I am glad to see Friday guys, I really am. We had another weather event yesterday, it is spring in the south after all. Trying to balance working with paying attention to the weather and not freaking out constantly is exhausting. There were several areas that had heavy damage, and at least five people died yesterday. Seeing the pictures come in is heartbreaking.
We had a lull around 4pm where there was a tornado on the ground about 2 hours away from here and Chris texted me and asked if it was safe for him to come home from work. I told him if he is going to leave, he needed to leave now. Well, by the time he left and got up to our area….a tornado popped up out of no where. He was on the interstate about 10 minutes away from our house with no where to go. He called me because he heard the sirens and saw the sky turning and sure enough, there was James Spann on TV saying the tornado was basically right on top of him. It was so scary for a few minutes guys, I am not going to lie. I grabbed Zoe and my lap top and headed to the basement while talking to Chris and telling him what I was hearing on TV. Luckily, he managed to get home in one piece. A tractor trailer was blown into the median near him and he saw lots of debris. It was surreal.
I am done with this weather already and we are only just starting to get into the “tornado season.” One thing I can say about Alabama is that the residents really know how to rally around those in need. The tornado was still on the ground and there are posts asking where we can drop off donations, who needs help, offering up chain saws and physical labor. Our own weather man had damage to his house, and he paused during the reporting to check on his wife and make sure she was ok…and went right back to saving lives. Big props and hugs to all the first responders who are driving into the chaos to check for life and help those who are trapped and hurt.
And that is about all I can handle of weather talk today. I had several of you message me again yesterday to check in, and I appreciate it.
On to happier things, like Starbucks trips! On our way home from grabbing groceries the other morning, I stopped at Starbucks because I saw they had the brown sugar oatmilk shaken expresso back in stock, so I finally got to try it! Zoe got a birthday cake pop and was the happiest girl on the ride home.
Favorite Purchase: I had never ordered from Dior’s website before, but I do like a few of their skincare and makeup items, as well as their perfumes. I have had some really dry skin and cracking around my nails/cuticles lately, and heard that the Creme Abricot nail cream was really thick and worked well. They had free shipping with any order and two free samples. When my package arrived, it was wrapped in this beautiful white box AND the free samples were in this Dior pouch. How amazing is that? They also sent me a coupon for a free lipstick on my next order and sent emails every step of the shipping and delivery process. Their customer service was suburb. And this cream? AMAZING! Very thick, make sure you only put it on when you have some down time! I like to do mine at night before bed.
Favorite Aldi Finds: This week I scored some keto treats for Chris, a spring welcome mat for my front porch, this cute Little Mermaid egg cup for Zoe’s Easter basket, an awesome preschool workbook for our lessons
I also had another Thrive Market order come in. I am so happy that I decided to become a member. There are some staples that I have been ordering from them each time and they are the best! Everything comes packaged so nicely and I have been impressed with everything we have ordered.
Favorite Recipe: I don’t want to really call this a recipe, but my new favorite way to have avocado toast is with a layer of the whipped chive cream cheese underneath my avocados and then topped with everything but the bagel seasoning and some pink Himalayan salt. YUMMMMM.
Favorite Workout: I really enjoy the Mr and Mrs Muscle workouts when I am not doing a Heather Robertson one. These are usually around 20 minutes and are perfect to pair with the treadmill or a walk outside after. She always leaves me sweating.
Favorite Funnies:
Linking up for Friday Favorites.
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I’m over weather events for everyone, everywhere. I’m glad Chris made it home okay and you guys made it through okay. We are still addressing house and yard damage from the tornado that hit us last summer. MFD is actually going to get fence pieces today.
Happy Friday!
So over the weather – I can’t deal with the anxiety. There are few things I love more than avocado toast with everything seasoning. It’s so good!! I could go for a good cake pop right about now! Hope y’all have a good weekend!
I’m not gonna lie, I was thinking about you guys all day yesterday! I’m so glad you’re OK but I know it’s a horrible feeling. I love your spring welcome mat. That avocado toast looks good, what a good idea to put the cream cheese underneath. I hope you have a great weekend!
Oh gosh, I’m so glad your husband was okay. I thought of you yesterday. We had some bad weather around us but thankfully it didn’t get too out of hand where I live; some wind and whatnot. Tornadoes freak me out; I can’t imagine having so many. That’s great that people were rallying and helping though – stories like that do make me smile. 🙂
Love your spring mat! And love the funnies of course. We all need some laughs.
-Lauren
I feel like every state is having their ‘once in a lifetime’ weather events at the same time. I’m glad you’re all okay.We had a derecho blow through here last June and a few tornado warnings and I was like, “hello! I live in NJ! I signed up for nor’easters and hurricanes, NOT tornadoes!”
I’m so glad that Chris was okay – that is so scary and to be on the phone while it was all happening real time, my nerves could not have taken it! I love the presentation of the Dior package! My friend got me a gift from Burberry for my birthday and it was the same thing! xo, Biana
I am obsessed with the oatmilk brown sugar espresso, but it keeps selling out here too! How scary about Chris coming home from work, so glad to hear he made it home safely. Sending lots of hugs and good weather vibes your way <3
That nail cream looks amazing. I love the customer service with Dior too. I get my foundation from them. I am so glad that Chris is ok. That must have been so scary. Ugh. Avocado toast is one of my favorites and I always add on the bagel seasoning. I hope you had a good weekend.
The weather is scary! I’m glad you are doing okay. Take care and Stay safe!
xoxo
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