Life Update June 2024

Hello friends! It has been a hot minute since I’ve posted on this little old blog of mine. April, May, and most of June kept me very busy. I’m pretty sure most weekends were booked, and I had a crazy amount of activities. Then I was trying to edit a video for YouTube, and it was giving me issues, but thankfully I got it done! I figured I’d give a bit of an update on all that has been going on as of lately.

Autumn’s First Holy Communion

Autumn had her First Communion in May. We are so proud of all she learned this year to prepare.

Annabelle’s artwork recognized

One of Annabelle’s artworks was included in the end of year art exhibit for our school district. I was so proud of her! Annabelle loves drawing, crafting, and anything to do with art, so this really made her day.

The Northern Lights

It’s not everyday you can see the Northern Lights in Michigan. Due to the geomagnetic storm in May we were able to see them! I totally let the girls stay up late so they could experience it (the colors showed up more on my phone than what we could see with the naked eye).

The only other time I have seen them is back when I was at MSU, when we randomly saw them one night. Once again, it isn’t a common occurrence in the lower peninsula of Michigan.

End of year shenanigans

The elementary school our kids go to has a color run every year. They kids raise money, then run the track and get hit by color. It’s crazy to think that this was Annabelle’s last color run. But everyone had a blast! And, because we reached our goal, our principal agreed to be slimed!

This was Annabelle’s last year in elementary school. It was for sure bitter sweet on her last day of school, and some tears may have been shed. The parents threw a fifth grade celebration for the kids, and I think they all had a blast. I am so proud of all she has done, and can’t wait to see her spread her wings in middle school.

Pool time fun

We opened the pool in May, and have been enjoying spending time in it. Particularly this past week when temperatures were in the upper 90s.

What I’ve been baking

I have been baking a bit, and trying to get better about using my sourdough discard. I really to hope to get lots more recipes on the blog with home milled flour and sourdough discard.

“Curly Girl Method” Hair

So… I’ve always known I have kinda wavy hair. If I let me hair air dry it doesn’t dry completely straight but with some bend to it. I always just blow dry my hair, which makes it straight, but then it would always be poofy. I’m not sure how, but I randomly watched a YouTube video by Swavy Curly Courtney and realized that I could be styling my hair way different. So I have started my “curly girl” journey. I have already been washing my hair with sulfate free shampoo for over a year so I was excited to take the next step. And let me tell you, I have been surprised and just how much wave and curl my hair is holding.

The first picture is from the day after I washed and styled it… the day after! Normally when I tried to curl my hair with a curling iron it would fall flat after about an hour. But now, if I do a good job on day one, I still have pretty wavy hair the second day. I know my “curls” aren’t the best, but I am hoping that they will start to look better soon.

Grilled breakfast

The other day Matt texted me saying he wanted to have a “staycation” day. He would get up and grill some breakfast, then we’d just spend the day by the pool with a break for hot dogs for lunch.

Let me tell you, this breakfast was awesome. Eggs, bacon, sausage, English muffins, sourdough pancakes, fruit. I for sure want to do this again.

Newest YouTube Video

And, incase you missed it… I finally got another YouTube video up! It took me way longer than expected since I got busy, then I ran into problems editing. But I finally got it done!

Phew! That was a long post! But now I feel that I have caught everyone up! I hope you all have a fabulous week!