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Fall Mug Exchange + an Update

Happy Thursday, y’all!

First, I want to say thank you to everyone who reached out to me about my Popo.  I mentioned on the blog about 2 weeks ago about needing prayers, and on Sunday morning, he passed away peacefully.  His funeral was yesterday, and it was very nice and meaningful.  To give you an idea about his character, my dad and his sisters found out that he had been awarded two bronze stars while in Korea.  That was something he never told anyone about because he wasn’t a boastful person.  He was also injured while in Korea but never filed for any disability with the military.  He was extremely humble, and we all miss him very much.
I had signed up for the Mug Exchange before I realized that all of this would be happening, so I’m popping in today to share what I received from my partner.  I will be back blogging on Monday like normal 🙂

I was paired with Justine from Charm City Ciemny’s.  I let her know I wanted a really feminine mug and she sent me two!  Plus these cute paper straws!  Thank you Justine!  I really appreciate these!  The big mug will be perfect for coffee AND ice cream ha!


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Friday Favorites!

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Happy Friday, friends!!  AND Happy first day of Fall!  I’ve only been pretending it’s been fall since Labor Day was over, so I’m glad the calendar finally caught up with me!  Now if the weather could, right?!  I checked the weather forecast and we’ve got a hight of 88 today (yuck!) but next Friday it should start a week of highs in the low 70s–I’m hoping that happens!

As always, I’m sharing a bunch of my FAVORITES today!

 I got a massage last week, and it was heavenly!  My sister and I both go to the same girl and we think she’s the very best we’ve ever been to.  Rachel gets massages like 3x a month and I get them very sporadically, but I wish I had time to get one every week or two.



 If you watched my IG stories (@saraheshaneyfelt) from Sunday, you saw where I went to a Hanson concert….basically by myself.  My sister is the biggest Hanson fan I know and she’s been to 6 or 7 concerts.  Earlier this summer, she asked if I would go to this concert with her and I agreed since it was on a Sunday night, and they really are a good band!  (and it was my 3rd time to watch them)  It wasn’t until 2 days before the concert that we found out Rachel won a backstage meet and greet with Hanson.  Then we found out she had to go alone and I would have to wait in line by myself. Long story short, she got front row spots because of that and when I was let into the venue 2 hours after her, I couldn’t make my way up to her.  So I watched the concert alone next to some drunk girl–and basically let Rachel know that it was my last Hanson concert with her 😊



 Since I was exhausted Monday and my feet were sore from standing on concrete Sunday night, I was pleasantly surprised Monday morning when TWO students (one former and one current) brought me surprises!  A student from last year brought me a bag of candy corn because she remembered how much I love it, and a student from this year brought me breakfast!  I would love it if all Mondays started out that way!



 I got my hair colored and trimmed up this week, and I thought I’d get some healthy lifestyle motivation while sitting under the dryer.  If it were acceptable, I would close my eyes and sleep under that dryer haha!



 Wednesday I shared our fall decor home tour!



jeans | top is Matilda Jane
I pulled some inspiration from Loverly Grey and tied my shirt up yesterday for school.  I know it’s something so simple, but I loved how it changed my look up enough that I’ll definitely be doing that again!


A few other things…
-Wednesday the faculty played dodgeball against the students….dream come true, right?! ha!  It was so much fun and the teachers had shirts made that said “The Dodgefathers.”  We had so much fun and hope to do that fundraiser again next year!  My arm was sore yesterday since I haven’t thrown anything in a long time!
-I have been on a reading streak and am on my 4th book this month, so I can’t wait to blog my recap since I spent most of July and August in a reading slump.
-My grandfather is still not doing well, so please continue to pray for him and my family.  

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Linking up with Erika, Heather, and Amanda

Fall Favorites 2017: Fall Decor!

Happy Wednesday, y’all!  As I’m typing today’s post, it may not feel like fall outside but it sure smells like fall in my house!  I’ve got Leaves burning, the lamps on, and I’m wrapped in a blanket blogging on the couch–it’s the coziest!!

 I’m so excited to see everyone’s fall decor, and if you link up with Emily or I, be sure to link back to one of us!  

Happy Fall, y’all!  And welcome to the Shaneyfelt home!
 The front porch is pretty simple this year, and since we’ve added rocking chairs this year, I had to go buy outdoor fall pillows.  I found the perfect ones at Pottery Barn during Labor Day weekend and I love the layered look!  I also added the garden flag and flag holder for the fall.  Once it gets October, I’ll add real pumpkins to the porch next to the ceramic ones.



 Our entryway



 I rearranged the sofa table and added a few things  (sorry the lighting is bad in these pictures!)



 The mantle is my favorite this year!



The table is pretty simple, too.  You can find my plaid napkins here.



 A little area in the kitchen



 Y’all, this tea towel was $1.88 from Walmart!!



Another area of our kitchen


I love decorating for fall ALMOST as much as I love decorating for Christmas!  Almost 😂😂  I can’t wait to check out everyone’s fall decorations because the coziness of fall decor really makes me want to watch fall movies on the Hallmark channel–which just happen to premiere Saturday night ha!


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