Happy Thursday and belated 4th of July to my fellow Americans🇺🇸It's been a toasty week in the midwest and it's made me say what I never thought I would...I actually miss snow. Maybe not the snow and cold, but it's been in the 100's all week with equal parts humidity. It's miserable, especially when working outside all day. Anyway let's jump into this weeks thinking out loud!
1. This sweet girl never fails to make my day. She hasn't been outside a lot because of the extreme heat (which is a good thing), so I hadn't seen her in a few days. I walked out to my car to go to work the other morning and she came BOLTING to the fence. She was like a pogo stick, just so excited. Dogs really are the best. Her sweet kisses never fail to make my day and really how could you not love a face like that?!
2. As a reporter I get to share some really awesome stories. In the past few months I've reported on numerous fires, a lot of them caused by cigarettes, but this fire was one started on purpose. I joked with my coworkers that it was just another day at the office watching stuff burn down. A local fire department purposely burned a house down. It was part of a training exercise for them and it was pretty awesome to be there. It was one of the hottest fires I had ever been to and even from a safe distance away I could feel the heat of the flames. Our first responders are so selfless rushing into burning buildings to save people. I have so much respect for them and the work they do because I know I could never run into a burning building, but they do it willingly.
3. Like I said, it's been HOT here. Holy smokes. I've never experience heat like I have in Nebraska. Michigan is humid, but Nebraska takes it to another level. The humidity is so oppressive and 100 degrees feels like 2 million degrees. It's a sickening heat actually. Never in a million years did I think I would miss the snow or even cooler fall temps but I do. Then I see people outside running in this heat and I'm just like HOW?! I would pass out not even a quarter mile in.
4. Despite the oppressive heat I have spent some time near the lake. There's a few lakes near Lincoln and it's nice to go out there and be by the water again. I do miss having a lake in my backyard like I did in Michigan, but this is still nice too. You can take me away from the lake, but I'll always be a lake girl at heart. The lake is my happy place. Now if only there was a place in Nebraska that rented paddleboards I would be in heaven.
5. This quote💜 I shared it on my instagram stories earlier this week and got a ton of really positive feedback. I don't even have anything to comment on because it's so beautifully said.
Have a terrific Thursday and a great weekend! Be safe if you go to any firework shows🎉🎉🎉
Happy Thursday! It's a hectic week and I'm all thrown off because I'm normally off Thursday and Friday, but I'm working this week. Plus traveling has me confused, basically I have no clue what day or time it is😂Other than that I've got it together...sort of. Anyway let's jump into this weeks thinking out loud.
1. Thanks to my cousins wedding being on a Friday, I got to celebrate my birthday at home this year. I kicked off the day with a run, but didn't get much celebrating in. Doctors appointments and wedding rehearsal kept me busy but I got plenty of puppy kisses from Cora so I was a happy camper🐶
2. Even though I wasn't at work for my birthday my coworkers still gave me some love. One of my best friends at the station sent this picture to me of the sign in the stations entryway. I really do work with the best people💜
3. Another reporter at the station is equally as obsessed with dogs as I am. Whenever we go somewhere and spot a cute dog we will snap a picture and send it to one another. I spotted this fluffy pup at my boyfriends softball game. When his owners would cheer he would howl, it was adorable!
4. I spent tons of time with Cora while I was home. I had to soak in as many puppy kisses as I possibly could while home because I have no clue when the next time I'll be home is (next year, maybe?). Playing with her in the yard and in the lake was so much fun. She's totally crazy, but I love her to pieces. Really who wouldn't love that sweet face?😍
5. It's was POURING in NE when I got back from MI. The rain was nonstop for several days, but at the end of all the rain we were treated to this beautiful rainbow. For awhile it was a double rainbow, but I didn't have my phone with me to grab a picture in time. It was nice to enjoy a peaceful moment and soak in the beauty of a rainbow. It's not too often we see them in the midwest.
6. This is a poem from the book Love Her Wild by Atticus. I'm semi-obsessed with his work. It's all so beautifully written and so relatable, I keep his book by my bedside so I can read one or two every night. My favorite ones are dogeared so I can quickly flip to them. My boyfriend knows I'm in love with Atticus' work so while I was away he snapped this photo from the book while he was at Target and sent it to me. This is one of my favorite ones💜
Have a terrific Thursday and a great weekend🎉🎉🎉
Happy Thursday! This week has felt odd working a short week, not feeling good, and then flying home for a wedding tomorrow. Good news is I can soak in plenty of Cora time, bad news is I do miss home which is kind of crazy that I think of Nebraska as home now. I didn't think I would ever think of it as home, but that's exactly what it's become because of the people there and loving my job. Anyway, let's jump into this weeks thinking out loud!
1. I'm spending a few days at home for my beautiful cousins wedding which means I'm soaking in all the Cora time I can get. She pounced on me the second I walked in the door and was super hyper when I took her out to play. I'm just glad she remembered me😂
2. Speaking of cute puppies look at this little fella! His name is Shep, he's only three months old, and is a total lover😍My boyfriend took me to the local humane society to look at pups since I was missing Cora and we came so close to walking out with this guy. We were both convincing each other and talking each other out of it at the same time😂He was the friendliest little fella, it was so hard not to walk away with him.
3. I flew home yesterday and holy smokes was it rainy! Driving to Omaha in the early morning with the rain made both of us sleepy. While I'm super excited to see my cousin get married to her amazing fiancé, I'm already missing my boyfriend, friends, and my newsroom family.
4. I am not missing the heat though, holy smokes🔥the past few weeks had been so hot. Working outside was miserable. No one told me Nebraska was so hot and I was definitely not told about the wind. The funny thing is Michigan feels cold compared to the heat I've been dealing with for weeks now. Funny how things change.
5. Banana bread is here! I had gotten quite a few requests to share my banana bread recipe so I finally posted it. It's a simple and quick recipe to make that doesn't take an hour (or more) to bake. My boyfriend and everyone in the newsroom gave it a big stamp of approval. If you make it take a picture, tag me on instagram, and let me know how you like it!
6. LOVE.LOVE.LOVE. I don't have much else to add to this because it says it all. Like my parents always said love God and love others.
Have a terrific Thursday and a fantastic weekend🎉🎉🎉
