What's Up (Thursday)

 

As usual, I'm fashionably late for a What's Up Wednesday post! :) But here I am...on Thursday. 

Happy July to all of you! We had the last two days off work and are reentering the force today. So I thought that called for a fun post! Here we go!

1. What we're eating this week.

Well, my one request for earlier this week (as we entered our days off) was a pizza, and we sure enough had it! It was every bit as delicious as I'd hoped it would be! I also made chicken enchilada soup, and I think we still have one more serving of that. Ryan made me a delicious omelet while we were off, and yesterday we met one of my WBCL coworkers at McAlister's for lunch. I had the Savannah salad, which is my favorite salad there. So yummy! 

2. What I'm reminiscing about.

All the travel! I ordered my first ever scrapbook from Mixbook yesterday. (Have I told you about switching scrapbook companies?) I've been waiting for a sale and finally found one that seemed like the best deal I'd seen so far, so I ordered the book of our anniversary trip back in December. I've had it done for a while, but I hadn't ordered it. And while we were off, I worked on the scrapbook from our most recent trip. Exactly one month ago, we were on that trip, so it's fun to think back to what we were doing one month ago today. (Hey there, Hazel, Holly, and Heidi! We were at your house this time last month!) 

3. What I'm loving.

Sunset walks! The humidity is off the charts here right now. Ryan likens each day to breathing water, and he's not wrong! My hair grows to Monica Gellar-esque proportions every single day. But I am loving the summer days and long evenings that afford us the chance to take our beloved sunset walks. We get to see some real beauties most nights! 

4. What we've been up to.

Training new coworkers! We are so excited to have Sean and Sarah here, and we were THRILLED that they completely rocked their first solo shift. They handled everything that rolled their way and we completely enjoyed our time off. We really enjoy working with them and have already had some great conversations. 

5. What I'm dreading.

Dreading may be a strong term. Nervous is probably more accurate. Our next camping trip requires that I drive Abby. I did drive her when we test-drove prior to buying, but I haven't driven her since. And I'm okay with that! But for our next trip, we'll be staying in a state park for a few days, and it's a big park. We've decided to also take Ryan's truck so we can haul our kayak to boat launches that aren't near the campground. (It seems preferable to carrying a kayak for miles through the park...awkward!) But his truck is a stick shift, and I can't drive those, so the alternative is to drive Abby! 

6. What I'm working on.

Revamping our days! Now that we have new coworkers, we are committed to building some time back into our days so we can pick up a few things we've lost in the last year. We've started on some of it, but we have more to do! The new day planner is already in business in helping us reclaim some of what slipped away from us in the last year. 

7. What I'm excited about.

Haircut!!! My last visit to the salon was January 29th, and it shows. Everything is long and bedraggled and a mess. It's time for some help. BRING IT.

8. What I'm watching/reading.

We are watching America's Got Talent and are looking forward to the Olympics. I may or may not have taken in some of the Hallmark-Christmas-in-July marathon during our days off. Reading? The Bible. And that's about all I have time for! :) 

9. What I'm listening to.

Marco Polos!!! I have a handful of friends I communicate with through Marco Polo, and I usually listen to/watch those while I'm getting ready in the morning or finishing my steps at night. I really enjoy the chance to have those conversations in that forum!

10. What I'm wearing.

Thrift store jeans! When I visited my sister in Kansas, I went to the little thrift store in her town and scored TWO pairs of jeans. This was something of a miracle, since finding jeans in a regular store is always a challenge for me. Nothing ever fits me right. While we were off, Ryan and I went to the Goodwill and found a few more that worked for each of us! I'm pretty excited!

11. What I'm doing this weekend.

Working. I was hoping it would work out for us to have the 4th/5th off, so we could go see fireworks, but it didn't happen this year. I've not yet given up on finding a way to sneak just close enough to Fort Wayne's fireworks to watch them without getting caught in downtown traffic, but we'll see if I can make it happen. 

12. What I'm looking forward to next month.

Well, it's really THIS month, since it's the first day. Once I get Abby TO the campground, I'm really looking forward to our mini camping trip. We hope to hike and kayak and the whole bit!

13. What else is new?

We have some fun stuff out there on the horizon, but I'll keep those things for a surprise for later! :)