Living on Cloud Nine: May 2025

WHAT'S UP WEDNESDAY IT'S BEEN AWHILE

Hi Loves! Happy Wednesday! I’m super excited to join Shay and Sheaffer today for What’s up Wednesday. I've missed it! Can't wait to see what you're all up to as well!

1: WHAT WE’RE EATING THIS MONTH:

The Tucci Salad I shared HERE

Sirloin patties with high protein sauce in lettuce leaves..will share recipe soon.

Lemon Custard ice cream from my favorite Ice cream shop in Northern Michigan.

2. WHAT I’M REMINISCING ABOUT: Sweet Babes are 20 months old today...goes so fast, here they are last year at 8 months old.

3: WHAT IM LOVING: Little Converse Chuck Taylor SNEAKERS for the twins.

Buy HERE

Time with the sweethearts...Tea Parties, barefoot in the yard, Hummingbird jams, hiding spots at Grammy's..I LOVE IT ALL!!

with Great Grandma!

And This Dog Quote! How very true!

4: WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO:

Saw the new Mission Impossible this past weekend. So good! And a day trip to our favorite Michigan beach town last Saturday.

Gucci Glasses HERE// Earrings HERE

5: WHAT I’M DREADING: Summer going too fast!

6: WHAT I’M WORKING ON: Something SOOOOO exciting it'll be a whole post! Hint word "Second"

7: WHAT I’M EXCITED ABOUT:

Today at noon starts Extra sweet time with Mr. Nine planned for a few days as our Anni is tomorrow!

Since I wasn’t on the Blog last summer, here’s our Anni dinner attire 2024.

My Dress HERE

Navy lace oh my..LOVE THIS DRESS!

8: WHAT I’M WATCHING & READING:

Watching

Your Friends and Neighbors...Jon Hamm is sooooo good!

Ransom Canyon..Hoy HOTNESS!

The Handmaids Tale...nooooo Not Nick!

Rock the Block..HGTV fun

Tucci in Italy..Love Stanley T!

Reading

Just read Ward D by Frieda McFadden

9: WHAT I’M LISTENING TO: Country and loving that the new kids in the country music world are taking their sounds old school.

10: WHAT I’M WEARING: A little bit of everything. Loving "Fruit' wear right now, lol.

Dress HERE

Sweatshirt HERE // Jeans HERE // Similar Hat HERE // Sneakers HERE

11: WHAT I’M DOING THIS WEEKEND: Continuing to celebrate and pool time and making lists!

12: WHAT I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH: Getting everything ready for The start of Family Vacay! And Monday June 2nd is our Amazon Link-Up. I'll be sharing Summer FUN!

Have a GREAT Day!

Headed out for some time with Mr. NINE!

Linking up with Momfessionals and Between Naps on The Porch // Thursday Fashion Files // I Do deClaire // Hello Monday // Sunday's on Silverado // Life and Linda

xoxo

FRIDAY FAVORITES MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ALREADY?

Happy Friday of a long weekend for some of you to celebrate our glorious Memorial Day here in the USA! As summer heats up, hopefully, (it sure was cold this week here in Indiana), I noticed that blog readership is waning down once again. That usually happens in the summer season and that’s just fine but all that to say I’m going to save my juicy content for Fall and keep it light over here. Oh and good news, the pool is back in shape and all chems are balanced.

Kids Adirondack Chairs only $6

How stinking cute are these CHAIRS!!! I knew when I saw them at Walmart that the girls needed them for our house as they match our back porch so good! They are adorable!

Tucci Salad

I saw this recipe online the day we started watching Stanley Tucci‘s new show in Italy. It sounded so light and refreshing and healthy for summer to me and boy was it ever! Just such lovely flavors! I modified his recipe a little bit and I think the addition of the lemon juice and feta cheese made it amazing! Recipe Below photo.

The Insalata Stanley Tucci

1/2 can cooked cannellini beans, drained and slightly warmed.

Handful of Cherry tomatoes, chopped.

1-2 mini cucumbers, chopped.

1/4 cup red onion, chopped.

1 can of tuna in water, drained.

Handful of fresh basil, torn.

2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil.

Large pinch of sea salt.

Splash of Fresh squeezed lemon juice

Pinch of Pepper

Feta Cheese crumbles, optional

Outfits

A little bit of everything with the weather all over the place.

