A few weeks ago Shari and I took a vacation to New Orleans. Bam, another item off my #30 before 40 list – Go to a city I’ve never been. We were privileged enough to be able to stay there for three full days so we got to see and do a lot. We ate … More New Orleans
I finished another #30 before 40 item! I went to the top of Pike’s Peak. Shari and I went down to Colorado Springs last week and my parents treated us to a trip up the mountain. I so enjoyed the day – a visit is well worth it. We happened to go on the perfect … More 8-29-22 Pike’s Peak or Bust!
Last Friday, Shari and I met up with our friend, Alyssa, to wander around First Friday Art Walk. It had been a few years since I had gone and I wanted to check it out again. I’m so glad we went right when it opened at 5:30pm because it meant we had about half an … More 6/7/22
All last week (Saturday to Saturday) I was in Destin, Florida, relaxing with my family. I was on vacation! I let my real life fall off along with any and all anxieties and worries and I legit enjoyed myself. Oh my goodness it was wonderful. I’m so glad covid has died down enough that I … More 5-9-22 Vacation in Florida
Last Wednesday I took the afternoon off from work and had lunch with my dad! He drove up from Colorado Springs and we ate at a Thai restaurant. I was so happy that he made the trip because for the past couple of years, it’s been me going to see my family versus them coming … More 1-10-21 Catching Up On My Week
It’s been about a month since I’ve had a regular life blog post, dang. I had thought it had only been a couple of weeks, that’s how fast time goes by for me these days, but here we are. So… At the end of September I went to my grandmother’s funeral in Texas. She passed … More 10-18-21 Catch up time
Now that the mornings and evenings are cooler, the opportunity to use the oven again presented itself. Friday night I baked a spice cake I’ve been craving for a few months and Saturday morning I baked cinnamon rolls because I wanted Shari to try out the recipe my mom and I have perfected every time … More 9-19-21 Enjoying life
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