Hello friends and happy Friday! We got back from our trip to Pittsburgh on Monday night, and somehow I can't believe Friday is already here. The week just flew by! We had such a good time visiting Grace and seeing all the city sites. And of course, it was wonderful to sleep in our own bed again when we got home. Here are a few recent favorites...
I should have the Pittsburgh vacation posts ready next week, but here is a photo in the mean time. We packed a lot into a few days with the Carnegie Museum, Heinz History Center, Carnegie Science Museum, Phipps Conservatory, and lots of restaurants. We also saw the building where Grace is working and met up with family I hadn't seen in 20 years. I'm so glad we were able to make the trip. More to come next week!
Grace is really enjoying her time working in a pharmacology lab, so I got a kick out of these photos showing up in my Timehop from 14 years ago. Look at the little science goggles. We were doing some kind of mineral science kit. I also got a laugh about seeing the newspaper - back when we used to get the paper delivered daily!
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Are you getting geared up for Amazon Prime Days? I don't have much shopping planned, but it is a good time to buy an Echo, Echo Show, Kindle or Firestick. They usually have deep discounts on the Amazon devices.
I do want to alert you to this deal I found through the Prime Video website. Many of their "channels" are $0.99 for the next two months. I ordered Paramount+ and AMC+ since there are a few shows I'm interested in watching on those channels. You just have to make sure you cancel before the 2 month expires!
And speaking of sales, have you noticed how the attitude toward the Nordstrom sale has changed over the years. Several years ago, it was all you heard about from influencers. Now we still hear about it, but it seems much more subdued. Do you shop the N-sale?
I just read a post over on Mix and Match Mama about ways to prep for a trip to make your return home easier. I utilize so many of these tips like: leaving a clean house, leaving empty laundry baskets, empty the fridge, keep your toiletries packed, and change your sheets. For me, a great part of going away on vacation is coming home to a clean house with fresh sheets on my bed.
While we were on vacation, this photo popped up in my neighborhood Facebook group. I'm glad Albie and I didn't come across this gator on our morning walk. That would have been a shock. I like my alligators at a distance!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Oh my goodness....that alligator! Are they common in your area? I think of those being more Louisiana, but looks like they crossed the border :). I shop the Nordstrom sale, but it seems the amount I buy definitely gets less each year. I bought a few staples and they have lasted, so now I may order 2 or 3 things. It may just be 1 this year. Glad y'all had a good trip to Pittsburgh and enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteWe have lots of alligators, but I prefer when they stay near the water!
DeleteI found that I use many of Shay's tips for vacation planning as well and I love that my toiletry bag is always ready to go. Sounds like you had a lot of fun on your trip! Yikes; that alligator is much too close for comfort. We have a bear in our neighborhood and I am just so thankful to have not seen or heart it since I prefer to think of large predators as being far far away.
ReplyDeleteYikes - a bear! I would definitely want that far away!
DeleteYikes! That would scare the daylights out of me. It looks huge! I'm so glad you had a great trip to see Grace! I hope you ate a Philly cheese steak sandwich at least once. I thought the same thing when I read Shay's blog this week- I do a lot of those things as well. I also like to add Pine Sol to toilets to keep the house smelling clean. I do that on a regular basis, though, not just when I travel. I have never shopped at Nordstrom, because we don't have one near us and I think it can't be that much different than Dillard's. Have a great weekend, friend!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea to add something to freshen the toilets. Have a great weekend!
DeleteI'm so glad you had a great trip! What a cool experience for Grace. Our friends' daughter just graduated with a medical laboratory sciences degree and is working at a local hospital and loves it. No to alligators! Is that common in the Houston area? I would have jumped out of my skin! I am ok with snakes, but not gators!
ReplyDeleteYes, we have lots of alligators in our area. I just prefer that they stay down by the water! :)
DeleteThat's a big alligator! We went to Pittsburgh awhile back to visit a friend who was in law school there. I didn't do most of the things you mentioned so I'll look forward to your posts about it!
ReplyDeleteOMG that alligator. EEK! Living in Georgia, we have to worry about that, too, but I've never just seen one on the side of the road like that. Oh my!
ReplyDeleteWith regard to the NSale, I used to cover it, but I feel these last few years, Nordstrom has started catering only to the biggest of the big fashion influencers, making it much harder for little bloggers like me to cover it. Ever since they redid the timeline for people to shop, it's hard for regular people like me to even have a chance to purchase the items, because by the time all of the big influencers are done, everything is sold out. They wine and dine those big influencers and do nothing for smaller ones (which I totally get), but since we can't get our hands on the actual merchandise, I think that's why so many of us little bloggers have stopped covering it. Plus, I got tired of seeing it everywhere so I felt like contributing to it was only making matters worse. Haha. I'll probably mention any items I do buy in a Five on Friday post, but probably nothing more than that. They do have the best undies!!
There's a few things I'd *like* from the NSale but I don't have a card or anything. I'll like end up paying full price for what I really want post-sale. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI love those throwback photos. so sweet! that gator! yikes! I follow many of the same ideas before leaving to go out of town...right before vacay I told everyone to eat on paper plates because I didn't want to deal with the dishwasher again. haha
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