Summer Kickoff

The last few months have been a bit of a whirlwind; but, as I sit in Starbucks, debating what to write about, I realized I don’t necessarily have to boil it all down into one or two quick, easy, neat little categories. So I won’t. At least, not in this post anyway. So here’s what you’ve missed…. Or rather, what I have been too busy to blog about…

I started following the Keto Diet and love it. Lost 28 pounds so far.

I finished the first draft of the Deep Freeze manuscript

Joshua started swim lessons

I started a new job at a camp, Facility Manager

I turned 30

I completed my first half marathon, the Disney Princess half 10 year anniversary run.

Disney Vacation

Completed a week long ROPES facilitator certification course

 

South Austin Moms and Minis Facebook group reached over 700 members!

I got a new folding dining table for Mother’s Day

 

 

And there are a lot of really awesome things coming up in my life, too…

The Summer has just begun

I am starting a Summer Heart List inspired by the book Love, Life and the List by Kasie West

Joshua is turning 2!

I got invited to the CCCA 2018 Conference in Palm Springs in December

 

 

 

 

And so much more. But that’s what I’ve got for now. ❤

 

 

Midweek at Magnolia

This week has been very busy; but, it has been really great! Tons of fun stuff going on. A highlight of the week was spending Wednesday at The Silos and Magnolia Market in Waco, Texas with some friends. Many people know of The Silos and Magnolia Market from the hit tv show Fixer Upper with Chip and Joanna Gaines.

While at The Silos, my friends, Allison & Amy, and I enjoyed lunch at The Cheddar Box food truck. I got the Sweet Granny, a grilled cheese sandwhich made with granny smith apples, cream cheese, van sormon, cinnamon, and honey on a sweet potato bread and their tomato soup, which is tomato basil with roasted butternut squash.  (Totally not Keto friendly btw. Thank goodness for high carb cheat day!).

Then we enjoyed some time wandering around Magnolia Market. Home decor galore! So many pretty things to buy and great interior design ideas.

Unfortunately, many of the items were outside of my limited budget at the moment, so I chose to go with some simple tulip vases for the beautiful daisies my husband brought home the other evening.

And no trip to Magnolia/the Silos is complete without a stop in at the Silos bakery. Cupcakes and baked goods and coffee. You can smell the sugar from all the way around the block. I ordered a carrot cake cupcake for myself and a strawberries’n’cream cupcake for my husband.

All in all, it was an excellent day and we had a great time. I am very blessed to have such wonderful friends in my life and the ability to take a day off to enjoy spending time with them