Funny Memes

So here I am on the last day of the year 2021 contemplating the past almost two years since Covid-19 started. Honestly I don't even know what to say. It's been a tough two years and no matter what situation we've been in during this pandemic, I think it's been hard on all of us.

One of the things that helped me through some of the really hard times (especially at the beginning of the pandemic) was the funny memes people were posting on social media about what was happening in the world. I took screenshots of some of my favorites and thought I would share them here. (None of them belong to me).

The first batch were from 2020 and the second batch from 2021. You can probably tell that by what was written.😂😂😂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you all have a good new year friends!

Top 5 Songs On My Playlist

Music is something that has always been important to me and you can often find me listening to music of some sort throughout the day. 

I still own CDs and listen to them in my car (my aux port didn't work in my car until earlier this year). Since I got my aux port fixed and I knew I was going to be driving across country this year, I decided to pay for a music streaming service so I could have more music options on my drive.

I decided to go with Spotify and so far am enjoying the options and flexibility I have while using it. At the beginning of this month, they gave me my 2021 Spotify Year in Review. 

One of the things they sent me was the top 5 songs that I've listened to the most. Below is the list of my most listened to songs:

It told me that I listened to my #1 song 121 times, which does not surprise me since I listen to that song on repeat sometimes. I'm pretty sure the other top 4 songs are not far behind the #1 song. 😂

 

And apparently my Audio Aura is dramatic and nostalgia, which also doesn't really surprise me. 🤷😁

As a side note, I don't listen to all of my music on Spotify. I occasionally use other music programs as well as CDs to listen also.

What are your top 5 songs? Do you have any song recommendations? I'm always open to suggestions.

Time is flying!

It's been 7 months since I decided to put most of my stuff in storage and drive to different family members homes and work from wherever they live. And can I just say that it seems like time has flown by?! I cannot believe it's already been that long. 

I spent about 2 weeks in Pennsylvania, about 2 weeks back in Virginia, about 1 month in Tennessee, about 3 weeks in California, and the rest of the time in Utah. It's been quite the adventure! I've enjoyed spending more time with my family and getting to explore new places. 

But one thing I've come to realize as I've been traveling and spending time in different places is that I'm an East coast person. I love all of the history in the east. I love all of the things there are to do within a few hours driving distance. I love all of the trees and greenery in the east. I love the theater scene. And there are so many more things I could list about why I love the East (and Virginia in particular) but I'll just limit it to these things for this post. I know the West has most of these things too but it's not the same to me.

I say all of these things to say that I miss Virginia and being in the East. I hope to end up back there but I'm not quite sure what the future holds for me right now. I guess even if I don't end up living in the East again right now, I will definitely still visit as often as I can.

Although I miss Virginia, I'm going to soak up the time I have to spend with family members that I don't normally get to see very often.

 Now enjoy some pictures I've taken while being in Utah. 

 Taken 3 October 2021 in a canyon somewhere near Park City.

 

 Taken 31 October 2021 in a cemetery near my parent's house.

Taken 31 October 2021 from the cemetery near my parent's house. 

Taken 3 November 2021 on my morning walk.

 

Taken 10 November 2021 on my morning walk.

 

Taken 11 November 2021 at sunset.

Utah sure is beautiful place in the autumn time.

San Diego

I enjoyed my time in California. I took a day off of work and K and most of her kiddos and I drove to San Diego on a Wednesday evening. We spent the night at an Airbnb there so that we could maximize our time in San Diego the next day. (The kiddos had off of school on Thursday for some reason or another).

Our first stop on Thursday morning was Cabrillo National Monument. It had some pretty spectacular views from this place!

The buildings you see across the water is downtown San Diego.

Enjoying the view!

Point Loma Lighthouse!

This is a statue of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. In 1542, Cabrillo led the first European expedition to explore what is now the west coast of the US.

After we walked around a bit and saw the lighthouse and statue at Cabrillo National Monument, we drove to the tide pools nearby. 

Once we parked near the tide pools and started walking to them, we soon realized that it was going to be a bit of a walk to the pools and debated whether or not we should go. We decided we would continue on to the tide pools.

I forgot to put on sunscreen at this point and wish I hadn't forgotten, but I'll write about that later in this post.

There were some pretty views on the way to the tide pools!

K and I!

At the tide pools!

After we were done at the tide pools, we all needed food. We decided to eat at Chick-fil-A. My nephews got these cute glasses in their kids meal and I had to post pictures of them here because they looked so cute in them. :)

After we ate, we went to Balboa Park in downtown San Diego. We meant to walk around the park for awhile and maybe visit a museum or two there but that is not what ended up happening. 

Near the entrance of the park was a playground and we decided to stop there and let the boys play for awhile. At this point, though, I suddenly really had to go to the bathroom.

Well I was glad for a moment when I saw two restrooms within walking distance in the park. But guess what?! Both of them were closed due to remodeling and I was super annoyed. There were some outhouses near the restrooms, but when I looked inside them, they were so gross that I couldn't bring myself to use them.

So K stayed with the boys at the playground and M and I looked up restrooms in buildings nearby. The closest one we could find that might let us in was a Whole Foods about 3/4 of a mile away. 

And to make a long story short, M and I walked to the Whole Foods and thankfully I made it to the bathroom.

Once M and I got back to the park, though, K mentioned that she wasn't feeling great either. So we gathered everyone into the van and drove to a different part of the park and found a restroom that was open.  

(Also about the picture above, as I was trying to find a restroom I saw what looked like an angel Moroni (but with wings) sticking up from one of the buildings near the park. We obviously didn't go to it but I later looked up to see what it was and apparently it's an events center where they have parties and receptions etc.)

Although we were planning on doing more stuff in San Diego, K and I decided it was time to head home since both of us weren't feeling well. We stopped by the San Diego temple on the way back, but alas the grounds were closed. This picture was taken from outside the fence. 

We made it back to K and T's house!

My sunburn was very painful. My arms and legs ached for a few days afterwards and sometimes the pain kept me up at night. I highly recommend putting on sunblock if you're going to be outside for an extended period of time.

I enjoyed our day in San Diego even though we had some unexpected adventures while there! 

And this is my last post about this California trip. Thanks K and T for letting me stay with you for three weeks! It was awesome getting to spend time with you and your family!