With these past couple of weeks revolving around planning for my oldest daughters departure from school I think of my own college experience. I went to community college for two years and played softball (and had so much fun) but lived at home. I chose to live in an apartment as a Junior which was …
Back to school then and now
You know how FaceBook reminds you of your memories for that day? Recently I have been getting daily memories revolving around back to school. In fact one of my recent post memories was just one sentence “I just aged twelve years in Target school supply shopping.” School supply shopping has really changed for me. …
Thursday Papa Lesson: Shooting Oysters
In describing my Dad, his favorite things, right there at the top sits: ordering raw oysters on the half shell and “sucking those babies down.” I, like most of us, have a bit of a texture issue when it comes to what I eat. I am not a picky eater AT ALL, but there are …
MAKE THE TIME!
So we had Dad’s Celebration of Life this past weekend. It was a beautiful gathering of family, friends and neighbors. Including all of his favorite things. At his favorite place: his pool and his home. We got a taco truck and had outdoor games, swimming, drinks. All of it. Heartfelt toasts. Laughter. Music. Way too …
Middle Aged new kinds of Dr. Appointments and wtf just happened?!
You guys, real talk here. So all of us ladies do the boob smoosh. Tons of fun and whatever, it is what it is. We go. We get the boob vice. We leave and carry on with our day. Well apparently if they think they see “dense breast tissue” they recommend an ultrasound. …
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Thursday; Dad; music; and the looong “trench coat”
Music has always been a huge part of my life. It’s also played a large role in my relationship with my Dad. We all have various soundtracks to our lives. Maybe we have one for our childhood/teenage years. One for a certain relationship. One applicable to certain seasons or events. A trip. A moment. I …
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My baby girl’s first apartment 😳
My baby girl got the keys to her first apartment! We have been planning this for a while. I knew this was coming. But still, somehow, can’t wrap my brain or heart around it now that it’s here. Sadly last year due to Covid she had to attend her freshman year of college …
Thursday and Pepe
It’s another Thursday and as we know Thursdays are for my Dad. And if you don’t, see the blog post I wrote “Thursdays are now for Dad” My iPhone does this thing where it has a “featured photo”. It rotates and has a random photo each day. Which is fun. Today both photos were …
Baby steps
I do suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. I am not at all ashamed to admit or discuss either. Mine started in college. I was about 18. I was in class and I suddenly felt like I was going to be sick. Like puke sick. I got up and ran to the bathroom and once …
The struggle is real and I’d like to excuse myself from figuring out what’s for dinner.
I am at a stage in my life called “getting people places.” It is almost done, as my youngest is allllmost 16, however it feels that the closer I get to my children ALL being able to get themselves where they need to go when they need to go – the intensity and frequency that …
The text I’d send if I could..
Just sitting at Hailey’s softball practice and they’re doing a drill that I think you’d enjoy. I went to text you and forgot. Again. That I can’t. I do that alot. Or I’ll be out getting the mail and hear a motorcycle and look up to see if it’s you. But it’s not. Or see …
This is the year..
The entire goal of this year is simple in theory but difficult in practice: give myself a fucking break. Physically, mentally, emotionally. I will have two major surgeries within 8 months of each other. Foot surgery came first. Just as I was nearing the end of the walking boot stage, I needed a correction/additional surgery. …
Thursdays are now for Dad
In December I had a planned foot surgery scheduled. December 10th to be exact. What I did NOT have planned was that on November 23rd we would get the news that my Dad’s seven year fight with prostate cancer had come to an end, and hospice was all that we could do. It was the …
Today’s my favorite anniversary…
Some of you may know that I have a tattoo on my shoulder of a date woven through some flowers. The date is today’s. Because on this date 7/6/13 Josh and I decided to stop being afraid of “trying again” and decided to go for this love thing. After being divorced with kids it’s truly …
It’s more than just a sport to me…
Currently my life revolves around softball. Three nights a week practice for my unlicensed Hailey and every weekend tournaments. I say unlicensed because this means where she goes…. I go. And we go and go and go… Am I crabby? Hell no! Every weekend of my adult (up for argument on that word) life I’m …
