Coffee date chat
Having a coffee date chat with some of my best blog friends.
Hi! How’s the morning going? I hope you’re having a great one so far. It’s been a little while since we’ve had a coffee or juice chat around here, so let’s grab a favorite beverage and catch up a bit today. I’d probably ask you to join me at Dedicated, because it’s my favorite local bakery right now. Everything is gluten-free and their coffee drinks are amazing!
If we were having coffee right now….
I’d want to hear what’s going on with YOU. How are the human and/or fur children? How’s life? What do you have going on right now?
We’d probably talk about spring fever and summer plans. I’m SO READY for school (and homework!) to be over for the kids. I’m ready for late-night swims, slow mornings, and enjoying more time together. As far as summer travel goes, we’re headed to Hawaii this summer (can’t wait!!!) and I have multiple price alerts set for Spain. If the airline prices drop a little, we’re IN.
I’d want to know where you’ve been shopping lately. I feel like everything has been a little blah so far this season, but so far, I’m really loving Abercrombie (surprisingly!), Amazon finds (like this dress and this set), and Farm Rio. I’m still doing the RTR Unlimited subscription and it’s a nice way to keep things fresh without buying all the things lol.
I’d tell you about my garden. When I had all of my eye issues last spring, I let everything die. I didn’t want to be outside in the soil and wind since my eyes were so irritated, so my garden became survival of the fittest. Somehow, zucchinis grew the size of my forearm, one gigantic beet survived, and our rose bushes made it! They’re all blooming now and smell amazing. The Pilot built a new garden bed, we planted some new things for spring, and I’m excited to have a garden again.
I’d ask you what workouts you’ve been into lately. I’m still loving Sculpt Society, F45, barre, hiking, and hot yoga.
I’d probably chat with you about military life. The Pilot will be retired this winter and I can’t even believe it. I shared more in this vulnerable Instagram post, but I’m not going to be sad when it’s over. So much of military life is based on anxiety and worry, and waiting. Waiting for the next assignment, waiting for deployment to be over, waiting until things calm down (<— this never happens lol). I had to learn to be happy in the moment and to stop waiting for things, which positively affected my outlook on military life, and life in general. When he retires, I’ll be sad because I know he’ll be sad and miss it. It’s a huge part of his identity. I’m so proud of him and everything he’s accomplished, but looking forward to the next chapter.
I’d want to know what you’re excited about right now, and also share some future plans with you. I’ve been hard at work behind the scenes here on the blog, and also on an EquiLife mentorship. I’ll share some more details in the next couple of weeks, but it’s been an incredible opportunity.
So tell me, friends:
– What’s going on in your life? What are you excited about right now? Do you have a garden? Any summer plans?
xoxo
Gina
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We are going to Hawaii at the end of July! I am so excited. We are also going to get our garden planted in the next couple of weeks. A few of our herbs came back which is amazing, and I can’t wait to buy the rest of our plants! My husband is definitely the plant whisperer in our house, but I like looking at it and pretending I helped, haha.
yay I’m excited for you! which island are you visiting?? we’ll be in Oahu
and I love that lol!
We are going to Maui! We haven’t been since right before the fires, so we’ve been reading up on how to best support people while visiting (tipping well, being insanely respectful, not asking locals about it, etc…).
Oahu will be amaaaazing (not that you can go wrong on any island)! I can already taste the Mai Tais, haha.
Also, I love these posts! They reminds me of the blog days of yore! I totally get why people have changed their blogging styles over the years, but I still miss it.
Hi Gina-
I live in Tucson as well! Wondering if you have any resources or how you learned what veggies/herbs do well in this climate/ when to plant/ amount of sun vs shade etc. I’d love to start a garden but worried everything will just get fried in the sun!
Thanks so much.
I always just google it depending on when I’m planting! I’ll google “best things to plant in Tucson is April” and then usually go with most of that list. we put ours on irrigation and that’s made a huge difference with keeping everything alive. otherwise, we go out of town and it all dies
Hi Gina,
I love these posts and I love that you still take the time to connect with us OG blog followers<3 I’m also so ready for summer, slow mornings, and soaking up time with the kiddos. I can’t wait to hear about Hawaii and I’m excited for you for the Pilot’s next chapter. P.S. I loved the vulnerable IG post!
yes, I can’t wait!
thank you so much and thank you for being here for so long! xo
Hi Gina! We’re going on our first ever cruise—a 3 night Disney cruise to the Bahamas! Any first time cruising advice? We’re not doing any excursions since it’s so short and we’re new to it all I have a 5 yo and my daughter turns 8 on the cruise:) One silly question: do I need a purse on the ship?
Hi! Do you have an Instagram?? If you send me a DM I’ll send you a voice message with tons of tips! You’ll have the best time! You don’t need a purse- I’d just bring a small clutch for dinners