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Not On My Honeymoon

Back in 2000, Hubby and I went on our honeymoon. We had been married for a year.

Where do you think we went?

Well, Disney of course. While there, I turned 25 years old.

It was my first time there since my College Program. I was so excited to show Hubby around the World since it had been 15 or so years since he had been there.

I was also excited because I was going to be able to finally step foot in the Animal Kingdom because I watched it being built while I was on my College Program.

The first few days of the Honeymoon was great. We enjoyed spending time in Magic Kingdom and the Animal Kingdom.

Then the worse possible thing happened while down in Walt Disney World. I ended up with food poisoning. I spent all day Wednesday of my honeymoon stuck in our Mighty Ducks hotel room. All day long, I was worshiping the white porcelain God.

It was either the Key Lime Pie at the Rainforest Cafe or from drinking at the water fountains. I can eat Key Lime pie now but ever since then I don’t drink at water fountains.

The next day I was able to get out of our hotel room. We went to EPCOT and had breakfast or lunch at the Garden Grill. They gave us a free cake since it was our honeymoon. I don’t think I was able to eat any of it because my stomach was still upset.

We left on Friday of that week. I only wished I hadn’t gotten sick. The flight home was interesting but that is a story for another day.

The next year, we drove down to Walt Disney World in order to have a second honeymoon.

Never get sick in Disney. And not on your honeymoon. That’s the moral of my story.

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Mom, What’s For Dinner? – Week of August 19, 2019

Jump to the menu

Jump to my meal prep for breakfast, lunch, and snacks

This is the first week of school for 3 members of our family. I started school 2 weeks ago. This week, Hubby goes back to college. The Youngest begins 8th grade and the Oldest begins 10th grade.

Three evenings during the week, Hubby will be in his college classes about an half an hour away from here. He is going to be studying to be an Intervention Specialist like me. Hubby has to take 11 classes, student teach, and do observations.

So dinners are going to be a little different around here since he’ll probably be gone when I get home. Actually I know he’ll he be gone on Tuesdays when I get home. His class starts when I am scheduled to get off of work.

He delivers pizza and that is going to change. He used to just deliver on the weekdays. Since he’ll be in class 3 evenings during the week, he had to put his availability in for Saturdays and Sunday. I’m going to be on deck for any weekend plans for the boys. I could rely on him but not anymore.

Okay, let’s jump into the menu.

  • Monday – Hamburgers, French fries, and raw veggies
  • Tuesday – Stuffed Pepper Soup over Rice, Cheddar biscuits
  • Wednesday – Leftovers
  • Thursday – Balsamic Pork, Roasted broccoli, mac and cheese
  • Friday – Tacos
  • Saturday – Chicken nuggets, French fries

Meal Prep

Breakfasts – protein waffles with almond butter, oranges

Snacks – Fruit on the bottom yogurt, trail mix, snack box

Lunch – chicken breast, roasted potatoes, green beans, mini salad, dark chocolate candy bar

I got my protein waffle mix from Aldi. I was going to make homemade waffles but I found the mix and decided to try it.

I found a suggestion of buying the salad mixes but not using the toppings or salad dressing. I use the toppings but make homemade salad dressing. It’s so much easier using the chopped salad mixes when trying to meal prep.

Have a great week.

Traci

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Chicago – Throwback Thursday

It was not until our Youngest was 5-years-old that Hubby and I dared to take a trip away from the boys. In 2010, we drove to St. Louis for a few days to let us be a couple instead of just parents of our two boys.

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Chattanooga, TN – The Zoo (Part 1) – Part 13

During Spring Break 2019, we traveled down to Chattanooga. While there, we enjoyed the scenic views of Lookout Mountain. We also visited Ruby Falls, the Tennessee Aquarium, and the Chattanooga Zoo. We also looked for ghosts and ghouls on a ghost tour. Enjoy our spring break/ 20th wedding anniversary trip.

  1. Way Down
  2. Rivers Journey – Tennessee Aquarium
  3. Ocean Journey – Tennessee Aquarium
  4. Downtown and Pedestrian Bridge
  5. Ruby Falls
  6. Rock City – Grand Corridor
  7. Rock City – The Overlook
  8. Rock City – More of Rock City
  9. Rock City – Fairyland and the Rest of Rock City
  10. Lookout Mountain Incline
  11. Point Park
  12. Downtown

After getting done with our coffee trip, we went to the Chattanooga Zoo.

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Chattanooga, TN – Downtown – Part 12

During Spring Break 2019, we traveled down to Chattanooga. While there, we enjoyed the scenic views of Lookout Mountain. We also visited Ruby Falls, the Tennessee Aquarium, and the Chattanooga Zoo. We also looked for ghosts and ghouls on a ghost tour. Enjoy our spring break/ 20th wedding anniversary trip.

