What a Cheesy Hodgepodge

 

1. What do birthdays look like in your house? How are they celebrated? Any special traditions? What about birthdays growing up? 

Birthdays really arent a big deal in our home. Both Ricky & I are in December - He is a Christmas Eve baby & I'm 5 days after Christmas.  For Ricky, its a busy day of finishing shopping & doing family Christmas. His birthday seems to always get sidelined.  I try to do something special for his day - a lunch or dinner - but its just never like everyone else's birthday.

Mine? You shouldn't work in Accounting with a birthday at year end. I'm usually working late on my birthday - or exhausted from working year end stuff & just want to relax.

Growing up - I can just remember getting to pick out dinner & the local bakery birthday cake. OH MY GOODNESS - they dont make cakes like that anymore.  Ours came from Buddy's Bakery.  Probably 8 inches tall of nothing but pure fat icing.  They were always decorated so beautiful too.

I will say - my dad was always the best - as an adult - he would always make me one of his famous sweet treats. Hershey pie always my favorite. But he'd always do something cute & fun - always special. .... Man, I miss him

2. Someone is sending you a dozen roses...what color are you hoping for? Are you someone who gets accused of seeing the world through rose colored glasses? Is your accuser correct? Elaborate. 

Ever since my wedding, Ricky always has gotten me white roses... so I would expect white roses .... over 30 years later - always white. I love it too.   They're not easy to find too - he does a good job.

I think I USED to be someone who saw the world through rose colored glasses.... um. Not so much anymore. This world has taken a crazy shift ... add in menopause - & yeah.... I miss those rose colored glasses days!

3. June 4th is National Cheese Day...will you celebrate? What's something (besides a burger) you make in the summer months that calls for cheese? 

EVERY DAY IS NATIONAL CHEESE DAY TO ME!!!!!  & to the dogs as well! They love them some cheese sticks.

We have grilled cheese a lot during the summer - & winter honestly - but its a fast snack/meal without heating up the house.  

& I love me some cheese & crackers for snacks, lunches - any sort of reason really.

Me & cheese - we're best friends.

4. 'tis the season...any weddings on your June calendar? What's the first word that comes to mind when I say marriage? 

No weddings ahead. & I'll never not hear THIS in my head when I hear the word "marriage"

Tell me you're a child of the 80's without saying you're a child of the 80's

5. What are you most looking forward to this June? 

Nothing really exciting coming up.... but there will be 2 days off work so I'll happily take that!

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

Did you see Sunny left the Eagle nest? ... My coworker saw it happen live & she gasped & told me it happened so she did a rewind of a few seconds so I could see it.... just been so amazing to check in on these girls. Yep - I just discovered they are both girls.  

One down- one to go. Love that Sunny came for a visit to encourage Gizmo to take the leap too.  I saw some wide shots that show mom, dad, & Sunny all in the same tree that Gizmo is still in.  This has just been the coolest experience to watch.

Soar on Sunny Girl!

Right before TAKE OFF

Weekend Highlights

 I honestly cant believe we're in the 6th months.

I saw a post that said - only 14 more weekends till Fall & I was mind blown.  That means it'll be like 10 weeks till Pumpkin flavored things explode everywhere.  Isnt that wild to think about....

Anyhoo... here's some highlights over the weekend

FRIDAY
* Ricky was on his way home while I worked from home & he asked if I wanted anything. Tell me how great apps are when I can order what I want at Starbucks & he can just zip right by & pick it up.  The future is good.  & the burst of green tea caffeine pushed me through the rest of the day.

Even got a little smiley face - I think?

* It had rained most of the day - gloomy, chilly rain - so when it finally broke & the sun came out, it was such a beautiful evening.  The clouds were just so fluffy - totally fall like clouds. I'm done with rain now for a bit. 

We had gone over & fed the horses & I sat with mom's cat for awhile.  I was just so tired & decided to stay home & rest for the evening.  

