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March Reads


I had one week off from grad school in March in between terms so I read two books!  Woohoo!  Both were really enjoyable while being totally different, and I’m really looking forward to when grad school is o-va and I have unlimited free time for reading!


Balancing in Heels by Kristin Cavallari

I was looking forward to getting this book since I watched both Laguna Beach and The Hills when I was younger.  I remember Kristin being portrayed as a type of villain in each show.  I think her real personality really shined in the book and it was so enjoyable to read.  The set up of this book was great too–the chapters were huge (only about 5 though) and they had lots of sub-headings throughout.  Lots of pictures were included and side-thoughts seem to be on every few pages.  As a reader, I appreciated that.  I think my favorite chapter was on her new healthy lifestyle and healthy eating because she gave so much practical advice.  She gave lists of good ingredients/foods and then included recipes in the back of the book.  

I would recommend this book if you were a LB or Hills fan!


The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson

This is Joshilyn’s newest release and the second book I’ve ever read by her.  (The first was Someone Else’s Love Story–read it!!!)  Paula Voss, an Atlanta divorce lawyer with a bad past, ends up having to reckon with her past after it shows up in the form of a half-brother she didn’t know existed.  I really enjoy reading this book so much that I went to the library to find another one of her books to read.  I’m currently in the beginning of Between, Georgia.

If you like reading books by southern authors, then you’ll love this one!  It also has a little bit of a love story intwined, too 🙂


What are you currently reading or have just finished reading?

Easter 2016 Weekend Recap

Happy Monday, y’all!  Spring break is over (sadly) and it’s back to work I go.  I had such a great week off and an even better weekend that was filled with so much family time.  I read somewhere Sean Lowe had posted (I think his personal blog) where their family is so close and they always make it a point to be there for each other and support one another.  Reading that reminded me that my family is like that–I’ve never once not felt supported by them, and I know that makes me very blessed because not everyone has family like that.

FRIDAY

Rachel and I walked about 40 minutes to get some exercise and steps added to our Fitbits.  (Find me by email: saraheshaneyfelt@gmail.com)
I love our conversations while we walk!

That night our church had a Good Friday service for the first time.  It was wonderful and really reminded me how serious sin is–my sin.

SATURDAY

Saturday was SUCH a beautiful day!  After I made breakfast, Dustin decided he was going to wash our cars.

I’ve never seen anyone crawl on top of their vehicle to wash it ha!

Rachel and I decided to get together again to walk and walk her dog, Ralph.  She drove to the park, and since we live so close, I ran to it to meet up with her.  We walked for about 45 minutes and watched the disc golf tournament that was taking place there.

I got home as Dustin was finishing up washing my car.  He took a break inside watching landscaping videos on Youtube–so boring 😉

We had a family get together with his mom’s side that afternoon so it was chambray and denim for me.

All smiles while driving out in the country!
I wished I would have taken pictures at his family gathering because we had a great time sitting outside and playing games (and eating really good food).


SUNDAY

Easter Sunday was church as normal.  I finished up my Lent study in my She Reads Truth app, and it was a beautiful study.  The study began pointing out how different Lent and Easter are from Christmas.  Christmas is such a happy and joyous time anticipating the birth of Christ.  The Lenten season is opposite of that–where we stop pretending everything is perfect and start confessing our sins.  “It’s a sober yet hopeful path to the heart of the heavenly Father, who ‘is patient with us, not wanting any to perish (2 Peter 3:8-9)…Lent begins at repentance.”–I pulled this from She Reads Truth because it said it perfectly!


Easter lunch with my mom, stepdad, sister, brother-in-law, and Dustin was at our house.  
Our main foods:

And the sweets!

I saved the most room for sweets since I have SUCH a sweet tooth.  I set out salad plates for sweets since I knew dessert plates wouldn’t be big enough ha!
This captures our relationship perfectly
 Notice our shirts!  We decided to “Forget the Frock” this year and the money spent on these shirts went directly to the Eyes that See organization which helps women in Ethiopia who have been rescued from the sex trafficking industry.


Mom and I played around on Snapchat (sarahshaneyfelt) and face swapped–she thought it was hilarious!

Resting up before our next family gathering.

Hydrangeas are my favorite flower and I had to have them for our table!

Hanging out at the Easter gathering for my dad’s side (the proceeds from my sister’s shirt went toward Feeding the Orphans).
I hope y’all had a great Easter weekend!

Linking up with Biana

Friday Favorites: Spring Break Edition!

Usually I am really excited for a Friday Favorites post because it means it’s the last working day of the week, but this time it’s sad because it means that my spring break is almost over!  This has been a great spring break, and the fact that it’s almost over just means it’s closer to summer (and no grad school for me)!

My spring break was…
Monday: lots of errands with Dustin + watching our nephew play baseball
Tuesday: all day in Franklin + Nashville together
Wednesday: all day in Birmingham catching up with two friends
Thursday: getting things done around the house + writing a paper

Today I’ll be grocery shopping, going to our church’s Good Friday service, and then going to our brother+sister-in-law’s house to make Easter goodies.  

A few of my FAVORITES from this week:

I was out running on Monday morning and since it was a beautiful day, people were flying their planes in town.  We live in the flight path of our local airport–it’s an airport for small, personal planes.  I love watching a plane take off so Monday was definitely a FAVORITE because since it was so pretty, lots were out flying!

Supper Monday night was pork that my stepdad smoked, beans from my in-law’s garden, and roasted brussels sprouts!  Healthy and food from my FAVORITE people 🙂

I still can’t get over how wonderful ice cream from Jeni’s was!!!  Their ice cream is my FAVORITE in the whole entire world!

My first stop on Wednesday was to see this precious baby (and maybe her mom, too ha!).  Isn’t her outfit a FAVORITE?  This was right before I left and she had fallen asleep–I love her cheeks and chunky thighs!!!

Before I started writing my paper yesterday, I sat in our super comfy chair and watched the Today Show with the fire going.  The Today Show is a FAVORITE and I hardly got to watch it this spring break.  I’m looking forward to watching it this summer!

The Beaufort Bonnet Company might be my FAVORITE baby clothing (okay, tied with Feltman Brothers).  I saw this on Instagram and sent it to Taylor (whose baby is pictured above) telling her that Elizabeth needed all of this!

Our first Easter together is a FAVORITE memory because Dustin let me coordinate his Easter outfit to my Lilly dress.  We had only been dating a few months at the time and he had no idea what he was in for clothing-wise (as in the price of a Lilly dress haha).  I knew he was a keeper when he let me dress him!



I hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend celebrating the risen Savior!

Linking up with Andrea and Erika!