What's Up Wednesday | May

 

1: WHAT WE’RE EATING THIS WEEK:

Monday – Seafood Boil {crab, crawfish, mussels, sausage, corn, shrimp & potatoes} for Memorial Day

Tuesday – Steak & Seafood -- I got this {it was SO GOOD} Seafood is the safest option for the entire family.  We all love it!

Wednesday – Chopped Cheese & Beef Heroes

Thursday – Meatloaves with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

Friday – Cheesy Smashed Pork Burgers

Saturday – Pizza delivery!

Sunday – TBD

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2. WHAT I’M REMINISCING ABOUT:

The month of May -- man it was a good one for us!  
Cullyn's football team played well in the championships {took 3rd}.  Jordyn's club team did great and her school team won the championship!  
Mother's Day was great!  

3: WHAT I’M LOVING:
School is ALMOST out for the summer!!! {tomorrow!}
I'm also loving my freshly detailed car!
Monthly highlights are also my Book Club and Card Club nights!

4: WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO:

Off-season sports practices/training.  It's definitely slow season & I'm embracing it!  We've done a little yard work, but we've spent some Saturdays at the beach and Sundays in the pool, so that's been NICE!  Cullyn has went fishing almost every single night!

5: WHAT I’M DREADING:
I feel like we're going to blink and summer break will be over and the kids will be starting school again.  Sigh.

 6: WHAT I’M WORKING ON:
Booking vacations!!, a little end of the school year pool party for the kids, finalizing details for our Alaska trip, this puzzle, & an application to the HOA!

7: WHAT I’M EXCITED ABOUT:
SUMMER BREAK!!!
We're traveling most of the summer, but I'm SO excited to have the kids home for a couple of months.  I say it all the time {& I know I'm in the minority} but I just LOVE having my kids at home!  I genuinely miss them when they're at school!  We are going to Iowa for a couple of weeks and while we're all excited to catch up with family & friends {we haven't been back since CHRISTMAS!} the kids are especially excited.  If Cullyn asks me one more time how long until Iowa I might just lose my mind!  We've started our 'Iowa Musts' list!  Casey's breakfast pizza isn't going to know what hit it!  & I have to get some sushi!  Cullyn is ready to fish and ride 4-wheelers with his buddies and Jordyn wants to hang with friends and go tubing around the lake.  We're also going to get to see my parents NEW HOUSE!  I'm so dang excited for them!

8: WHAT I’M WATCHING/READING:

All the Cubs games {I love that we all 4 enjoy this!}

Jordyn has also been watching the Chicago Med/Fire/PD series with me.

And we watched Goat as a family the other night -- it was okay.  Cullyn said it felt like an 'off brand Zootopia' and I think he nailed it! ;) {we give it a 7/10}

I watched Soul on Fire one day and it was good!

Adam and I watched GreenBook and it was excellent. 

Clearly we've watched a lot of TV lately.  I blame this on it being rainy season.

I read Die With Zero, Party of Liars, Between Shades of Gray, The Senator's Wife &  The Spectacular

9: WHAT I’M LISTENING TO:

Bailey Zimmerman {can't get enough since we went to his concert}
Chris Stapleton Radio on Spotify

10: WHAT I’M WEARING:

This Top, with these shorts, shoes & this watch band.  
Always with these! {they don't get caught in your hair!}

11: WHAT I’M DOING THIS WEEKEND:
I'm hoping for some beach and pool time before Adam leaves for a work trip, but other than that we don't have anything planned besides church!

12: WHAT I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH:
J & I get to visit my sister & baby Zoey! :)
The kids have camps {including a sleepaway camp for Cul}
We go to Iowa for a couple of weeks & the kids couldn't be more excited!
Oh, and bonus -- I get to hear Adam sing again.  His band is playing for a private party when we're back in Iowa. :)

13: Last Amazon Purchase:

This watering can!  It's a game changer!  HOW have I went this long without a watering can?! For YEARS I have been filling a quart mason jar {1 million times!} and walking around watering my indoor {& outdoor!!} plants!  It looks like it's out of stock, but this watering can is amazing.  It holds a ton {2 gal} without being too heavy & gives the best 'shower' to my plants.  I'm saving so much time -- haha!  #TellMeYourOldWithoutTellingMe ;) 

TRAVEL TUESDAY || Travel Essentials

Here are a few of the first things I pack every time I travel...

Essentials for any trip!

My go-to travel backpack!  This goes on almost every single trip with me.  It holds everything so well -- lots of compartments!  It also counts as a backpack, so it's free to take on the small airlines {Allegiant, SunCountry, JetBlue, Breeze, etc.}

These packing cubes make every bag instantly cuter!

All the chargers since I usually forget a least one if I try to pack them separately!  Plus I never leave the house without one of these & my sunglasses!

I have been using {& raving about} these for years, but they are super convenient and also offer the BEST lather!

The kids love their airpods, but I love these, and Adam uses these.

Hopefully our trip requires this! ;)

CARDS, always cards!  We love this game!  

What did I miss?  What is the first thing you pack in your suitcase?

Favorite Family Games

 

These are our go-to games when we sit down for family game night.
{for the record, EVERY night would be family game night if it were up to me!} ;)  As a reminder, our kids are currently 13 & 14, but we've been playing all of these games since they were in elementary school {probably 8ish on}

I cannot tell you the HOURS of entertainment these games have brough!  And some of the memories tied to them are the best.  Our best friends brought Play Nine with them when they came to visits one time and we played it SO MANY times that trip!  Cribbage will always take me back to nights at the lakehouse playing Chris Stapleton music and sipping on a drink with Adam {of the New Year Day we played with my inlaws!}  Flip7 is recent, but I'll go back to the nights we played this in the hotel lobby with the volleyball parents when I'm 80 and thinking back to the 'good ole days'.  I played THOUSANDS of games of Sorry and Rack-o with my grandma {the person who gave me my love of games to begin with!} and one of my core memories from childhood is playing Skip-bo with my mom almost every single night before bed {something I did with J for years} Ahh.  Games are the BEST!  

I'll post about the different card game we play another time, but I love them so much I started a 'card club' this year! :)

What game do you love?  We're always looking to learn new game.