  1. Way Down
  2. Rivers Journey – Tennessee Aquarium
  3. Ocean Journey – Tennessee Aquarium
  4. Downtown and Pedestrian Bridge
  5. Ruby Falls
  6. Rock City – Grand Corridor
  7. Rock City – The Overlook
  8. Rock City – More of Rock City
  9. Rock City – Fairyland and the Rest of Rock City
  10. Lookout Mountain Incline
  11. Point Park

The next morning, we headed out to the Mean Mug Coffee Shop. We ended up driving past the shop and when we realized it, we parked the car and walked back to the coffee shop.

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Chattanooga, TN – Point Park – Part 11

During Spring Break 2019, we traveled down to Chattanooga. While there, we enjoyed the scenic views of Lookout Mountain. We also visited Ruby Falls, the Tennessee Aquarium, and the Chattanooga Zoo. We also looked for ghosts and ghouls on a ghost tour. Enjoy our spring break/ 20th wedding anniversary trip.

  1. Way Down
  2. Rivers Journey – Tennessee Aquarium
  3. Ocean Journey – Tennessee Aquarium
  4. Downtown and Pedestrian Bridge
  5. Ruby Falls
  6. Rock City – Grand Corridor
  7. Rock City – The Overlook
  8. Rock City – More of Rock City
  9. Rock City – Fairyland and the Rest of Rock City
  10. Lookout Mountain Incline

After we got off the Incline at the top, we decided to visit Point Park which was part of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.

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Chattanooga, TN – The Lookout Mountain Incline – Part 10

During Spring Break 2019, we traveled down to Chattanooga. While there, we enjoyed the scenic views of Lookout Mountain. We also visited Ruby Falls, the Tennessee Aquarium, and the Chattanooga Zoo. We also looked for ghosts and ghouls on a ghost tour. Enjoy our spring break/ 20th wedding anniversary trip.

  1. Way Down
  2. Rivers Journey – Tennessee Aquarium
  3. Ocean Journey – Tennessee Aquarium
  4. Downtown and Pedestrian Bridge
  5. Ruby Falls
  6. Rock City – Grand Corridor
  7. Rock City – The Overlook
  8. Rock City – More of Rock City
  9. Rock City – Fairyland and the Rest of Rock City

After we were done at Rock City, we traveled to the Lookout Mountain Incline. Most people ride the incline from the bottom of the mountain to the top and then back to the bottom. We decided to do the opposite.

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Chattanooga, TN – Rock City – Part 3 (Part 9) – Fairyland Caverns and the Rest of Rock City

During Spring Break 2019, we traveled down to Chattanooga. While there, we enjoyed the scenic views of Lookout Mountain. We also visited Ruby Falls, the Tennessee Aquarium, and the Chattanooga Zoo. We also looked for ghosts and ghouls on a ghost tour. Enjoy our spring break/ 20th wedding anniversary trip.

  1. Way Down
  2. Rivers Journey – Tennessee Aquarium
  3. Ocean Journey – Tennessee Aquarium
  4. Downtown and Pedestrian Bridge
  5. Ruby Falls
  6. Rock City – Grand Corridor
  7. Rock City – The Overlook
  8. Rock City – More of Rock City

Here is more of our visit to Rock City.

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Chattanooga, TN – Rock City – Part 3 (Part 8) – More of Rock City

During Spring Break 2019, we traveled down to Chattanooga. While there, we enjoyed the scenic views of Lookout Mountain. We also visited Ruby Falls, the Tennessee Aquarium, and the Chattanooga Zoo. We also looked for ghosts and ghouls on a ghost tour. Enjoy our spring break/ 20th wedding anniversary trip.

  1. Way Down
  2. Rivers Journey – Tennessee Aquarium
  3. Ocean Journey – Tennessee Aquarium
  4. Downtown and Pedestrian Bridge
  5. Ruby Falls
  6. Rock City – Grand Corridor
  7. Rock City – The Overlook

Here is more of our visit to Rock City.

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Chattanooga, TN – Rock City – Part 2 (Part 7) – The Overlook

During Spring Break 2019, we traveled down to Chattanooga. While there, we enjoyed the scenic views of Lookout Mountain. We also visited Ruby Falls, the Tennessee Aquarium, and the Chattanooga Zoo. We also looked for ghosts and ghouls on a ghost tour. Enjoy our spring break/ 20th wedding anniversary trip.

  1. Way Down
  2. Rivers Journey – Tennessee Aquarium
  3. Ocean Journey – Tennessee Aquarium
  4. Downtown and Pedestrian Bridge
  5. Ruby Falls
  6. Rock City – Grand Corridor

Here is more of our visit to Rock City.

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