Hi Friends! It is already time for my favorite linkup of the month! It is when we are sharing What's Up With Us...so here's what life looked like this month...
What We're Eating This Week
Sunday- Pioneer Woman's Chicken Dorito Casserole with Salad
Monday- Baked Broccoli Mac N Cheese
Tuesday- Grilled Steak Tacos with Cilantro Lime Rice
Wednesday- Honey Lemon Chicken with Angel Hair and Spinach
Thursday- Chicken N Waffles with Strawberries
Friday- Pizza Night!
What I'm Reminiscing About
With Eva turning 12 last week, I was reminiscing alot about this girl who marches to the beat of her own drum- never change Pidge!
What I'm Loving
My Grad Party Projects. They are great therapy for me and really the first time I have had a creative hobby
What We've Been Up To
We loved seeing Eva's Bestie as Oliver in the WMS Production of Oliver! Jr
We had a great night out with Jess and Joe
Eva and her Pals had a Blast at the Wizards Game
There has been time spent at the Rail Trail of course
We celebrated Jess
Eva and Rob really enjoyed their very last "Dotty Dance" :(
We enjoyed celebrating our Easter Weekend Traditions
We squeezed in a Date Night!
Diana was chosen again to cheer in the 73rd Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl Game
and we are in the season of dresses for sure! We scored dresses for: Prom, Graduation, Grad Party, Senior Boat Cruise, Sports Banquet, Awards Night and More- let the alterations begin!
Mama hosted Book Club!
While Daddy enjoyed his business trip to San Francisco
We celebrated Lea
I got Diana ready and sent her off to the WHS Junior Prom
We enjoyed a nice little visit from Sylvie and Kayla
and we celebrated Eva turning 12 all weekend long!
What I'm Dreading
The change in our family dynamic- I am enjoying every moment and so excited for Diana but my heart still aches
What I'm Working On
Managing The Household- Recruiting- Real Estate- Blackout- Diana's Grad Party
I was invited to an event by the owner of a local, prestigious staffing firm. I have followed her for years. She actually just invited me to her upcoming event and I am really looking forward to attending. This woman truly inspires me as she built her own staffing firm and has survived through a few recessions. She recently lost her son and her strength just amazes me. I will soak up every last word she has to say that evening for sure.
What I'm Excited About
All of the Senior Year Celebrations Coming up For Diana
What I'm Watching/Reading
Watching a Cute Little Series "Suburgatory" on Netflix
Not much time for TV right now
and I snuck in two books this month both by Abby Jimenez and the first two books of her three part series.
The First One is Called
"Part Of Your World"
After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with a baby goat,
Alexis Montgomery has had her world turned upside down. The cause: Daniel
Grant, a ridiculously hot carpenter who’s ten years younger than her and as
casual as they come—the complete opposite of sophisticated city-girl Alexis. And
yet their chemistry is undeniable. While her ultra-wealthy parents want her to
carry on the family legacy of world-renowned surgeons,
Alexis doesn’t need glory or fame. She’s fine with being a “mere” ER doctor. And
every minute she spends with Daniel and the tight-knit town where he lives, she’s
discovering just what’s really important. Yet letting their relationship become
anything more than a short-term fling would mean turning her back on her family
and giving up the opportunity to help thousands of people. Bringing Daniel into
her world is impossible, and yet she can’t just give up the joy she’s found with
him either. With so many differences between them, how can Alexis possibly
choose between her world and his?
It was fabulous so I dove right into the 2nd book and
loved it even more!
"Yours Truly"
Dr. Briana Ortiz’s life is seriously flatlining. Her divorce is
just about finalized, her brother’s running out of time to find a kidney
donor, and that promotion she wants? Oh, that’s probably going to the
new man-doctor who’s already registering eighty-friggin’-seven on
Briana’s “pain in my ass” scale. But just when all systems are set to
hate, Dr. Jacob Maddox completely flips the game ... by sending Briana a
letter.
And it’s a really good letter. Like the kind that
proves that Jacob isn’t actually Satan. Worse, he might be this
fantastically funny and subversively likeable guy who’s terrible at
first impressions. Because suddenly he and Bri are exchanging letters,
sharing lunch dates in her “sob closet,” and discussing the merits of
freakishly tiny horses. But when Jacob decides to give Briana the best
gift imaginable—a kidney for her brother—she wonders just how she can
resist this quietly sexy new doctor ... especially when he calls in a
favor she can’t refuse.
Even better than the first!
Next month, I will dive into the 3rd book "Just For The Summer"
What I'm Listening To
Diana's Senior Year Playlist which includes some recent additions of: "Daylight" by Taylor Swift, "The Great Divide" by Noah Kahan, "Prom" by Sza, "One More Time" by Luke Rob, "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac and "I Just Might" by Bruno Mars- in the feels for sure
What I'm Wearing
Business Attire
Workout Clothes
and Fun Outfits For Nights Out and Weekends
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What I'm Doing This Weekend
TBD!
What I'm Looking Forward To Next Month
The Start of the Senior Activities and Nantucket Weekend with Besties!
What Else Is New?
I think I covered it all!
Favorite Recent Amazon Purchase?
A Volleyball Net and Set. We remembered that we set one up in the yard when Zach was a senior so we decided to do that for Diana's senior year too and encourage kids to come and play. So far it has only been Eva and her friends and me playing with the girls but if you build it they will come right? Ha !!
That's a wrap!
