What's Up Wednesday: February 2026

It's the last Wednesday of the month and time to link up with Shay and Sheaffer for What's Up Wednesday. I won't have as many photos as usual since they're on my laptop and that is home in CT... I only have the last few days on my phone.  

What We're Eating: Evan and I flew to North Carolina for a long weekend and got stuck here since a blizzard hit the east coast and airports shut down (last I heard Providence RI [where we fly into] got 37.5 inches!).

We're Eating things like:

Crepes from Our Crepes and More.  Mine was a tiramisu crepe. Then for dinner my mom had homemade meatballs and sauce with spaghetti, garlic bread, and salad. 


 
 

Breakfast has consisted of yogurt parfait bowls (sorry some photos are sidways and upside I don't have my laptop with me and Blogger is a bit limited on the phone app) or eggs with sourdough toast. 



We had a huge family cookout with chicken, burgers, roasted potatoes, veggies, and salad with pineapple cake, brownie sundaes, and tons of appetizers too.

 We had leftovers Monday night and BBQ beef ribs with broccoli and carrots Tuesday night. Tonight we plan on salmon.. sides are undetermined.  

What I'm Reminiscing About: We don't get to see my sisters, aunt, nephews and nice often so I've been reminiscing about the last trip Evan and I took down to see everyone in 2023. 


What I'm Loving: We spent lots of time with family and friends this month. It's neat to see how everyone has changed in just a couple of years! 

  

What We've Been Up To: Most of our month was quiet with the majority of my days spent at home. Trying to stay warm and dry and out of the snow. This week in North Carolina we've toured the Bellamy mansion, we went to the art museum.
 


  
  

What I'm Dreading: We're supposed to be getting more snow at home these next few days and I'm dreading the possibility we could get stuck here longer.  I mean I love my family but I miss my husband and routine. 
 
What I'm Working On: ALL the art projects, I did some painting, some card making, some scrapbooking. It was a very creative month. I shared all my cards and scrapbook pages in Monday's post. 
 
What I'm Excited About: Really I'm just hanging in for SPRING!! My goodness I am ready for nice weather. I fear I won't get to wear flip flops for several months yet. 
 
What I'm Watching/Reading: Devious Maids (Hulu), Tell Me Lies (Hulu), Roofman (HBO), The Rip (Netflix), Once Upon a Time (Disney+), Night Court (Paramount +), Latest season of The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix)
 

I read/finished a couple of books traveling and on the plane that I'll have to add to March's book list but I did read 14 other books this month; most of them I really enjoyed a lot! 
 

What I'm Listening to: I've been listening to 2 audiobooks; The Love Haters and Margo's Got Money Troubles. They won't be part of next Thursday's Share Your Shelf but I'll have them in March's round up. 
 

 
What I'm Wearing: Sweaters, sweatshirts, scarves, layers... all the winter things. Even here in North Carolina it's been cold. 
 










 
 


What I'm Doing This Weekend: Flying home, I hope! Alec comes home for spring break on Friday & Sunday we see Ian off on his Vegas trip with his grandfather. 

What I'm Looking Forward to Next Month: Alec will be home for a whole week, we have Evan's Accepted Student day at Clark, and Alec and I have plans to see Wicked! 
 

What Else is New: Nothing much.  

Comments

  1. MarilynFebruary 25, 2026 at 5:23 AM

    Enjoy the non blizzard weather for a few more days and time with your extended family. That is fun to have extra time together. North Carolina is such a beautiful state. Wicked is such a good musical so what a fun thing to look forward to next month. Safe travels and enjoy your day!

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    1. Joanne February 25, 2026 at 5:46 PM

      Thank you, we are making the most of this unexpected extension.

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  2. Dara @ Not In JerseyFebruary 25, 2026 at 8:28 AM

    Oh no, I'm sorry you got stuck! We got a surprise visit from Gabbie because she got stuck in St. Louis!

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  3. LyshaFebruary 25, 2026 at 8:48 AM

    The Valentine's sweaters are so cute!

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  4. JulieFebruary 25, 2026 at 10:46 AM

    Lots of books read! Added a few to my TBR list. Happy reading!

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  5. ArtisiaFebruary 25, 2026 at 1:17 PM

    Love reading your blogs! Hope you get to go home soon!

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    1. Joanne February 26, 2026 at 6:42 AM

      Thank you. We should be home very late Friday night.

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  6. Jodie's Touch of StyleFebruary 25, 2026 at 1:34 PM

    It's no fun getting stuck somewhere, but dare I say at least you're safe and sound?? And in much better weather, LOL.
    But I totally get it...your own bed...there's nothing like it.
    XOOX
    Jodie

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    1. Joanne February 26, 2026 at 6:42 AM

      Absolutely! It sure beats being stuck in an airport.

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  7. CatFebruary 25, 2026 at 2:06 PM

    Good luck for making it home soon!

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    1. Joanne February 26, 2026 at 6:46 AM

      Thank you. We should be home late Friday night.

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  8. Kim February 25, 2026 at 3:55 PM

    So many people are stuck, the snow was brutal...we got more today and expecting more on Friday. Safe travels!

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    1. Joanne February 26, 2026 at 6:48 AM

      Yep, we have a few more storms in the forecast, one that could dump up to another 2 feet!

