Monday, March 18, 2024

St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Well on Friday, it was a half day but Grady woke up with a fever so Mills and I took care of him. We picked Molly Anne up at 11am, and I tried to work. It was an adventure of a day. We also had a guy come over to fix our dryer and he told us we needed a new washer. I had a bunch of work stuff that day too so I truly was a zoo. It was what it was though. Did the best I could. 

Friday evening we had breakfast for dinner then Molly Anne and I scooted to get our nails done. High priority ha!

Saturday morning cuddling with my peeps. 


Molly Anne and I also went to a few shops on Saturday and got some errands done. She loved this bracelet from Evereve. 


We went for a bike ride. It was such a nice day!


We went to our neighbor's St. Patrick's Day party across the street. I took two pictures. Their menu and a picture of TC and I. Isn't this menu amazing?! 




We watched the NC State game at DBs with our next door neighbors but came home early. We got to see the second half at home. So awesome they won the ACC Championship! Grady and I watched the game again Sunday morning!


Green milk and the leprechaun made the toilet water green! Molly Anne wouldn't let me make her milk green hah!


The girls put together a sale of popsicles, rainbow loom bracelets and fans so we all congregated and played outside in our driveway for awhile. 

I'll share our traditional Irish meal we had for dinner, tomorrow! 

Talk soon friends.

Friday, March 15, 2024

Five on Friday

1. Love this bread and highly recommend!

I like to get fresh deli meat but if I'm iffy on if I'm going to be able to eat it all in a particular week, I'll grab this for the fridge. It always has a longer expiration date. Anyway. Love the variety pack option of turkey and ham!



2. Grabbed these cute cupcakes for the class that I'm room mom for! Thanks taj teeter in rea farms!


3. He's just such a big boy now!


4. Molly Anne and her bath soap options. This is mild actually. She must have put some away! The tile in this shower still makes me crazy. The vertical pieces were supposed to go up about 40% of the way....not just a few rows. Grrrr. Should have asked them to redo it. The joys of building a home. 


5. A great work dress but it runs small, or maybe I'm not used to such fitted clothes. This is a 14. And I pretty much wear a 12 or large in everything. This is the Italian wool material. I may look for it again this Spring in more of a cotton. Solid classic dress though in case you're looking. 




Have a fun St. Patty's weekend!

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Jeans

1. I really like where these jeans hit me on my waist. Two things - size down - they run a bit big. And they're not as white as a sheet of paper. They have a hint of ecru in them. A favorite for sure!



2. These are a no for me. There is just too much material in the leg, in combo with my big ole legs to look flattering! They also are almost too high waisted and it makes my stomach rolls stick out. I didn't want to use that ugly picture!


3. These jeans are so soft and I love them. Skinny jeans forever!


4. For ever and always my ole trusty jeans. I would even wear these on a plane instead of leggings. Yep usually I hate jeans so I'm always on a mission to find good ones. 



5. A jean jacket for good measure! I feel like these are most worn in the Spring when it's getting a bit cooler. I will say for this one - it seems like it's on the short side length wise. 




Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Spring Activities

Well, it's another edition to where I'm hauling my kids around to after school for this Spring! Let's be honest - it's really Julie and I. I couldn't do it without her!

Molly Anne:

She is still swimming a 2-3 days a week on her year round swim team. 

I also signed her up for a private lesson at Charlotte Aquatics (at the same time Grady goes) to work on her strokes. She isn't getting a lot of one on one help on her strokes at the year round place and I sorta realized that she wasn't getting better and faster. She has already seen such a difference from Charlotte Aquatics. You can't keep practicing bad habits and that was happening. 

She is enjoying Girls on the Run this Spring. I'm helping coach on Wednesdays. It's quite a commitment to do with my full time job but I do understand that the years are short and she wants me to be there with her. So, I make it work. The 5k run at the end of April will be great for the girls. This program is really wonderful and empowering for grades 3-5 girls. 

Tennis is still likely both of my kids favorite part of their week with Coach Eddie! They LOVE tennis!

