Fabulous Friday 2020, XXXIX & XXXX

Welp, it’s Friday! The second half of the year is going triple speed from the first half. I meant to get this out earlier today but we had some good boat time and then some neighbor drama that has me up feeling feels, upset and with a headache. If you know me well you know how much I hate doing things wrong and upsetting other people. Anywhooo…

Father of the Bride reunion. Say What!!

Beautycounter holiday is coming. If you want to be one of the first to see it let me know! It’s so good. I’ve already started playing with some of the new goodies.

I got crafty. And I have some more projects up my sleeve.

I found the many treasures one morning at the beach. My best yet.

I made treats for Game Day! Antipasto squares and apple cinnamon roll dessert. I somewhat went off the recipes linked.

We had lots of fun boating adventures this week. And celebrated 7 years of marriage.

This dolphin was floating along bobbing up and down. At first I thought something was wrong but we watched it for a while and I think it was just playing.

We had campfire dinner and captured the Harvest Moon and Mars with my camera. It really does make we want a nice telescope that I can attach my camera to.

I gave my planters (they had tomatoes in them) a Fall refresh.

Here is to a weekend of college football and getting set for the week ahead.

Happy weekend!

Lovies.

xoxoxo

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Fabulous Friday 2020, XXXVIII

Happy Weekend!

We are holding everyone effected by Sally and all the wildfires in love.

I made cinnamon rolls this week. I added chopped pecans to the cinnamon sugar mix. For the icing I used, cream cheese, butter a d maple syrup. I froze some of them spaced apart like this on a cookie sheet. Once frozen I put them in freezer ziplocks to just take out what we needed in the future rather than freezing them all together in one pan.

The murder of a Raleigh man if a sobering reminder not to ever meet anyone alone to sale something. I’m guilty of this myself. Ryan is at work someone wants to purchase your microwave off Facebook. So you meet them in broad daylight in a public parking lot thinking that is safe enough. But apparently not. Be vigilant people. And use this as a reminder to never meet anyone you don’t know alone even in a public place, she types as her husband who she meet just that way sits next to her. Bless it.

It’s been awhile since I played with makeup. Don’t forget get I sale Beautycounter for all your clean beauty needs.

Extra high tides flooded the beach, a few birds were just out floating and using it as a bird bath. It was so cute. It looked like they were having a community meeting.

I am all about trying to savor the current season but also I like to plan and anticipate things. In addition we all feel as if 2020 can take a hike. So in some happy, anticipatory thoughts here is some of my 2021 garden.

We were supposed to be celebrating our seven year anniversary in New Zealand or Spain right about now, but instead I’m reliving our past adventures through photos. I found this of a delicious dinner in Santorini. I might try to attempt some meatballs soon.

Happy Weekend! One week til the Tide starts Rollin’! Whooooo!

Lovies.

xoxoxo

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Fabulous Friday 2020, XXXVII

Happy Weekend!

I’m making a point to do my nails more when I’m off work even if it’s just for a day or two.

Baby turtles! Gosh aren’t they the cutest.

This week mostly consistent of work. We wanted to take to boat out one day but it was supposed to storm so we didnt.

My treasures from the recent beach trips.

Got this sweet note on my chai latte this week.

Spread some love this week to remember and honor our sweet baby girl.

We got a Cuisinart air fryer/toaster oven. I have made roasted broccoli and roasted sweet potatoes. So good and SOO fast.

I have been missing college football very much this week!

Happy Weekend!

Lovies.

xoxoxo

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Intentional Living, 8

September Goals:

  • Celebrate 7 years of marriage.
  • Celebrate Riley Kate.
  • Write down my weekly wellness targets.
  • Reading is always a built in goal and a bit of a escape from reality for me.
  • Organize the pantries.
  • Make a fun fall dessert.
  • Organize, find a place for our boat stuff.
  • Organize desk.
  • Exercise 5 days a week yoga or 🐌-ing. Trying to shave 30 seconds off my snailing mile time.
  • Send 3 cards in the mail.
  • Keep the house tidy.
  • Meal prep and plan. I might try to meal plan for the whole month this week.

