whelp. it’s fully fall now. october has come and gone. allow me to tell you about it. first up. the gym. i actually changed gyms this month. long boring story. but didn’t feel like i was getting the value i was paying for. and privately owned gym was planning to move into a building nearby […]
Author: sarah
carolina bills mafia takeover
every eight years, the bills are guaranteed to play the carolina panthers in charlotte. the last time this happened, we were on the road, the bills were still in their final drought year, josh allen was still in college, and i hadn’t fully completed my indoctrination of the lidkids. this year though. when the schedule […]
halloween quilt #6. :/.
it’s no secret that i haven’t had much sewing mojo for quite some time. a few blocks here and there. small projects. but i really haven’t had much juice. at all. but, turns out, being hobbled by an injury that forces me to rest a little bit (and not run off to hike every chance […]
last-ish hurrah getaway.
over the last year, i have been taking prerequisite classes so i can apply to winston-salem state’s accelerated bachelor’s of science in nursing program. i finished then up, took a big entrance exam sort of test, and applied in july. and then waited. if i get in, i’ll start in january, so i had high […]
annual mcafee pilgrimage
when an unexpected wide open weekend presented itself to me, i wasted no time planning my escape. it’s a busy time of year for hiking and camping in the south and the government shutdown further complicated matters, with national park service campsites all closing up and sending campers scurrying into state and private campgrounds. i […]
do i remember? the 30 days of september?
it’s mid october as i sit to type this. i uploaded the pics awhile back. it all seems like a dream now. september was fast. and busy. a whirlwind. anna’s field hockey career was in full swing. she has absolutely loved the experience. and it was fun for me to have a little sports mom […]
pumpkins and apples and tweens and teens.
it’s the lovely time of year again. cooler temps. leaves turning. pumpkin spice in every direction. and you know our family is here for it all. this year, in our effort to celebrate all things fall, we hit up The Farm, located just a bit north of us in dobson, north carolina. of course, after […]
rocky camp and hike vibes.
the kids are all settled back in school. temps are cooling. it’s about that time to take some weekend camping trips. for my first trip this fall, i was able to line up my campground with a scheduled hike with my local hiking group. i headed up to rocky knob campground off the blue ridge […]
blaugust. (see what i did there?)
well well well. looky what we have here. it is currently september 2nd, and i’m wrapping up august. it’s an early autumn miracle!! somehow, between vacations and camps and practices and appointments, hazel and i were able to squeeze in a quick trip out to zebulon to visit our long lost pals who moved away […]
back to school… and sports!
well well well. once again, summer vacation flew by with record speed, and suddenly it was time to head back to school. this year, i only have two kiddos in the public school system, hazel entering 6th grade (!!!) and anna beginning her sophomore year. since their start times are an hour and thirty minutes […]