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Grady:

Grady is back to swim lessons at Charlotte Aquatics. Gotta get him ramped up for Summer Swim Team and for going to away camp this summer so I'm not a nervous wreck! I feel confident he could save himself at this point (I felt that way last year) but I want to be really sure about it! Swimming is non-negotiable. I always say that Molly Anne could definitely save me at the beach. I want Grady to get to that point too!

Baseball is back in action for Grady. He has a great team this year full of friends of friends and he's very excited. He is doing coach pitch this season!

And yes, Tennis is a big highlight for Grady as well. He LOVES Coach Eddie! I will also say - tennis has been fantastic to improve Grady's baseball game. Grady almost instantly started making contact in baseball and I know it's from the hand eye coordination he has learned at tennis. Tennis is such a great sport.


As always - I know it's a lot. But when we stay busy, we stay out of trouble. We learn good things about being on a team. About exercising to keep our heart healthy. And allllll of the other things! 

These are the days with my two and I love every second of it. Molly Anne is 8....in 8 more years she'll be driving herself to all of these things. I cherish the time in the car with both of them....we have GREAT conversations as we drive around. Precious time friends. 


Monday, March 11, 2024

Birthdays and Frank Foster

Friday after school playing in the swamp across the street from our house. It's such a cool area and I can't believe we had never been down there in 6 years. 


On Saturday Molly Anne went to Maggie's escape room birthday party. She had the best time!






Kevin and I went to our friend Josh's 50th surprise party at NoDa Brewing! So fun. 


Our original Avenue condo crowd!


Jenn, David, Kevin and I went over to Goodyear House for dinner. It was good but wasn't crazy good. This was the burger. We also split shrimp and grits. 


Then we headed to the Frank Foster concert at Neighborhood Theatre. 


Frank was awesome. I didn't realize how young he was. Check out Whiskey on the House that he sings. And Who I Am! 



We played outside most of Sunday. Grady and I practiced hitting baseball (we used tennis balls) and we've been doing that a few times a week. He's obsessed. We've also been playing soccer almost every day. Got some volleyball in today with Molly Anne. It was a beautiful day to be outside. We don't have pollen yet so this has been a treat!





We wrapped up the weekend with Grady singing Grace (La De Da) in front of the church. It was adorable and he knew the whole thing!






Ready to get after it this week! 

Friday, March 8, 2024

Five on Friday

1. And so it begins for Molly Anne. She needed some makeup remover and face wash. I added a couple face lotions too in case she wanted to try those. She LOVED having this on her counter when she came home. All from Target. 


2. My hair is wild from playing tennis the night before and sunglasses on my head. But I always take the kids with me to vote. Kevin came this year with us too. I think it's so important to show them to vote!


3. I have gotten asked about headbands that Molly Anne wears. This one just came out and I ordered right away. Perfect for Spring and Summer. 


4. Grady started back at Charlotte Aquatics about a month ago. Getting him ready for summer swim team and pool/beach this summer. He's also going to an away camp and I want to mentally know that he's solid near water with his swimming abilities. Molly Anne is joining him in a private lesson for a month to learn some techniques because she's not getting that instruction on her year round swim team. 


5. Dr. Seuss week was this week so they've had fun dressing up! Silly sock day is always a hit. 


Happy weekend!

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Thursday Looks

ONE - a classic navy and white stripe with puff sleeve. Can layer it now and keep by itself when the weather warms up!


TWO - this dress caught my eye. I don't wear a ton of pink because of my orange hair but I do love this color and shape of dress. 


THREE - ordered this shirt and cannot wait to receive!


FOUR - super sleek top


FIVE - a great basic black tank to have in your closet. I wear mine all of the time. Under a cardigan or sweater or simply as an extra layer!


PS - loved this dress and did not like these flare jeans! I would have the dress cinched at the chest because it's too low for my liking. Great dress for going to dinner though. Wouldn't wear for work or church because it's too short. I'm 5'7". 

These were not me at all! Keeping it real!