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Weekend Top 5

Posted on by jgalvinwhite

Hello and happy Monday.

How was your weekend?

I’m linking up with Holly and Sarah for Hello Monday…

to share…my Weekend Top 5.

Two weekends ago, Travis and the kids were out of town. Last weekend, was action packed with volleyball all day, the kids’ cotillion dance, and then Super Bowl. This weekend, we had very few activities, and it was nice to all be home for most of the weekend.

After my long week, I couldn’t wait for a low-key Friday night. I left school around 6:00, picked Hayden up from basketball and was home and in my pjs just as the snow started to fall.

I had watched the first episode of American Nightmare last weekend, and I watched the other two episodes Friday night. It definitely holds your attention.

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On Saturday, we went out to lunch and shopping as a family. We NEVER (or very rarely) go to a sit down restaurant for lunch on the weekend. The four of us being home and agreeing on a place for lunch…win, win!

After lunch, we headed to the mall because Hadley needed a new pair of running shoes for the upcoming track season. Woah – Dick’s Sporting Goods was packed on Saturday afternoon, but we were in and out in about thirty minutes. Travis was very pleased that she found a pair that she liked…that were on sale. haha!

On Saturday evening, Travis and the kids went bowling with Trav’s brother and his boys. After bowling, they got pizza and then picked up Insomnia cookies on the way home. I’d stayed home to pick up around the house, meal plan and place our Kroger order, shower and just relax. I appreciated the leftover pizza and cookies they brought home.

Yesterday morning, I finished a really good book: The Berry Pickers.

Then, I had a few minutes, so I made a few templates on Canva to share my books.

I made a “highlight” on my Instagram page and hope to add to it every month. I like reading, and I like being creative, so I just thought the templates would be a fun way to share books. Feel free to check them out and use them.

Last night, Hadley spent the night at a friend’s house. Travis mentioned that he and Hayden wanted to see the new Bob Marley movie. Hayden likes the Bob Marley XM station which I always think is an interesting request.

We listened to it on the way to the movie.

While that movie wasn’t on my radar, I couldn’t pass up time with my guys! I really didn’t know much about Bob Marley, but the movie was really interesting. I learned a lot…and I had no clue he died at such a young age.

A three day weekend! Is there anything better than a Monday with no school?! After such a long week, it’s really what I needed.

What was the highlight of your weekend?

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Hello Monday

Posted on by jgalvinwhite

Hello and happy Monday! How was your weekend? Ours was good, and today was a Monday we got to sleep in!

I’m even late getting this post out, but that’s ok.

Did you catch my Saturday and Sunday posts?

I’m linking up with Sarah and Holly to share about my weekend.

Here’s a peek at our weekend:

I had a meeting on Friday morning, and as I headed downtown, it was as if I was headed straight to the bottom of this pretty rainbow. Later, when I looked at the pic, I saw a faint double rainbow. The rest of Friday was soggy!

Hayden had basketball practice, and Hadley requested Starbucks after school. I got a Pistachio latte, and we headed home. I put my pjs on and caught the weather because I was hoping for a snow update.

Hayden went straight from basketball to dinner with friends to celebrate his friend’s birthday. When Trav dropped him off, he picked up dinner for us. We ate and hung out with Hadley, but she had an early bedtime due to early wake-up for volleyball the next day.

While Hayden continued having fun by going bowling with friends, Travis and I watched a couple of episodes of Night Agent. We are hooked!

Hayden got home around 11:30, and we all headed to bed.

I was up around 6:15 to get Hadley up by 6:30. She had to be at volleyball by 7:30, and thankfully another dad was taking the girls.

Homer missed Sis!

Pool play started at 8:30, and then Hadley didn’t have games for a couple of hours, but she had to stay and ref.

I ran to Target for a few things before going home to do a quick workout. I’m glad I made the choice to do that because the rest of the day was non-stop.

Then, I headed back to catch the last two pool play games. The girls found their groove and went 2-1 in pool play.

Then, there was a break before bracket play. I went to a nearby restaurant, ate a little lunch and started a new book. I was there about an hour, and it was nice to have a little quiet time, catch up on emails and texts, and read.

These are some of Hadley’s best friends, and for this tournament, they were on two different teams. There were hundreds of teams at this tournament, but of course they ended up playing each other in the first round of bracket play. Hadley’s team won, but the first set was a nail biter…31-29!! We had fun watching them, and these girls did great.

Hadley’s team had one more game, and I think everyone was ready to leave the gym after 10 hours!

