What's Up Wednesday: January 2020

It's time for our first "What Up Wednesday" Linkup for 2020!  Yeah!  This is my favorite linkup of all.  So much fun thanks to Sheaffer and Shay.

Linking up with them HERE

and sharing "What's Up with Us?"

What We're Eating This Week 

Monday- Chicken, Broccoli, Ziti

Find my recipe HERE 

Tuesday- Chicken Tacos with Celery and Carrots

Wednesday- Daddy is traveling so Mimi is bringing up her Parisian Chicken and Veggies- yum!

Thursday- Mac and Cheese for the kids- Mama is having a Whole 30 Meal with Friends

Friday- Out- Copper Door with the Fourniers (which will probably mean the Green Goddess Salad for Mama (my favorite!) and the steak tips for the girls- they love them :)

What I'm Reminiscing About


Well since Rob decided to throw his hat in the ring one more time and run for re-election for a seat on our school board, I am reminiscing about the past campaigns- yes they are work but what we discovered was how wonderful so many people are- strangers coming up to us everywhere and learning more about the people in our community is the best gift from it all

What I'm Loving




Built Bars


Have you tried them?  Oh my word are they good and help keep your diet on track- only 110 calories- perfect snack or meal on the go!  My favorite flavor is Chocolate Caramel

What We've Been Up To


We celebrated the holidays with our family and friends

Pidge loved Disney on Ice with Kayla and Daddy

We have all spent some QT with our Dance Pals

Christmas Break was full of fun

1st play date for these besties

and Daddy and the Papas built Pidge a hockey rink in our yard!

New Year's Eva was spent with some of our besties

and the Fab Four enjoyed our NYD lunch at Copper Door- Annual Tradition

There has been lots of hockey for Pidge!

and lots of dance for both girls!

The girls have loved having some sleepover adventures with Mimi and Papa

and Mama and Daddy have enjoyed a few nights out with friends...

There have been a few trips to The Nutrition Corner

Papa had a health scare but we are so grateful that he is on the mend!

Diana and Lucy took first place in Windham again for the National PTA Reflections Program- they won for the category of DANCE and now move onto the Regional Competition

We enjoyed watching Diana sing in her Winter Concert Coffee House with Mr. Dev- she did Somewhere Over The Rainbow (but I am not allowed to post the video as she was unhappy with her performance) ;)

and Mama has been busy meeting goals and setting things up for a kickin' 2020- including networking with the best!

What I'm Dreading

What I'm Working On

Health Goals
Work Goals
Financial Goals



All a Work In Progress!




What I'm Excited About

A few days in the Bahamas at the end of February-excited to share some time with our kiddos and our parents-will be a very special quick getaway 

What I'm Watching/Reading



Still Binge-Watching Dance Moms- picked it up again right after the holidays

and our usual faves


A Million Little Things

This Is Us

American Housewife

Greys Anatomy

and our favorite Friday night mysteries- either Dateline NBC or 20/20

I have also watched a few new things that I would love to share

We binge-watched The Morning Show on Apple TV and it was incredible- can't wait or the next season- very impressed with Jennifer Anniston's acting- she is excellent!

LOVED the movie Brittany Runs a Marathon on Amazon TV (have watched it 3 times- based on a true story!)

and really enjoyed the Aaron Hernandez documentary on Netflix- just haunting and so sad

My January Books were



It Ends With Us By Colleen Hoover

Wow- this one had lots of twists and turns and really kept me interested throughout- loved how true love prevailed despite all of the obstacles

and

The One That Got Away By Bethany Chase

This one was good but I kept thinking "I wish I liked architecture"...really if you like architecture and hearing every detail about the way a house is designed and built than this book is for you- yeah there was love and smuttiness but seriously...it dragged at times



What I'm Listening To


I always loved Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons- love most of their music
Well their song Beggin' has been re-done and Diana and her friends did a "Tik Tok" to it during one of their days at the dance studio and I became obsessed with that song all over again.....

Exhibit A

Madcon is the new group that does it I guess...a more edgy..hip hoppy version if you will...can't get enough of that one and the original!  Great song for my girl to dance to and for Mama to run on the treadmill too :)

What I'm Wearing



It has been my least favorite month for fashion- it is either business attire or workout attire depending on the day and lots of layers and black on the weekends- promise to be better at snapping pics next month!  Eeek!





What I'm Doing This Weekend



Daddy is still away on Friday so on Friday night we are going to grab dinner with the Fournier Girls


Saturday- just lots of running around



Sunday- Mass, organization and carting Diana to rehearsals 


What I'm Looking Forward To Next Month


Our School Deliberative Session (one of the best nights in our town all year and get to see my hubby in action as the school board discusses the warrant articles that will be on the ballot in March- so fascinating- it is amazing the power the constituents have in NH- we can vote on every article that ends up on the ballot!

and 

Our February getaway of course!


What Else Is New?

I think I covered it all!


What have YOU been up to?