What's Up Wednesday in February 2025

It's the last Wednesday of the month and that means it's time for What's Up Wednesday. I am so happy to see February coming to an end. While winter is far from over here it often feels like February is one of the longest months of the year; but it flew by this time. 

What We're Eating:

Sunday: Chicken & sundried tomato orzo one dish


Monday: Chicken fajita chili with cornbread


Tuesday: Salmon (chicken breasts for the boys), baked potato (sweet potato for me) and zucchini. 

Wednesday: Lasagna (I'll make a meat variety for the family and an eggplant one for me) 



Thursday: I'm picking up Alec at school and him and I are heading to a show so we'll eat out and everyone else is on their own. 

Friday: Ham steak, rice pilaf, and peas

Saturday: Chicken, broccoli, & rice casserole (Alec's favorite!) with salad. 


What I'm Reminiscing About: Nothing that I can think of. 

What I'm Loving: Even though it has been very cold and icy at least we're getting lots of sunlight! 

What We've Been Up To:  Lots of snow removal and snowy hikes/walks. We toured yet another college and managed to repaint Evan's room in an afternoon. 








What I'm Dreading: Taxes! It's that time of year again and not only do I have to prep our stuff for the accountant but I usually end up helping both Ian and Alec file as well. 

What I'm Working On: Lots and lots of Hawaii scrapbook pages! (You can see all the cards and scrapbook pages I made this month here)




What I'm Excited About: It seems to be our year for seeing shows and we have lots of show tickets/plans in the works. 

What I'm Watching/Reading: Mike and Molly (Hulu), Bookie (Max), Dexter: Original Sin (Max), The Diplomat (Netflix)-- I rewatched season 1 with my husband who hadn't seen it yet and then together we flew through season 2. Back in Action (Netflix), Shifting Gears (Hulu), Lioness (Paramount +), Matlock (Paramount +), This Time Next Year (Roku), The White Lotus (Max). 




This month I read/ listened to 15 books! I'll have a full recap up on the blog NEXT Thursday. 



What I'm Listening to: I always have a couple of audiobooks going. I just started Memory Man by David Baldacci. 

What I'm Wearing: 


























What I'm Doing This Weekend: Well, my weekend starts tomorrow with picking Alec up from school for his spring break and we're staying in Providence long enough to see &Juliet! 



What I'm Looking Forward to Next Month: We've got tickets to see a Cirque Du Soleil show and those are always fun! 



What Else is New: Nothing much- we did replace all the curtains in the boys' rooms since theirs were pretty old and not even light blocking (we don't have blinds or shades since our oversized windows require specialty ones)

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Comments

  1. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2025 at 5:43 AM

    The snow looks beautiful but I’m sure you are more than ready for some warm weather! Enjoy your spring break and time in Providence with Alec 😊
    Ruth@playworkeatrepeat

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  2. Maria RineerFebruary 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM

    Love your outfits- so cute and winter perfect :). The paint job looks great. It's always a good feeling to get projects like painting done. It's not like painting is hard but there's prep work and then the painting itself and putting the room back together again that is all just time consuming. I hope that Alec has a wonderful break!

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  3. Amy ScottFebruary 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM

    I've got to find some dinner inspo/motivation! Your food photos look so good.

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  4. NatashaFebruary 26, 2025 at 6:46 AM

    Oh, I can't wait to hear about all the shows! Also, yes, for such a short month, why does February feel soooooo long?!?!?!?!

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  5. HollyFebruary 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM

    Our dinner on Sunday was almost identical to yours- so funny! Your meals look amazing as always- I am dreading taxes too- BOO :)

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  6. Dara @ Not In JerseyFebruary 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM

    I love the color of Evan's room! Great outfits too.

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