what's on #5 with a side of exciting news!

I'm dragging this Monday morning! 
It's week 5 for my What's On series and it is wish list. I went over a few of my wish list items on Friday, shorts and shoes so add those to this list too! 

My needs {wants} {{wishes}}...these are the big items I'm dreaming of {I dream big, y'all}

I have always had a hand-me down dryer but one of these days I'm gonna get me a spankin' brand new one and this one is at the top of my list. I do think hairdryers are really important to keeping your hair healthy and I want long hair so that is a priority. [Did I justify it enough?! ha!]

 Tripp and I started biking as y'all can see in a few previous posts and we are currently using two bikes my brother and I had growing up like more than a decade ago...#thestruggleisreal

This is me dreaming REAL big, I love sectionals and these LOVESAC's are amazing. I dream of the day when Tripp and I can actually sit or lounge together. The furniture we have now, Tripp got for free {so no complaints}. One day when we purchase furniture, we will be looking at sectionals. Right now, the way our house is arranged it could hold the second small one but the first one is too big for our current living room but a girl can DREAM! 

 With the biking we've been doing, we've been looking into other adventures. Kayaking is definitely next in line, we've found out that as much as it cost to rent two for a few hours, we could actually just buy two and it will be cheaper so add two of these babies to the list! 

Also, paddle boards! Before we even think about kids, we want to do as much as possible so we've looked into these too. 

I've always had like the $4 ear phones from Ross or TJ Maxx but I purchased these for my husband for his birthday and he loves them. I wore them while I cut our grass this past weekend and it is pretty envy-worthy how great you can hear with them! {I would want a different color, obviously!}

And of course, some clothing wishes to end this post...my question with the last dress is HAVE YOU EVER LIVED IN THE ALABAMA HEAT?! I love the flowy-ness of it, but hunny, I would die wearing that in this heat! 

And some activewear wishes! Enjoy! All of these are from Forever 21 [wallet friendly!!!] 

What is on y'all's wish list?! I need some more ideas! 

PS. For some exciting news, Tripp and I received some an invitation to be GODPARENTS to our friends, the lovely Moore's baby girl [coming in August!] and we accepted [of course!]! We could NOT be more excited, appreciative and just overwhelmed with joy that someone would consider us for such a big role in their child's life. Sydney is about to have her world rocked with love! 

PSS. You can tell we didn't know we were going to be asked by how great we looked, right?! #forgiveus 

our little lives lately...

 

what we've been up to this week?!


Friday- We had our niece and nephew over for a slumber party that included the park, a target trip [for a few toys, of course], an ice cream run and lots of playing.

{I've cleaned my table since then! #whew}

 {my girl, willow rhea}

 {cutest fella, Jaxon}

 

Saturday- Tripp and his dad worked in our yard {that's their summer project} and planted two hibiscus trees that I talked about in Monday's post.

and then this non-mom and non-dad took a nap because we were plum-tuckered from those sweet babies!

Sunday- We spent time with two of our own babies..Beau & Betty White. Bless them, they often get over looked compared to Toby because he is a constant inside dog and they are part-time outside livers.

{pre-hike #couldtheybeanycuter?! - said in a chandler bing voice}

 {during the hike #theyneedmorecardio}

 {she's alive, don't panic!}

 {post hike #praisejesusforthecreek}

 

 {if you wonder where Toby was, welll.... #hesanoldman}

 

{but we still love him!}

 

During this week- We hiked a little, worked a lot and we are just enjoying the summer so far {I live for hot weather and my husband sweats like a hooker in a church}.

{I need a pedicure and Tripp, poor baby needs some sun on his feet #coachproblems}

also I added an about me page, check it out! #learningnewthingsalways

What have y'all been up to?!

What's On #4 with a side of goals

It's Mondayyyy and I'm having to work this Monday, normally I have Mondays and Fridays off but I'm okay with being at the office today. It normally picks up pace starting June 1st for people enrolling for the next school year so it's nice to have busy days to make the time go by faster.

