Happy FriYay

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Every Friday, all the way back.

14 FriYays · May 2026 — Present

October 2026

3 FriYays

Happy FriYay illustration of Robb and Bethany as affectionate cats enjoying an Asheville weekend filled with homemade pizza, family time, a cozy movie night surrounded by plants, a relaxing Saturday, and a Sunday evening dinner date followed by Daniel Tosh's First Farewell Tour.

October 16, 2026

Pizza, Plants & a Little Comedy

A cozy FriYay with homemade pizza, the kids, and a movie night surrounded by Bethany's plants. A quiet Saturday and a Sunday date night with Daniel Tosh make for another pretty great weekend together.
Happy FriYay Florida getaway illustration featuring Robb and Bethany as affectionate cats surrounded by scenes of their long weekend in New Smyrna Beach, including traveling with Ella and Ari, Halloween Horror Nights, Disney Springs, beach walks, brunch, dinner with friends, a spa visit, and a flight home.

October 9, 2026

Florida Bound! Beaches, Friends & Halloween Nights

Trading the Asheville mountains for Florida sunshine! A long weekend in New Smyrna Beach with Bethany, Ella, and Ari: Halloween Horror Nights, Disney Springs, beach time, old friends, and a little relaxation before heading home.
Happy FriYay illustration of Robb and Bethany as affectionate cats in the Asheville mountains, celebrating gratitude, health, family and their life together, with weekend scenes featuring Bethany's SoulCollage, Robb's house projects and a hike preparing for their upcoming trip to Peru.

October 2, 2026

Grateful for This Life

No big Friday plans needed this week. Just feeling grateful for our health, our happy kids, the life we're building together, and some pretty big adventures waiting just ahead.

September 2026

4 FriYays

Happy FriYay illustration featuring Robb and Bethany as affectionate cats in Asheville, surrounded by scenes representing their Greek Festival date night, Jemma's 14th birthday, flower picking and a Sunday visit to Biltmore with friends.

September 25, 2026

Greek Food, Flowers & Birthday Weekend

A FriYay full of good people and good things ahead: celebrating Jemma's 14th birthday, a Greek Festival date night, flowers, family and a Sunday at Biltmore.
Happy FriYay illustration of Robb and Bethany as two affectionate cats overlooking Asheville, surrounded by scenes from their weekend including The Hound, landscaping and home projects, garage organizing, the Asheville fair, a relaxing Sunday and Monday date night over coffee.

September 18, 2026

Projects, Fair Lights & a Date to Look Forward To

A low-key FriYay leading into a full Asheville weekend: a little work, family time, home projects, fair lights, a lazy Sunday and a Monday date night waiting at the end.
Birthday-edition Happy FriYay illustration of two affectionate cats celebrating Bethany's 48th birthday in Savannah, surrounded by bicycles, tarot cards, art, Spanish moss and SCAD-inspired details.

September 11, 2026

48 Years Young in Savannah

A very special FriYay: Bethany's 48th birthday, waking up together in Savannah with an entire weekend ahead of us to celebrate her.
Happy FriYay illustration of two affectionate cats surrounded by scenes representing a week of friends, work, date night, Symphony in the Park, family bowling and a birthday trip to Savannah.

September 4, 2026

So Much to Look Forward To

A quiet FriYay of our own, but a whole lot waiting just around the corner: friends, date night, music in the park, family celebrations and a birthday trip to Savannah.

August 2026

3 FriYays

Happy FriYay meme: the boy and girl cats at a warm Asheville sunset surrounded by plants, with signs celebrating health, happiness, wisdom, wealth, gratitude and the future

August 28, 2026

Grateful for Today, Excited for Tomorrow

No big plans this FriYay. Just a chance to appreciate what we already have: health, happiness, wisdom, wealth and each other.
Happy FriYay meme: a 16th birthday steakhouse dinner with the whole family up top, and below, a huge sunny Lake James scene with the double-slide pontoon and everyone out on the water

August 21, 2026

Steak Tonight, Lake James Sunday

A 16th birthday steak dinner tonight and a giant pontoon with two slides waiting for us Sunday. This weekend has some potential.
Happy FriYay meme: a scrapbook-style date night at Biltmore Park Town Square with Brixx pizza, an outdoor ’70s and ’80s band, Barnes & Noble and The Odyssey at the movie theater

August 14, 2026

Pizza, Books & an Epic Night

Pizza outside, live ’70s and ’80s music, wandering through a bookstore and an epic movie. One of those dates we didn’t want to end.

July 2026

3 FriYays

Happy FriYay meme: boy and girl cats surrounded by an absurd number of houseplants and monsteras in an ocean-blue living room, with handmade macramé planters hanging across the window

July 31, 2026

Building Our Jungle Together

Macramé, monsteras and a Saturday project that was almost certainly going to result in Bethany owning even more plants.
Happy FriYay meme: a magical sunny Asheville mountain scene with elaborate topiaries and the boy and girl kitty cats, celebrating my love kitten

July 17, 2026

Topiaries, Sunshine & My Love Kitten

Asheville mountains, sunshine, topiaries and two ridiculously happy cats. Basically us in FriYay form.
Happy FriYay meme: boy and girl kitty cats on skates at Biltmore with a big Asheville sunset behind them

July 10, 2026

Skates, Sunset & My Love Kitten

The plan was Biltmore and a sunset. The reality was skating in the River Arts District and one minor wipeout. Still a great FriYay.

May 2026

1 FriYay

Happy FriYay meme: two cats in sunglasses celebrating under a disco ball with confetti; one says FriYay is my second favorite F word, the other holds a lightbox sign reading Work? Who cares! It’s FriYay!

May 29, 2026

The FriYay That Started It All

Bethany says “FriYay” instead of Friday. Apparently that was all it took to start a weekly tradition involving two cats and increasingly ridiculous memes.

That’s all of them, so far.