5 Friday Favorites: October 20, 2023

It's time for my Friday link up with  A Little Bit of Everything and Momfessionals. 

On Fridays I share things that made me happy from the week - a photo, a song, a quote, a beauty product, a recipe, a pair of cute shoes, etc. If it's a product, sometimes it's something I actually own and sometimes something I just saw online that gave me a smile. Sometimes it's serious and sometimes it's silly. I suppose I believe that God is in the simple details of life and yes, I can even find Him in a tube of lipstick.  

Happy Friday, Friends. It's been a really relaxing week around here because I've finally been in my own home for a week straight. Steve was out of town for a few days so I spent a lot of the week completely alone. Turns out Myself and I get along really well. We like the same sleep schedule, food, podcasts and tv shows - like she'll watch multiple episodes of Jeopardy with me without complaint - so it works out just fine. 

Perhaps based on that paragraph, it's a good thing Steve came home. Anyway, here are some of the things Myself and I enjoyed this week.

1. Carrie Soto is Back

We read Carrie Soto is Back for our book club and I liked it a lot. I grew up loving tennis so I'm not sure if that's a requirement to like the story, but I was all in on that aspect of it. It also has a sweet storyline involving Carrie and her dad, who is also her coach. This is not winning any awards, but it was an easy read which was nice after finishing The Nightingale which was pretty heavy.

2. Heather McMahan: Son I Never Had plus a Few Other Comedy Specials

Since Steve was out of town this week and I had to pause on the shows we watch together, I went on a comedy special binge on Netflix. Being funny is one of the character traits I value most in humans. I have followed Heather McMahan on Instagram for awhile and she's hilarious, so when I saw that she had a new special, I jumped on that one first. Then I watched Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You and Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact. Y'all. I'm telling you straight: the language in all three of these specials is terrible. TERR. I. BLE. The subject matter is highly inappropriate. If this type of comedy is not in your lane, just skip it. I respect your opinion. As for me and my house (which, thank goodness, was empty), this type of humor was exactly what I was needed this week and I laughed so hard I cried.

3. Pumpkin Patch PJs

I always feel like mid-October is just about the time that the mamas start to really miss the college freshman and the college freshman start to really miss the mamas. I saw these pumpkin pjs on Amazon and I thought they'd make a really cute gift to send your college girl to let her know you're thinking about her. Or to send to yourself so you can wear them while you pass out Halloween candy to all the precious little neighborhood kids and cry because it seems like yesterday you were dressing your baby up in a princess costume. *sigh* I don't think Drew would appreciate these pjs, but he asked that I send him some protein powder. I find this request rather boring, but if you're living that same boy-athlete-mom life, too, this is the one he likes.

4. Trader Joe's Honey Hydration Day & Night Cream Duo

I ran out of my expensive fancy-pants nighttime moisturizer and haven't had the heart or wallet to replace it, so I was really happy to stumble on this Trader Joe's Moisturizer Set when I was there last week. It smells like honey, has a good, thick consistency, and the price didn't give me an eye twitch. Apparently, it's a dupe for a Farmacy brand cream which is sold at Sephora and is much more expensive. SCORE. 

5. My Kid on the Radio

If you can swing it I highly recommend having your kid get a job on the radio so that you can hear his voice everyday. Joe just started a job at a Fox Sports Radio 98.3 FM in Spartanburg, South Carolina and I'm so proud that I could bust. He's also moonlighting as a freelance play-by-play broadcaster at numerous colleges in the area. I am biased, of course, and think he is incredibly talented, but more impressive to me is that he works his tail off and keeps moving forward in an industry that is not easy to navigate. It's a heck of a lot of fun to watch (or listen to) someone pursue a dream. It also takes a lot of prayer and a lot of faith. The Lord has been good to us. 

Dream hard, work hard, pray harder, kiddo. I'm so proud to be your mom. And if you ever say a negative word about the Texas Longhorns on your show, please watch out for "Jenn From South Riding" on Line 2 because it won't be pretty.

Y'all have the best weekend.

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