My menu!: Now I've made it transparent that I'm not the best cook and it's not my favorite past time but last week we started meal prepping and that worked really well so we are giving it a go this week too. On the menu-

• 1/2 cup chicken [cooked, seasoned]
• 1/2 cup white rice [cooked, salted]  

 

What I like about the blandness is that I can add whatever I want with the mood, we just take them out of the frig for lunch or dinner, heat up for 2 minutes and it's ready. I normally always add parmesan to mine for better flavor. We bought brown rice for next weeks. I tried fish and vegetables but they just don't stay fresh long enough for it too feel worth it.

of course the monsters are mine as well [my vice].

PS. I got the idea from my favorite blogger, Shay Shull to do some small to large goals each month and since it is day 8 of June I thought it wasn't too late for me to add some to my month.

Tripp and I both participated and I included our lists:

Linds:

Do Something Outdoors Twice A Week - this one is hard for me being that I work indoors with no windows 3-4 days a week.

Weigh 130-  I told Tripp that we were being very brave posting some goal weights for this month, we have overall goal weights but these are our stepping stones for this month. We are pretty unhealthy and are looking to change it!

Go To The Derm-  Again, the struggle is real with my skin and I am so tired of it! Being 24 and having the worst skin of my life is no bueno. I have an appointment scheduled for Tuesday! #yay

Keep My Paperwork Stack At Work Low- This time of year our paperwork pile grows substantially and pretty much dictates how my desk is gonna look the whole school year.

Have Friends Over [entertain]- It's summer and of course most of our friends are teachers so it's a slow time and great time to have people over! {already have a family slip and slide party in the works!}

Run A Mile In 10 Minutes- Sounds easy to you guys but I am the worst runner and we signed up for a 5k in August. Gotta start fast!

Tripp:

Weigh 220- Again, we are both working on our stepping stone goals.

Read A Book- Tripp is a PE teacher, okay. That by no means makes him a guy who loves to read.

Keep Yard Clean and Keep Working On It- Guys, he has already planted me two hibiscus trees :) #happywife

Do 5 Fun Things With Lindsay [at least]- We did one today that I'll post later this week!

Back Squat 400 and Front Squat 325- Dude is getting swole. #gottawatchmybackfortheladies



Share your June goals!

have any new meal prep ideas?! comment with them!

favorites friday.

my top favorites for the week:

This guy! Of course, he is an every week fav but today we have been together 4 years so here is to 4 more years haha. It has been a ride and an adventure, that's for sure!

Good news!! We are officially a two car household, y'all have no idea how excited we are. We sold our second car literally the week of our honeymoon and tried to be a one a car household for a while due to just saving money and paying off our debt. With the help of family (thanks for letting us borrow cars and giving us a few rides!), prayers and managing money, we now have two cars and Tripp has a truck (he's a man!). Yay!!

 I need these pieces in my closet! Wish list for sure.

Since last Friday, I've gotten major family time in, which is always a favorite! Friday, Mom and I took my Nana to Olive Garden and then to Belk's to get a purse for Mama's Day. Saturday Morning was spent with my Dad's side of the family eating breakfast at ryan's and Saturday afternoon we went to see our niece's dance recital [so sweet!]. Sunday for lunch, we had Tripp's side over for Mother's Day lunch and Sunday for dinner, we had my mom and dad over for Mother's Day dinner. Monday morning, Mom and I spent a few hours at my Grandmother's house pampering her for Mama's Day. Needless to say, we needed a weekend from our weekend.

 
 <- [Doesn't Tripp, My cuz Maci and her daugher Bailey look like such a happy family haha!] 

  ->  [Maci's youngest and the newest McKeever girl, Sadie and presenting my "WHO nose" profile [[Grinch Reference]]

 

^^^ [Most of the McKeever girls, missing Levi who is our only boy there]

 

^^^ McKeever Adults minus my mom, Uncle JP and Uncle Mike. 

<->
[Miss Willow Rhea Taylor after her recital]

 <- [My grandparents feeding each other. I.mean.y'all.they.are.the.cutest.]

Crossfit Games Regionals start today! Y'all, now crossfit isn't my favorite sport to do but it is my favorite to watch and regionals start today! Team EZ, Team Dan Bailey, Team Matt Chan, Team Josh Bridges! I mean I just love watching these people do things that look extremely painful.

that's it for this friday!