Wedensday Hodgpodge

 

 

 

 Hi Friends!  I am joining Joyce today her for Hodgepodge linkup!  Let's get right to her fun questions...

 

 

What's a lesson you've learned from a mistake? 

 

To always prep candidates on every possible detail before interviewing.  I took for granted, a few years back, that a candidate was at an executive level, and I thought to myself that she would know how to properly dress for an interview.  As a result of my assumption, I did not prep her to wear professional attire.  So, she wore a sweatshirt, and my client dismissed her and her candidacy due to her attire.  How embarrassing!?  You can bet from that moment on, I prep EVERY candidate on how to dress!  :)

 

Do you salt food while you're cooking or let diners add their own?  What's a food you think must be salted? Do you like pepper? 

 I always season as I go so yes salt and pepper and sometimes additional spices like oregano and garlic.  I think that risotto and pasta both need to be salted but I rely on cheese to add that extra salt in those two dishes! :)

 

What was the last gathering you attended and what did you do there? 

 

Lea's Birthday Dinner on Friday night.  We ate....we enjoyed cocktails...we laughed and caught up...it was so good for the soul :)

 

 

Your favorite shade of purple? What's your favorite purple flower? 

 

Lilac!  and Lilac!  I love the way lilacs look but more importantly, how they smell.  I grew up with a large lilac bush in our yard and the smell brings me right back to childhood

 

 

Share a favorite spring travel memory

 

When we did a road trip to Niagara Falls in 2017.  Eva was turning 3 and Diana was 8.  Seems like yesterday.  I remember the girls traveled so well and I was so happy that the itinerary I planned ended up being successful and fun. There was something for everyone!  We did a boat trip to tour the falls and got rained on...we enjoyed one of the wax museums...we learned about the history of Niagara...we ate at some great restaurants...Mama enjoyed touring some wineries and enjoyed some fun wine tastings and we explored the town of Old Niagara and enjoyed lunch on the banks of Lake Ontario! 

You can read all about it in my post HERE

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Taking inspiration from Sarah...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello Monday and Hello UGA!

 

Hi Friends and Happy Monday!  Sarah and I are so glad you stopped by!  If you blogged about your weekend, hope you will link up with us!

 

Here is what our "long weekend" looked like...

 

 

I worked during the day and then took off early to pick Diana up from school and we headed to Woburn.  We had packed the night before.  We grabbed the shuttle in Woburn and headed to Boston Logan Airport.  We were there in about 20 minutes and thanks to TSA got through security very quickly and had time for a nice relaxing dinner

 

The flight was a little over two hours and we got out to a taxi around 8:30pm.  It was then an hour and a half ride to Athens so we arrived at our hotel around 10pm.  We stayed at the Springhill Suites in Athens.  It was great and sits adjacent to UGA.  We crashed hard!

 

 

We were up bright and early...got ready and headed down for our complimentary breakfast.  Then it was time to Uber over to campus.  We were meeting the troops at the chapel building on campus and it did take us a little bit to find it BUT we commented on how beautiful the campus was...even though you are in the heart of city, you don't even know...it was simply gorgeous!

 

The information session was so so helpful...it was lead by their Assistant Director of Admissions and he really covered all of the things they are looking for from their applicants...made so much sense and did make Diana a bit nervous as this will be a challenging one to get into.

After the info session, we broke out into tour groups and our tour guide, Val, was awesome- so informative and friendly and energetic and we even learned the "Dawgs" chant- so fun!

 

Their claim to fame, the football stadium, did not disappoint either- it was incredible!

This is where our tour ended 

What a great time!  I haven't seen Diana this excited on a college tour yet.  Right now it is at the top of her list...so we shall see!

 

We grabbed an Uber right from the stadium.  We quickly grabbed our bags in the hotel, checked out and hailed another Uber to get us back to the airport in Atlanta.  There was SO MUCH traffic...I was getting nervous that we would miss our flight but we made it thanks to our awesome driver Maggie- she was a love and I really enjoyed her stories. 

We arrived at the airport at 1:40pm...flew through security and made it to our gate just in time to board- phew!

 

 

It was a quick two hour ride home and we landed at Logan around 5:15pm.

 

We headed back to the shuttle in Woburn, grabbed my car and made the treck back home.  We actually headed right to Tuscan Village where Rob picked up Diana and I headed over to Tavern On The Square to meet my besties to celebrate Lea's birthday- I was so happy that I made it in time!

 

 Meanwhile...the softball team was practicing nearby at a brand new turf field at a large Dick's Sporting Goods complex- per Rob, they felt like rock stars ;)

 

 I crashed HARD friends- I was wiped!

 

 

Can you believe I did not take ONE pic for the entire day- wow- that's how tired I was- ha!

 

We slept in- Praise God :)  Eva had slept over a friend's house so the three of us shot over to Revitalize for our teas and breakfast.  Then we headed to Home Depot to grab some flowers for our planters on our front steps to get prepped for the prom next weekend.  Diana came and approved our choices ;)

After that, we unloaded our loot in the garage for now.  I then headed to meet a prospective cheer coach for the high school .  We had a blast catching up and talking about Diana's senior year and what we should all be doing to make the program even better.

 

After that, I did the meal planning and did some organization and then I took a luxurious nap!  Later on, I had a nail appointment and then headed home to make dinner for my loves.

 

We caught up on some shows and went to bed early.  Felt so good to catch up on some rest!

Diana and I headed to Starbucks just like the old days :)

 

Then I met Rob and his dad at mass and then headed to an open house I was doing for my boss.  It was really successful and I collected some great leads of buyers who are looking for representation- woohoo!

After that, Rob did the groceries and I made dinner for the fam.  I also set up the tables for prom next weekend while I had the extra time.

 

I watched some tv and headed to bed early again.  Though it was an exciting and busy weekend, I caught up on much needed rest so I feel good.  What were you all up to?

 

 

Friday Favorites (April 4, 2025)

 

It was a great week this week!  Although it is still chilly here for the most part, spring is in the air and we are gearing up for some exciting times!

 

Until then, here a few faves from our week...

Wednesday

 

SATs for Diana and Career Day at WHS for Janie and me- it was a great day!

MEMEs

Final Prom Pieces

 

We had the final fitting for Diana's dress and she is very happy with the results!

 

 

 and check out these lights I snagged on Amazon- so cute right?!

 

 

 

We will grab the flowers for the bouquets next week and also get her to all of her appointments- nails, hair and spray tan oh my! ;)

That's a wrap!  Short and Sweet this week!  We are in Athens Georgia and about to attend College Tour #4 at the University of Georgia!  Woohoo!