Hadley had started to not feel well, and she requested Panera for dinner, so we picked that up on the way home.

Then, Travis and I headed to Hayden’s basketball game.

It was just a scrimmage, but he was playing against one of his besties, and it was a fun game to watch.

Travis and Hayden went to Lex Live with the team to watch the football games, but I wanted to get home to Hadley…and to watch the Chiefs in peace and quiet.

I don’t know how they played in negative temps, but they did…and they pulled out a win!

Travis and Hayden were home around the end of the game, and it was another late night to bed.

Y’all I slept until 10 (after I woke up around 6:00 with a headache…I think they long week, busy Saturday and very little food, for some reason on Saturday, caught up with me. I was thankful that I was able to fall back asleep)

When I got up, I placed our weekly Kroger order…and then I watched two episodes of The Crown.

Honestly, I just spent the rest of the day in pjs which is all that I could ask for. I got lots of texts and Facebook wishes for my birthday which of course I appreciated.

Later, the kids and Trav gave me my birthday cards…

Hadley was amazed at Trav’s bubble letters that included my name and my age…and he said, “I took art in high school!” 😆

…and look at this cookie cake! They know me so well. haha

We had big family dinner plans, but Hadley really wasn’t feeling well, so we decided to postpone those, and Travis and I headed to get a quick bite to eat.

Honestly, this was still a very nice meal at J. Alexander’s for my birthday, so I really appreciated a few moments with Trav…and not cooking. We brought the kids some chicken tenders home for their dinner.

Then, I was going to finish up this post, but Travis asked if I wanted to watch more Night Agent. So, that’s how I wrapped up my birthday weekend.

This morning, as I type this, I’m enjoying coffee, and a piece of cookie cake for breakfast…and there’s snow on the ground! This is the best kind of Monday.

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Weekend Top 5

Posted on by jgalvinwhite

Hello and happy Monday!

How was your weekend? I’m linking up with Sarah and Holly for Hello Monday…

…to share my Weekend Top 5.

Here’s what we were up to this weekend:

On Friday night, Travis and I went to our friends’ Christmas party. It was so good to hang out and see so many of our friends. It was a fun and festive evening.

I was able to get organized this weekend and get some gift wrapping accomplished as well. Also, as of Friday, I think I’m finished Christmas shopping. Yay! Now, I just have to wait for the last few gifts to trickle in.

I had a few minutes here and there to read this weekend, and I’m really enjoying this book:

Hayden had a basketball tournament this weekend. He had two games on Saturday and three games on Sunday. Between games on Saturday, they boys and families hung out at a local restaurant. It was nice to let the kids relax, and the parents got to hang out and chat.

On Sunday, the team made it to the championship game of their bracket. They came up short, but they were still fun to watch play.

After a hectic Sunday, we were still able to make it to our church’s Christmas pageant. A couple of the kids’ friends were in it, so we wanted to support them. Then, there was a church Christmas dinner which was delish.

It was a great way to wrap up our busy and festive weekend.

What was the best part of your weekend?

Two more days of school…I think I can, I think I can…

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Hello Monday

Posted on by jgalvinwhite

Hello and happy Monday! How was your weekend? Ours was one of the best ones we’ve had in quite some time.

I’m linking up with Sarah and Holly for Hello Monday to share my…

This weekend was a doozy! I feel like I need a weekend to recover from the weekend….but it was full of so many good things!

Hayden ran in the state cross country meet on Saturday afternoon, and it was the first race of the season with cooler temps! It was perfect running weather…or so I’ve been told.

Hayden had a goal of placing in the top 10, and he finished 7th! We were so happy for him!

His cousin Jacob, who runs professionally, was in town, so it was really neat that he was there to see Hayden’s race.

Travis has also put in so much hard work and dedication this season, and I’ve loved watching him coach Hayden.

These three seasons of middle school cross country went by in a blink!

Hadley and friends had their first 8th grade cotillion dance of the year. While I was at Hayden’s race, Hadley was at her friend’s house getting ready with her girl friends.

So pretty!

A beautiful group of girls, on the inside and out!

After Hayden’s race I stopped by before they left.

They were both excited and nervous for this dance, but they ended up having so much fun.

Hayden was supposed to be at the dance too, but since he had his race and was excited about the UK game, we let him go to that.

I told him that he will be at the December dance with (jingle!) bells on.

The CATS were playing my Tigers…and Hayden definitely “bleeds blue!”

