Real World Playa Del Carmen + July 2018

Here it is guys!
Photos to acompany my podcast #saltysoutherners- Playa Del Carmen.

It's been a LONG time guys. I hope everyone is doing good. I am working daily on using my time more wisely. Finding time for the things that feed my mind, body & soul. And no matter what I allow to occupy my time connecting with others always hits high. My friend Anna and I started a podcast a couple months ago but quickly learned that two busy lives & content creation is super hard work.
So we have decided to work on our podcast when we can. Sometimes that may mean its just me and other times it might just be her.

As far as Trapped in the South I think the best thing for me is to tie them both together. Allow this site to be the visual to my audio. I love Trapped in the South for sharing my vacations and good times with friends. I would love to talk more about my trips to Target and what I'm currently listening to or reading. You know my favorite things in life. Eventually I will figure out how to incorporate my family.

I say all of that to say, thank you for reading, thank you for listening and welcome to the next step of my life. :)

January 2018+ ATL+ LaFonda

I really wish I had more pictures of this place. There was some serious salsa music playing on this heated patio overlooking the city. Pictured is the best Mango Frozen Margartia I have ever had in my life. If you are in Atlanta you MUST go here. Also they had some pretty killer queso which already had jalpenos in it!

Day2 + Nov 18th + Lake Darbonne

The morning started early. Of course I let the curtains stay open and the mornings sun woke me up. I didnt mind because I had to finish the girls presents. It's my birthday but of course Im giving presents. 

This house made me rethink beachfront condo. 

After I was done I ended up on the dock just watching the water and thanking God for 30 years.  One by one the girls came out to the dock and we laughed about stupid stuff we've done over the years. THEN I had the great idea of going Kayaking .

Check it out!

January 2018+ Houma, LA + Big Mike's BBQ Smokehouse

While on a business trip my partner and stopped in for lunch at Big Mike's We ended up spending almost two hours talking to the waiter about everything from music, movies, dreams, politics, college, and our generation. The food was BOMB, the atmosphere was BOMB. I can not wait to go back! 

Check out the pics.

Left my mark so now a little bit of me will be in Houma.

Puerto Vallarta, MX+ July 2017

In the words of ET, COMING IN HOT.

Elise and I went to Puerto Vallarta, MX! We stayed at Sheraton Bugavillias . Here's a quick video about our room.

Presents

Its been awhile since I did a presents post. I got this today ( December 22) and I just had to share it. 

Mindy got a graduation present along with a very sweet note. Check her folding skills circa 1990 something. 

Min you are the Best!

Salty Southerners

So my friend Anna and I started a podcast called Salty Southerners. Check it out and tell me what you think.
 You can find us on iTunes & Soundcloud!

April 2017+ Boston, MA + GoPro

I got a Go Pro a year ago from a friend. I said I was going to use it when I travel since its so easy to record. This thing has not been the easiest to figure out. 

Here are some pictures of Creep and I at HARVARD and around Boston Fengual Park (SP) using the Go Pro.

 

Hola 2018!

It's another year and I am setting some goals to make sure 2018 is as amazing as years past.


2017
1. Lose 50+lbs Losing weight is just relative. I'm still fat so lets just leave it at that. 
2. Visit 2x states I need to visit.  I visited Massachusetts! So I partially completed this.
3. Travel abroad. I really need to write a blog about what happened to my Ireland trip. Dont trust EF Tours people !
4. Workout at least 1x a week. Failed
5. Go to at least  2x concerts.  I went to the Great Xscape Tour. There was so many people there it should count as more than one concert. I almost got  to a Snoop Dogg concert so the effort was there. 
6. Continue fostering. CRUSH IT
7. Graduate Graduate School. KILLED IT
8. Get Baptized
9. Replace our carpet with hardwood flooring.   The money is in the bank to do it, we just never did it. 
10. Buy new couches.  Gma gave us couches ! WIN WIN WIN
11. Get a promotion. I did the impossible and put myself out there with the encouragement from my other half. Lets see what happens.
12. Blog at least 1x a week. I barely cleared 50 posts this year. But if blogging is fun I'm suppose to do it in spurts. 
13. Create a new Blog. DONE
14. Write to God more. I did pretty good on this!
15. Read 6 books. I read: Around the way girl- Tarji P Henson, The Magnolia Story- Chip & Joanna Gaines, The M in Man is for Money- Passport Cutty, My Voice- Angie Martinez, We're going to need more wine- Gabrielle Union Wade, Naughty or Nice Holiday- Eric Jerome Dickey, Finding Gideon- Eric Jerome Dickey, Sing to me- LA Reid and more!! There's 4 books I started but didnt finish which I plan to do in the next month or so. 
16. Extend our family. We have Cucs and we have K does this count?
17. Continue to mend family relationships. working on it still.
18. Make personal alone time for myself.  DONE
19.Spend less time on my phone. DONE
20. Celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary. DONE
21. Love more... ish
22. Write a children's book. Failed

:)



2018
1. Blog 1x a week.
2. Create a podcast.
3. Update podcast weekly.
4. Pray more.
5. Get to  9000 steps a day as a goal on my Fitbit.
6. Travel to Nevada, Nebraska, & Alaska.
7. Stack money for a down payment.
8. Legally attain Cooper.
9. Read 1 book a month.
10. Cook once a week.
11. Keep my Ivy alive.
12.Family beach vacation.
13. Mositurizing/ treating my skin more.
14. Lose 3 dress sizes.
15. Attend church on Wednesdays at least 1x a month.
16. Kiss my other half more.
17. Create professional goals.
18. Write a book.

What are some of ya'lls goals?