And here we are again....

Monday..... How do the weekends go SO fast and the work week goes so slow?!


It was hot and humid here all weekend. (and I took zero pictures...)


Friday night, we picked up dinner and just hung out. This was after a whole work blow up thing that still has me completely p'd off.


Saturday, we had my nephew's 2nd birthday party. It was a good time and it's always nice to see family!


Yesterday, Little Miss decided this would be a good time to learn to ride her bike. So we went to the park and she figured it out pretty quick. Now she needs to work on corners and braking a little lighter...


We spent a few hours yesterday in car lots (again). Just when I think we are figuring out what we want...yeah - no! It's so frustrating and this has been going on for almost 2 years now. I am barely hanging onto the sanity rope in that department.


And here we are for another week. Fortunately for me, it's a short week! I think I can make it 4 days....


Here's to a good week!

Friday Letters

HELLO FRIDAY!!!!!

(It has been a LONG week!)

Dear Weekend, Go slow!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Mr. H, Happy Birthday week!

Dear Baby Brother, Happy Birthday week!

Dear Husband, I love you! Thank you for your patience and humor this week. It has been needed!

Dear Kids, Thank you for making me laugh (even when you frustrate me).

Dear Cubbies, Ahem...been a rough few days here. I hope you can get back on track!

Dear Blogger Friends, I am loving your posts this week and your lovely comments.

Dear Photography Clients, Thank you! Thank you for hiring me and allowing me into your lives. Thank you for spreading the word about me - that is a wonderful help!

Dear Authors, Keep writing good books. I have read a few good ones so far this month.

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What are you up to this weekend? I hope it's lots of fun!

WILW

Well, blogging hasn't been a big priority to me thus far this summer - I keep thinking I will get back into it, but.... Sorry! I hope all my blogging friends are doing well.

I'm linking up with Rachel for another What I'm Loving Wednesday. We'd love to have more people join this weekly link up.

This week is a lot of randomness of what I'm loving:

*I started reading Dropped Third Strike yesterday and would rather be home reading all day than doing anything else - it's that good so far! And make sure you check out the author's blog Micah's blog.

*Having ice cream for lunch

*Yes...this!

*This girl's photo shoot

*My kids' sarcasm

*Baseball

*Photo challenges

*44 days to the Rio Olympics

*Armchair traveling with my social media friends

What are YOU loving this week?

It's Monday!

We went to see Finding Dory yesterday. I LOVED it! (I think I liked it more than Finding Nemo) The animation was spectacular!

Trailer here:

If you have a chance to see it on the big screen, I think it's worth it!

WILW - on Thursday

Day late...again!  Please go check out Rachel's blog and friends. Also - PLEASE feel free to link up with her. We would love to grow our "What I'm Loving Wednesday" family.

This week:

*I bought Micah's new book, Dropped Third Strike this week. I have to finish a couple books I am currently reading but am SUPER excited to read it!

*A "dedicated to mom" picture from my Little Miss!

*Awesome weather this week for parking lot lunches

*These pieces of truth!

*Natural beauty!

*Finding a new place to eat

(and it was DELICIOUS!)

*Finding this amazing mural while walking around

*My Cubs are doing AWESOME!!!!

*Finishing editing this event - I'm happy with how they turned out!

*New photo shoots being planned and getting excited about them.

I hope your week is going well! What are YOU loving this week?

Reading Challenge

I plan to participate in a July 1 - October 31 reading challenge. These are the books I plan to read for this challenge.

Erin’s Reading Challenge 5.0
7/1/16 – 10/31/16

(there's a Facebook group if you want to join)

The categories are:

5 points: Freebie – Read a book that is at least 200 pages.
– The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe
• 10 points: Read a book that starts with the letter "R".
– Rose Harbor in Bloom by Debbie Macomber
• 10 points: Read a book with five words in the title.
– The Lost Saints of Tennessee by Amy Franklin-Willis
• 15 points: Read a book that has a (mostly) blue cover.
– Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews
• 20 points: (Submitted by Barbara A. Wild; she’s a twin and is a mother to twins.) Read a book with twins as characters.
- The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
• 20 points: (Submitted by Christina Mapes) Read a book from the following list of books made into movies.
– The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstein
• 25 points: (Submitted by Stef Thompson) Read a book set in a country you have always wanted to visit.
-Italy: The Italian Wedding by Nicky Pellegrino
• 30 points: (Submitted by Linda Young Zajac) Read a historical fiction book.
– One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus

• 30 points: (Submitted by Ericka Blankenship) Read a music related book. (i.e. a memoir from a musician, singer, band, roadie, producer, groupie, music journalist, etc. OR a fictional book with a lead character that is a musician, music teacher, etc.)
- Life by Keith Richards
• 35 points: (Submitted by Ferne Merrylees) Read a book originally published over 100 years ago.
–Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

WILW

Hello June! How did it get to be June already?!

I'm linking up with Rachel and friends again this week. Make sure you check out their blogs!

This week I'm loving quite a bit!

*I ALMOST made my step goal for the month of May. Here's to a little better walking in June.

*New flowers in the yard. My Mr. and I picked up some new flowers to fill in some spots and go with what we have already. Our new lily popped open yesterday. I LOVE the color!

*It's the last week of school for Little Miss.

*Two awesome photo shoots over the weekend! I had a blast (despite it being hot & humid - hello summer...) and hope they did too.

*A long holiday weekend - I actually got to relax!

*Erin's June Reading Challenge : it's June 1, join in!

#readyourbooks

What are you loving this past week?