Jacob was at the game, and Hayden hung with him for a bit too.

A combo of it being a busy day, iffy weather, and I didn’t feel like being heckled, I went to my brother’s house to watch the game.

Shew…it was a rough start for MIZZOU, but once they turned it around, they were on the road to victory!

I was lowkey about the win 😉

At the end of last week, I realized if we didn’t go to the pumpkin patch on Sunday, I wasn’t sure if we’d ever get there this season. So, yesterday afternoon, we headed to Evan’s Orchard per tradition.

I can’t remember the last time we were there on a sunny day! The temps were cool, and it was overcast, but we still got our apple cider donuts and…

…pumpkins to carve!

Let’s just say that I’m thankful for Hadley’s loyalty to this tradition.

While we weren’t home much this weekend, when we were, I caught two favorite movies that I hadn’t seen in a while.

Friday, night Karate Kid was on, and then Saturday afternoon I watched Troop Beverly Hills. I love both of those movies.

We truly had a wonderful weekend, and it was very much needed.

This week, our evenings are less hectic, and I’m so very thankful for that! I hope everyone has a great start to their week.

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Hello Monday

Posted on by jgalvinwhite

Hello and happy Monday!

Shew! I feel like the first part of the weekend was timed just right, but Sunday flew by. The weekends never seem to be enough time for me to get all the things done once the school year starts.

I’m linking up with Sarah and Holly for Hello Monday!

By Friday afternoon, I was definitely ready for the weekend. I picked the kids up from school, and Hadley requested Starbucks. Hayden rolled his eyes, but didn’t say no to a vanilla bean frapp.

Before our evening activities, I wanted to rest for a bit…

Homer was literally my spirit animal…He was so tired too.

The cross country team had their “fun run” fundraiser. Most kids got “flat” donations, but they still had fun being competitive and counting laps. Hadley played music on the speakers, and helped Travis tally the laps.

After the fun run, we went to Drakes for dinner. I got sushi and a glass of wine.

When we got home, I was able to get most of my Clicklist order completed but the website was being glitchy, so I gave up on it for the night.

I put on my pjs and watched one episode of Depp vs. Heard on Netflix. I remember when that trial was on tv, but I didn’t really know the details of the defamation lawsuit.

We were all asleep by 11.

I was up around 8, and ready for coffee. I was able to finish my Kroger pickup order. (yay!)

Then, I settled in to watch episode 2 …

…before getting started with the rest of my day. I picked up around the house, started laundry, and made the bed. Then, I went to the gym. I rarely walk on the treadmill, but I did that for 15 minutes before doing the elliptical for 30 more minutes.

Then, I went to Trader Joe’s for a few things…

…and picked up my Kroger order.

(For the first time in forever everyone was home to help me unpack!)

Travis and the kids had been to cross country practice and picked up Chipolte on the way home. Homer joined me for lunch on the back patio.

Then, it was time to hit the road for Hayden’s cross country meet. Only Hayden was running (not the whole team), so we were able to time the 1 1/2 hour trip to Elizabethtown to arrive about an hour before Hayden had to run.

Travis drove, so I was able to start a new book.

Once we got to the facility, Hadley and I just hung out while Travis helped Hayden with warm-ups and stretching.

Hayden ran a great race and had a solid start to the season.

We ended up seeing two sets of friends who were there because their high school daughters were running in the JV races. It was fun catching up with them.

Of course, Hayden wanted to see the Varsity boys run…It was an exciting race, but it didn’t start until after 9:30. So, we didn’t leave the facility until around 10.

We got home around 11:30.

Long story, but I sprained my ankle a couple of weeks ago. It doesn’t hurt to walk, but by the end of the day it’s sometimes tender. I’m icing and elevating it when I can. Most days, it’s pretty swollen by the end of the day, but I guess I really overdid it on Saturday. So, I iced it before bed, and didn’t go to sleep until almost 1:00.

It was a long day for sure.

I slept until around 8:30, and then really needed some coffee. I caught up on my blog reading…

We headed to church. The first few Sundays of the school year are some of my favorite services. Last week was the “blessing of the backpacks” for students and teachers. It’s always so sweet to see the little kids with their backpacks on excited for the school year.

During yesterday’s service, the 3rd-5th graders received their Bibles. Anyway, it was another sweet service.

After church, we went home for lunch. I ate the rest of my Chipolte on the patio again.

Hadley left to go to an outside art fair with her friend’s family. I went to Target for a quick pick up.

