Currently in November
It's the first Wednesday of the month so that means it's time for the Currently link up with Jennifer. This month we'll talk about the things we're currently loving, looking forward to, smelling, preparing for, and thankful.
Loving: Our weekend trip. Even though we really went to Maine to check out a college for Evan, it was a fun little overnight trip and Maine is always a great place to visit in my opinion!
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| Where we stayed |
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| It was a beautiful campus right on the water |
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| Isn't their new house so cute?! I can't wait to see it in person. |
Smelling: All sorts of comfort foods; The cooler days have me cooking and baking a lot. I made some garlic/Italian herb swirl bread and skillet lasagna last week that really hit the spot.
Thankful for: My husband and how hard he works to provide this wonderful life for us. Touring all these colleges and talking finances makes me so very thankful that we should be able to cover most of the big costs so our boys don't come out crippled with debt (we hope!). Though we have made them aware of what we expect them to pitch in too.
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College visits are exciting! I hope that Evan picks a great college- one right on the water sounds pretty good to me :). I feel the same way about my husband and how hard he works to provide for us! The kids are thankful, too, as they know many students who have had to take out massive loans for college. Your food pics all look so good and yah for getting to see your parents two times this month! Their house in NC looks darling and I know you will love to visit!
ReplyDeleteRight? I wouldn't have minded a college right on the water. I do know our kids are so appreciative that they don't have to take out massive loans.
DeleteIt does sound like a good trip to Maine and how wonderful to have your parents home for a little while. Their new house is just adorable!!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was so cute too and it has a great layout (since I got to see the floorplan).
DeleteThat hotel is gorgeous and that campus - wow! Can I attend? Your food looks amazing and you are so organized already thinking about Turkey Day food - I have noticed it's already displayed in the store.
ReplyDeleteRight?! I feel that way about so many of the colleges we've toured with both the younger boys! I like to buy a few things ahead of time mixed in with our regular grocery and then it's not such a big deal when Thanksgiving week rolls around.
DeleteMaine is a state I have never been to, but would love to see. That campus looks so peaceful! I really like your parents house and know you will be glad to see them. Will they live close to your sister?
ReplyDeleteThey will be about 30 minutes south of my younger sister and nearly 2 hours away from my older sister (but my older sister is the one that mentioned the area my parents found this house since they have been thinking of relocating to that same area so perhaps they'll join them in another year or 2).
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DeleteMaine is always a great place to visit :)
ReplyDeleteI think so too!
DeleteThat looks like a beautiful campus. I loved that hotel room too. It's wonderful your parents will be home this month. Congratulations on their new home!
ReplyDeleteThank you! They are so happy and are hopeful to in and mostly settled by Thanksgiving-- so it's really perfect timing.
DeleteWhat a pretty campus in Maine. Your parents new house looks nice and good luck to them. Enjoy the rest of the week Joanne.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI'm thankful for my husband's hard work too!
ReplyDeleteI noticed a few people saying that this week!
DeleteTheir new house looks so cute!!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like it's in a really nice community too.
DeleteWow that really is a beautiful area in Maine! I've always wanted to visit there! Your parents new house is cute! We are in North Carolina, and we LOVE this state! Are you in NC as well? I agree, I take my husband for granted far too much, its a good month to be thankful for him though! Hope you have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteNope, I live in CT but both my sisters have moved to NC in the last 3-5 years so my parents plan on spending most of the year there in their new home and the warmth and sunshine and then summers up here in their camper which they leave at a seasonal campground just down the road.
DeleteThe hotel and campus in Maine looks fabulous - is Evan going to choose that college? I guess college touring is a great excuse for some mini adventures! And your parents' new house is adorable, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteAs of right now that does seem like his top choice; mostly because they seem to be the only college in our area that offers the field of study he's interested in... I am loving using college tours as an excuse to explore a bit more.
DeleteThank you for joining us for #WOYP. I remember doing college tours with my son over 25 years ago. It was such a special time. And your food photos here all looks amazing - especially that swirl bread!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteThat's so great that you get to see your parents twice this month! I know you are looking forward to that!
ReplyDeleteI definitely am; though I'm honest enough to admit I am not really looking forward to helping them move all their stuff onto the moving van. My back has hardly recovered from helping them move it all into storage.
DeleteMAine sounds wonderful. Comfort food sounds very good to me toda.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI love the grateful part because so many times we take that for granted.
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Jodie
Definitely! I try to tell him often how much we appreciate all his hard work.
DeleteMaine looks like a beautiful place to go to college. I loved going on all the college visits...such an exciting time!
ReplyDeleteI am having a lot of fun on these tours!
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