August To Das:

  • Bought a new to us boat. We figured with our international and domestic travel on hold for Covid we would buy a toy.
  • Spent time with Em.
  • Took some yearly photos of Em including her elementary grad pics. I can’t believe she is in middle school now.
  • Cleaned out the freezers and redid our list of what’s in them.
  • Read: The Heir Affair-  Heather Cocks/Jessica Morgan, The 12 Week Year Field Guide- Brian Morgan/Michael Pennington, American Royals- Katharine McGee⭐⭐, Red, White and Royal Blue- Casey McQuiston*
  • Cleaned out, organized and documented what’s in the freezer.
  • Finished and printed our 2019 family album and Iceland/Norway trip.
  • Finalized my at home yoga/meditation space.
  • Got my inbox down to zero! I have spent weeks slowly but surely deleting and sorting into appropriate folders.

⭐ Means it was a favorite, good book. * Means I borrowed it from the Library, Libby app, Hoopla app or a friend.

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Fabulous Friday 2020, XXXVI

Happy weekend! Its September already and yet also, it’s still 2020?

Started the week off with work. But finished it off with some play.

We had our own little private dolphin show! Check out that cute little baby face. I also love the water coming off their fin and one picture has a water spray from a breath.

This Ethiopian burger place in DC looks delicious.

Please take a moment to sign the period to protect Bay Point. If I find more ways to get involved I will definitely post them.

We have been trying out Walmart grocery delivery. My only complaint about grocery pick up and delivery is the plastic bags. We do recycle ours. Beaufort does have a plastic bag bag, so most places use paper, biodegradable or this thicker reusable plastic.

A Lilly Pulitzer chapel! I guess we have to get married again.

I miss baby turtles so much.

Happy weekend! Enjoy.

Lovies.

xoxoxo

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Fabulous Friday 2020, XXXV

Happy Weekend! Ryan and I both are working so it doesn’t seem like much of a weekend.

Someone posted this article on our mental health and Covid in a Facebook group. I found it really informative and helpful. I feel like when Covid first descended upon us because Ryan and I both still went to work our lives didn’t seem too off normal, but now as my reserve is depleted it’s really taking its mental toll. It’s a long article but worth the read.

Annie F Downs said to roast cherry tomatoes so I did. They were good! On that note I ordered an air fryer/toaster oven this week and can’t wait to try some new things. So send me your favorites if you have any.

My work week was chopped up this week so I felt all kinds of crazy sleepwise which effects house cleaning. But trying to get the house fresh and clean for the work days.

The sand and ocean combo made it look like glass one night this week.

My little garden patch continues to thrive and bring me joy. I have been thinking about adding a little fairy and mermaid garden (you know the little houses and figurines) to my porch planters but seems the fairies have already set up there. Anyone else like to think fairies live under mushrooms, especially mushroom rings?

I made chicken lettuce wraps from Lowcountry Nutrition this week. They were so good. I did sub coconut aminos for the soy sauce. I also added a dash of a sweet chili sauce instead of red pepper flakes and Sriracha.

I made Em up a box of cards pre-addressed and stamped. She sent me the sweetest card this week.

Happy weekend! I can’t believe next Friday will be in September.

Lovies.

xoxoxo

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Intentional Living 2020, 7

August goals:

  • Clean out deep freeze and inside freezer. Document what we have on hand.
  • Mediate for five minutes a day.
  • Reinstate my exercise routine.
  • Make a list of things that replenish my reserve.
  • Spend time with Em.
  • Find a space to decorate seasonally, such as how a mantel would be used.
  • Finalize at home yoga space.
  • Finish and order 2019 photo albums.
  • Make Em a Camp Tate book.
  • Snail mail some goodies.
  • Publish the September version on time. Ha!