Then, I decided to go to the pool. I almost didn’t, but then realized that I don’t think I will be able to go next week and pool time is running out. So, I figured I could spare an hour to relax a bit and read. It was hot, so an hour was all I needed.

Once I got home, I took a quick shower. Then, I did some meal prep for the week and made pasta salad for a side dish for dinner.

Hadley went to volleyball, Travis and Hayden finished yardwork, and I worked on this post and finished laundry. Then, we just kept it simple and grilled out for dinner.

Then, it was time to get ready for the week ahead.

Anyway, that’s what I was up to this weekend. What is something fun you did this weekend?

I hope everyone is staying cool. The temps are definitely on the rise this week in Lex.

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Hello Monday

Posted on by jgalvinwhite

Hello (Monday!)

How was your weekend? We had a really great one, and I’m linking up with Sarah and Holly to tell you all about it.

I’m going to back up to Friday because we had such a great summer day…and unexpected “family day.”

Like every morning, I started with some coffee and blog reading. As Travis left for work, he told the kids he could pick them up around 10:00 if they wanted to tag along with him for the day. He had some horses to look at in Paris and Shelbyville, and if they wanted to go with him, he’d take them to the outlet mall too.

Well, then he suggested that I come too, so we could all hang out. I’ve said it before, we’ve had a great summer, but it has felt like everyone has been pulled in every direction.

Anyway, I decided to go for a walk before Travis came to pick us up. It was a hot and steamy walk, but I wanted to get some steps in.

Then, Travis came home around 10:30 and we left by 11.

Since Travis was driving, I was able to read my book and the kids just scrolled their phones.

Funny story — at one point, Hayden called Hadley a “dummy” (why?!?!) and without missing a beat, she said, “Dummy?! Uh, we’re in the same classes!” I laughed out loud.

Travis wasn’t sure where to eat in Shelbyville, so we just parked on Main St. and found La Cocina de Mama which looked good. It was! I decided to try the empanadas (I don’t think I’ve every had them before), and they were so good.

The kids behaved 😉

Then, we headed to the farm where the horse was that Travis had to look at. He was looking at the baby, but they brought the mama out too.

We weren’t there too long, but even Hadley made a horse friend.

After that, we headed to the outlet mall. The kids needed new shorts…Hayden mostly for running and Hadley wears running shorts most days!

We hit up Adidas, Nike, Simply Southern (Hadley), and Under Armor. We were there a couple of hours. We made a pit stop at McDonalds for ice cream (them) and a Diet Coke (for me) before heading home.

That night, we kept it simple with carry out pizza for dinner and these cute cookies (made by my mom) for dessert.

After dinner, the kids played outside a bit and then we all watched two more episodes of Quarterback on Netflix.

Then, it was bedtime.

I had about an hour in the morning before I had to get started on my weekend to do list.

It was a rainy morning, so I enjoyed the cloudy weather, a cup of coffee, and a bit of Wimbledon.

Hayden and Travis left for Hayden’s long run. After Hadley got up, we went to get a manicure.

The pinks we chose show our personality, that’s for sure. haha

After the manicures, I had to run a few errands like getting gas in my car and a few Amazon returns.

When we got home, we went to check on the dogs Hadley took care of this weekend.

Then, I came home and got my workout in. It was a good one!

Then, I had leftover pizza for lunch and watched Kentucky basketball game with Hayden while Hadley went to see the new Mission Impossible movie with her friends.

Then, it was time for Hayden’s basketball game.

After his game, we came home and Travis and I got ready to go out with friends.

This outfit brought to you by Amazon. haha

My tank, purse, and sandals are all from Amazon. I got the purse in the spring of 2022, the sandals last summer and the tank on Saturday. It arrived just in time.

(I linked everything in the pictures…FYI on the sandals, I wear a size 9, but got the 9.5 wide in these)

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Our friends picked us up which was so nice. We hadn’t seen them in a while, and they just got back from Colorado, so it was fun to hear about their trip.

We ate dinner at ItalX. It’s only the second time I’ve eaten there, and it was delish. We got some apps before our meal, and I got the spaghetti carbonara with chicken.

The restaurant had their sliding doors/ windows open, and we had a great table by the sidewalk. It felt a little bit like NYC.

While we were at dinner, my mom texted me a pic of her dinner date…Hayden! They had a good time at one of our favorite Mexican restaurants.

After dinner, we hung out downtown for a bit before heading to a new spot in town. There’s a new hotel with a restaurant downstairs and rooftop bar upstairs. The bar is called Lost Palm and the decor is inspired by 1960’s south Florida.

