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Friday Favorites!

Happy Friday!  This is my last Friday off of work before I start back to school–teachers start next Friday.  Today I’m linking up with Andrea for Friday Favorites!

ONE
One of my FAVORITES every summer is being able to go to the pool and lay out.  That hasn’t happened much this summer, but I haven’t let that stop me!  The other day I packed a few things up and took them to our back patio so I could enjoy the sun and privacy out there!  

As you can see, I brought a fan outside (because we were under a heat advisory), ice water, a snack, and our bluetooth Bose speaker to listen to music.  And I lasted about 20 minutes haha!  It was hot!
Eventually this land will all be houses, so I’m enjoying the privacy while I can!
TWO
I am loving The Astronaut Wives Club!  It’s definitely a FAVORITE and I’m hoping there’s a second season!  I remember seeing this show advertised earlier this summer and I’m always up for a good period show.  So far I have loved watching the clothes and hair styles/make up evolve as the years pass in the show.  Who else is watching this?


THREE
Hanging out with my sister this summer is my most favorite FAVORITE!  (Even if she doesn’t read this blog haha!)  She recently traded in her BMW convertible for something a little more practical for her new job and I tagged along with her to the dealership to pick up an extra key for her new car.


FOUR
I got a massage yesterday and oh my goodness, what a FAVORITE!  I scheduled this massage to celebrate my survival of statistics!  I got a therapeutic massage at Silver Stone Salon for an hour, and I’ve already made my next appointment for another massage.  Sometimes we just need to treat ourselves, right?

Own It–July Linkup

I’m participating today with Christina at The New Mrs. with her Own It linkup.  I love reading these and decided that today I needed to join!  Basically you just list the crazy different things you do and own them!

ONE
I sometimes sleep with a headache pillow over my eyes.  I know it sounds so crazy and Dustin thinks it’s weird but if it helps me sleep better, then why not?  I think it all started one time when I had a horrible headache and my mom bought me this white minka-dot lavender headache pillow.  I put it over my eyes to get rid of my headache and had the best sleep ever.  Now sometimes when I wake up in the morning and the sun is starting to rise, I’ll put that pillow over my eyes and it puts me in a deep sleep.

(Image found via Google)

TWO
I can’t sleep unless my top sheet and comforter are evenly lined up.  Yes, this is a little weird and I have no idea where it came from.  Before Dustin and I got married, Janie tried to explain to him this little quirk about me but I don’t think he fully understood until we got married.  When Dustin is on nights and he has to sleep during the day, he will make our bed since he’s the last one in it.  Sometimes before I go to bed that night, I will have to make some adjustments to the sheet and comforter to make sure they are lined up evenly.  Don’t get me wrong, I am so thankful he makes the bed sometimes, but I just have to even things out every once in a while!

THREE
Going along with number two, I’m a pretty organized person.  Everything has it’s place and should be there.  I straighten things up constantly during the day.  People tell me this will change once I have kids but I doubt it! haha

FOUR
I love reality TV.  There, I said it ha!  I love watching shows on E! and Bravo.  I know people think it’s so weird because I’m an English teacher and I love to read and have intellectual conversations, but reality TV is my guilty pleasure.  It takes no thinking whatsoever to watch a reality show, and I love seeing how people live their lives.

FIVE
I hate bananas.  I can’t stand to smell them, to touch them, and I can’t have anything in it with bananas.  As a child, I used to have to make my dad a banana sandwich everyday for his lunch and that contributed to my hatred for bananas.  Then I had an elementary teacher who made me eat a banana that a girl brought at a class snack before I could go to recess.  It’s like I suffer PTSD from those two moments.

SIX
I wash my hands immediately after I workout.  Whether I’m at the gym or at home, as soon as I finish my workout, I go wash my hands.  I don’t think it’s more of a germ-phobia at the gym, but I don’t like my hands feeling so sweaty and nasty so I wash them when I’m done!

You can bet I washed my hands as soon as I got done working out with my sister!

Thanks for reading this!  It was fun thinking of the little quirks that make me who I am.  Check back tomorrow for Friday Favorites!

What’s Up Wednesday! (July 2015)

Happy Wednesday!  I’m linking up with Shay from Mix and Match Family for her What’s Up Wednesday! posts.

What we’re eating this week…
I joined Weight Watchers again last week so I’ve been making lots of WW friendly meals.
Monday night:
This was a picture I sent to my sister.  This taco pie was so so good and will be made again!

What I’m reminiscing about…
Sunday was our one year anniversary!  If I could relive our wedding day again, I would do it all over again the exact way I did a year ago.  I loved everything about our wedding that I wouldn’t change a thing!


What I’m loving…
Our new house!  Sunday also marked one month in the new house and I love it!  We live in such a great area in town.  I’m excited to see how our subdivision will grow.  With that being said, the lot next to us is empty so I’m curious to get to know the next people who decide to build in this neighborhood.

What we’ve been up to…
We really haven’t been up to much this month.  Dustin has been working lots of overtime because they are short a few people at work, and he’s been doing a few things around the house.  I finished up my summer term of grad school–and made my first B…..in statistics.  I’m just glad I survived that class.  I’ve also been trying to buy home decor items a little at a time to decorate our house with.  It’s going to be a work in progress!  We’ve just been enjoying our new home and being home with each other!

What I’m dreading…
School?  I have mixed feelings about this.  I love the freedom of a summer schedule and being home with D when he’s off during the week, but I love the structure of the school year.  I honestly can’t wait to meet my kids though!

What I’m working on…
Losing the 10 pounds I gained since I got married.  Decorating the house.

What I’m excited about…
Celebrating holidays in the new house!  My sister and I went walking Monday night and I was already talking about Halloween and having trick-or-treaters this year.  She asked me if I was already listening to Christmas music (she knows me so well haha) and I told her I was waiting until September 🙂

What I’m watching/reading…
I’m reading Go Set a Watchman like the rest of America.  For some reason though, I just am having a hard time getting into it.  I think it might have something to do with an article I read before the book was released about Atticus being a different character than we grew to love in TKM.  I haven’t gotten that far yet, but I will finish this book by Friday.

What I’m listening to…
Ben Rector!  He’s coming to Birmingham in November and I WANT TO GO SO BAD!!  Dustin, I know you’re reading this sooo… 😉

What I’m wearing…
I got this gorgeous dress on our anniversary!  It’s even school appropriate….such a teacher move ha!

What I’m doing this weekend…
Lots of this.  Since this weekend is technically my last weekend before I start school, I’m going to relax!  And go to the mall!

What I’m looking forward to next month…
Alabama football starting back!  ROLL TIDE!

What else is new…
Not much around here!  I start back to grad school in about two weeks so I’ve got a nice little break right now.  I plan on reading a bunch of books between now and then!

Bonus question:
What will you miss most this summer?
I kind of answered this previously, but I’m really going to miss the freedom from having a schedule.  It’s been nice waking up whenever I wanted and if I decided I wanted to go downtown to a store, then I would just hop in my car.  It’ll take me a little bit to get adjusted to a structured schedule, but once I get adjusted, I’ll thrive 🙂

Check back Friday for my Friday Favorites post!