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Sounds like yours truly is being roped into chaperoning the boys again for spring break. Jules is dead set on going back to 30A to be with all his friends for an endless beach party. No other parents are willing to do it. And I can’t say I blame them. It’s creating a ton of stress for the kids and with only two weeks to go, most everything is already booked. Any form of planning and coordination has been abysmal. Leave it to Steph to come in right at the last minute and say she’d go with me. So that may be just the ticket.

St Patrick’s day

Roswell was packed this weekend. A total sea of green. Our local Irish bar Mac Mcgees was the de facto ground zero, but all the neighboring bars and eateries swelled with drunken leprechauns ☘️

AI octopus

weird little contest my department is running. Use Microsoft AI to generate the funniest G rated image as voted on by your peers. Winner gets an Amazon gift card. Must be a single prompt only using the following words:

banana, umbrella, phlox, elation, socks, octopus

here’s what i wrote and Ai envisioned

a surreal painting of a vast field of phlox on a sunny day, with an elated octopus tiptoeing in socks, while holding an umbrella and eating a banana

new driveway

We bit the bullet and went large on a backyard makeover. Since the very beginning we knew we needed to create a buffer somehow between us and our neighbors. Our sight line stared straight into their ugly solar roof. And ever since we put in the pool, the need to create separation and a courtyard feel became top of mind. That and our two tone gravel driveway made of 57 stone and some decomposing slate chips was turning into a total mess. We came THIS close to going down the wrong path but right as we were about to execute, Steph found us a great designer who helped us envision an economically viable yet completely transformative approach. A 6 man crew has been out here for three days now. Steph and I have been on cloud 9 watching it all take shape.

top 10 of phi’s visit

practicing parallel parking
playing ping pong
preparing taco fiesta
taking pictures with Remy
seeing her 🥰 with Steph
planting new trees🌲 🌲 🌲
bonding to ‘love on the spectrum’
listening to music
watching her sleep
loving her unconditionally

So long, Iceland

A 9am flight meant I am up at 5am. I think I saw every hour on the clock cause I didn’t want to miss the alarm. Also, I started feeling like I am coming down with a cold last night. Melissa and I left for the airport at 6am. Easy check-in and flight to JFK. I had a 4 hour layover and then on to Atlanta. My sweet hubby picked me up for dinner while we waited for Sophia to fly in from Austin. Which was icing on top of the trip. She is home for 3 days and can’t wait to hang at home with her.

phi and remy

Last Day- Iceland

Today our group split up. Some went to the Artic Circle. Jane, Margo, Robin and I decided to go to Perlan Museum. We also went to a Michelin rated restaurant called Skar. It was in a food hall. Then we headed to a lava cave that was formed 5,000 years ago. And enjoyed a delicious meal at The Fish Company. We met up back at our house. I had kind of given up on seeing the Northern Lights. The sky tended to be cloudy at night. Just like out of a movie, about 9:30pm the Northern Lights appeared. It’s hard to describe them and we are so grateful that this happened on the last night.