Lisa

  • Recent reads – September 2018

    How many of these posts can I start with “And we’re back”? Another month, another recent reads. If you follow me on Instagram (and you should), you can check my recent reads highlights for more books that I haven’t posted here yet. I also totally meant to post this the first week of the month,…

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  • Andersonville National Historic Site

    Stop number two on our weekend road trip was Andersonville National Historic Site. Andersonville served as the site for the notorious Confederate prison Camp Sumter towards the end of the Civil War. The prison held around 45,000 men, while over 13,000 of them died. Address and Location You’ll find Andersonville National Historic Site at 760…

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  • How to change your Facebook page name

    Yesterday, my Facebook page officially became Extra Black Olives (follow me!). It was a very lengthy and frustrating process, so I decided to share how I updated my Facebook page with my rebrand. I think I submitted around five requests to update my page name before it was approved. So I can’t guarantee that following…

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  • 30 by 30: I’m 30!

    Today is my 30th birthday! It’s crazy to think that I started this list almost five years ago. Mac was about a month into deployment #2. We’ve moved twice since then, adopted another cat, and have had some great adventures. Though, looking back, I wish I had set some better ways to measure my 30…

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  • Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park

    If you weren’t already aware, I am a big fan of National Park Service properties. I am also a proud holder of a National Park passport. So when we decided to go to Tallahassee over Labor Day, I scouted out what National Park properties were on the way. Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park sits just…

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