What's Up Wednesday: May 2024

 

Wow!  I feel like this month got away from me...eek!  My favorite month of the year, too, sigh...anyway...let's get right to it and share what's up with us...

What We're Eating This Week

Monday- Memorial Day- Burgers on the Grill, Pickles, Pasta Salad and Life Changing Baked Beans

Find the Recipe for the Beans  HERE

 

Tuesday- Mimi's Spanish Rice

Wednesday- Pasta with Homemade Sauce (Ground Chicken and Spinach)- Mama out with Bethany and Shannon

Thursday- Breakfast for Dinner-Breakfast Burritos and Strawberries - Mama out for Cass's Bday

Friday- Pizza Night- Mama out with Lea (out alot this week!)

What I'm Reminiscing About

Summers of Past with My Babies

What I'm Loving

Fuel Good Teas

and especially the QT I get with Diana...these days are winding down...by the fall, she will be driving herself and our chats won't be as often :(

What We've Been  Up To

We enjoyed a few days in NYC exploring and seeing Diana's last dance comp of the season!

The girls loved a surprise visit from Zach and Zoe complete with stops for breakfast and rides to school!

 

Date Walks have been in Full Force!

Soul Sisters jammed at Wine Group

Diana was inducted into the International Thespian Honors Society AND she was just elected as Secretary for next year!

 

We celebrated Lea's Birthday...again...ha!!  Love her

 

We celebrated Eva's 10th Birthday in a very "Swifty" Way ;)

 

Softball Tournament Season started out with football weather....sigh....

Eva got a Palette Expander

Mama and Janie had an awesome lunch to catch up AND get down to business

 

We celebrated BA's Birthday

Diana was (is) going through her first heartbreak...so much harder than I thought....and Lexi surprised her with a BIG early birthday gift- tix to Lana Del Rey at Fenway!

We celebrated Cass's Bday

and we celebrated Mother's Day with mass, a hockey game and lobster rolls at home with the fam

Mama enjoyed the annual trip to Nantucket with the gals

We loved seeing Diana shine at the WHS Annual Cabaret Show- she sang "Not For The Life of Me" from Thoroughly Modern Millie AND was one of the Emcees again!

 

Eva took the training  wheels off and loves cruising around "the hood"

 

We enjoyed Spring Concert Season at the schools

The first softball tournament of the season was a bust but love watching Pidge do what she loves

 

and she has loved having friends over to swim!

 

Mama and Diana loved our surprise trip to Florida

We enjoyed beach time...a fun lunch at Senor Frogs....

 

AND surprising Harry at his spring show- BEST PART!

What I'm Dreading

Slowly letting go...I feel it coming...and my heart hurts already...can't believe Diana is already half way done with high school

What I'm Working On

My Full Time Job- My 2nd Job- Managing the Fam and House during this crazy spring...the usual

What I'm Excited About

A relaxing summer with some fun plans sprinkled in!

What I'm Watching/Reading

Abbott Elementary

 

Always make me laugh!

OutDaughtered

 

It's back and I am still loving this show!

Blue Bloods

 

We are up to Season 8!

 

and my two books for May were

Family Of Liars- E. Lockhart

 

 The Prequel to "We Were Liars"

A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts.
A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow.
A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy.
A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes.
Twenty-seven years before the events of We Were Liars comes another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades—a story that is scandalous, tragic, and layered with mystery.

Welcome back to the Sinclair family.
They were always liars.
 

 I actually enjoyed this one more than the first one- it was a faster read and much more interesting

and my 2nd book was 

Hypnotized By Love by Sariah Wilson

Hypnotist Savannah Sinclair is known for helping clients overcome their deep-rooted issues, from anxiety to addiction. But her nontraditional approach also attracts plenty of skeptics—including her high school nemesis and rival, Mason Beckett, who just so happens to be the boy who broke her heart.

Mason’s life hasn’t gone according to plan. His latest novel was a flop, and the only gig he can land is writing a scathing exposé of his hometown hypnotist, Savannah. But in order to write an authentic article, he has to be a willing participant. Hypnosis is the last thing he expected: he’s shedding his negative nature and opening himself up to new experiences…and when a fire alarm interrupts their session, Mason walks out into the real world entranced and sporting a sunny disposition and a tendency to say yes.

Hypnotized Mason is fearless, revealing things he’s never told a soul, acting completely out of character, and leading Savannah on a frantic chase to keep him safe. He likes his new self. The problem is, so does Savannah. She can’t fall in love with a man who’s in a trance, but can she keep him still long enough to get him to snap out of it?

 

I loved this one---cute and easy read---love story- what more could I want? :)

 

 

 What I'm Listening To

A Whole Lotta Ariana Grande- our two faves right now- "Bye Bye" and "We Can't Be Friends"

 

What I'm Wearing

A Little Lilly

A Little Walmart

 

What I'm Doing This Weekend

Hopefully taking a long walk AND enjoying some relaxation by the pool

What I'm Looking Forward To Next Month

The Girls Dance Showcase and Driver's Ed starting for Diana!

What Else is New?

Patty and I will be here tomorrow for Monthly Musings- hope you will join us!  We are talking all things SUMMER!