It had a really cool/fun vibe.

out past our bedtime…

So pretty…

We had one drink before heading home.

It was a fun night out.

I was up around the time of the men’s Wimbledon final, so I started watching that.

Then, I made Hadley an appointment because it looked like she had pink eye…it’s been going around.

Thankfully, it was pretty mild, but we got her some eye drops.

We came home, and the men’s final was still on…So, I ended up watching the rest of the match…all 4 hours and 42 minutes!

After that, I helped Hadley get started on a special little blog post…stay tuned later this week!

Then, I went to the library for another pick up, a stop at UPS and picked up Hadley’s prescription.

Once home, I did some things around the house, folded laundry, prepped for the week and more.

Travis did yardwork while the kids were outside, and it was a lowkey afternoon.

We finished the evening with more Quarterback and that’s about it.

What was the best part of your weekend?

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Hello Monday on Tuesday

Posted on by jgalvinwhite

Hello!

I hope your week is off to a great start. So far this summer I’ve had a hard time getting into a blogging routine. I think I feel pulled in many directions more than ever before! *sigh*

Anyway, I still wanted to recap our weekend because we had a good one and a really nice Father’s Day Sunday.

On Friday, I started my morning drinking coffee from my new favorite mug. I was back watching the Today Show rather than looking at mountain views, but it’s always nice to be home.

Honestly, I spent most of the afternoon at school getting ready for the next two weeks of summer school….so nothing exciting there.

Although…since I knew I’d be at school during lunchtime, I picked up Chick-fil-a before getting to school. I tried something new (to me) – the chicken Cobb salad with half avocado lime dressing and 1/2 honey mustard dressing. It was so good.

That evening, Travis and Hayden went to Hayden’s basketball game and then out to dinner.

Our friends had some neighbors over for “movie night,” and Hadley went there around 7:00. I joined them a little after 8:00 after having the other half of my salad for dinner. We were there pretty late and went to bed as soon as we got home.

Saturday morning, I slept until 10! Honestly, I had a hard time falling asleep, so I probably got 8 hours of rest once I finally fell asleep….but 10:00 is unheard of for me. Then, I picked Homer up from groomer.

Travis and kids were gone most of the day, so I finished up with some Father’s Day things and did a few house chores and laundry. I went to Target, the library, and then picked up Trav’s Father’s Day cake.

While at Target, I saw individual cans of Olipop. I feel like influencers used to share this brand all the time, but I never knew they sold it at Target…even better that you can buy individual ones that are already cold. Anyway, the grape flavored one was so good!

Travis and the kids were on their way back in town, so they called me and I met them at Goodfella’s for pizza. It so nice that it’s patio weather right now.

On Sunday, Travis and I were up early. He went for a run, and I drank my coffee and watched tv.

Then, we left the house around 10:15 to make our way to Canoe Kentucky/Elkhorn Creek to kayak with friends.

On the way there, I called my dad to wish him a Happy Father’s Day. I had to time it before golf started! haha

We’ve done this one other time, and that time we were in a canoe. It was nice letting everyone have their own kayak, but that also meant I had to make sure everyone was keeping up/not far ahead or behind. That being said, the water level was pretty low, so I wasn’t too concerned about that. As a matter of fact, in some spots, we wished there was more water. haha

We kayaked for a bit and then make a pit stop. We were with three other families, so it was nice to pitstop and let the kids swim a bit.

Father’s Day photo:

The girls had lots of fun…

….as did the rest of us.

We kayaked about five miles which took around 3 hours.

After our kayak session, we were tired!….and hungry. In the shop, we picked up some drinks and let the kids get some ice cream.

Then, we made our way to West Sixth Farm.

We knew the dads would like a beer or two. They had a food truck, so we got some tacos too.

The perk of having older kids is they all just hung out while the adults chatted.

We were there about an hour before coming home. Everyone showered, and we ordered take out Thai food. Our friends had mentioned it, and we thought that sounded good (and easy!) too.

After dinner we celebrated Travis with cake…(instead of cookie cake, this year, I picked up an ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins)

…and a few gifts.

While Travis and I were out of town, my mom helped the kids with this Father’s Day present.

It turned out so cute.

They spray painted their Sonic drink carrier, made these tags, and picked up some supplies/goodies.

We also got him a new wallet (since he seems to lose his once a year, this is almost a tradition) and some running shorts.

