My parents came into town to spend Memorial Day Weekend with me and Beau. We had a great time, walking through the park, grilling out, celebrating Mother’s and Father’s Day at Carolina’s downtown for brunch, going to the pool and doing home project. We wish we had taken more pictures. But we were just so busy! We had a great time and made some really good memories!
798. Ice cream truck came through yesterday.
799. The big thud I heard in the middle of the night was only my razor falling off the wall in the shower and not someone trying to break in.
800. Walks in the park with Argos.
801. A sister who knows exceptionally more about skin care than I could ever dream.
802. My niece, Riley, told me she loved me yesterday. J
803. Day out on the boat with friends, Mikey and Rosa.
804. Quick response for a new work computer.
805. A backup lunch in the freezer when the one I brought to work turned bad.
806. Match tea that Donna introduced me to.
807. The new consignment store we’ve discovered in Belle Hall Shopping Center. It will be visited this weekend! J
808. More growth in our vegetables. I picked three tomatoes yesterday!
809. Our vegetable co-op and trying new things. We received green tomatoes on Tuesday! Gonna fry those suckers up!
810. Being on the same page financially with my husband.
811. Our new clothesline.
812. Beau eats leftovers with me so there’s no waste.
813. Neighbors that go to our church and we can talk about that stuff with.
814. The ladies in my new spinning class and how encouraging they are.
815. Water. Do I say this every week? I mean really. It’s a great thing to have and so many people don’t have it. Be thankful.
The ice cream truck went through our neighborhood yesterday afternoon. I heard the song and I got excited! I immediately remembered the ice cream truck as a child and how excited I would get at the sound of it. Quick! Where’s mom? Mom, I need a quarter! Where’s a quarter? We would frantically search for some change (we had to find three quarters because there was no way just Kathryn was getting ice cream!) and would run after the truck. Out of breath upon arrival we screamed our request! I always got the cone shaped strawberry push pop with the gumball at the bottom. It came with a spoon that I meticulously used until it got to the point that I could tip it back and suck out the rest.
Oh how happy I was yesterday to know that the ice cream truck still comes around. I hope that it’s still around when my children can run after it with some change.
So today’s lesson? Lets never be too proud to be excited in the small things.
Hot and cold! The two of us out on Mikey and Rosa's boat!
757. A new spinning class that is kicking my butt!
758. My dad coming to visit last night! It was so unexpected and nice!
759. A great mother’s celebration with Donna on Saturday. Delicious food and even better company!
780. Continued walks with the hubster and our little dog!
781. A great message from Buster on Sunday teaching us the importance of holiness.
782. Relaxation. I’m loving summer school.
783. A professor that lets us out of class early.
784. Clean sheets.
785. Our plants out back are finally producing tomatoes, broccoli, jalapenos and eggplant. We’re starting to harvest and eat!
786. Homemade goodies. Whatever they are. They’re yum.
787. Beau’s good relationship with his customers and the baseball game he gets to attend tonight as a result.
788. Prayer
789. Mothers. They are to be cherished.
790. Sleep and the realization that I need more.
791. The ability to exercise.
792. Sweat and soreness, telling me I’m working hard.
793. Friends. Life is good because of them.
794. A great partner in life.
795. The wonder of nature.
796. A park to walk through in the afternoons.
797. A great night of fro yo with the bestir, Sara. Had a SUPER time!
I have recently discovered a spinning place in Mt. Pleasant that I wanted to share with my fellow Mt. Pleasant neighbors. Beau and I frequent the Chinese place next door and while there a couple of weeks ago, I picked up their flyer. The place is called N:MOTION. It’s a Christian-based spinning place for women only.
I went this morning for the first time. I loved it! 30 minutes of intense spinning, 15 minutes of weight lifting/abdominals and 15 minutes of cool down/stretching. It’s a very encouraging place and one I’ll return to. Check out their website here and hopefully I’ll see you there some morning. (I go at 5:30 am!)
Because I laughed out loud and everyone needs a good laugh!
Julia, I thought you would appreciate that one! ;)
The Permullet!
Me and Rosa are good friends. You know why? Because she’ll eat the dry half of my orange slices and I will eat the juicy half. J Few would do that for a friend.
As you saw in a previous post with Beau and Argos, we had a relaxing weekend. It was one of those weekends that we were waiting and waiting for and when it got here we were a little dumbfounded as to what to do with it.
We did lots of grilling and took Meme strawberry picking. We did lots of much needed cleaning and organizing. And Saturday we celebrated Mother’s Day with Donna with grilled Ribeye, roasted fingerling potatoes and grilled squash. There was even some homemade strawberry ice thanks to the picking we did earlier in the day!
