Photo from Code of the West Instagram And happy 250th birthday to the greatest country on earth! She may not be perfect, but she’s good. The land of the free. The home of the brave, because of the brave. Thank you to all who founded our country and to those who continue to keep it... Continue Reading →
Drive
Whenever I hear Alan Jackson sing Drive (For Daddy Gene), I can’t help but think about my dad teaching me to drive in our church parking lot. We used his red Jeep Grand Cherokee, and when I practiced parking I hit the gas instead and we flew over the parking block into the street. We... Continue Reading →
Weekly Review 93
Hello, readers! I hope you all had a great week. Over here in the region we had our normal routines going on, along with a birthday dinner, a date night, and taking Mr. O to his first movie theater experience. It was a great one and I hope you’ll follow along. My week started very... Continue Reading →
Weekly Review 92
Hello, all. This week was a short one (at least for work) and it was more of the same, if I’m being honest. However, towards the end of the week there were a couple events that were out of our normal routine. So stick around for a while and enjoy this week's Weekly Review. On... Continue Reading →
Weekly Review 91
Hello, readers! This week brought lots of cuddles, a tornado to the region, a Greek festival, and much more. Let’s explore this week’s edition of my Weekly Review, where I share my previous week with you. Monday morning was business as usual, so let’s skip ahead to the evening. After work, Mr. O and I... Continue Reading →
Weekly Review 90
This was an eventful, yet tiring, week. There was commuting to Chicago, seeing an old friend, and two parties to attend. Overall, it was a fun one, but some of it I wouldn’t ever do again (can you guess which one? lol). On Monday morning I was up early. Around 4/4:30-ish AM. I was getting... Continue Reading →
Weekly Review 89
Hello, readers! This week was a fun one. It was filled with lots of exercise (finally), a few quiet moments, a day off from work, and family fun. Let’s begin! Monday was a holiday here in the U.S.A so I had the day off from work. My morning was so peaceful and I’m afraid I’m... Continue Reading →
Weekly Review 88
This week was full of healing, discovering new roommates, falling back into normal routines, and (finally) celebrating Lea’s birthday. It was a fun one! Early on Monday morning I realized I was not going back to sleep. At this point I had only slept a few hours, but since I wasn’t going back to work... Continue Reading →
Weekly Review 87
Hello all! For the first time in 87 weeks this will be a short and sweet weekly review. I’ve been out of commission this week due to medical reasons (I’m okay!), so I was resting the entire time. I spent my week binging four seasons of Home Improvement, eating, complaining, sleeping, going to doctors appointments,... Continue Reading →
Weekly Review 86
Hello, my fellow Region Rats. I haven’t called my readers that in a long time. Whether you’re from The Region or you just follow along with the happenings of the life I’m living here, welcome. If you’re not from The Region that’s okay, as I have made you an honorary region rat. This week felt... Continue Reading →
