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A Saturday Tour of Belle Chèvre Creamery

Happy Monday, friends!  
Today marks the official one month countdown until the last day of school for students 🙌🙌  I know that this last month is going to fly by, and then we’ll be heading into summer vacation!  I know I sound like I’m wishing my life away this last month of school, but I’m just really excited about what this summer holds for lots of reasons…and I’ve got some plans for this blog, too!

All last week I had been looking forward to the surprise date that Dustin was planning for us on Saturday.  He’s such a great husband, but he’s not great at planning dates.  Because of this, I was so excited to see what he planned.  He told me to be ready to leave the house by 9:30 that morning.  It turns out he had been listening to me talk about how I wanted to take a tour of a local goat cheese creamery and had booked us an 11 AM tour.  I was ecstatic! 

I don’t have many pictures of the tour because I wasn’t sure if pictures were allowed, but if you’re ever in north Alabama, I recommend a tour and tasting at Belle Chèvre!

The creamery is located inside of an old cotton storehouse.



Dustin snapped this as I was coming out of the bathroom.  Don’t I look so excited?

Behind that wooden and glass door in the background is the area where they make and package the cheese.  There are only 5 people employed by the creamery and they rotate jobs sometimes, so not all 5 people are always making cheese.  We got to watch them make a pimiento cheese spread and it’s one of the popular ones.

The tour also included a history of the building, seeing some of the goats that provide milk for the creamery (and petting them!), and a video on the current president’s history with the company.  

The tour ended with a tasting of all their products, so obviously this was my favorite part since I love goat cheese.  Their spreads are their most popular and we tasted original, coffee, pimiento, cinnamon, fig, and honey.  Then we also tasted the log and a cheesecake made with goat’s milk.


 We walked over to the restaurant for lunch and both enjoyed a sandwich with goat cheese. Dustin got a pimento cheese BLT and I got a grilled turkey with honey spread.



Our fun little date ended with a trip to Starbucks for my favorite drink of the moment: cinnamon almond milk machiatto.
Linking up with Biana

Friday Favorites!

TGIF!!  Last week spoiled me because I had Friday off, so this week has felt a little bit longer than usual.  Like everyone else, I am so glad it’s Friday!  Dustin and I have plans to go bowling tonight at an event that benefits my cousin’s Relay for Life team, and he’s planned a fun day for Saturday for us….if the weather cooperates 😊

Today, I’m sharing a few favorite things!

Pinterest success?!  I made this cake for Easter and I think it turned out pretty good!  My rows aren’t straight or even but everything tasted good in the end.  That’s all that matters, right?!



Yesterday I wrote about one piece bathing suits and there was a huge support for one pieces!  I loved reading all of the comments!  My post yesterday is a list of suits I want, but this blue one is one I actually bought last year and love it!  It’s also 25% off right now!!



(my shirt–almost sold out! )
Since Dustin had to work on Easter 😞, this was our Easter picture together.  We met at my mom and stepdad’s for dinner after he got off of work.



 I had an appointment earlier this week and decided to treat myself to breakfast at Panera out on the patio.  It was so peaceful and the weather was perfect!  It definitely has me counting down for summer so I can do things like that more often.  P.S. I got the egg white, avocado, and spinach breakfast sandwich.



This is my favorite hairspray in the entire world!  I used to never wear hairspray because I hated how stiff it made my hair and even greasy once I brushed it out.  This hairspray is literally heaven-sent.  It holds perfectly and also makes your hair feel normal once you brush it out at night.  I can go multiple days without washing my hair while wearing this hairspray–I just use this dry shampoo every morning before teasing my hair.


Linking up with Erika, April, and Amanda

The Best One Piece Swimsuits (and I want them all!)

These past two weeks my school has been administering our state standardized tests.  As one of the teachers who administers the tests, we’re not allowed to do anything during the tests–literally, nothing.  No reading, no grading, cannot bring cell phones or smart watches in the room, no crossword puzzles….basically just sit there or walk around and don’t say anything.  

As an English teacher, I’ve tested 4 ENTIRE SCHOOL DAYS.  I’ve had LOTS of time to think or stare out the windows, and it’s led me to daydream about our summer beach trip.

After finishing grad school and gaining a little weight from the insane stress, I wasn’t comfortable wearing a two piece in public, so last year I bought my first one piece and loved it!  I’ve decided that one piece bathing suits can be so stylish, so I’ve rounded up a few of the ones I’m looking at for our family beach trip!


I actually have this exact suit (color and everything) and I love it so much that I wanted to include it!




six  (similar)
This is sold out now, but it’s my favorite!  I’m going to keep watching it to see if it comes back in stock–the back is the cutest.


Which suit it your favorite?