, I have
definitely felt a little stressed. I chose
to focus on positivity and worrying less during Lent because I thought that
would be the most beneficial thing for me personally, but just like last year
when I did the same thing, I’m being tested.
I joked with B the other night that I’m not doing the whole
positivity/no worry thing again next year because I feel like it brings on all
of the bad things every time I do it.
Haha.
We finally had
some sunshine at the end of the week and we ended up having a fabulous weekend,
so that was enough to redeem the whole week for me! Let’s get to the recap!
Monday, March 2
Monday morning
my cough hadn’t yet settled in, so I felt good and headed to the gym as
planned. I did the stair stepper, hip
adductor, and hip abductor machines again and then I swung by Walmart Market on
the way home to grab some avocadoes and bread since we were out.
After getting
home, I started stalking my Disney app to look at the wait times for all the attractions. B and I have started loosely planning an itinerary
for our trip, and we’re currently stalking wait times to see which rides have
the longest waits… that way we know which ones we need to run to first after
rope drop. We, of course, have fast
passes for each of the parks but there are just so many things to do that we’ll
definitely need to run to some of them early before the lines get too long.
The rest of the
day was spent working and then getting the kids from school. Jacob had baseball practice in the batting
cages, so practice was still on despite the rain. Once B arrived to relieve me, Olivia and I
headed home to get dinner ready. As the
day went, my cough grew more and more persistent, and by the end of the day I
was spent.
Tuesday, March 3
Tuesday morning
I woke up feeling exhausted which is never a good sign. Normally when I’m tired I push through and go
to the gym anyway, but that day I could tell my body needed to rest so I
decided to skip it. After dropping the
kids, I ran to Walmart to load up on immune system boosters. I’d listened to a podcast Monday about
keeping your immune system strong since the coronavirus is near, and I wanted
to go grab a few things to keep on hand.
The guy I listened to said foods that are off white/light yellow in
color are the best for keeping your immune system strong – bone broth, ginger,
cauliflower, pears, garlic, and onions – and he also mentioned that elderberry
and turmeric are also great immune system boosters so I loaded up on those, too.
I went back
home to work, and by 11 AM I was so exhausted I could barely keep my eyes open,
and I definitely couldn’t focus. I
grabbed a quick lunch of avocado toast and bone broth (which is pretty gross by
the way) and then I did something I never ever do – I took a nap. I was so exhausted that I literally walked
downstairs in the dark (because it was storming and pitch black outside) and I
passed right out on the couch. I slept
for almost two hours and before I knew it, it was time to get the kids from
school. Thank goodness I have a daily
alarm set to remind me to pick them up every day. Otherwise, I might have slept right through car
line pick-up.
Fortunately,
baseball was canceled that evening due to the weather, so I was able to stay
home all evening and rest. We had
leftover white chicken chili in the fridge from my mom (thanks, Momma!!) so I
didn’t even have to cook. I got in my
PJs and rested all evening which was a good thing because I ended up being up
all. night. long. coughing. Even Nyquil
didn’t help me sleep. That’s when you
know it’s bad.
We did have a bright
spot in the day, though, because these babies came in the mail!!!!
Wednesday, March 4
Wednesday
morning my exhaustion was gone, despite the fact that I hadn’t slept the night
before, so I took that as a good sign.
It was another rainy day so I stayed home all day working, and I felt
good enough that I didn’t have to take a nap that day… I probably wouldn’t have
been able to sleep anyway from all of the coughing.
Thursday, March 5
I didn’t sleep
at all again Wednesday night despite my best efforts to control the cough. I tried hot tea with ginger, lemon, and
honey, I took Delsym an hour before bed, I tried cough drops and throat spray
and essential oils. Some of those things
did seem to help, but they didn’t help enough to allow me to sleep. Sigh.
I knew I had a
girls dinner later that evening so I needed to be in tip top shape, so instead
of getting ahead on my blogging, I took another two hour nap after lunch to
catch up on sleep. Isn’t it so crazy how
coughing slows down during the day and then the second your head hits the
pillow at night you can’t stop?
Thursday evening
baseball was cancelled again due to the rain, but I was kind of glad since the
girls and I had a dinner planned at a new upscale Mexican restaurant that just
opened. Since baseball was canceled, I
was able to get to the restaurant early to get our names on the list, and by
the time everyone else arrived, our table was ready.
We started with
a round of skinny strawberry basil margaritas (SO good) and then we had
dinner. I had two chicken and cheese quesadillas
that were fried all around + rice and beans, guac, and sour cream. Their food was so fresh and so good, the guac
was amazing, and we will most definitely be going back! The place was packed and loud, but it had a
great, upbeat atmosphere and it was nice to catch up with my girls. It had been too long!
Friday, March 6
Friday, March 6
Friday, the
kids had early dismissal, so I dropped them at school and then went home to
work for a few hours before it was time to grab them.
Olivia’s
beloved teaching assistant had her last day Friday as she’s moving back home to
Columbia to be with her family. She was
in Jacob’s class for one year and Olivia’s class for two years and we’re just
going to miss her so much.
Friday it was
SUNNY for the first time in literal weeks so after the kids got out of school I
knew some outdoor time was in order. Since
they didn’t have lunch at school we headed to Panera by the school for some soup,
salad, and sandwiches. We all cracked up
because apparently the rest of the school had the same idea… the entire restaurant
was full and there were students from our school at every single table. Haha.
