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What's Up Wednesday


It has been ages since I have participated in the What's Up Wednesday link-up by Shay and Sheaffer, but here I am.

What We're Eating

I didn't want to have to cook on Sunday because of the game, so I made Taco Soup in the crock pot. Other meals this week include low-carb Chicken Alfredo, some ravioli thing that Paul picked up a Costco and not sure what else yet.

What I'm Reminiscing about
The Seahawks just won the NFC Championship and are heading to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2015, so I've been reminiscing about their first Super Bowl win in 2014.

What I'm Loving
Up until a few months ago I had never heard of Dubai chocolate and now it's everywhere.  So yummy!



Also, the current Seahawks season.

What We've Been up to






What I'm Dreading
The girls are graduating from high school this year and heading to college in the fall, so I'm kind of dreading the tuition payments (times two!) and other expenses.

What I'm Working on
I've really struggled to have any kind of exercise routine since returning to work after my 6 years of being a stay-at-home mom, so I'm in the process of trying to get into a good exercise routine. It's so hard to find time!  My daily routine is work, cook dinner, clean up, walk the dog then wind down with a little TV or reading or phone games and then bed. And getting up at 4 or even 5 to workout before work is just never going to happen. But the girls are self-sufficient enough now (have been for quite a while) so I don't really need to cook dinner every night. I could use that time for exercise instead. Yesterday Olivia and I went to a Barre class together and it was great.  I just need to nail down a good routine.

What I'm Excited About
The girls' upcoming graduation and our trip to Costa Rica!

What I'm Watching/Reading
I recently started watching Shrinking and really enjoying it, and of course, Seahawks football.


And my current read:


What I'm Listening to
Nothing in particular.  A little bit of everything but nothing very current.  My favorite thing to listen to when I'm working from home is a Spotify channel called "Chill".  It's just mellow artsy/coffeehouse/indie/ singer/songwriter/pop stuff.  It's weird, because back in the day I was always up on all the latest music (other than rap or country).  I would know the title and artist of just about every song that came on the radio (back when I used to actually listen to the radio), but if I were to turn on a Top 40 station right now, I don't think I would recognize a single song. Or even if I did, I probably wouldn't know the title or artist.

What I'm Wearing
Nothing blog worthy.  Jeans and the warmest sweaters I have to work since it's usually freezing in the office, and yoga pants, leggings or sweats when WFH.

What I'm Doing This Weekend
On Saturday I'm going up to my hometown about an hour and a half away to visit my Dad and my best friend (separately).  Sunday will just be church and then probably a lot of cleaning but hopefully I fit in some relaxation and reading as well.

What I'm Looking Forward to Next Month
The Seahawks in the Super Bowl!  Whoo-hoo!  Also, Olivia has a thing at WSU so we're going to go spend a few days at Crescent Bar (we have a rental condo there) since it's in-between.
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