Pink Lady

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Blogaversary! Pink Lady is 19 Years Old!

Hi Friends! June 21st marked 19 years for my little corner of the internet here! So I am celebrating my Blogaversary! Woohoo!

First and foremost, I want to thank YOU for visiting...for your support over the years...your comments and private emails...I appreciate them all and I love this community and wonderful friends I have made over the last 19 years here. I would say my strongest community here has actually come from the last 7/8 years really...

Since I started writing this blog, so much has changed and developed in our lives. We started out as a blended family- Rob, three kids and me the wife and stepmom. We had Bambi, our English Bulldog, and we lived on the other side of town.

Then, Diana was born. She was the magic that brought us even closer together.

We have changed jobs and moved across town to our dream home with my in-laws.

We later added Eva to our family and our family was complete!

Later on, we adopted Remi and he has brought so much joy to our lives.

We lost my My Mother In Law and we have been through heart-wrenching and stressful times but most of our days have been beautiful and I have tried to capture it all and be as real as possible on this little blog.

I thank you for following along :)

My very first post was about graduations- Ally's 8th Grade Graduation and Kayla's High School Graduation- our family has changed so much since then!

Here are my most visited posts from the last 19 years...buckle up shall we?

2007

Family Christmas Card Pics HERE

(Our Family Pic with our Beloved English Bulldog Bambi- taken by Cass!)

2008

Friday Night with Members of the Chingros Clan HERE

(with Cass and her Brothers- I was pregnant with Diana!)

2009

Old Orchard Beach- Vacation 2009- Day Six HERE

(Papa and Grammy Rented A Beach House for all of us to celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary!)

2010

Company Christmas Party HERE

2011

Summer Fun 2011 HERE

2012

Jimmy Fallon's Crock Pot Chili HERE

2013

2013 Daddy Daughter Dance HERE

2014

Daddy Daughter Dance 2014 HERE

2015

Dr. Pepper Crock Pot Ribs HERE

2016

Show and Tell Tuesday: Christmas Decor Edition HERE

2017

Friday Favorites (February 10, 2017) HERE

2018

Friday Favorites (Fireworks Edition) HERE

2019

Friday Favorites (June 14, 2019) HERE

2020

Let's Look- Show Us Your Desks Edition HERE

2021

Let's Look: Our Coffee Bar Areas HERE

2022

My Hysterectomy HERE

2023

Sylvie Lynn: A Very Special Friday Favorite HERE

2024

Monthly Musings: Last Minute Holiday Tips Edition HERE

2025

Hello Monday on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) HERE

2026 (so far)

Hello Monday (March 9, 2026) HERE

Grateful For It All!

Monday, June 22, 2026

Hello Monday and Hello Summah! (June 22, 2026)

Hi Friends! Happy Monday and Happy "Summah!" Weeee....we are here! As every other Monday, I am here with Sarah and we are chatting about our weekends. If you did, too, grab our graphic above and link back up with us below so we can see what you were up to! C'mon it'll be fun...promise :)

Here is what our little weekend looked like...

Friday Night

It was time for Friday Night Pizza Night but before Diana and I indulged in our pizza and salad, we headed out to do some college shopping. We made stops at 5 Below, Hobby Lobby and Home Goods. We did pretty well!

We headed to 5 Below first because I saw the cutest pink cheetah trash basket that would go well in her room. She and her roommate decided on a pink theme with cheetah accents. Not only did we score the trash basket, but we also found a matching pillow and blanket and a great storage ottoman! She also picked up the cutest little framed print that reads "How Lucky Are We" which are lyrics from one of her favorite Zach Bryan songs.

Our next stop was Hobby Lobby and she got one of those weighted stuffed animals for her bed and a jewelry organizer for her desk/vanity. We spotted this mirror and she said she wanted a full length one of this exact one. So...I started doing my research and found a similar one on Amazon that I will purchase during Prime Days and I ordered a decal, with those exact words, from an artist on Etsy so I will stick the decal on the mirror when it comes in!

After that, we went home to eat then headed out to get a couple of Father's Day essentials and stop at Home Goods. We only picked up a couple of small things for her there- some hangers and a glass holder for Q Tips. We were underwhelmed there.

We will hit Target and Walmart at some point too but we think most of the purchases will happen on Amazon during the big sale next week- fingers crossed!

When shopping was done, we curled up to watch an episode of Smash before Mama feel asleep before 8- ha!

Saturday

It was softball allll day for Pidge! We headed up to Barrington first thing and we were up there for the day- three games with her town tournament team. They lost all three-not a great day but love being on the field and watching my girl do what she loves!

with her Bestie

We got the cutest pics sent to us of Sylvie attending some summer festival- look at our beautiful little patriotic girl- precious!

When we got home, we Door Dashed Reds...we were wiped! Eva had mac and cheese and we enjoyed their awesome Steak Gorgonzola salads. Diana worked and then headed out to two grad parties and had a blast!

We crashed early and hard!

Sunday

Happy Father's Day! and Happy SUMMAH!

These are our 3 GOATs! :)

My Dad Pete

My Father In Law Bob

My Hubby Rob

Rob, Papa and Eva headed up north for more softball. I headed to grab coffee and breakfast sandwiches with Diana and we caught up on her fun night. Then I headed to mass.

When I got home, I caught up on prayers and blogging.

A little while later, the gang was home from softball and...

we celebrated our favorite Dads with Chinese Food and Ice Cream Cake and treats. So sad I didn't get any pics with our Dads but we were able to snap one of Rob and his kids (and granddaughter) :)

So fun! What were you all up to?

Friday, June 19, 2026

Friday Favorites (June 19, 2026)

Hi Friends and Happy Friday! I can't even believe it has already been a week since Diana graduated...this week of getting back into the swing of things and exhaling has proved to be exhausting...ha! Or maybe it was all of the activity with our adrenaline carrying us that finally caught up to us? Either way...happy to see the weekend! Here are a few recent faves...

Eva

She crushed 6th grade! As she wrapped up school, she managed to balance it all: her school work, hockey, softball and a social life. She is our Easy Kid and as long as we let her go go go...she doesn't complain :) I can't believe she is done with elementary school!

and...I can't believe she will be in middle school in August! Eek!

Diana

Still living off that grad high...kind of depressed that school is over...she said she loved high school so much and wish she could go more...guess that is a good sign? She completed her orientation at Merrimack and she is keeping busy working...working out for cheer and socializing of course...love the pics that were sent to me by other parents from this exciting time...and some flashbacks :)

MEMEs

Cooking

I always love it...it's therapeutic for me and a way for me to be creative...even during crazy busy times...these are some pineapple chicken tacos I whipped up during grad week...yum!

Rail Trail

Ahhh....best way to decompress while getting my steps in...and I actually had some company one day this week :)

Popcorn Favors

They were a big hit at Diana's Party and I found this pic in my camera roll...glad I did..disappointed that I forgot to capture all of my sentimental work. We had pink and yellow popcorn bags (half looked like this with strawberry popcorn) and the other half had bags that read "Thanks for Popping By- Diana Class of 2026" with butter popcorn and caramel popcorn. Our theme was Pink and Gold.

This reminded me to share a post I created for Instagram... a then and now if you will....sending her off to kindergarten and now we will be sending her off to college...in the blink of an eye...