Baha Mar Days 1 and 2

We took the kiddos out of school last Thursday and Friday for an extra long weekend trip to celebrate Kevin's big birthday in the Bahamas! They also didn't have school yesterday so it was great. 5 days 4 nights. We stayed at the Hyatt at Baha Mar which is very family oriented. 

First up, the airport. Got them to take us to our gate so they could learn about navigating an airport! Also we didn't check any luggage because we didn't want to wait for it when we got back to Charlotte. They've been terrible with luggage retrieval times in CLT. So we were team, "carry your own bags." Yes it is nice we are mostly at that point! Makes traveling soooo much easier! 

Got to Nassau around 11:45am. We had prearranged all of our rides with Cheryl's Taxi. They grabbed us and we were at the hotel in our room within 1 hour of landing...including a stop at the liquor store! Bathing suits on then out to play! 

We didn't have dinner reservations the first night because I sort of wanted to get the lay of the land. That was a bad idea. You have to have reservations for dinner at Baha Mar. We finally got into Katsuya for sushi but we were all past hungry! About to go up to get showered. 


After dinner we walked around the resort and found the flamingos. 


The next morning the kids and I ate at the Swimming Pig while Kevin got some work done. Then we all met up for the flamingo parade which was super cute. They do this every morning. MA and G loved asking questions about the flamingos. It was cute. 


Then off to the waterpark that is super easy to walk to. They both did this and had fun. 


Lots of water slides and Grady wanted me to do the lazy river with him. So cute! 


Lunch back on the beach where we had dropped our things. 






That time I got Grady a $65 Bahamas VV t shirt. Good grief! Yes everything is super expensive down there.


Dinner the second night (Valentines Day) at Marcus. This was the most pretty spot. 




Check out that view. Prettier in person. Glad we went here. I got the snapper and Kevin got a seafood boil. The kids tried it all. Yum!


Kevin was toast so I took Molly Anne and Grady to the arcade where they smoked some kids from Alabama on the dirt bike game! Haha. I said we practice in Ocean Isle Beach. Their dad said they practice in the backwoods of Alabama. 


It was a great two days but day 3 was our very favorite! Will be back soon! 

Cute Finds

ONE - I need some black jeans that are comfortable and don't have frayed hems so I can wear them dressier places. These are perfect and on my list. 

TWO - so I'm sort of changing how I carry my things around daily and getting rid of my Longchamp that carries my computer and all of the things. It's killing my back and right side of my body. Going to try a backpack for work stuff, eliminate carrying neosporin and a bunch of other crap I don't need (going to leave in my car instead) and will carry a smaller crossbody. I'm hoping this helps my back. Anyway, I ordered this bag and this wallet. Stay tuned for a report in on this. 

THREE - love this bathing suit. I'm sure I wouldn't look nearly as cute as she does in it. 



FOUR - love these wrap sandals and hoping I can get away with them for work this Summer. This is such a nice brand of shoes. Amazing quality. 


FIVE - I'm seeing this tee with jeans or dress pants and I love the idea of it. Super cute with tennis shoes or dressed up!


Happy almost weekend!

Peloton Journey Over

Well...it was a long 6.5 years of doing some sort of exercise on the Peloton app every week. Until a few weeks ago when I was injured (my back!) and was told basically to not move so I missed that week. Such a bummer. I remembered about 5am that Monday morning so 5 hours too late! 330+ weeks of movement!

Anyway, I'll have to get over it but it was a great streak while it lasted. I have almost had the bike and app since Grady was born. I used to ride the bike often but then had a toe issue and it killed my toe to ride. Then I started doing a lot of the strength classes and walks/runs. I've loved it all. 

I still will use the Peloton app because I love Alex, Callie, Alli, Kristen and some other instructors. I've also enjoyed just doing my own thing and using my watch to track progress and listening to whatever music I feel up to at the moment. 

Here's to many years of Peloton! 

Weekend Round Up

Last Thursday night I took Molly Anne to the prom fashion show at the local high school. It was super cute and she won a raffle prize so she was stoked!

Saturday morning warm ups. They announced they were going to work out before their basketball game. 

Ms. Julie came to watch both of their games which was so nice!


Saturday night we went to The Jimmy for an app (the Jimmy chopped salad and bread) and drink before meeting some friends at their club. It was a good time. They have a great vibe at their club and we loved it. 


Birthday party for one of Molly Anne's friends on Sunday at Urban Air! 




Then we had a little birthday celebration for Kevin! His big birthday is today! 

It was 82 and sunny so lots of kids playing outside at our house! 


A Greek yogurt dip I made for the Super Bowl. It wa good but you could tell it was healthy if that makes sense haha!


Reese's cookies. Picked up a variety from Sips and Dips, so good!


Glad the eagles beat the chiefs. It's fun for someone else to win every once in awhile! 

Chat soon! We have a birthday to celebrate over here!

Cute Finds

ONE - I saw this sweater in store and it's beautiful!

TWO - a simple dress that you could wear for so many occasions. 

THREE - love the color of this sweater with the gold buttons. So cute with the ecru jeans. 


FOUR - these candles smell so good and would be so pretty in any room. I'm partial to the volcano smell but these are fresh!


FIVE  - a bathing suit that doesn't look like all of my other suits!


SIX - off white jeans that aren't cut offs so can be dressed up. I would get petite so they're not too long. I'm 5'7" 

SEVEN - something else I saw in store - these adorable candles!

Bored

While we were driving last week, Grady asked me what I do when I'm bored. I said, "I'm literally never bored." And when I said that I kind of couldn't believe it but I'm truly not ever bored. 

There is plenty I could be doing. I could be exercising. I could be selling the kid's old clothes. I could be volunteering. I could be asking a friend to go to lunch. I could be watching something on tv. I could be playing with Mills. I could be playing with Grady. Molly Anne and I could do our nails or chit chat. I wouldn't be reading since I barely know how to read hahaha. I could be working. I could be planning a trip. Helping a neighbor. I could study for a license I'm interested in. I could go back to school to get my MBA which I doubt I'd do at this point. I could be doing lots of things!! 

Boredom is not really in my vocab. Do all of the things! Why not?!

Planes and Helicopters

Did I tell you guys about when I went to Utah in October on our company plane? We were landing at several different airports and seeing buildings we had under construction along the way. At our last one, we almost landed then went right back up. It was daylight out. But our pilots said there was a plane on the runway AND there were helicopters everywhere. They said it was best described as "chaos." 

Small airports like where we were don't have air traffic control towers. And it was a popular touristy place hence the helicopters. They were able to physically see them all and they had them located on their computers. I trust these pilots completely and would fly with them any day of the week. 

It makes me think about those people from last week's crash at Reagan airport. I just cannot believe that happened and I'm so sorry for them and all of their families. I hope the passengers and pilots on both aircraft didn't suffer at all. 

Ugh! I know a car crash is still more likely but it is something about having more control over that situation. Still, crazy people all over the place. I do not want to fly on the same plane with Kevin unless all four of us are together. We have discussed this but I'll be discussing it with him more!

Be safe all!