Happy Monday Friends and Happy June! Summer is here. ☀️💛
I can't believe how fast the time is flying. It's already June! My sweet baby girl graduates in less than a week and our wedding is only 4 months away!! Aacck!! Someone send oxygen my way I'm feeling faint. Lol Lots of wonderful things...but all bring a lot of emotions as well. In the best ways though. :)
It was a lovely weekend here. We went golfing and out for sushi with Annie on Friday. Got things done around the house, did some shopping and went to church on Saturday. Yesterday we spent time with my Dad and step Mom. They're back from AZ and we did belated Mother's Day and early Father's Day because we won't be able to get together on Father's Day. We had a BBQ over here -and both kiddos here too. We played some games and did lots of visiting and catch up. I wish I'd remember to take more pics in those moments! But I was living in the moment last night and we had a lot of fun. That's the main thing, right?
Now on to the busy week ahead....
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:
ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING:
fasted - only sugar free iced coffee
ON MY TO DO LIST THIS WEEK:
errands, dinner with a gf, road trip w/ Annie & gf for a wedding dress shop appt, Annie's ivy laureate day before graduation, grad errands, Annie's graduation night, hospice work
THINKING ABOUT:
How I need to leave my good camera and my video camera out somewhere instead of the closet so I capture more moments - especially with our aging parents!
And thinking about dress appt this week. I'm down about 17 lbs now but I have extra help and will be losing lots more before the wedding in September, so I'll need to find something that can be altered. 🤔
AS I LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE
Nice sunny, although looks like storms tomorrow. Everything is extra clean because Matt & I shampooed all of the carpets yesterday. Such a great feeling to have done. And we got new rugs for the back hall and hot wet mopped all the hard floors and just getting late Spring cleaning jobs done. I've already done all the dishes and clean up from party last night too. Looks so clean and summery with sun shining in and summer decorations up in the house. 🌸☀️
CURRENTLY READING
going back to finish a book I hadn't previously and still reading magazines
ON THE TV TODAY:
The Good Wife (almost done - in 6th season, one more to go), When Calls the Heart, America's Got Talent, HGTV and cooking shows, movies taped
ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:
MONDAY - leftovers from BBQ (steak, corn on the cob, veggie tortellini pasta salad, watermelon, brownies)
TUESDAY - breakfast for dinner - french toast with peach cobbler syrup, fruit, bacon
WEDNESDAY - grilled sandwiches, veggies & dip
THURSDAY - not sure yet?
FRIDAY - not sure yet?
TO RELAX THIS WEEK I WILL:
walks, read, deck time
TIPS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE:
I think I shared this before but I'll share again. I recently got a new diffuser and some new essential oils....so that's what made me remember it. You can use a few drops of essential oil in some baking soda and then sprinkle it on the carpet before you vacuum. It works like an odor neutralizer and freshens the carpet while giving a nice scent.
FROM THE CAMERA:
A little golf and sushi time with 2 of my favorite peeps:
I'm so grateful that I finally have peony buds after transplanting some of my former MIL's years ago! It took 3 years to get buds. These flowers are an extra treasure to me, because she loved them so. I still miss her so much. 💗
Love the glow of all the solar lanterns that come on at night around the house.
More scenes around the house: Bubb's checking out the wildlife outside, more fairies including one of my step Mom's gifts was the little orange pot of flowers I planted and added a fairy and sign to.