I must have been really tired because I dont even remember what I watched on TV that evening.... brain shut down

SATURDAY

GLORIOUS - I slept in. I rarely sleep in & most of the time, I dont like the way it makes me feel.  Like I missed a part of the day. Morning is my favorite time of the day - watching the world be quite & still - coming alive slowly.  But we're talking perfect sleeping in conditions. Fans on - window open & crisp cool 50 degree air - I ended up sleeping in till nearly 8am. What am I? - a teenager? ... nah - teenagers sleep till noon. But it felt the same to me. 

I made some coffee & wrote in my journal for the morning... & grabbed my book & started reading. OMG - this book is the CUTEST book. I'm really not a big fan of romance books - but this is just adorable. The perfect Rom-Com vibes - I think I laughed over a dozen times - LOUD laugh. I even choked up & cried. This was just precious. It had one part at the end that I was side eyeing - I dont care - the vibes carried it through - pure 5 star read for me.

Speaking of side eye.... look at this dog saying "you're going to read over playing with me?"

I am a serious reader too....I love annotating books with flags & highlighters... & I keep a notebook for all the books I read.  It's come in so handy to look back when someone asks about a book - I have characters & plot points & quotes... I dont play around when it comes to books. LOL

I'll have you take note of the rocks at the top of that page too.... those are all ROCKS I've taken out of RUSTY'S MOUTH! ... that dog! My goodness - he loves to chomp on some rocks.  We've dug up half of our landscaping but he still manages to find them. Drives me INSANE

I finally had to get life in order & went to do some laundry, clean & vacuum the house.... & of course, I lean down to get dog toys out from under the bed & lovely .... I hurt my knee. It only hurts when weight is on it. So if I'm standing, I can put all my weight on my other leg & its fine - but take a step - put any weight on the leg & NOOOO! .... oh well, perfect time to sit & ice it up watching some French Open. GO USA & COCO!!!!

I ended up getting more done around the house - limping the whole time - & of course more reading.... & then Ricky said, lets go get some dinner.  Works for me.  We went & took care of the horses & gave mom's cat some love & then headed out. I got some Veggie Fajitas & these were AMAZING! Broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, red peppers, onions, green beans.... I could have just eaten this straight off the frying pan with a fork - but of COURSE I'm gonna put them in a tortilla & put on some cheese, guac & lettuce! 

I left there & headed down to sit with mom for a few hours.  

She is still doing really well in rehab.  I was so happy to get her bed fixed though. She had been looking like she was hanging off the edge of it & her feet were hitting the foot board. She's not a tall woman so it never made sense.... but after getting some nurses to come look, they figured out what was wrong. They pulled the mattress back, fixed the bed adjustments & AHHH - mom looked so comfortable when I left for the night.  Sweet dreams mom!

I got home & just devoured my book.... I only had like 50 pages to go & I just left to enjoy in the morning - didnt want to rush.

Plus, I had to catch up on The Love Hotel on Bravo..... Ashley - girl - you are a mess!

SUNDAY

I slept so well again with this fresh cool air - so UN-JUNE like.  The dogs were all cuddled in bed with me & I couldn't understand why. Usually, they're with Ricky until they hear me wake up.... but I got up, went to start the coffee maker & my cell phone rings... & its Ricky. WHAT IN THE WORLD?

LOL - he was craving a Starbucks coffee so went down - at 7 am to go get one - he must have REALLY been craving it.  He asked what I wanted & I was like, works for me - put up the coffee maker!

I finished up my book waiting for him to get home with it....& perfect morning

I was playing with the dogs & straightening up & all of a sudden, see a commotion out in the back yard & that coffee must have hit just right because Ricky had a ladder out & chopping parts of our tree off. He gets in his tree cutting moods. 

He spent the WHOLE day cutting down trees - back in the woods, he took out a HUGE one. He terrifies me when he does it. He acts like he knows what he's doing - but I question it & remind him - he's gotten very LUCKY with each tree he's taken down.