I love this pic from Trav’s first Father’s Day in 2010. Obviously, the kids look much older, but he’s pretty much stayed the same! 😉

The rest of the evening, Travis and Hayden watched a movie, Hadley chilled, and I watched the end of the US Open.

Overall, it was a good weekend and a great Father’s Day.

I hope to find my blogging groove this week, but we’ll just see how it goes.

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Hello Tuesday?

Posted on by jgalvinwhite

Hello! How was your weekend? Ours was busy…busier than normal. So busy that I started this post on Friday, and never had time to complete it over the weekend.

I had good intentions of linking up with Holly and Sarah for Hello Monday…but since it’s now Tuesday, let’s just consider this a…

The kids ran in the district championship track meet. Thankfully, the rain held off, and it was great running conditions.

Hadley ran the 4×800 relay, 4×200 relay, 400, and 200. Hayden ran the 4×800 relay, 1600, and 3200. Overall, they had great performances. Hadley improved the most on her 400, and she’s qualified for state in it and some relays. Hayden was still feeling under the weather, but he gave it his all. This season, he has qualified for state in the 800, 1600, 3200 and a relay.

We went straight from school to home for them to change, and then didn’t go home until after 10:00. Friday was just the start of our marathon weekend.

Hadley’s final dance competition of the season was in Louisville this weekend. She had her two large group (line and production) dances on Saturday afternoon, so we left for Louisville around 11:30.

We went straight to the convention center, and she finished getting ready.

They had awards after one of the dances, and then her other large group dance. Then, she had a couple of hours of free time before the other awards. Some family came to watch her dances, so she had time with them. Travis went to check in to our hotel, and Hadley and I grabbed a bite to eat at Qdoba.

We walked to our hotel and were there about an hour. One of her friends was also staying at the Embassy Suites, so they hung out. Then, the adults had time for a happy hour beverage (one of the reasons Travis likes an Embassy Suites!) before walking back to the venue for awards.

Before each dance competition, the girls receive goody bags with snacks and other odds and ends. For this competition, they received these sunglasses. Can you tell they loved them?

Another thing in their goody bag was a little rubber duck, and a note that said “good luck duck” and the studio name. They were to give it to a dancer from another studio as good luck. I thought that was the sweetest idea.

After the awards, it was getting late, so we grabbed some dinner at Mussel and Burger Bar before going back to the hotel. The dinner was good, but we were so tired. Some of the girls hung out for a bit, but the adults were extra tired. Anyway, we got to bed at a decent time.

Sunday morning, Travis went to his mom’s house for a bit. Hayden had spent the night there. The girls slept in, but another mom and I met for the buffet breakfast. We received a pink carnation which was a nice touch!

Hadley got up and started to get ready. It takes her about an hour to do hair and makeup along with getting organized for the day. We checked out and left the hotel and walked back to the convention center.

Hadley had her two small group dances (jazz and lyrical), and they did an awesome job. Her lyrical performance brought me to tears (I was in my feelings this weekend, I guess!)

I’m just always amazed by her. We have no clue where she got her rhythm and grace, but I love watching her shine on stage.

Again, she had family in attendance, so she saw them afterwards before they left. Then, she and I went with her friend and mom to Chipolte for a quick bite to eat before awards.

The girls had such a fun two days…and they really loved those sunglasses!

I can’t believe the competition season is over. This is Hadley’s third competition season, and it’s been my favorite one yet! I know she’s thinking about what she has time for next year. She loves dancing, so we will see.

After the awards, I called my mom (it was her birthday as well as Mother’s Day) as we drove to Trav’s sister’s house for a quick early dinner. Then, we headed back to Lexington. We got home around 7:00.

The kids obliged for one more photo which I appreciate. We’d had a long and busy weekend, but we got the photo.

We all unpacked, and Travis and Hayden went on a bike ride. Hadley went to a friend’s house for a bit.

In Louisville, they’d given me flowers and a card as well as a gift card for a massage and facial. That sounds like the perfect thing to use once school gets out.

I put my flowers in a vase and then spent about an hour on the front porch enjoying the weather and reading a book. It was a great day.

I feel blessed that I got to spend the weekend watching the kids do what they love…run and dance!

Well, today we are home for election day, and let’s just say I can definitely use this time to get caught up on life. Well, truth be told, I probably won’t be caught up on life until June. Eight more days of school! haha

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Hello Monday

Posted on by jgalvinwhite

Hey there! How was your weekend?