Hoping for another relaxing weekend coming soon!
Here’s to our mothers!
Karen Moran Kimbrell and Donna Bryant Evans-ya’ll are two wonderful women that Beau and I are blessed to have in our life! We love you!
743. A great vacation in Las Vegas!
744. A wonderful husband to take me on a great trip for my birthday!
745. Two good friends to celebrate with. Thanks Trent and Nicole!
746. Co-workers who made me feel special on my special day!
747. I’m back to eating YOBE!
748. Tons to do at work.
749. My new silver charm that Beau got me for my birthday to always remember our trip. He’s so thoughtful!
750. Pina coladas. They are so refreshing and delicious. Who wouldn’t love them?!?!
751. Walks in the evening with the hubster.
752. Friends in our new class.
753. Paying off debt.
754. My back side of my body didn’t get burned.
755. Peanut butter. It’s comforting.
756. Our vegetable co-op. We’re eating sooo much cabbage!
Look what Julia sent me for my birthday! An edible arrangement! Definitely my first. And it’s wonderfully delicious. Enjoying that chocolate covered pineapple today. J
So! I turned the big 30 yesterday. Great day! My husband did a super job of making me feel special. Just the comment that he wanted us to do whatever would make me happy totally did it for me.
But it was made special…
Beau got me a silver charm for my charm bracelet. A pair of dice to represent our upcoming trip (tomorrow) to Las Vegas. A story, or many stories, will come with that charm for sure! He knew that I would love that gift and I do.
My boss got me a quart of chocolate frozen yogurt from YOBE!!!!!!! We all know how much I liked that!
My friend Rosa made me a bottle of homemade bloody mary mix. And yes, we all know how much I like that!
My MIL, Donna, got me some great costume jewelry to take with me to Vegas (I’m always coveting her costume jewelry).
Julia got me an edible arrangement that I’ll eat next week!
And my dear sweet husband is making this monumental birthday the biggest ever by taking me to Las Vegas for four days! I’ve never been and I’m super excited. I wanted to go to some place BIG and memorable and boy will it be that!
We’re going to Cirque de Soleil, Charlie Palmer’s Steakhouse at the Four Seasons, Picasso at the Bellagio, House of Blues and In and Out Burger (for the boys). And we’re staying at the Monte Carlo, which I affectionately called Monte Cristo by accident on Saturday. J
We’ll be sitting by a pool during the day, soaking up some sun and relaxing, and then enjoying the night life later one. What a great weekend! And we’ll be enjoying this weekend with our friends, Trent and Nicole Walker. (Nicole and I share May 1 as our birthday! )
So here’s to Wednesday being my Friday for this week, an exciting flight west, trying new things, staying up late, sleeping in late, eating our heart out and lots of fun! Memories will be made. And pictures will follow!
714. One of the best funerals I’ve been to. Aunt Becky truly was a selfless woman.
715. Rain last weekend. Our crops really shot up!
716. Sara’s surgery went well yesterday and she’s on her way to recovery! No more pain!
717. Being able to visit Matt and Sara yesterday. It was good to see them.
718. Hanging out with family this weekend. Mom and Dad and Donna came over for dinner and we had delicious seafood!
719. Seeing Jenn and Chris and little Evan. Such fun.
720. Sinus medication. Going through a day with the headaches I’m getting would nearly be impossible. How did settlers’ do it?
721. The Crockpot. I really should utilize this appliance more than I do.
722. My washing machine. I’m glad we’re not still in the days of washing clothes by hand.
723. CSA. The strawberries are getting sweeter every week!
724. Wonderful husbands such as mine. That when I forget my take home test twice, he’s willing to get it for me and take to the professor. Such a servant’s heart.
725. Projects and presentations are complete for this semester. One final down and one to go!
726. God’s goodness in giving us gifts.
727. Christian music that reminds me of His goodness.
728. Harris Teeter gas cards.
729. Budgeting
730. Our forefathers.
731. Evenings at home.
732. Friendships.
733. Yoga. I really enjoy it this new type of exercise.
734. Our crops on the porch. We have our first jalapeno and we have over 20 tomatoes!
735. The hubster, who is by far my best friend.
736. A great relationship with my Donna, my MIL. J
737. Birds chirping in the morning.
738. Driving to work in daylight.
739. Interacting with people that are not nice. It reminds me that all people need love and it helps me to look at myself and self-coach so I’m not like that.
740. That there are food holidays such as today, which is National Pretzel Day. Makes planning meals a little more fun! And on May 1 (my birthday), it’s National Chocolate Parfait Day. I think this is appropriate that it be a dessert. J
741. Dunkin Donuts-I’m so glad there’s an alternative to Starbucks!
742. Education
