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Friday Cocktails – September 8, 2023

Sep 08, 2023 | Rita

Friday Cocktails - September 8, 2023

Friday has rolled around again, which means it is time for Friday Cocktails! The first week of September was a transitional period as summer subtly faded into early autumn. Just kidding! There isn’t any sign of autumn in the south yet. It’s like it’s still August!

We have been a bit busy here this last week. As the summer break officially ended, the week began with a return to the usual work routine. I like to take the summers to sleep in a little more and relax. However the first week of September has the alarm clock chiming early in the morning again.

Of course Labor Day happened at the beginning of the week so that meant we had a long weekend. I can remember the days when school didn’t start until this week every year. We didn’t do a lot for the holiday. In fact, we took it easy and enjoyed an afternoon at a friend’s barbecue.

Work has resumed with vigor, and the first week of the month often involved catching up on tasks and setting goals for the upcoming weeks. Meetings, deadlines, and new projects kept me occupied. I also spent some time gathering some seasonal recipes, including apple pies, pumpkin spice lattes, and hearty stews. The fall farmers’ markets and other fairs have been planned and I will certainly be enjoying those this month.

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  1. Adriane says

    September 8, 2023 at 6:02 am

    I had a milestone birthday!

    Reply
    • Rita Wray says

      September 8, 2023 at 9:39 am

      Happy Birthday

      Reply
  2. Suzie B says

    September 8, 2023 at 9:37 am

    Im having a bad mental health week; it hasn’t been good

    Reply
  3. Rita Wray says

    September 8, 2023 at 9:38 am

    I had a busy week.

    Reply
  4. Elaine G says

    September 8, 2023 at 12:40 pm

    Was very hot here and didn’t get much done this week.

    Reply
  5. Kim Henrichs says

    September 8, 2023 at 1:29 pm

    I fostered the sweetest most gorgeous kitten and found his forever home with the perfect family!

    Reply
  6. heather says

    September 8, 2023 at 1:52 pm

    My week was busy lots of driving and problems with our internet service it’s been down for four days now.

    Reply
  7. bn100 says

    September 8, 2023 at 3:48 pm

    was okay

    Reply
  8. Patricia E says

    September 8, 2023 at 5:17 pm

    It has been a good week. Enjoying the last of summer before fall hits.

    Reply
  9. Shirley O says

    September 8, 2023 at 6:27 pm

    I have been enjoying the warm weather this week.

    Reply
  10. Bea LaRocca says

    September 8, 2023 at 7:35 pm

    Last week, I went to visit my son and his children, the baby was sick and I caught his cold. So, this week I spent my time nursing that cold. Today was actually the first day that I was up and about trying to catch up on the housework that I ‘d let slide

    Reply
  11. Denise C says

    September 8, 2023 at 9:09 pm

    Weeks are so much easier when the first day is a holiday from work 🙂

    Reply
  12. Shelly Peterson says

    September 9, 2023 at 3:32 pm

    I had a good week. I celebrated my birthday.

    Reply
  13. Antoinette M says

    September 9, 2023 at 10:55 pm

    I had a quiet week.

    Reply
  14. Sherry says

    September 11, 2023 at 2:08 am

    I had a slow week and got to relax some.

    Reply
  15. mami2jcn says

    September 12, 2023 at 6:45 am

    I did not have a good week. I found out my son is being discharged from the military because of some sort of wrongdoing. He hasn’t told me the full story.

    Reply
  16. Audrey Stewart says

    September 13, 2023 at 1:21 pm

    My week is what it always is, not enough time in the day.

    Reply
  17. Tina F says

    September 13, 2023 at 8:59 pm

    My husband got heat stroke. It has been a long week of recovery. He is starting to feel better.

    Reply
  18. Ashley Parks says

    September 14, 2023 at 11:48 pm

    Its been a long week of homeschooling and getting kids to their activities. We are doing a “field trip” tomorrow, so I’m looking forward to that way more than teaching Pre-Algebra. lol

    Reply
  19. Dreaa Drake says

    September 15, 2023 at 9:21 pm

    My week was awesome we took the kids out of town for my youngest sons birthday & did all kinds of fun stuff. We went to Pigeon Forge,TN. We rode a chair lift, went to the sky ranch, went swimming, went to wonderworks, went to magi quest, and ate out at cool restaurants. My favorite was the huge mirror maze in the Magi Quest building. The kids had a blast that’s all that matters to me!

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