I’m linking up with Holly and Sarah for Hello Monday to share…

…a recap of our weekend.

Here’s what we were up to this weekend…

I had a few errands to run after school on Friday. Hadley had an after school activity, so after I picked Hayden up, I dropped him off at home and went to Ulta. All I needed was shampoo, so that was a quick stop.

Then, I headed to Trader Joe’s for a few things like flowers, bagels, chips and more.

When I got home, I unpacked and then trimmed my tulips and put them in the vases.

I checked in with Hayden and had a few minutes for an after school snack. I sat on the front porch before going to get Hadley.

Both kids wanted to go to two different sporting events to cheer on their friends. Real talk: I wanted to stay home…haha

That being said, the weather was lovely, and I figured we should take advantage of a free Friday night. Travis and Hayden went to the lacrosse game while Hadley and I went to softball and baseball. These middle schoolers are “playing up” for the high school teams which is my school. So, it was fun for me to see some kids I know as well as the kids’ friends. We watched the varsity softball game followed by the 9th grade baseball game.

Fun fact about me: if a corn dog is on the menu, I’m getting it!

We left the ball fields around 8:30, and Hadley wanted Fazolis for dinner. We were home around 9:00, and Travis and I watched a bit of American Idol. We were a few episodes behind. Around 10:30, we all went to bed, but I read for a few minutes before dozing off.

Saturday morning, I was up around 7:30. I enjoyed my coffee while watching more Idol. I also finished up my grocery list.

After that, I made the bed, washed my face, and headed to the basement for a leg day workout!

Travis and Hadley went to the track to get a workout in. Hayden is currently nursing an injury from the track meet the other day. He hurt himself on the long jump. Ugh. He had to sit out of Wednesday’s meet. Hopefully, he will be back in action soon.

One of my favorite Bodi (Beach body) programs is 21 Day Fix, so I did the lower body workout.

Then, I freshened up a bit to take Hayden for haircut.

Pardon the dusty mirror, but I ordered this quilted top from Shop Style Your Senses over spring break, and this is the third time I’ve worn it. It’s perfect to wear with leggings and especially right after a workout.

After Hayden’s haircut (no pic–y’all know –teenage boys!), we came home, and I changed out my door hanger. In April and May, this jockey silk is my fave to put on the door for Keeneland and then Oaks/Derby.

I made my favorite lunch: avocado toast with egg.

Then, I talked to my mom on the phone, showered, and then talked to my dad on the phone before getting ready for Keeneland.

Teenagers are the best at taking photos…I love this one of Travis and me ready for the races. (thanks to Hadley!)

We had club house tickets, but we walked around a bit and ended up sitting in a box with one of Trav’s friends. It was a HOT day at the track. I’m not complaining…I enjoyed the sunshine for sure.

For the last race, we walked back to the clubhouse area and stood at the rail, so we could make a quick exit to beat traffic. It was a nice “day date” with T-rav.

Once we got home, the kids were hungry, so we went to a fave Mexican restaurant for dinner.

We got home around 8:00, I showered and did a few things around the house. Then, I watched a couple of episodes of King of Queens before bed. It was a great Saturday.

I slept solidly from 10:30-8 (yay!)

I got my coffee and finished reading this book. It was so good, and I highly recommend it!

Then, Travis and I watched more American Idol. Can you tell we were very behind? 😆We wanted to get caught up before Sunday’s live performances.

Then, it was time for my Kroger pick up. I went in Kroger for a gift card and a couple of other things. After we unpacked the groceries, I started some laundry.

Travis and the kids went to the gym. While they were gone, I took a few minutes to pull out a few things from my closet that I didn’t wear this winter, so that I could donate them. Then, I put up my Easter decorations…

….and changed out my cute little ceramic house for my cute little ceramic jockey silk.

Then, I sat on the front porch, and called my Gma. The weather was overcast and so much cooler, but the fresh air was nice.

During that time, Hayden got picked up for a birthday party, and I ate some leftovers for lunch and worked on this blog post.

Before picking up Hayden and his friends, I made a quick stop at Target. Hadley and Travis went out to Keeneland to watch a few races.

Once I got home, I thought about taking a nap, but decided to watch Part 1 (of 2) of Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields. I only have one word for part one: whoa

Usually on Sundays I don’t workout, but this week will be busy, so I figured I’d at least go for a walk. My friend had asked to borrow my book, so I walked it over to her house.

I walked for about 30 minutes. Then, when I got home, it was time for dinner.

