Friday, February 20, 2026

It’s Friday and time to link up with Andrea and Erika for the happiest post of the week!

Here are some of my favorites from the week – I would love to hear yours, as well!

I visited my old school – really just the office staff and my small language department:

Is it weird that I kind of think it was a milestone for me or at the very least good for me to go back for a visit? I wasn’t sad to not be in the trenches anymore. I may have felt differently if there were students present, I realize. I tell myself it was 25 years of my life so of course I have had to process feelings. I felt at peace!

After that, I had been asked to go to happy hour by my friend Victoria. We had a nice hour and a half of catching up with some chips and guacamole and a margarita for me and a mosquito for her (a spicy margarita basically).

I was looking for something and came across this from Mason when he was in late elementary school. I think I was on the phone, and he wrote me this note and then corrected his own grammar. Bahaha!

There are only 3 episodes out as far as I know, but wow, is this good. I feel like I’m reliving the 90s through the fashion, too.

This week I tried toasted coconut and it’s really good. I don’t like coconut shavings but I like the flavor if that makes sense.

Remember my relative success with cooking German food for V Day? Well, Mardi Gras was a different story. I spent about 2 hours making the worst gumbo ever. I guess I burned my roux.

Eddie Otis ate my gumbo spoon:

I had to Door Dash some gumbo since I had promised it. Wah!

I also had hair day this week!

Before:

During:

After:

Why do all of these look like mug shots?

Eddie Otis and I have been spoiled because we have had the playground behind our house all to ourselves. The kiddies are out again and EO is not sure what the screaming is all about.

There is a charity that helps those in the restaurant industry and each month a different restaurant does “chef in a box” which is a meal for two. This month Captain’s Quarters was doing it. This is the restaurant we can go to by boat.

I had a 60-degree day and enjoyed going to pick it up. Look at the boats in their shrink wrap!

I had planned well since I knew I was “trying” to make gumbo the night before.

We had spinach salad:

Chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans:

Bread pudding for dessert:

I have been re-watching Younger and then saw this!

We don’t have much longer to wait for a MomTok Bachelorette. Look at the book she’s holding.

I started this:

EO and I were able to read outside a little bit this week. I have to get him to be calm and lie down, and this is a photo of me spying on him behind me.

My hydrangeas have made me happy this week!

Sophie of Big Boo Cast recommended this hummus and I had to go to Costco anyway. It’s like restaurant quality good. I am a big fan of Graza oil, too.

I keep re-purchasing LMNT because it’s just so good. I realized it worked really well with the coconut water from Kroger. It’s a great mocktail!

I was craving a spreadable cheese for crackers, and this is pretty good.

Jen has talked about Drizzilicious and I found a box at Costo of s’mores, birthday cake, and cinnamon. So good! 90 calories!

And, that’s a wrap for my week! Tell me a fave of yours!

Amy