July To Das:

  • Celebrated my birthday and my cousin twins.
  • Set up my at home yoga/mediation space.
  • Spent some time with my sister.
  • Grew my herb garden.
  • Visited St Philips Island for the day.
  • Read: The Giver of Stars- Jojo Moyes*, The Gilly Salt Sisters- Tiffany Baker, Unf*ck Yourself- Gary John Bishop*, The Bookshop on the Corner- Jenny Colgan*⭐
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Fabulous Friday 2020, XXXIV

Happy Weekend! It feels especially good to have a good off work break.

We played with our new (to us) toy. Since Covid is here to crash our international and even shorter weekend trips we decided to give boat owning a go. Saw lots off dolphins, had a waterfront picnic that we docked instead of parked our car.

I’m looking for some cute bamboo or melamine plates to make up a picnic kit for us. Any cute, ocean ones that you have seen?

Yoga opened back up this week for in studio class! Everyone wears a mask and we are 6 feet apart.

Sunrise was stunning on the beach this week. We had fun scrambling over trees at high tide on our walk.

Went a bit lighter and brighter with my hair.

Danika Brysha has launched a Self Care Society website. You should check bit out.

I post on Instagram stories about making a will was on my to do list, a friend responded that her parents have a binder with relevant information like how to access accounts, insurances and other relative information. Definitely going to look into creating us one.

Happy Weekend!

Lovies.

xoxoxo

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Intentional Living 2020, 5 & 6

Unsure why this never got published. But here it is…

July Plans:

  • Organize food cabinets.
  • Clean out deep freeze and keep record of contents.
  • Meditate more.
  • Connect with Em weekly
  • Finish new at home yoga space.
  • Read, always read more.
  • Celebrate me!
  • Get back into exercise routine (had to take most of June off because of knee pain).
  • Get my herb garden going.

June To Das:

  • Summer Mode!
  • Enjoyed spending time with Em.
  • Read: City of Girls- Elizabeth Gilbert*, The Lost Girls of Paris- Pam Jenoff*, The German Heiress-Anika Scott*, Mermaid Inn- Jenny Holiday*, The Henna Artist- Alka Joshi*, (*Free to read from Hoopla, Library, Libby app or borrowed from a friend.)
  • Organized master bathroom.
  • Made mini poptarts.
  • Made pancake cereal.
  • Socially distance visited family.
  • Organized pantry.
  • Car wash.
  • Found a blanket basket.
  • Celebrated my yoga-versary.
  • Created an epic cheeseboard.
  • Found lots of shark teeth.

May Ta Das:

  • Sold our couch/ bought a new one.
  • Hung pictures upstairs.
  • Prepped Em’s room for her arrival.
  • Tidied the upstairs bathroom.
  • Finished unpacking and organizing upstairs 98% complete.
  • Read five books: The Bookshop on Shore- Jenny Colhan*, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone- Lori Gottlieb*, Friece, Free and Full of Fire- Jen Hatmaker, The 12 Week Year-Morgan/Lennington*, The Atomic City Girls- Janet Beard*
  • Got my raised beds built and planted.
  • Made Ry a cheesecake.
  • Celebrated all the birthdays.
  • Worked out for a total of 893 mins.
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Fabulous Friday 2020, XXXII & XXXIII

Happy weekend lovies! It’s been a busy few weeks over here at Camp Tate.

Em Zoom graduated Elementary school in May and will start fifth grade in a few weeks. We headed to Hunting to take her graduation pics and yearly beach pics. So grown up.

We did a thing during still quarantine. 😂 Most people cut bangs we bought a boat. With our great love of international travel on pause for the foreseeable future we decided to give it a go.

Em had lots of play dates with the neighbors dog. She even had a spend the night party.

We did lots of swimming and playing mermaids.

Quite a few picnics.

Did a crystal growing kit from Walmart during the tropical storm. Would not recommend. 😂

Beautycounter just launched new gloss scented with ethically sources vanilla. If you don’t know about vanilla farming, such a common ingredient, you need to learn more! Also some exciting new things coming later this month.

My yoga studio got an upgrade during Covid break. It opens back up tomorrow. I can’t wait to get back!

Drapper James is having a sale.

Happy Weekend!

Lovies.

xoxoxo

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