March Coffee Chat

Good morning, friends!  I hope your week is off to a sunny start!  I loved hearing that you really enjoyed my monthly coffee chat posts so here we go.  I wish I could have you over for coffee and some freshly baked chocolate zucchini bread mini bundt cakes this morning.  My kids have been begging me to make it for weeks.  Here's the run down of everything I'd love to chat with you about today.

 

1 // Kevin and I finished watching Friday Night Lights this week and I'm sad it's over.  Texas forever.  I didn't love the last season and wasn't so sure about how all the story lines played out, but it was nice to end with everyone smiling with happy prospects for the future.  I'm still mad about Tim going to prison, the big move to the east coast, the engagement, the twins and the rings!  What a wild ride.  We both really enjoyed watching this series together.  10/10 if you love good story lines + football.

Do you have a series recommendation for what we should watch next?

We have watched Friday Night Lights, Longmire, Schitts Creek, Abbott Elementary and both approved.

2 // I'm collecting things for Easter baskets while also collecting this for the boy's birthday party at the end of the month.  They're having a birthday fiesta.  Do you want to see a sneak peek of their invitation - Fiesta Fletcher and a Three-esta for Leo??  I had so much fun making and texting out their invitation!

3 // Have you ever planted a little herb garden in pots?  I'm thinking I'd love to have fresh herbs on my patio this Summer.  I would love green onions/chives, basil, dill, thyme, rosemary, mint, etc.  Would that work to do in pots??

4 // Do you follow Kate Lewis @kateonthedaily on instagram??  She's wonderful.  I adore her Southern style so much.  Her accent is wonderful and she's got the best tips on hosting and event planning.  She wears a neck scarf better than most and her accessories are always dreamy.  Go check her out!  She's also got chickens, is very real and I love when her husband shows up on her stories.

5 // Have you tried the Garden Salsa Sun Chips?  I could polish off one bag in no time.  Same with several other people in my house.

6 // Did you follow the Murdaugh trial??  Prominent, very powerful local attorney Alex Murdaugh was on trial for killing his wife and youngest son and also has several ongoing investigations into him stealing money ($10+ million!!) from former clients. I watched both documentaries - Netflix and HBO - on the Murdaugh family and their story is WILD.  Their family has been the most powerful family in their area of South Carolina for 100+ years.  It was sad to hear the community come forward with stories of mistreated and even murdered by the Murdaughs.  Kevin might tell you that it's disturbing that I love these real life murder mysteries, but they're just so interesting to me.

7 // I'm in the middle of organizing the kid's closets for Spring/Summer.  It's always a huge task because the kids grow so much from year to year that they outgrow nearly everything from the previous year.  Some of my kids are easier to please than others in the clothing department which means the front seat of my van has a whole stack of rejected clothing items to be returned.  I've saved Fletcher's clothes to pass down to Leo and I'm going to work on selling Olive's outgrown items.

8 // Have you listened to Morgan Wallen's new album??  It's long, but there are some great songs on it!  I loved that he did a free concert to celebrate the release in Nashville and at his hometown high school.

9 // Back to birthdays - what gift ideas do you have for a 3 year old boy and a 7 year old boy??  One of the boys has been curating his Amazon wish lists for most of 2023.  He's got no shortage of gift ideas for himself and his love for list making makes me smile.

10 // Do you organize your week around trash day?  Our trash day is tomorrow so every Wednesday I work extra hard to declutter, throw away things and get rid of junk.  It hurts my heart if trash day rolls around and I haven't filled up our trash cans.  Why is my brain like this??  Always working, always organizing and scheduling.  Kevin also thinks this is nuts.  It's a good thing he has me or else we'd be living amongst the land of piles :)

Thanks for listening!  I hope you have the best day :)  Chat back with me in the comments!