Friday Favorites

Hey friends!

Happy first day of June!

I am glad some of you jumped over from my other blog, School in Our Slippers. I am so bummed that I had to turn it to private, but until I can figure out what I want to do there, I remembered that I had this other blog set-up from a few years ago. I need to update it big time, new header, description, etc, because my looks have changed and the purpose of this space has as well.

For now, I will just post over here and not share any pictures of the kiddos. For those of you that don't know, I got a really yucky, disturbing comment from someone about my little girls in their swimsuits. It was too much and for now, I don't want any pictures of my kids out in the public.

Comment below and let me know that you are here. I want to jump right back into the blogging community and hate to feel like I am just talking to "empty space." :(

This morning I am excited to be joining Erika, Narci, and Andrea for some Friday Favorites!!

Monday night My Hunter and I got out for a date night. We have set a goal to get one in a month this year, which is a big deal for us. For years we haven't been able to get out, just the two of us, due to our kids being young, health issues, etc. We have finally reached a stage in our life where we are able to enjoy each other again, and honestly, it's amazing!

Next week I am getting my hair cut. It is definitely time, because all I have been doing for the past few months is pulling my hair up in a ponytail. About five years ago, I cut my hair super, super short, the shortest I have ever gone in my life {see the picture up in the header of my blog}, and I am thinking I may go back that short again. I figure it's just hair and will grow back. If I back out of that decision, I will probably go with a cute bob... something like these. I have been pinning haircuts like crazy over on my Pinterest board. Check it out and let me know what you think I should do. 

Our lilac trees have bloomed, and they are for sure my favorite. We have had the windows open all week and the smell of them flows through the house. I look forward to this all year; I just wish they stuck around longer.

The weather this past week has been gorgeous. It has been sunny and in the upper 60s, low 70s, which is what I love most. I know the heat is just around the corner, so it is nice to soak in these days where we aren't having to shut up the house and turn on the air.

Today is our LAST day of school!!!! I am going to totally enjoy taking a break from teaching and the routine of that all. I know before the end of summer is up, I will be ready to jump back in and will crave routine again. I do thrive better that way. ;) But we also have some super fun things coming up, and I plan to relax and read as much as possible too. :)

Hope you all have a great Friday and weekend! One of my girls has two birthday parties, so we will be running her back and forth to those. Tonight, after pizza, we are snuggling up for popcorn and movie, and then I hope to find some time to finish The Island House before Monday rolls around. Nothing big, but I am ready to relax and kick off summer!!

Questions for you:
1. What is one or two favorites from your week?
2. If you are a reader, tell me what book is on your night stand currently.
3. Any fun plans this weekend?

I'm linking up as always today with Narci, Andrea and Erika for Friday Favorites! 

Also, linking up with Katie =)
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Friday Favorites

Happy Friday, peeps! I am super excited over here, because we get the hubs home for an extra long weekend with Monday being a holiday! Any fun plans for you? The gorgeous weather is supposed to continue here so we will be outdoors for the majority of the weekend. Our church is putting on a concert/auction and supper tonight at a nearby ranch, so we may start out our weekend there.

Wanted to share some favorites from recently.

1. Was out of body butter so picked up a new kind from Target the other day. If you want to instantly be taken away to the beach, this stuff is for you. ;) Smells so good, I am constantly putting it on.

2. We couldn't find my Blistex at the store the other day, so My Hunter grabbed me some Burt's Bee. I complained at first, but I have to say, this stuff is now on my favs. list!

3. Remember how My Hunter gave me an entire day out with one of my best friends over Mother's Day weekend? Well, we ended up going thrifting and I found some cute clothes for myself like this fun, bright tank {a little wrinkly, but cute none-the-less} and pants, both Old Navy. I have never shopped at a thrift store for myself, but now I am wondering why I don't do it more! Lots of fun finds that day.

4. This view! Seriously, how did I end up in such a gorgeous area?! We were driving out to our friend's Tuesday morning, and I decided to pull over and take a picture of the lake we drive by and go fishing at. 

And to use my new ESV Study Bible?! Eek! I have a hard time stopping my studies in the mornings now. I don't know why I didn't have a study Bible before???? I am digging into the doctrine right now, and this has been so helpful. 

5. How fun is my daughter's braid? It is official that I need to learn to french braid. With two girls it is silly that I don't know how already. The babysitter was over yesterday playing with the kids and she did this to their hair. Love it!

Have a fantastic Friday and long weekend everyone! If you have plans, comment below. I would love to hear what you are up to this weekend!

Linking up with some awesome ladies today, so be sure to stop over and say hi!

{Lauren}

{Jennie}

{Amanda}

{Darci}

High Five for Friday

Happy Friday, my friends! This week went by quickly again, but I think the gorgeous 70 degree weather we have been experiencing helped pass it by. We spent a lot of time outside, as you can probably imagine. We were ready for spring around this house. ;)

I am linking up with Lauren, Darci, and Jennie today to share five of my favorite things from this week.

1. I was out of my favorite granola at the beginning of the week, but have no fear... I picked up more on Wednesday and became happy once again. It's sometimes dangerous for me to keep this stuff in the house because I love it so much!

2. Getting my workouts in with a buddy has been fun. Usually it was My Hunter, but yesterday my favorite little airplane-flyin' man joined me.

3. The artwork my 7 year old daughter has been making this week is definitely wall-hanging worthy! ;) She is still saying she wants to be an artist when she grows up {and her dad is still saying she will be living with us when she is 30 because of this, haha... I won't mind. :-)}.

4. I found the chipotle spice we need for our meatloaf muffins, so you can bet I will be making some of these again very soon.

5. My Hunter tried some of these chips the other day for the first time and mentioned how much he actually liked them. So I had to pick up a big bag for him when we were at Costco the other day. 

How was your week?