Trav grilled out burgers and hotdogs. During dinner, I told the kids that thirteen years ago on April 16, I found out I was pregnant with them. I didn’t know it was twins yet though. (haha!)

Then, it was time to get ready for the week ahead, shower, and finish up this post. We ended the evening with….American Idol. Glad we got caught up in time to start voting!

Shew! That was quite the weekend for sure, but it was a good one!

Happy Monday!

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Hello Monday

Posted on by jgalvinwhite

Hello and happy Monday!

How was your weekend?

I’m linking up with Holly and Sarah to tell you all about ours.

We had a three day weekend with no school on Friday. I stayed up a late on Thursday night watching some of the basketball games since I knew I didn’t have school the next day.

Friday was St. Patrick’s Day. I slept in a bit (by my standards!) before getting up and having a couple of cups of coffee while watching tv and reading blogs.

I let the kids sleep in a bit, but then I made our traditional green pancakes for St. Patrick’s Day.

The kids had an indoor track meet in Louisville, so they prepped for that before Travis got home from work around 11. They left, and I decided to get a workout in before driving to their meet. My dad was visiting, so we just decided to drive a bit later and have less downtime at the meet.

This was a USATF meet, and both kids ran the 800. Hadley had a PR while Hayden won his heat and had a PR as well. They run in the 13-14 age group, and there kids from all across the country at this meet.

We watched a couple other races of kids that Travis coaches and snapped a few pics before heading home.

Yes, we spent more time in the car than at the meet. haha

We got home around 4:30 with plans to go to my brother’s house around 6. So, I read a bit, took a quick nap, and showered. Travis and Hayden went to the high school sweet 16 basketball game while my dad, Hadley and I went to my brother’s house.

We just kept it simple and ordered pizza. We watched the UK basketball game, and then headed home. It had been a long day, and I knew I had an early alarm on Saturday morning, so I went to bed at a decent time.

*Ugh* My alarm woke me at 6:45, and I didn’t get a good night’s sleep. I woke up around 3:45 and had trouble falling back asleep. When I did, I felt like my alarm woke me up.

I was moving pretty slowly, and I had to wake Hadley around 7:15 for her volleyball tournament.

Hadley had two early morning “pool play” games. My dad went to the morning games with me while Travis and Hayden headed to Louisville again for track.

Hadley had games at 9:00 and 11:00. Her team had to do scoreboard/line judge during the game in between, so I got another cup of coffee and did my Kroger Clicklist order.

She was finished with pool play around noon, and requested Chipolte for lunch. We picked that up and got word that she didn’t have a game until 4:00 which meant we could go home for a couple of hours.

Hayden was running the 1500m race at the track meet around that time, so Travis was keeping me up to date. He had another PR and ran 14 seconds faster than just two weeks ago. It was so good to hear Trav tell me the results because I know Hayden was nervous before the race.

Hadley’s volleyball team had two afternoon games, and they played so much better than they did in the morning. Maybe they just needed time to wake up that morning 😉 They ended up winning their bracket. It was fun seeing them gain confidence and come together when they needed to.

We got home just in time for the MU game. My brother came over to watch it with my dad and me. Unfortunately, they lost, but they had such a great season. I enjoyed watching that group of guys.

Dinner was whatever anyone could find around the house. Some had leftovers, and I had two bowls of Lucky Charms cereal. Sometimes, cereal is my “dessert” at night.

After a long day, I went to bed around 10.

I was up around 7:30 on Sunday, and by 8:00, I had our corned beef in the slow cooker.

I drank my coffee and started this blog post. Then, it was time for church. After church, Travis picked up our Kroger order.

We unpacked the groceries while my dad, Hayden and my brother watched an F1 race.

Hadley started to make our March cake. While the cake baked, I decided to make lunch that could also be my lunch a couple days this week: taco salad.

After lunch, I watched some of the F1 race, added to this blog post, and made the Irish soda bread.

Then, it was time for the traditional front porch pic with my dad and the kids which is always his request.

Hayden played outside with friends and Hadley went to youth group.

Of course, we watched the UK game which was another tough loss for this house.

Hadley and Layla put the finishing touches on our cake during halftime. {*Hadley was silly this weekend wearing my glasses.}

We enjoyed dinner and cake and then watched a couple more basketball games.

That was about it for our Sunday evening, and we prepped for the week ahead.

Overall, it was a busy and good few days.

We have two weeks until Spring Break. Even Travis is asking me if it’s later than usual this year. I don’t think it is, but it sure feels like it!