I think this sign says it all. We have a hurricane coming, folks and we are not leaving (yet). We are still a day or so away from landfall and all bets are being counted. Until then, there’s a beach waiting. But first, breakfast. It is so nice having a real stove and oven. I …
Posts from: 2017
If it’s early October or November, we are usually headed to the beach. This year, we went back to one of our favorite places around Apalachicola, Florida. This year, we happened to arrive at our condo just in time for the rising of the Harvest Moon for 2017. I’m glad the clouds cooperated enough for …
Tis the Season. Even if Fall is just beginning, I’ve had a few fall things secretly hiding around the RV. The first is obviously a candle. I can’t exactly display my Basic card without a fall candle or 3. Bath and Body works has received most of my attention and funds this year. Sweater Weather …
We are a few weeks from closing and a LOT is happening. First, the cabinet man has worked some miracles. When he came to do the measurements, I went into great detail about the open shelves. He asked a few questions and spent some time talking with me about the reasoning behind wanting this open …
Technically, fall doesn’t arrive for another week, but this girl starts the frivolity on Sept. 1st. I know the weather will not cooperate but that has never stopped me before. After putting in a few hours in my classroom on Saturday, I wanted to try out the new Aldi store. I have never been to …
I’m resurrecting my old running list of posts that I absolutely love to write, but forget to post. The Friday favorites! These are favorite things, people, food, etc from all over. 1. Filofax Malden in purple. This is actually my second Malden. My first one was stolen out of my car along with the best …
I love the sunsets on barrier islands in Florida. Cape San Blas and St. George Island have gorgeous sunrises and sets. We got up and hit the beach one more time before driving back. We will be back in October but I never miss a beach sunrise if I can catch one. The drive home …
What a beautiful day we had! We are not normally beach-sitters. Both of us are not used to sitting at our jobs and just sitting around makes us restless after a while. However, this year, is different. He has not taken a day off in months. Many months. Building a house while working a regular …
It’s a really big weekend around here. We are celebrating an anniversary, awaiting the first Alabama football game of the year, and FINALLY going on vacation for the first time in a long time. There is a lot of great things happening this weekend and day 1 is jam-packed already. A few years ago, two …
Even though we didn’t travel this year, with the house construction in full swing, I did take a few weeks off my blogging schedule. Summer living inside an RV is just not conducive to great cooking. It’s too hot to use the stove and the oven is WAY too hot. I spent most of my …
The past couple of days, life has been very hectic. On Saturday, we spent the day in Jasper trying to get my mother-in-law’s house ready to sell. It’s a time of transition for her to downsize and us kids are doing the literal and metaphorical heavy lifting of this transition. We were up early, ate …
Summer is a time for grilling! However, I wanted steak and the grillmaster is at work, so I improvised on my RV stove. I had a skirt steak I bought from my local beef farmer and I was hungry for a plate of beef and vegetables. This is the first time I’ve tried this since …
I am back to school today. I am substituting in the summer program! I am usually out of the state for the month of June so I have not taught summer school in years. I have heard many great things about the summer program and how it is a great way to earn some extra …
Eating Paleo and going through a few rounds of Whole 30 for a few years have firmly slapped my behind in the “believer” seat. I have had my best fat loss and smallest-sized clothing while on Paleo and have had consecutive months when I couldn’t be any happier in my own skin. I love the …
Since we did not travel this summer and with the heat already setting in, we have managed to break our 3-movies-a-year habit. We have already seen 3 movies this year and it’s only June. We both love to watch movies, but with my dependency on Closed Captioning at home and his restless watching mode, we …
When a tropical storm sends torrential rain for 4 days, guess what is NOT getting done? Home construction. The vinyl guys can’t work. The drywall guys can’t do their stuff until the insulation guys spray between the walls and they can’t do that until all the vinyl is out of the garage and finished on …
Sausage, cheddar, cream cheese, and jalapenos. That sounds very similar to one of my favorite appetizers, doesn’t it? While Alabama football is still a few weeks away, I needed a change to my standby scrambled eggs with either bacon or sausage. I was feeling fancy and had the time to get all the ingredients and …
I registered for the Rock’n’Roll Virginia Beach half marathon last week! And this time, I’m actually going to stick to a plan and possibly continue the plan into a full marathon in December. Now that I’m signed up, I decided to stick to the tried-and-true Hal Higdon plan. His training plans have guided me to …
Summer is definitely here! I know the actual summer solstice is a few day away, but around here, the weather dictates our definition of “summer”. With the increasing variety of our produce, I think we are well on our way to a great summer in Alabama. I haven’t been back to Pepper Place in a …
Laying low and eating some really good burgers. Every now and then, I want gooey beef and cheese burgers. I had some broccoli that needed roasting but it’s June and I refuse to turn on the RV oven. I threw this in a pan with butter. It’s not crispy roasted broccoli, but it worked …