I wonder if there's a school to teach how to cut down trees .... he'd love it - that's for sure. 

I started a new book & was in & out of it through the day - watched some more tennis with Shelton & Alcarez playing (those young kids are BEASTS), seeing mom, prepping for the week ahead, paying bills - the weekend just needs more than 2 days - so not fair.

I got an early shower & then spent most of the night picking ticks off Ricky where he was in trees all day. SO MANY TICKS!!!!  ....ewww....

I ended up finishing this book & can I say - NO - just NO.... not a good one. I listened to a podcast on it today & they agreed - which  makes me feel so validated.  Its noted as the next Adie Larue - I can assure you - it is NOT.  This just got a big 1.5 stars from me. & that half star is being generous.

& another weekend in the books... 

One Sentence a Day - May 2025

 

My sweet bloggy friend Leslie left me a message & said that now I'm back - am I going to do One Sentence a Day again? ... I mean, I started that EONS ago.  Just one quick snip of the day  & people took the idea & made it their own in a lot of ways & I loved seeing it.  But now... I may do this again - its the perfect memory place.

Plus, I downloaded this fun little app that you can keep a pic a day so this is handy too for memories of the month... so let's give May a try

1 - Thankful for my brother's friend who was able to go to the horses to meet with the ferrier #keepthosenailstrimmed

2 - Covering for a coworker on a Friday makes me so ready for the weekend #TGIF

3 - Spent the day at home watching the Kentucky Derby while Ricky was rocking out in the rain to Metallica in Nashville #ROCKON

4 - Rainy day kept me on the couch all day reading #gloomy

5 - Happy Graduation Day Rusty Collins! #whoseagoodboy

6 - Took the day of to get my car services & pay property taxes & snuck & saw Thunderbolts #greatmovie

7 - Finished The Grace Year & my mind is just spinning #handmaidstalePLUSYellowjackets

8 - THERE'S A NEW POPE! #americanatthat

9 - Friday is PIZZA NIGHT! #nocooking

10 - Lots of shopping & enjoying a yummy lunch with free cheesecake #yumyum

11 - Happy Mother's day where we had to wrangle up a stray mini horse that is obsessed with Baby! #hesinlove

12 - Enjoyed a walk at the park for an evening stroll #empty&quiet

13 - No coffee creamer at work forces me to do a Starbucks run #dontmind

14 - Rusty loves when I work from home just for the strawberries on my breakfast #happypuppy

15 - Covering for coworker always makes a busy day #workathomeatnight

16 - Storms tearing through above us & below us leaving devastating tornados #heartbreaking

17 - Time to go out & buy some flowers to finally brighten up our home #onsaletoo

18 - I am just sucked in a new book & have the perfect weather to sit outside & just enjoy #happyplace

19 - Mom is back in the hospital #itsbeenafewmonths

20 - Got home from the hospital to beat storms & ended up catching the rainbow that followed #nevergetsold

21 - All the take out from being at the hospital, I actually cooked dinner tonight #mushroomflatbreadpizza

22 - Finally got mom's MRI done & everything looks great! #noissues

23 - Mom got moved to rehab center from hospital #onwardandupward

24 - Went shopping before seeing mom to go pick her up some goodies while she's in Rehab #whodoesntlovenewsocks

25 - A fall like day left me reading a book I've been anticipating for awhile #goodtimetodigin

26 - Memorial Day & the unofficial start of summer is here! #yearwillflybynow

27 - Mom looked so good today when her BFF came & sat with her during the day & got her hair all combed out & braided #settledin

28 - Work from home day let me get up early & watch the last episode of The Handmaids Tale before logging on #DLTBGYD (if you know, you know)

29 -  Got mom loaded back up on snacks & drinks & she looked so good & happy in rehab today #pushingon

30 - Why is it May & still feeling like fall? #chilly

31 - Lots of cleaning, reading & visiting mom #Saturdaytothefullest

From my Photo a Day app

BYE MAY!!!!!