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  9. Laura BFebruary 25, 2026 at 10:03 PM

    It's nice to catch up with you! I need to check out some of those Hulu series. Fingers crossed no more snow for you!

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    1. Joanne February 26, 2026 at 6:52 AM

      Thank you.. they got a couple more inches yesterday but we should be okay to fly home Friday!

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  10. Tanya February 25, 2026 at 10:21 PM

    Bravo to you for blogging with your phone! I hope you get home soon. It is really crazy weather this winter. I will think of you while I’m on the beach in Maui this week. ;)

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    1. Joanne February 26, 2026 at 7:19 AM

      Luckily I had so much of this post written ahead of time! Enjoy Maui!!

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  11. MarshaFebruary 25, 2026 at 11:40 PM

    It does sound like your part of the country is just getting hammered. We have had sunny weather so all the snow is gone, but it's cold. I hope you're soon home and in your own space.

    https://marshainthemiddle.com/

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    1. Joanne February 26, 2026 at 7:26 AM

      Thank you. Fingers crossed we should be home tomorrow night.

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  12. NancyFebruary 26, 2026 at 3:01 AM

    We are having a few spring days here, unbelievable. So out of the blue. But I'm enjoying it! I will send some to you.

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    1. Joanne February 26, 2026 at 7:26 AM

      Yes please! We need all the help we can get!

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  13. Kim CarberryFebruary 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM

    Eek to getting stuck in North Carolina but it looks like you are being well fed. Those crepes look so good! What lovely photos of you and your family! The the Bellamy mansion looks fantastic and how exciting to be going to see Wicked!

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    1. Joanne February 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM

      Definitiely well fed! We are enjoying our time but do miss the rest of our family back home.

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  14. Julie's Creative LifestyleFebruary 26, 2026 at 9:50 AM

    It sounds like you had a great time visiting family but so sorry to hear that you are stuck in NC. The blizzard was so bad and we had more snow yesterday. I do hope you can make it back home this weekend with no problems. You've read a lot of books too.

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    1. Joanne February 26, 2026 at 5:24 PM

      Thank you! We should be all set to make it home tomorrow night.

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  15. Chrissy TFebruary 26, 2026 at 8:13 PM

    Hello! I loved reading about all the things this month. I love all your creative things you show on your blog as well. All the food looked soooo good!!!! I hope you get home and all works out perfect and smooth!

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  16. nicole orriensFebruary 27, 2026 at 4:21 AM

    I love what you're eating Joanne. Especially your breakfast looks very tasty.

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  17. Kathrine EldridgeFebruary 27, 2026 at 7:53 AM

    So sorry about all the snow! Love those heart sweaters!

    https://www.kathrineeldridge.com

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  18. EricaStaFebruary 27, 2026 at 9:39 AM

    Snow? Oh, I hope you have soon spring like we have...

    ...most I like the pullovers with hearts.

    Greetings by Heidrun ❤️

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  19. JenniferFebruary 27, 2026 at 12:22 PM

    Hope you made it home! Spring has to be right around the corner. At least, I hope so!! But you sure have been dressed cute even with staying home and inside/enduring winter!!

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  20. FitFoodieMeghaFebruary 27, 2026 at 12:59 PM

    Beautiful photos and the Crepes look so delicious. Wishing you a fantastic weekend! :)

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  21. The Happy WhiskFebruary 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM

    I love cwinter and I am also excited to plant stuff this spring. will you get new clothes? Do you pack away your winter ware?

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    1. Joanne February 28, 2026 at 12:52 PM

      I pack away winter clothes and take the spring/summer out of the tote in stages-- packing away the heavy weight winter stuff first and taking out longer/warmer spring clothes and slowly working my way to a full warm weather wardrobe.

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    2. The Happy WhiskFebruary 28, 2026 at 9:56 PM

      Very cool. I don't have enough to really pack away BUT, some will sometimes go in a deeper drawer, until spring.

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  22. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM

    Wow! That is A LOT of snow! We were supposed to get snow again this weekend and now they're saying rain. Thank goodness, I am SO over SNOW!!! Oh, Wicked will be so fun to see!

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com

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    1. Joanne February 28, 2026 at 12:53 PM

      Yep, it was a LOT! The piles are still really huge. We were supposed to get another 12+ inches this weekend but it sounds like it has thankfully turned to rain instead.

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  23. Christie-So what? Now what?February 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM

    The weather certainly has been crazy this winter, hasn't it, Joanne? Here in Utah, we've hardly had any snow...to the point where it's been a problem for winter sports. Then back east and down south, they are getting all the wintery stuff...snow and freezing temps. Here's hoping spring is a little kinder to us all.

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  24. HollyMarch 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM

    Hope you arrived home safely. This last storm was no joke. The airports were crazy and several people were stuck at our resort for longer. Thanks for sharing your books as always- love your recommendations!

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  25. Lindsay's Sweet WorldMarch 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM

    I hope y'all didn't end up getting too much more snow! And I need to check out Tell Me Lies... I've heard great things about it!

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    1. Joanne March 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM

      A couple of feet I think. I've honestly only made it through one episode of Tell me Lies as Devious Maids has sucked me right in!

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