Blouse HERE // Jeans HERE // Sandals HERE

Sweatshirt HERE // Shorts HERE// Sandals HERE

LOVED the Old Navy sweatshirt so much I got in Blue too.

Shirt HERE // Hat HERE // Pants HERE // Sandals HERE

Nature: Baby Geese

You guys, this is a sad story. We have all kinds of geese families around our pond and this couple had two sweet little baby geese but this week, Mr. Nine and I have only seen one. I’m afraid an animal or something got their other one and it makes me so sad!

This Azalea Bush

But this Azalea sure makes me happy! My mom and I had to go yet to another greenhouse this week because I wanted to replace a few flowers and move a couple things around. As we were driving in, my mom said, “look at that pink, it doesn’t even look real!” The owner noted that it’s his mother ‘s and has been there for a long time and if they knew what variety it was, I’m sure they could sell, hundreds! If you know, let me know because I want one BAAAD! It’s almost like a little tree versus a bush. They said people even come just to take photos in front of it when it’s blooming, lol.

And I'll leave you with this preciousness..sweet babe kissing her "baby" yesterday! And oh that ponder, lol. My heart!

What was your favorite thing during your week?

Our not busy weekend is heating up and I'm totally ok with that. Just wish the temperatures would, lol. The twins are coming over today, so I’ve got Grammy duty!! Yay!

We’re taking a day trip up north tomorrow and Sunday we’re going to see Mission impossible! Are you going to see it? What are you doing this weekend?

HAPPY LONG WEEKEND, BE SAFE and HAVE FUN!!

I'll see ya for What's Up Wednesday!

Linking up with Momfessionals // Between Naps on The Porch // Thursday Fashion Files // I Do deClaire // Hello Monday // Sunday's on Silverado // Life and Linda

xoxo

FRIDAY FAVORITES SWEET MAY

Happy middle of May babes! Slow down already, “Summer” is just getting started, ha ha but with our weather who knows? We’re going from 80s yesterday and today here in Northern Indiana to a high of 59° Sunday. It’s been kind of a slow yet crazy week and I’m happy to report my three-month-old tooth saga is over. I got the permanent crown put on Wednesday, a fabulous cleaning and I’m good to go. BUT yesterday had a major pool issue so hoping it gets figured out and we can get back in. I love pools but like a boat, they are money pits.

Mother’s Day

We started with an amazing brunch at a place we had never been before called The early Bird Eatery and the food was incredible.

While 2 live out-of-state boys were missing, the dad of the twins, surprised us with a visit on Sunday. And best of all it was a perfect sunshiny day, and we were able to get in the pool! (before it went cloudy with nitrates this week) The girls had a ball!

Watering Can

Their mama created the most precious gift for me and great grandma Giga. (we are holding them in the title pic). She painted super cool watering cans with designs and the girls’ painted handprints. The thumbprint was turned into a ladybug and she put our names on top along with some gardening gloves. Such a thoughtful gift!

Gardening Gloves on Sale HERE

Hummingbird Planter

My mom always gets me something too, and she found the sweetest concrete hummingbird pot and put my favorite shade of Verbena in there, raspberry.

Outfits

What I wore Mother’s Day, a sweater I got to take to Cape Cod this summer and the last outfit: not going to lie. I wore it 2 days in a row. lol. Do you ever do that?

Jumpsuit HERE // Sandals HERE

Sweater HERE // Jean Shorts HERE // Sandals HERE

Sweater HERE // Jeans HERE (My FAVS) // Sandals HERE // Necklace HERE

Nature Pics: Gerbera Daisies

Had to get you some pictures of two of my Gerbera daisies! I don’t usually have these annuals outside, but I couldn’t resist these two colors this year and I hope they do well.

Cookies for the Dentist’s Office

I mentioned that my dental ordeal is over, but as always, I took the office some cookies, I found the cutest patriotic trays at Hobby lobby and filled one with monster cookies using red, white and blue M&Ms. Remember when I took my old beloved Dentist the I wish I would not have left any at home though I dipped into the stash and could you not I ate 5 after my appointment.

My Recipe for Monster Cookies HERE

Stella and Her Insta Toy

And last, but not least, I may not be on Instagram right now, but Stella is, ha ha, at least she thinks she is with one of her favorite toys from Grandma! This girl loves to take bigger toys to bat around balls with. It's so cute!