What's Up Wednesday {First Edition}

Happy Wednesday!

I'm joining Shay, Sheaffer, & Mel to answer some monthly questions!

1.  WHAT WE'RE EATING THIS WEEK...

Strawberries, watermelon, and ice-cream--(Seriously!!)  We've been grilling burgers and chicken some but we have also started making homemade personal pizzas once a week!  We get a big, thick loaf of french bread, cut it in half, spread on some pizza sauce, sprinkle smother it with mozzarella cheese, and then add whatever toppings each person wants.  I have been putting deli ham and pineapple on mine because it's my favorite and NO ONE else in my family likes it.  So I never get it when we go out for pizza!  Y'all should try this homemade pizza, it's amazing!

(Not my picture but this is what it looks like!)

2.  WHAT I'M REMINISCING ABOUT...

I loved our beach vacation a few years ago.  We went to Okaloosa Island in Florida and it was so beautiful and relaxing!  I am hoping we get to take a trip back soon!

3.  WHAT I'M LOVING...

Summer!  I LOVE being off work in the summer.  Evenings are my favorite because there is no rushing around to get to bed!

4.  WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO...

Swim team!  Haylee is on a summer swim team and I'm the president of the team so our summer life is full of swim!  

5.  WHAT I'M DREADING...

I have to take the Praxis Writing test in a few weeks.  My weakness is writing formal essays and papers... ugh!

6.  WHAT I'M WORKING ON...

My little blog... I'm really trying to get in the habit of writing a few times a week!  I feel like this is a great way to scrapbook our life and will be fun to look back years down the road to see what was going on in our life!

7.  WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT...

Big Brother!!  My summer guilty pleasure!!

8.  WHAT I'M WATCHING/READING...

Bachelorette, Big Brother, AND Hogs Baseball!  We are in the College World Series finals (this hasn't happened since 1979!) with the Oregon Beavers.  We won last night, 4-1, and we play again tonight.  If we win tonight, this will be the first time ever that the Arkansas Razorbacks have won the College World Series!

9.  WHAT I'M LISTENING TO...

Andrea's summer playlist on Spotify!

https://open.spotify.com/user/31x2yhutp5lct57tzbbaaxztqt6q/playlist/4mReAakAWYEp8CeH7mdf1J?si=m4SW5B_BRWqw1ttOoBWIcQ

And the song 2002 by Anne Marie is my FAVE!!  Seriously takes me back to 2002!

10.  WHAT I'M WEARING...

Let's be honest, it's summer!  So I'm wearing a bathing suit a lot.  And t-shirts with Norts (Nike shorts).  And my favorite flip flops!

11.  WHAT I'M DOING THIS WEEKEND...

We have a swim meet, a birthday party at the water park, and then an evening at our friend's house watching fireworks!  Busy but oh so fun!

12.  WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH...

4th of July!  Love me some Independence Day!

13.  WHAT ELSE IS NEW?

My blog!  Like I said earlier, I'm just trying to get it rolling!

I'll be back Friday for my first Friday Favorites!!

Welcome!

Hey y'all!   Welcome to my blog!  I LOVE reading blogs.  It is one of the first things I do in the morning as I drink my cup of coffee.  I attempted to start this blog years ago.  I have worked on it here and there but this time, I really hope to keep it up.  I'm going to use this post to introduce myself and my family.

I'm Kenra... I am mainly a wife and mom.  I work as an aide but also as assistant cheer coach for our school cheer teams.  I am in school to finish my degree in education.  My dream is to continue coaching cheer but to also be a special education teacher in middle/high school.  I love to volunteer.  I currently am over our local summer swim team, as well as little league cheerleading.  I love coaching my daughter and her friends!

My husband Brian works in the oil business. Brian loves fixing things (think old cars but also broken lawnmowers, etc.).  He enjoys taking things apart and putting them back together just so he can see how it all works.  He loves vehicles of all sorts.  He can tell almost any vehicle by just seeing their headlights. I think he is pretty awesome because he can fix just about anything.  He is very handy to have around!  He has a 72 GMC he is restoring but also has a Jeep.  We call it "jeepin" in Arkansas.  It's a thing!  ;)

Haylee is in 6th grade. (6th grade!?!?)  She is a cheerleader and a swimmer.  She did  competitive gymnastics for two years but decided to "retire".  She has cheered for the past six years.  She picked up swimming 3 summers ago and fell in love. She loves having friends over, and making slime and YouTube videos.

Cole is in 3rd grade.  He plays football, basketball, and he wants to try soccer this fall.  He started playing football this past September and now it is all he talks about!  He loves playing it, watching it, listening to it, if it involves football, he's in!  Basketball is his next favorite sport.  He plays a lot with his friends at school and is really starting to understand the game.  We are hoping his love for soccer begins this fall!

Marlo is our 7 year old maltipoo.  He is so friendly and loves people.  He goes anywhere with us that he is allowed to be.   He loves Lowe's and our kids practices.

Welcome to our blessed life!  I'll be back tomorrow with "What's Up Wednesday"!