Currently: July 2025

 

Happy Wednesday, friends! I'm glad you're here today for the currently link party. It never goes without saying how thankful I am several of you join me for this each month; I hope you keep it up! This month we're talking about some things we're currently loving, savoring, celebrating, remembering, and trying. Some of this will be redundant...sorry about that! I'll jump right in. 

Loving

I am loving these summer time sunsets!

I'm loving feeling like a boss lady every time I do something considered "masculine". I'm loving having friend connections that are men that give me estimates, advice, and perspective. This picture above was me on Friday at Auto Zone having windshield washer fluid added to my car; this man showed me how to do it, even though it turns out that I would have figured it out on my own, thanks to the marking on that tank underneath my car's hood.

I'm loving concerts, and doing things like that with J! I bought my next set of tickets; Mar and I are going to see Teddy Swims at this same venue mid-August! 

I am loving pool time!

Savoring

I am savoring sweet summertime, and salads, and catch up girl dates with my friends! Mar and I hadn't seen each other in eight days when we met for lunch on Monday; we were like teenagers getting caught up. She was giddy, and I cried, but whatever! Today is the one year anniversary of my dad dying; I've been an emotional wreck all week/weekend. 

Celebrating

I know I should say that I'm celebrating the fourth of July, but honestly? I'm celebrating the life of my sweet dad. He saw Jesus face to face one year ago today; in some ways it seems like it's been a decade since I've seen him. In other ways, it seems like it was just yesterday that I was planning out our Fridays together. This was us in the waiting room of the hospital after he died; the chaplain was praying for us.

Remembering

With this anniversary comes lots of remembering! I kind of went down a rabbit hole here yesterday and looked back on old pictures of our times together. How fortunate am I to have had such a wonderful relationship with my dad? And all of that quality time we got to spend together? I'd give anything to have a little more time with him here on earth, honestly, but in the same breath, I wouldn't wish him back here for all the money or things in the world. I'm glad he wasn't around to see this last year of my life. It would have been hard on him, because he wouldn't have understood how his (then) son-in-law could walk out on his youngest daughter. It would have been hard on me, because with his dementia, he would have forgotten every five minutes that Todd was no longer part of my life. And boy did he love Todd! It pisses me off when I think of it, if you want to know the full truth. 

Trying

I'll be trying to end this post on a positive note, so I'll brag on myself about some things I'm learning along the way. I'm going to have some work done in my home here in the next few weeks, and it feels great to know that I know people either personally, or who know other people, for me to reach out to inquire about such things. There's a song that I love that is on one of my playlists on Spotify that I listen to when I need to feel validated...it's Badass Woman by Megan Trainor. Pardon the cuss word, but it's a song that makes me laugh and feel strong! 🤣🤣

Thanks for being here today, friends! I always appreciate your love and encouragement. Love to all! 

Jenn 

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