Friday favorites: special birthday edition!

ByChristie Hawkes September 22, 2017September 22, 2017

Happy birthday Mom and Charlie! If you give Charlie dog-year credit, he just passed Mom up. I’ll let you do the calculations. 🙂 (This photo is from last year’s celebration and remains one of my favorites! Charlie looks a little less enthused about the whole birthday thing.)

Of course, if it’s fall and it’s Friday, you’ll find leaf pictures on this blog. I can’t help myself.

And another beautiful ride around Hawkes Landing.

A night out with some of the grandchildren: dinner at iHOP and “Wicked-er” at Desert Star Playhouse.

And this week’s pumpkin tasting: old-fashioned pumpkin pie, it’s hard to improve on this original.

That’s it for me. What were your favorite moments from this week?

Christie Hawkes

Christie is a certified wellness coach, author, and retired professional communicator who blogs about life transitions, wellness, mindfulness, and anything else that answers the question "So what? Now what?"
More about me

Friday favorites: spring ahead!
ByChristie Hawkes March 9, 2018February 15, 2026

Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday for many of us in the U.S., or as I like to say Spring Ahead! For me, Spring Ahead isn’t just about turning the clocks ahead one hour, it’s more a signal of hope: Spring Ahead! As in, colorful flowers ahead: As in, outdoor running ahead: As in, sandals…
Friday favorites: something old, something new
ByChristie Hawkes February 23, 2018

Happy Friday everyone! This week’s Friday Favorites is a mix of the old–nearly forgotten winter–and the new–a new experience and a new gadget. So let’s start with the old. It’s been so long since we’ve seen any snow, I’d almost forgotten what it’s like. Of course, there’s the cold and the mess (walks to be…
Friday favorites: simple pleasures
ByChristie Hawkes September 29, 2017September 29, 2017

It’s true that our lives are made up, not so much of big, momentous occasions, but more of many small moments strung together. It’s been a week of simple pleasures for me. Starting with this impressive cloud display and the heavy rains that followed. It’s been a while since we’ve had rain like that around here….
Friday favorites: season firsts
ByChristie Hawkes December 8, 2017December 8, 2017

Winter is in the air, if not officially on the calendar. This week’s Friday Favorites centers on season firsts. First valley snow. Of course by the time I took this picture from my office window, the valley snow was melted, but you can still see it on the mountains. This is my favorite type of…
Friday favorites
ByChristie Hawkes August 19, 2016

Here we are at Friday again. One week ago today, we were leaving for Bear Lake, and now we’re home already. School is starting for the grandkids, and summer is nearly over. How did that happen? Where did the time go? Anyway, it has been a good week. I won’t go all the way back…
Friday favorites: a week of celebrating
ByChristie Hawkes March 23, 2018March 23, 2018

Happy Friday! I hope your week has been full of moments to celebrate. I know mine was. It started out of the gate, with a belated birthday celebration for these two cousins, Tessa and Kanyen. After dinner and shopping, we came back to the house for a sleepover at Grandma and Papa’s. Even when they…

6 Comments

Cindy says:

September 22, 2017 at 12:49 pm

I celebrated my 26 wedding anniversary! And something pumpkin to try is pumpkin cheesecake at The Cheese Cake Factory. It was really yummy!

Reply
1. Christie Hawkes says:
  
  September 22, 2017 at 3:29 pm
  
  Happy anniversary to you and Mark! And I’m definitely putting pumpkin cheesecake on the list.
  
  Reply
Connie Devivic says:

September 22, 2017 at 11:26 pm

Love that picture of Mom! I gotta say, pumpkin scones were a highlight of my week. Oh, and our temps dropped into the low 90s, woot! Arizona has two seasons, heaven and hell. We’re heading toward heaven, but I truly miss autumns in Utah. Oh, and happy anniversary, Cindy!

Reply
1. Christie Hawkes says:
  
  September 23, 2017 at 1:15 pm
  
  I never eat a pumpkin scone that I don’t think of you, Connie. I miss you! Enjoy your little corner of heaven.
  
  Reply
Donna says:

September 24, 2017 at 7:59 pm

Happy Birthday to your Mom and Charlie!
And that Pumpkin Pie looks delicious!!

Reply
1. Christie Hawkes says:
  
  September 25, 2017 at 5:55 am
  
  Thanks Donna! Happy Monday to you!
  
  Reply