Happy 1st Monday in August my Peeps!
August is here, and you know what that means? We are only 1 month away from the "ber" months. Yay!!
For the moment we are still soaking up all things summer though. We have been busy bees over here. We visited with family in cute Bayfield WI (which I shared in my last post). Then this weekend we went to Brennah & Isaac's wedding. Brennah is the oldest daughter of our besties (the C's) It was so much fun to see the C's and their families. I have known the C's since we were all in high school together. My closest girlfriends (also since high school) were there with their hubby's too. We were missing one of our bestie group because she lives out in California now. We had such a blast and I was so happy for the lovely couple! They got a gorgeous day and everything went beautifully.
Then yesterday we met up with my Bro & SIL for some lunch and mini golf. It's been busy days with my Annie, but we know she heads back to FL for college soon - so we're enjoying every minute!
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:
ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING:
a small 100 calorie hashbrown patty that I air fried and put a little put of salted mashed avocado on top and a drizzle of hot honey. So good! And my iced protein coffee of course 😋
ON MY TO DO LIST THIS WEEK:
errands, cleaning folks I hired for my Mom's place, bring things for my Mom, we meet with the company that is doing a bathroom renovation for us soon (they came to do final measuring and the design team is going to show us the full rendering of their plans), a lab appt for me, a virtual MD appt for me, hospice work
THINKING ABOUT:
I was just looking at the cute jacket that my step Mom gave me when we spent the Bayfield day with them. She found this seamstress that makes beautiful creations and she got it as a bday gift for me from her and my Dad - even thought it isn't currently my birthday. Lol But she said she couldn't wait to give it to me because she thought I'd love it so much and would want to wear it as soon as Fall weather begins. (my birthday is really in October) It is the sweetest jean jacket and a true original creation. I love it! The details are so cute.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY:
grilling while we sit out on the deck and listen to the bird song and watch the sunset
CURRENTLY READING
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower volumes 1&2
ON THE TV TODAY:
Jeopardy, Big Brother (some old seasons and the current one), AGT, taped, we need to get back to House of Dragon and finish this new season
ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:
MONDAY -grilling burgers and teriyaki veggie & pineapple skewers (for Annie my non-meat eater), salad, corn on the cob, melon and lemon meringue s'mores for dessert *this was meal we were going to do last week but Annie wanted pizza instead
TUESDAY - maybe leftovers (Annie & Kris may be out with friends)
WEDNESDAY - breakfast for dinner: french toast, bacon, eggs or omelets (Kris loves ham & cheese ones and I've made him one already for lunch one day he said was "awesome"), fruit
THURSDAY - ?
FRIDAY - maybe out for dinner
*I have so many fun recipes I have saved on different social media sites. Right now I'm catering to a lot of Annie's requests while she's home. But once she heads back to school I hope to make at least one new recipe a week I can try... and then share with you to share it with you and if we liked it our not.
TO RELAX THIS WEEK I WILL:
read, watch shows, play ladderball or "bags" with the kids
TIPS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE:
FROM THE CAMERA:
the blushing bride (my honorary niece)
the bride's sister (my other honorary niece)
the bride & groom's daughter Thea
the C's (our besties)
the venue was so perfectly "them" (they each have a horse and they met at a stables - and the bride has a degree in equine management)
my other besties and their hubbys
they said do something goofy and I was jokingly going to kick my leg up and my friends started to grab it (there may have already been some alcohol involved. Lol 🙈)
the husbands
some lemon balm and hydrangea
dreaming of Fall but still dressing for summer