Dear Gentle Readers, oh wait. Do y’all still have season 3 of Bridgerton on the brain too? Let’s pause for reflection. Oh, my. Well, that whole topic is for another blog post! This post will be all about my little getaway to Fredericksburg for two nights with my husband aka the Big Stud. […]
Love
Now What
Somehow we went from this: To This: in a blink of an eye! Savannah is an international affairs major at a college 1500 miles away on the east coast. She managed to pull out a 4.0 in the her first semester! (yes, I still can obnoxiously brag about her!) and Catherine is […]
What Color Is Your Mid Life Crisis
My very first job out of college was as a consumer loan officer at a mid sized credit union in the Dallas area. The branch where I was located was one street over from the huge facility where employees in the oil and gas research industry were members. Back in those days, credit unions served […]
The Black Sheep of the Family
I’ve been thinking about my sister Liz a lot lately. It will be 11 years ago today that we lost her to triple negative breast cancer. I hate cancer. It just really sucks. She became a grandmother this year. She would so proud of her son and her daughter in law. They are such great […]
Red Peonies
One of the many ways I tried to change things up during the pandemic was buying fresh flowers for the house on a weekly basis. At first, it felt so decadent. And then I realized that Trader Joe’s and Costco have small bunches for decent prices. It became a habit pretty quickly. I got used […]
Home
After more than sixty years, we finally sold our family home. I guess the stars had finally aligned, and everyone was ready to finally part with it at the same time. We would always tease our mom about it taking years for us to clean out the house after her and dad were gone. She […]