What have we been up to lately?

In my blogging absence, this is what we have been up to!

1.  Both of us have been working like crazy people!  Rhett's job is jam packed with things that need to get done.  As for my job, people haven't stopped getting cancer, so I've been super busy as well!  We are enjoying it all for the most part, and are just happy to be employed!

2.  Meeting new neighbors at block parties and game nights!

3.  Fighting off killer bees...well not killer, but they sure were scary!

4.  Spending Memorial Day with our wonderful friends in Albuquerque.  I didn't take any pictures (sad sad day), but some of our sweet friends did!  We definitely miss everyone there, and we didn't want to leave, but it was great to spend time with them!

5.  Eating way to much of this!  Be still my heart!  This stuff is INCREDIBLE!

6.  Painting!  We are on a mission to get our house painted this summer!  It makes sense since Arizona summers are unbearable, and why would we want to get out of the house when it's 115 degrees outside? Not me!

There's much more, but then I wouldn't have any blog material!  So that's all for now!  Have a wonderful Sunday!

Summertime scents

Before we lived in a year-round Summertime state, one of my favorite things about summer was all the smells that go along with it.  They bring back all the wonderful memories of growing up, summer vacations, and adventures along the way.


So without further ado, here is my list of must have summer scents.

1.  Swimming Pools!

I grew up about 20 hours away from the ocean, so I LIVED in the pool growing up.  What can I say....I'm a Pisces and am a fish.  The chlorine smell brings back so many wonderful memories or summers spent with my grandmother, cousins, my swim team, and  eating ice cream sandwiches and macaroni and cheese after a long afternoon in the pool.

Am I the only person who would crave Mac and Cheese (the blue box kind) after hours in the pool?  

I am a weird one...

2.  Sunscreen!  

It is a summer necessity for the pale red head, and smelling it floods my mind with wonderful moments remembered.  Please friends, wear your sunscreen.  We have seen so many people come to my clinic with Malignant Melanoma, and that stuff spreads like WILDFIRE! If you do nothing else this summer....put on that sunscreen!

3.  Bath and Body Works Sweet Pea Body Spray.

I discovered this scent during college and LOVE it!  It reminds me of college days, my "sorority," and all of my wonderful friends!  Oh how I miss the McMurry years!

4.  Calgon Hawaiian Ginger body spray.  

Can you tell that I'm not much for overpowering perfumes?  The body spray in my opinion gives the perfect amount of refreshment, without suffocating those around me!

Anyways, I LOVE LOVE this scent. In high school, my dear friend Amanda introduced me to this smell, and it just reminds me of those summers when she would visit and we would spend time catching up (and getting into some trouble)!

5.  Bar-b-Que's

Who doesn't love the smell of a good cook out?  Seriously?  Who doesn't love the smell of meet grilling and spending time with friends and neighbors?

Seriously?  Find me someone who doesn't, and I will show you a pig that can fly!

6.  And my new favorite scent, Febreze Hawaiian Aloha Air Freshener.  

This spray is like summer in a bottle!  It's wonderful, and what I love most is that this Febreze collection of air fresheners helps to eliminate odors and not just cover it up!

I hope you all have a safe and wonderful summer filled with memories, friends, family, and fun!

(All images courtesy of Google Images, and I was not paid for any of my endorsements, I just wanted to pass on my love for these products to you!)