the Wednesday hodgepodge

 

Happy Wednesday, friends! I'm here with Joyce again today for the weekly hodgepodge...this is a post that I dearly love; thank you, Joyce, for your inspiring and thought provoking questions each and every week! I'll jump right in!

1. America celebrates turning 250 years old this year. Primary cities set to lead the celebrations are Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and Washington D.C. Other significant locations will be Charleston, South Carolina and the "historic triangle" which includes Jamestown - Williamsburg - Yorktown, Virginia. 

Of the cities listed above, how many have you seen in person? Of the cities listed, which would you most like to visit this year? Any plans to do so? What's one place in America you think everyone should see? If you're not American, which city would you most like to see? I've visited Boston, New York, Washington D.C., Jamestown, Yorktown, and Williamsburg. I think the city I'd most love to see is Charleston, South Carolina since I've never been there. I've been close, but I haven't been all the way there. I think every American should visit our nation's capitol. It's beautiful and filled with wonderful things to do and learn about! 

This was my favorite family vacation, even though I was extremely sick the whole time. I've relived so many of these memories over the years! 

2. Three sounds you love to hear? I love to hear students yell out, "Ms. Lloyd!" in excitement when they see me each day. I love to hear my sons laughing when we're all together. I love to hear the sound of Chris' text come through my phone when he sends me one. (I gave him his own text tone, one called tweet. It sounds like a bird whistling, or a cat call.)

3. Three sounds you hate to hear? I hate to hear the sound of my ex-husband texting me, because I gave him his own text tone as well. 🤣 I hate to hear the sound of people calling me "Jennifer". I hate to hear the sound of a dog being sick. 

4. February 24th was National Tortilla Chip day. Are you a fan? With salsa, guacamole, queso, or just plain? Do you like nachos? With what on top? Is there anything (besides nachos) you make that calls for tortilla chips? I love tortilla chips! I like them with all of the dips, and I like them plain. I love nachos! When I go to my favorite place in town to get them, I always get black beans, chicken, queso, pico de gallo, black olives, and more queso. They're delicious! I make a Dorito chicken casserole that my sons love; those aren't technically tortilla chips, but they're close enough. 

5. We march into March with next week's hodgepodge...what's one thing on your March calendar that makes you smile? Something huge on my March calendar that makes me smile is spring break! I'm deciding on what I want to do the entire time; I am taking one trip on the back end of our break, but I may do something on the front end as well. Stay tuned! 

6. Insert your own random thought here. I paused writing this to talk to my niece Erika, the mom to all my twin great nieces. She's having her fifth girl in May, and I will get to see the Colorado side of my family three weeks from today! I cannot wait. I spent an hour on the phone with her last night, and it was wonderful to hear her voice and catch up.

I can't wait to read your answers to the prompts today! Thanks for reading my blog, friends. Love to all!

Jenn