My Favorite Things, July 27-August 2

I have grown tired of brooding and have started journaling all the things I love during the week.

My favorite things from the past week. Here they are…

Traveling. Oh, how I miss traveling. I broke down and took a mini-trip to Chattanooga, planning mostly outdoor things and armed with hand sanitizer and masks. Just to be moving through things and experiences again made me feel almost normal.

Whitewater rafting. Somehow, on this Girls Trip, they talked me into my first whitewater rafting experience at age 50. (Note to self: Never make decisions over champagne late at night. Or always do. Not sure which, really.) It was a bit more intense than I was prepared for but great fun…and we survived!

French 75. Every Girls Trip has a signature cocktail. This one was definitely French 75. (Learn from my mistake. DON’T put the champagne in the cocktail shaker. Follow directions.) ;)

Mountains and waterfalls. I know those of you who live near “real” mountains would laugh at this one, but I’m from Biloxi. Anything above sea-level looks mountainous to me!

Clumpie’s Ice Cream. My most memorable meal in Chattanooga? Whiskey Caramel Cornflake Ice Cream from Clumpie’s!

Taking pictures. For this trip, I got my handheld camera back out. I had been using my iPhone, but there’s something about a camera in my hand that makes me see and look at things differently. (For example, I couldn’t tell if this said LONER or LOVER and realized that it was kinda the story of my life and all!)