ETC...

Happy Memorial Day

marine | vietnam veteran

I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day. I’m taking a break from blogging today because we are spending Memorial Day with some friends for some quality pool time. I’m stopping in today to honor all the men and women – and the families – who bravely died while serving our country. I am the proud wife of a…

Read More

ETC...

Friday Faves

flamer thrower

Happy Friday ya’ll! I have the day off from work today, and I’m out running some errands before the long weekend! We are having some friends over for some pool time this weekend, the contractor came yesterday to sign all of our contracts to get our house fixed, and we had the most delicious dinner at Federal Grill, which is…

Read More

ETC...

Three Things I’m Thankful for on Thursday

La Jolla California

Happy Thursday friends. A little gratitude can go a long way sometimes. I’m often reminded of that sentiment because part of my job entails thanking people for a living. Over the course of the pandemic, I tried to look for at least one positive thing in each day. And, sometimes coming up with that one thing was difficult. Luckily, I’m…

Read More

ETC...

Costco Picks

Neutrogena sunscreen

Happy Wednesday- I want to share some of my top Costco picks today! It’s been raining every day in Houston since last weekend, and the last couple of days have been no exception. It typically starts raining right around early afternoon and pours on and off through the rest of the day! Buttercup does not love all the rain, so…

Read More

Cooking

Best Summer Watermelon Smoothie

C20 coconut water

With summer right around the corner, I’m always thinking about new ways to create refreshing beverages in the kitchen. It’s no secret that my husband and I are sparkling water aficionados, but I bet what you don’t know about us, is that I like to create smoothie concoctions to hydrate after runs, bike rides or days out on the water…

Read More

ETC...

Sentence (0r two) per picture

Happy Monday, friends. Remember when I said on Friday that I had zero plans on the books for the weekend? Well, it ended up being eventful in the best way possible. I figured I’d show you my weekend through a series of photos. Friday I had been sitting at my desk all day on Friday and in desperate need of…

Read More

ETC...

Friday Things + Healthier Version of Zucchini Bread

healthier zucchini bread recipe

It’s been a great week- I’m here today with some favorites from the week, and I want to share a healthier zucchini bread recipe. May is Employee Appreciation month, so I got to wrap up an hour earlier yesterday evening. I loved having the extra hour back on Friday-Eve. What did I do with that extra hour? I took a…

Read More

ETC...

The Comparison Game

Houston tennis lesson

Happy Thursday! I skipped blogging yesterday because I was up late the night before for my first ever tennis lesson. As soon as I parked my car in the driveway, we had a nasty storm come through, so I just didn’t sleep all that well. Ya win some, ya lose some. When I started blogging again last year, I wanted…

Read More

Uncategorized

Nespresso Love

Happy Tuesday, friends. Today’s post is going to be dedicated to my love of coffee – specifically coffee that comes our of my Nespresso Vertuo machine. If coffee isn’t your thing – can we even be friends? Just kidding, I know it’s not for everyone, but it is for me. I rely heavily on coffee to get motivated to take…

Read More

ETC...

Hello Monday + Weekend Things

Satori salon

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Aaron has been out of town on business since Thursday, so I’ve been flying solo. And, while I was bummed I had to miss out on this trip, I had some things that needed to get done in Houston. On Friday, I had two contractors lined up to come to house to…

Read More