Friday.
Here we are once again at Friday.
This week has both been longer than I could ever imagine and yet shorter than I thought.
Have you ever had a week like that?
Friday Faves.
You may have noticed that I’ve been around the blogosphere a little less this week. That trend is likely to continue. I have prepping to do before I leave for my UK travels. I have almost 2 weeks of travel. Then, I have the end of the school year stuff for three teenagers, one of which is graduating from high school.
However, I wanted to pop in to catch up and share my Friday Faves.
I won’t be posting Friday Faves for the next two weeks since I fly down to Florida next Wednesday.
I hope to give you an update through the blog during my time away, but honestly, the best way to follow what is going on will be through my Instagram stories.
The reason for that is because they are much quicker to produce and I want to savor my time away with my mother.
Travel Plans.
As a recap, if you are new to my blog: I head to Naples, FL next Wednesday. My mother and I will be flying to London from Miami. After 2 days in London, we head to Inverness where we will take a day trip over to Isle of Lewis, a day tour that includes seeing the Isle of Skye, and a cruise along Loch Ness (Nessie…I’m really hoping you make it to our appointment). We then head down to Edinburgh for a few days before traveling back to London for our flight back to the U.S. I have planned in an extra day to lounge on the beach and visit more family.
What I’ve Been Up To Lately.
Over the weekend, the hubby and I did some shopping to pick up a few pieces that I need for my travels. I’ve had some jeans for more years than I can count and they had finally “worn” out their welcome. I did find some replacements. This weekend I will fully assess what I need to pack (procrastination at its finest).
We also traveled over to visit my mother-in-law. Since the hubby and I are doing predominately a vegan diet, I needed to pick up something from the grocery store for lunch. I chose to make a sandwich consisting of avocado and tomato on toasted sourdough bread. I’ve recreated it at home and added alfalfa sprouts as well, and it is my new favorite sandwich!!
Most of the week has been checking off boxes…teen to orthodontist, hair appointment, a/c service, attending soccer games, editing soccer photos, rounding up graduation announcements, tweaking itineraries, cleaning house, parenting.
With a few stressful moments thrown in…parenting.
May Challenge.
This week signaled the end of the April Challenge, which I did complete and will likely reflect on in the future.
It also began my May Challenge, 30 days of 30 yoga poses.
I’ve shared my first three days on the Instagram stories. It’s likely that I’ll continue to do so over the course of the challenge.
I know many of you said you’d be cheering for me from the sidelines. A huge “thank you” to all of you. Dee Dee from Invisible-No-More is joining along with me and posting her poses to her Instagram feed. She’s found some awesome places to capture her poses!
Mountain Pose.
Day 1 was Mountain Pose.
Maverick decided that he wanted to join along with me. Which was a nice added perk. It also made Miss Sunshine less reluctant to take photos of me after her long day of school and soccer practice.
Child’s Pose.
Day 2 was Child’s Pose.
I love this shot because Maverick looks like he is bowing down, and child’s pose can have a similar look.
Instagram and Photo Challenge.
If you saw my Wordless Wednesday, then this photo is familiar. I almost opted not to make it wordless and to share why I was using it since I was also interpreting the prompt from the weekly photo challenge.
In the end, I decided to keep it wordless and share its backstory today.
Food.
Since I know that I will most definitely be trying new foods in the UK, I wanted to be sure that my stomach will not rebel. While the week has been mostly vegan, I did eat eggs last weekend. The hubby and I also went out to dinner on Wednesday night. I had steak and shrimp, along with mashed potatoes. I do think it affected my digestive system somewhat, but I don’t think I’ll be curled up in a hotel room in London or Scotland. I really think dairy is not my friend…but I still may eat some cheese while I’m over there!
Soccer.
Miss Sunshine finished up her middle school soccer season last night. We will be having their team banquet tonight. The game location was a good drive away and by the time we made it home, it was 7:30 ish at night.
I popped off my sandals…threw on some workout attire…rounded up the hubby…
Cow Pose.
And started on day 3 of the yoga challenge.
Cow to Cat Pose.
As soon as I pulled out the mat, Maverick thought it was play time. He did not join in on Cow Pose.
But…
He crawled into my face and started trying to give me kisses.
Cat Pose.
He ended up moving for the second part of day three.
Cat Pose.
If only he were actually trained to do the poses because he is amazing at this one. I’ve never seen a dog stretch like a cat before, but he does! He can articulate each vertebra as he rolls through stretching his back.
That’s really been most of my week. I have to get bills lined up to be paid, make sure the calendar of where the teens need to be is up-to-date, round up any necessary items to travel with, decided whether I’m packing a tripod….and the list goes on.
If you’re over on Instagram, I hope that you’ll follow along with my journey. And if you aren’t…well…I’ll have lots of tales to share with you when I return.
I hope you have days filled with excitement ahead. And smile, it always brightens the day.
In closing…because I must… “May the Fourth be with you.”
Let your light shine!
Amy
Enjoy your travels. I’ll await your posts when you return.
Have a fabulous day and weekend. ♥
Thank you so much!! You have a fabulous day as well!!
Safe travels, Amy, and have an awesome trip. Will follow along Instagram, but make the most of your time over there and don‘t spend too much time online 😉. Marcus
Thank you Marcus!! I’m only bringing along a phone for online usage…and I suspect it’ll be mostly for the map 😉
Amy your trip sounds wonderful. Be safe and have a good time. 🙂
Thank you so much!! 🙂
Maverick is a natural at yoga! 😀
Have a great trip!
Thank you!! Maverick may be better at yoga than I am. lol.
Hope you have an awesome time away! So exciting xx
Thank you Dee!!! xx
Have an awesome trip (although I will be following your insta stories!). Inverness was one of my favs! It will be fun to see which images you capture, so many to choose from!!😊💕
Thank you Dee Dee!! I’m excited to see the Highlands since we didn’t make it that far north last year!
Nicely done! Maverick is so big now! I’m sure your vacation(s) will be wonderful! I can’t wait to read and see 🙂
Thanks Joey! Maverick is much bigger than I thought he’d be and yet thinks he should still fit into my lap. lol. I’m getting excited about my travels. Trying to make sure all the home stuff it lined up…’cause mom. 😉
🙂
Diva Dog always lays down right where I want to do my stretches too. They’re so funny. 🙂
Have a safe journey, and wonderful time! See you on Instagram!
He never fails to want to be part of the action.
Thank you!! My journey begins bright and early tomorrow morning. 🙂
Bon voyage!!
LOVE that yoga pose picture with the simplicity shirt. So cute. Ahhhh here is the answer to that picture! Thanks for sharing You just gave me a massive yoga craving. I adore how you find the beauty in every single day, Amy!
Thank you Mackenzie!! 💕💕💕. I’m finding my craving for yoga again through this challenge.