After lunch we
drove to the playground by the library that the kids love so much. It was a gorgeous day, but it was insanely
windy, so that made it a little chillier than I would have liked. We stayed at the playground for a good hour and
then headed over to the library to stock up on AR books for the last quarter of
school.
The kids and I headed
home after that, and I let them watch a couple of shows on Netflix. While they watched, I curled up on the couch
with them and I dozed off a little bit.
I didn’t sleep at all the night before again because – SO MUCH COUGHING –
so I was riding the struggle bus yet again.
B picked up
Cracker Barrel veggies on the way home from work and he and I tried a new IPA
that I had gotten him for his birthday. After
dinner, we all snuggled up on the couch to watch Frozen 2 for the first time at
home. We’d seen it in the theater and
loved it, and I think I loved it even more the second time around! Just so good.
After the kids
went to bed, B and I watched some more of Love is Blind and I decided to make a
hot toddy before bed to see if it would help with my cough so I could finally
sleep. In addition to the hot toddy, I also
pulled out our humidifier (don’t know why I didn’t think of that before) and I made
a chest and neck rub from essential oils.
That combination of the hot toddy, the humidifier, and the oils worked
and I slept like a baby for the first time in many nights.
Saturday, March 7
I woke up
feeling like a new woman Saturday which was a good thing because it was opening
day for baseball and we had a very busy day ahead of us. We were up and out the door by 9 and then we
were at the ball field all morning.
Jacob had team pictures and then we had opening ceremonies which was a
lot longer than I had expected.
Jacob didn’t
have a game Saturday which was a bummer, so we had a late lunch at Chick-Fil-A
afterward and then headed back home to get a couple of things done around the
house before we had to head out again.
Our church/school
fam had a couples club event planned Saturday evening and my parents were
watching the kids for us, so we had to start getting ready at 3:30 so we could
be out the door in time to get my car (with the car seats) over to my parents
before they had to leave for church.
We met them at
church to hand off the kiddos, and then B and I snuck out right after communion
so we could make it to couples club by 6:30. Our couples club serves as a way
for people to connect outside of church.
Most of the couples who attend also have kids at school with our kids,
so it’s always a good way to spend time with them and get to know others who we
don’t already know. We’ve had lots of
different events throughout the years, and the event for this one was a wine
and whiskey tasting.
The event was
held downtown in the lobby of one of our friend’s businesses and it was the
absolute perfect venue. It was in an old
mill that’s been revamped so there were huge floor to ceiling windows around
the perimeter, exposed brick, recess lighting, and lots of twinkle lights which
gave the whole place a romantic glow.
My friend,
Jessica, who was in charge of organizing the event, did a fantastic job putting
together tables upon tables of charcuterie boards and dessert towers. There were assortments of meats, cheeses,
fruits, nuts, jams, crackers, and finger sandwiches and it was pretty much a
dream come true. Y’all know how much I love
a charcuterie board!
Each person had
their own wine glass, stems painted with chalk paint, so everyone could write
their names on their glasses. (Those
were the glasses we had painted at bible study last week.) There was a couple from a local craft beer store
there to pour the wines and whiskeys and describe them to us. There were eight wines and six whiskeys to
try, and B and I made our way through most of the wines and one of the whiskeys,
which was probably the best whiskey I’ve tried.
I’m not a huge whiskey fan, though.
We spent the whole
night grazing on the charcuterie boards, mingling with friends (26 couples attended), and making our
way over to the wine and whiskey table to try new ones in between conversations. It was probably my favorite couples club yet
and B and I got another date night knocked out for 2020! Not to mention, I got to spend lots of time focusing
on connecting with others… my word for 2020!
We picked up
the kids from my parents house around 10 which was the new 11 because of the
time change (eeks!) so we headed home and got them straight to bed. Despite the fact that I’d been drinking all
evening, I decided to make another hot toddy to help me sleep since I’d still
been coughing all day (and probably scaring half of the people at couples club)
and that just wasn’t the best idea because – too much alcohol. Yuck.
Sunday, March 8
Sunday morning we all slept in to the new 9:15 (old 8:15 which is about when we normally wake on Saturdays anyway) and I was on the struggle bus with a mild hangover. I would have been fine if I hadn’t had the hot toddy, but it did help me sleep, so I was ultimately glad I did. After some syrup drenched waffles, a huge glass of water, two ibuprofen, and some hot ginger mint tea I was good to go.
The four of us
spent the morning curled up on the couch watching Lego Masters and then we all
showered and got ready to have lunch at my MIL and step-FIL’s. It was another gorgeous day (three days in a
row – a new record for 2020!) so we spent the afternoon outside. The kids all played kickball for a while and
then my MIL pulled out the bubble maker for them.
We had to leave
around 3 to get home, get changed, and get to baseball practice, and it was
such a gorgeous day that Olivia and I decided to tag along to spend some more
time outside. While Jacob practiced, B
watched, and Olivia and I gathered pine cones, sticks, and rocks per her
request. The weather was warm and sunny,
and spending time outside in it was just what we all needed after three months
of rain.
My parents didn’t
cook Sunday evening, but we did have to pick up my car from their house. Then we headed home, made a pizza, and then
sent the kids to bed right on time at 8 PM.
The one good thing about having them up so late the night before was
that they were actually tired for bed Sunday evening. Normally when we spring forward nobody can
fall asleep, but all of us were exhausted from our busy, late weekend. My cough finally subsided enough on Sunday to
where I didn’t need a hot toddy before bed and I slept well on my own for the
first time in almost a week! Woo hoo!
Happy Wednesday,
y’all!
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