I'm feeling a sense of relief today. The last ~month or so has been so busy at work. On top of other things, in the last week I had 2 big quarterly meetings that I am basically solely responsible for preparing and presenting at (the 2nd one was yesterday at 3 pm). There are like,… Continue reading This and that
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!
When I posted last time, it was Wednesday and I still felt rather frazzled. I'm happy to report that things finally feel like they're settling down. We had a busy but overall nice week. Like I mentioned, we attended a Senior Parent Meeting on Wednesday at Ethan's school. Of course, LOTS of "college application" talk… Continue reading Settling down
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
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
First of all, we officially have a SENIOR in high school now. Ethan just finished his junior year on Wednesday and I can't believe it. I didn't manage to snag a pic of him on Wednesday to commemorate his "last day" (which was actually just a make-up AP test from the week before, because he… Continue reading On to senior year and moving update
I'm a bit preoccupied this week because my mom is here! She got here last night. First though, I had a fun work lunch out yesterday at Forage Kitchen with my boss + our whole RN team (so in my department, that's me + 4 other nurses + my boss, who is also a nurse).… Continue reading Mom visit + a big disappointment
Oh my gosh you guys. I am writing this from the plane from Chicago to St. Thomas (thanks free WiFi American). My heart is kind of still beating fast from the events of the last 12 hours. Last night, my parents arrived, and we went out for a quick dinner. Everyone was packed, all ready… Continue reading I am an idiot!!!
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
GRATEFUL KAE 