Coffee

We Love the Outer Banks (pt. 2)

Before I dive into another post with pictures from mine and Jimmy’s vacation, I wanted to say happy September! In case anyone missed it, today marks the beginning of the 30 day Bible study on patience that I created. I hope you’ll join me! You can find all the info here.

I’m back with more pictures from vacation. During the second half of the week, Jimmy and I drove on the beach in Corolla, saw the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, got coffee from Duck’s Cottage, walked on the sand dunes at Jockey’s Ridge State Park, spent more time on the beach, and got coffee from The Front Porch Cafe in Kill Devil Hills!

Driving on Beach in Corolla Currituck Beach Lighthouse Ducks Cottage CoffeeFront Porch CafeJockeys Ridge State ParkJockeys Ridge State Park 2

As amazing as it was to get away for a week, it felt great to come home!

The funniest thing happened while we were gone. My father-in-law checked on our house and decided to water our plants, except he didn’t know that some of them were fake, LOL. He ended up watering a decorative succulent! Jimmy and I were cracking up 🙂

Life Lately

I know I say this every time I post about my life… but life lately has been busy! It’s the good kind of busy, which includes time with friends and family, house renovations, lots of coffee, and laughter.

VBS Cake

This week was Vacation Bible School week at our church! I mentioned a few years ago that I was being trained to lead the kitchen during VBS by some of the older women in my church and this year was the year I stepped up to the plate. My mom and another amazing woman from the church helped me, and all went well. We had a lot of fun preparing snacks for the kids each night.

Car Napping

I was pretty nervous to head up the kitchen, especially because my mom and I were in Savannah the week before VBS. It was smooth sailing, though! One thing that was tough about coming home from vacation and heading straight back to work and VBS was that I was exhausted. Each night during the 45 minute drive to church, I would nap while Jimmy drove. He snapped this lovely picture of me one night, ha.

Brandy and Reggie

My mom sent me this picture of her dogs, Brandy and Reggie, and I have to share it. They’re just so cute. My parents tell me they are best buds. I am so ready to give Lola a fur-sibling!

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Hannah and I continue to try acro yoga, which induces loud laughing and falling on each other.

Coffee Gifts

It has been coffee city in the Zottola house lately. I love it! Jimmy and I celebrated two years of marriage on Tuesday. My birthday also falls on our anniversary, so Jimmy gave me a bag of coffee for my birthday and another bag for our anniversary. That night, I saw my mom at church and she also gave me a bag of coffee for my birthday, haha. I guess everyone knows I adore coffee 😉

Bathroom Renovation Progress

The bathroom renovation is going strong! We bought a mirror and light fixture. The current countertop and sink on the vanity are our old countertop and sink because we had to order a custom countertop for the vanity. We will be waiting a few weeks for it to be delivered, but we have plenty of work to do in the meantime. Like installing tile and painting the walls. I actually like painting, so I’m really looking forward to that!

Tell me about your life lately!