Ugh, did not mean to take a weeklong blog break!! But over the long Labor Day weekend I just wasn't really in the mood and felt like people probably weren't reading blogs anyway. And then the rest of the week flew by and it just did not seem to fit in. I am sorry, blog… Continue reading Catching up + a FIASCO + MESSI!
I just sat here and pondered what I wanted to title this post I'm about to write. At first I thought "exhale", as in, I'm finally able to exhale. But I don't quite yet feel that I'm exhaling. "Brain dump" isn't right either. "Catch up" or "Lately" feels a little too benign or relaxed for… Continue reading Whew
June!! Is long over now. As you can see by the (many) pics I selected above, the main focus of June was our trip to Zion National Park + Las Vegas. (See all the recaps here.) However, we were home for the whole beginning of the month. The focus of that half was Sectionals and… Continue reading June 2026 Recap
I’ve been feeling a teeny bit twitchy lately because this “extroverted introvert” has been camped pretty solidly on the “slightly too much togetherness time” side of the aisle for weeks now. NOT actually complaining, because obviously on our wonderful vacation, there was naturally a lot of togetherness time! And that’s a great thing. It’s just… Continue reading Lately
A quick check-in to say howdy and share a few miscellany: Today's the day, Garth Brooks concert day! I'm excited! I can't remember if I mentioned here that although I bought my ticket to go alone, it turns out a volleyball friend and her mom also had tickets for tonight. So I'm catching a ride… Continue reading Tuesday misc. and GARTH DAY!
Looking back at what I wrote in last Sunday's post, I feel like I can basically say "ditto". As evidenced by my lack of posting, this past week also felt rather hectic. Again, on paper it sort of wasn't, really? So, I don't know. I think it was mostly just that my work days were… Continue reading Sunday Style Scenes #3 + the week in review
I feel like this last ~week or so has been fun! Backing up to last Thursday- I already talked about my nursing symposium presentation + fun "little adventure" out for happy hour with Ivan. Friday was stormy and low key and we had tornado warnings. Side note: I haven't mentioned here yet, but we had… Continue reading A fun stretch!
Ahh, it feels SO NICE to have a mid-week departure planned, on the heels of a wide open weekend. This has most definitely not always been the case lately. On recent trips we've had multiple Friday night departures, which means working all week AND trying to get ready for trip... This Wednesday departure was planned… Continue reading Weekend: pre-spring break
First of all, Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️☘️ I'll always fondly remember our St. Patrick's Day spent in Ireland: little Asher in 2022 No big plans here except Ivan and I ARE going to go out for that St. Patty's Day beer at a nearby Irish pub. Planning to go later, after dinner, and hope… Continue reading Recent things
Yay, I'm finally sitting down to write this final Ireland post! This is truly a favorite way to spend a Saturday morning for me. 🙂 Okay, only 2 days of our trip left.... and I think I saved the best for last! Do not skip the end of this post- our final day was STUNNING!… Continue reading Christmas in Ireland 2025- final Part 3 (saved the best for last!)
GRATEFUL KAE 