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Friday/Monday FAVORITES!

Happy Monday!!!
I hope everyone had a warm weekend because I sure did!  The weather here was spectacular (think high 60s and sunny) so I’m going to be so sad when it gets cold and gloomy again.  Hurry, spring!

Since I enjoyed my Thursday night by hanging out with friends and finishing The Great Alone, I didn’t get my Friday Faves post up.  So here we are on a Monday with a post reserved for Fridays….maybe this will make the weekend get here faster?!

 Saturday morning I went for a 2 mile run in a tank top (!!!) and my new running tights.  I’m still working to build up my running back to what it used to be when I used to “go out and run a quick and easy 3 mile run” 😔  It’s been harder than I expected because 1. I’m very competitive with myself and am always wanting to improve on my pace which is hard when you’re trying to get back in the game and 2. our neighborhood has some really terrible hills which make me tired.
**Also notice Dustin’s clothes in the background on his dresser…..UGHHHH


I took pictures of two books that I want to eventually buy and read…
 I loved Their Eyes Were Watching God, so I assume I’ll like almost anything Zora Neale Hurston writes.  This book looks super interesting because the man pictured (can’t remember his name) lived in Alabama and tells Hurston his story.  Oh, and now that I’m typing this, I think his name is Barracoon ha!


This was in the school reading list section and one I haven’t read yet.  I always find these sections so interesting.  

Random, but this title makes me think of As I Lay Dying which is maybe my favorite Faulkner novel.  If you haven’t read it, you should!

Y’all know how much I love Meghan Markle.  It’s borderline embarrassing 😂  I came across this short video clip and thought it was so cute!


Have a great Monday!!

What’s Up Wednesday

Happy Wednesday, y’all!

Yesterday we had a “snow” day except that the snow never showed up–which is fine because I enjoyed an off day that we don’t have to make up!  I haven’t done a WUW post in a while, so I’m excited to be doing one today.

What we’re eating this week…
Monday night I had book club so I ate at a restaurant with my book club and Dustin ate at the basketball game he went to.
Tuesday = chili
Wednesday = Shay’s fiesta chicken but in tacos
Thursday = Dustin smokes a chicken
Friday = ??


What I’m reminiscing about…
Nothing at the moment!


What I’m loving…
-I took a break from drinking La Croix after reading all these articles about a lawsuit against them, but nothing came of that (trust me, I researched) so I’m loving having a daily La Croix!
-I asked for this retinol cream for Christmas and I was using it every other day to get my skin used to it, but now I’m to every night usage and I feel like my sun spots are gradually fading!
-I’m also loving that January is almost over haha!

-I’ve been following Krista’s blog and vlogs for a while.  She recently lost her job working for MLB so she’s been doing daily vlogs while she hunts for a new job.  I LOVE these because she lives in NYC and I find life there so fascinating.  I highly recommend y’all going to her channel and watching some of them!


What we’ve been up to…
Nothing super exciting.  I don’t think January is the most exciting month of the year.


What I’m dreading…
Bus duty each day ha!  I only have maybe a week and a half left–thank goodness!


What I’m working on…
Working out a certain amount of days each week and eating healthy.  That will forever be a lifelong struggle for me–not just a January resolution.


What I’m excited about…
OUR BABY NEXT MONTH!!!

If you’re new to my blog, my husband and I are in the process of adopting a baby and February is the month!!!  You can read a lot of my posts on adoption here and my posts on infertility here.


What I’m watching/reading…
I may be the last person on earth to start watching this show, but I just started watching The Great British Baking Show on Netflix and I am LOVING it!  I don’t know why it took me so long to watch it because I love all things British, but this show is great and I love watching how the contestants on this show react vs how Americans react on cooking competitions.  And I want to try these British treats!

I’m also watching Million Dollar Listing LA, This Is Us, New Amsterdam, Hallmark movies, and I’m waiting on Real Housewives of BH to come back on!

I’m currently reading The Great Alone!


What I’m listening to…
Leon Bridges’s latest album since Dustin and I are going to see him in late April.


What I’m wearing…
I’ve been terrible about outfit pictures so I vow to be better about it in February!
 A sweatshirt from college and my favorite cold weather running tights from Lululemon


 A coat from Old Navy (sold out) and my fave spanx leggings


 Lilly sweater (I linked the spring version) and spanx leggings


Southern sweatshirt and jeans (order 1 size down)


What I’m doing this weekend…
Packing the baby’s suitcase and trying to gather some of our things together so we can be on stand by


What I’m looking forward to next month…
BABY!!!


What else is new…
Nothing??


Bonus:  Favorite Valentine’s Day tradition?
Dustin and I don’t really have a Valentine’s Day tradition other than either eating out somewhere nice or cooking a nice dinner at home.  Last year, I was recovering from surgery so he made the most wonderful filet mignon ever with a wine reduction sauce, so I’ve requested that again this year.  We’re actually going to go out the weekend before as our “last meal out before baby”–it’s the closest we can get as adoptive parents haha. 

Weekend Review

Happy Monday, y’all!!!  Today’s weekend review will be short and sweet because I didn’t think one bit about taking pictures to document–sometimes you just want to live in the moment and not constantly take pictures, right?!

FRIDAY
I am definitely not a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl–more like a jeans and cute top kind of girl for our casual Fridays at school.  However, it was cold on Friday, so I decided to wear a t-shirt, sweatshirt, and my Ugg slippers to school!  My feet were so warm haha!

I’m teaching a new novel so Friday I read aloud one chapter before giving students group work to do.

After school, I came home and then went to the county championship basketball games with Dustin and my dad that night.


SATURDAY
Dustin and I slept in (trying to get as much sleep as we can haha!), so after I made blueberry muffins, we got ready to go find me new luggage.  It’s so crazy but I had the hardest time finding luggage because I honestly just didn’t want to be buying any luggage to begin with.  I ended up getting a set from TJ Maxx.

Dustin and I did a few things around the house before he headed back up to the basketball championship, and my sister and I went to Target to open our baby registry.  Registering was harder than I thought because I have a lot of stuff that I’ve had to buy already.  That’s the thing about adoption–unless you want to have a shower beforehand, your shower comes after the baby is already born and you’ve already had to buy a lot of things yourself.

After registering, I was excited to get home and shower and watch a movie while laying in bed–the dream! ha!  I ended up watching Hostiles, and when Dustin got home that night, he watched the ending with me.


SUNDAY
Dustin and I had church Sunday morning and then lunch at home.  I worked on this week’s meal plan and grocery list while he tinkered out in the garage and sprayed weeds.  After a crazy trip to Walmart (we’re expected to get some snow/ice Tuesday so everyone was at Walmart), I came home to sterilize the last bit of bottles and pacis.  Yesterday was also my stepdad’s birthday, so that night we went up to my mom and stepdad’s house for dinner and cake!