Be Present - Be Real

Thursday, January 22, 2026

2026 wk 04 Thursday Three:

1. We're back home - and our cats are happy to be able to go outside.

But it's COLD y'all!

2. Have had a couple of trips to The Shoals this week to see Craig's mother, help get groceries, and get her to routine doctor appointments... all is well.

3. And we've spent A LOT of time working our volunteer airstream club jobs this week. Whew. Looking forward to rallying together with some great folks this year!

PS- too many of my *bereal* photos look like this... and I'm not sad about it.

PSS- Hwy 45 in Mississippi is A GIFT.

[... the road we're driving on in this photo -]

Thursday, January 15, 2026

2026 wk 03 Thursday Three

1. Finished a [very] good and BUSY week at CanOpener - an event with 150+ airstreams! Always fun!

2.Had a few relaxing days at Gulf State Park -- LOVE those trails, and who am i kidding? Our favorite seafood places too.

3. And on a whim, we decided to detour to Biloxi 'on our way home' where we met up with the Gulf Coast Crawl caravan with over 18 airstreams at our campground. COOL.

This is us.

#HardwickAdventures

Thursday, January 8, 2026

2026 wk 02 Thursday Three

1. After having a sweet time at Christmas Celebration No. 3 we headed south to The Gulf.

2. I love our Alabama Gulf Coast, but somehow Florida's water is just prettier... it always lives up to its Emerald Coast name.

3. And surprisingly, we've had perfect weather... mostly sunny skies with temps in the mid seventies.

In January.

You can't beat that.

[Rain is coming...]

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Common Place Book December 2025

Quick round up of December pages...

I think I wrote this on a weekly spread, but I'm surprised I continued this throughout the entire year. And also surprised by how much I've enjoyed it!!

Not as much art this month bc we were busy... as was everyone, right?

Looking forward to continuing this practice in 2026.

Thursday, January 1, 2026

2026 wk-01 Thursday Three

1. Enjoyed good extended family time!
2. RESTED and ate leftovers.
3. Played with ai too much and prepped for new year travels.

Thursday, December 25, 2025

Thursday Three

1. We've had family here since Tuesday and we're loving time together...

2. We've watched old Christmas movies pretty much non stop, with breaks for food [so much food!] and presents... and the occasional daily puzzle completion.

3. And apparently, I'm jumping on the AI photo edit full force - lol -

[More on our Christmas week soon!]

December

Merry Christmas!

Take a moment to enjoy this Christmas Season!

We are so thankful for this baby we celebrate as our Lord and King!

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Thursday Three:

1. We've enjoyed some Christmas cheer with friends this week with the 25th anniversary of The Grinch on the big screen and the beautiful Winterlude service at our church.

2. I started the great gift wrap caper and even though EVERY YEAR we say we're doing less, it never seems to happen... and

3. It is an absolute privilege to gather together with others and lift up a friend in need, even if [especially when] it's on a group text.*

* " I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.”

Matthew 18:19-20 [NLT]

Monday, December 15, 2025

Aishling the Airstream Update No. 056

A few weeks back we went to

South Alabama for a rally at

Hidden Hollow RV Park

Dothan, AL

We had no responsibilities

other than Craig helping Randy cook up enough bacon

to feed about 100 people one morning...lol

We were celebrating the two newest clubs in The Airstream Club International - Emerald Coast [Florida] and Georgia -

And it was fun to gather up with some people we know [about half the attendees] and meet those we didn't know before the weekend -

WE took our new-to-us mid-sized solo stove... and surprisingly, I think we're a fan...

It was Peanut Festival Weekend

- like a giant [state] fair that's lots of people attended...

But we chose to explore Dothan a bit ...

Another surprise - we found only ONE place that served fresh fried shrimp [WHAA??? We were about an hour from The Gulf!!]

but we love a good [previous] gas station restaurant so we gave it a try -- DEElish.

We had breakfast one morning at this cute place called the Toasted Yolk.

[Side Note: Dothan has creative peanuts all over town...

and OMGOODNESS -

THE MURALS - EVERYWHERE...

no photos - you'll have to google those.]

And possibly the best breakfast EVAH -

It's a chain... sadly the closest one to us in Birmingham...

It was chilly [not unbearably cold] and we were there to relax - so we enjoyed being warm inside our #AishlingtheAirstream -

Love a bit of fall decor inside...

Enjoyed being with friends too!

There were about 40 rigs, so quite a few people...

It's fun [to me] to see all the different personalities

come together with a common interest.

There was a Rock-Paper-Scissor 'Tournament'

Quick and easy fun - and Craig won!

[Photo nest to our neighbor's camper...]

Hidden Hollow RV is tucked behind a 'gaming center' and is neat as a pin.

Paved level sites that were all pull-through -

WONDERFUL bath houses...

Excellent internet and cell service.

If we're ever that way and need a spot to stay - this will be the place. It's right off 231, just south of Dothan... not far from Panama City Beach.

PS - I've never seen COMPLETELY black ducks before...

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Thursday Three:

1. We had another full week with fun things outside the house everyday... SO THANKFUL I can walk [almost] without thinking about every step!

2. Right now we're loving a little time to catch up on things at home, our new woodsy tree [that may stay out all winter,] football and good books, snuggling with our cats, and sharing the lunch portion of Rosie's fajitas.