Suburbia
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A Toad Abode
This past weekend, we made a super quick trip to our hometown of Pensacola, Florida, to celebrate the 80th birthday of Chris’s grandmother, Grandma Brown. Grandma Brown has been in my life since…
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Gracie in Home Depot
Chris had to run to Home Depot this past weekend, and in the interest of creating quality family time, I insisted that we all go along. This always happens. And it always proves…
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My First Spin Class
You. Guys. I joined the YMCA in our neighborhood, which means I joined an actual gym. EEK! The Y in our neighborhood is like a country club. Seriously. It’s the prettiest Y I…
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I’ll Miss This One Day
This past Saturday afternoon, we were all in the kitchen having lunch. We had a baseball game to get to, and Chris and I were hurrying around trying to get ready to go…
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Relax. It’s Little League.
Bean’s team had playoffs this weekend. They played on Saturday and Sunday and won both games, which means they are headed to the championship game this week. I’m so proud of him because…
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Family Labor
This past weekend, Chris’s mom and her boyfriend, Charles, came to town for a quick visit. We hadn’t seen them since January, and it was time for Grandmomma snuggles. Coincidentally, the day before…
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No Fences Make Embarrassing Neighbors
We are replacing the fence in our backyard. This requires several steps. We had to take down the existing fence (because even though we are already paying thousands of dollars for a new…
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Middle of the Night Shenanigans
Around 5:00am this morning, there was a bump in our house. It sounded like something plastic falling and it came from downstairs. I immediately sat straight up in bed and whispered, “What was…
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Baseball Opening Ceremonies, 2015
Chris ordered a camera battery charger for me last week and saved my pictures. And my blog. So, now we are back to regularly scheduled programming. Last weekend, we had Bean’s first tee…
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OH MY GOD! I’M IN MY 30s!!!!!!
The absolute WORST thing happened to me today. I realized how old I am. More specifically, I realized how young I am NOT. And, let me tell you. That’s a heartbreaking realization. So,…
