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 […]
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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 […]
july stuff. twentytwentyfive.
i’ll spare you a long intro. here’s the stuff that happened in july, between the cracks. firstly. i’ve lived in winston-salem for 20ish years now. and for the last six, i have driven past this lotus filled marshy area at least twice a day. i always say, “i should walk there someday” and then i […]
rich stadium. aka: the ralph, highmark.
as soon as we settled on the dates for our summer trip to ny, i immediately hit the bills website to see if there were any public tours of their stadium that we could attend during our stay. turns out, there absolutely was and we booked it. (it made for a very long travel day […]
febz blog. in a timely fashion.
whereas january felt like it was seven months long, i blinked and february was gone. our february this year was pretty darn uneventful. outside of my stone mountain hike, all of the happenings of february qualify for this “monthly recap post” if that tells you anything about the excitement level over here. still mostly rolling […]
a very cold and snowy january.
since we have been back living in winston-salem, we have had really mild winters, and haven’t had any snowy weather to speak of. well, this year, at the very end of christmas break, right when i really would have preferred everyone go back to school, the snow finally came. several times even. it was sort […]
isaaczilla is a legal adult.
whelp. we made it. seems like yesterday that this guy came rip roaring into our lives. and now, he’s legally an adult. it’s been a wild ride. a lot of highs and a lot of lows. but, we seem to be cruising into a good place and i just might have churned out a decent […]
december (and 2024) wrap up.
december was incredibly busy. decembers and mays always are. here’s the haps between and around the birthdays and holiday events. kicked things off with a literal $997 trip to costco. mostly for baking items for the impending cookie mayhem (and anna’s weekly cookie mayhem), but also grabbed several gifts and some other expensive items (meat!). […]
this years cookies i swore i wasn’t making.
i say it every year. “next year i’m not making so many (or any) cookies”. and then next year rolls around. and i start small. and then i keep adding. and before i know it, i’ve made even more cookies and more varieties than the year before. i would hate to see what would happen […]
november is my fave.
it might be because it’s my birthday month. or because of the fall vibes. cool nights. or because of thanksgiving and delicious foods and christmas around the corner. but i think we can all say that november is a good month. anyways. we kicked off our november this year with our annual bonfire and chili […]