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Happy Saturday, y’all! I know this is usually a Friday post, but I didn’t get my act together on Thursday to create a post for Friday, so here I am Saturday morning with a post 🙂

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Janie and I went to The Gospel Coalition Women’s Conference last week and here we are on our last morning–pictured are two exhausted moms of toddlers who enjoyed their first nights away from their babies, but were excited to drive back home to see their babies (and husbands!) ha! We sat under excellent teaching on salvation stories from the Old Testament, and I had some really great breakout sessions that I attended.

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I made this buffalo chicken pasta from Organically Addison and IT WAS WONDERFUL!! I used my Banza pasta noodles (gluten free and high in protein), a rotisserie chicken (to make it easy), and then I drizzled some Bolthouse Ranch over mine to cut the spice. Next time I’m going to add less buffalo sauce for me and Harrison and then Dustin can just add more to his plate.

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I had some birthday money saved from two years ago and decided to finally spend some of it on a new nap dress. I have one for the winter that I wore in our Christmas card picture, but I really wanted one for the hot months. This one even has pockets, now!

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I also wrote a post this past week on language surrounding adoption. When I wrote it, I had no idea SCOTUS would be reversing Roe v Wade. Since I hope more conversations are had surrounding adoption (and how you can take actions to help), please be aware of the language used and how it impacts.

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I read two books this month so far–which is great for me these days! Both were really great!

I like Christina Lauren as an author, so I was excited to read the latest release. This one was fun and also gave me a twist that I did not predict! It deals with a treasure hunt and the American West.

LOTS of thoughts on Book Lovers. I had heard great reviews about it, so I was excited when my local library had it in. But the book is also REALLY LONG. I struggled the first 150 pages or so. I just felt like it was moving so slowly and those pages really could have been condensed. Then finally things picked up and I stayed up way past my bedtime reading to finish the book. I really liked how it turned out, and the only reason why I kept reading was because one of the characters was so likable that I had to make sure what I wanted to happen did happen haha!

Happy Friday!!! Since I wrote a Monday Favorites post this week, I’m going to keep today’s post short and sweet and resume favorites back next Friday,

But I actually have 2 questions for everyone! I absolutely LOVE listening to podcasts! I don’t know if it’s because I love to learn and I feel like I learn so much when I listen to podcasts, but I feel like I listen to them more than I listen to music sometimes–and that’s saying a lot because I LOVE music! So here are my questions:

1. What are your favorite podcasts you listen to?

I’m always looking for new recs and for hosts that I can connect to–just no true crime because I am not a fan of any of that!

2. More specifically, what are your favorite health/fitness/wellness podcasts?

These types of podcasts I always feel so motivated listening to. I listen to Dr. Hyman’s podcasts, Be Well by Kelly, and most recently, a former student created a podcast and did a whole episode on how she meal prepped and worked out while attending The University of Alabama–it was really interesting!

I hope y’all have a great Friday and weekend! Our weekend is packed, but so is every weekend until school is out!

Happy Monday! I hope y’all have had a great weekend. I was planning on having my normal Friday Faves post ready to go, but I woke up Thursday morning with the absolute crick in the back of my neck going down my spine. Everyone on IG stories told me to go to a chiropractor, so I have made and appointment! The earliest they can see me is Friday, so I’ll just suffer through the pain for a little while longer LOL

Today I’m sharing all about my FAVORITES with y’all!

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Dustin got me Apple AirPods Pros a few years ago when they came out, and I just noticed this week that they are on MAJOR sale! If you’re in need of a new set of earbuds, I highly recommend these. I love that you can change out the tip to fit your ear, too, so it’s not really a one size fits all approach like most. They are also noise cancelling if that’s something you need!

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I planted my first garden! I did not grow up with a garden, so this is a first for me. I’m literally hoping that something will survive and I’ll get to eat something out of my garden this summer. Harrison has also really loved the idea of the garden, so planting everything was really fun for him. We’ve been checking on our plants every day and I’ve been pointing out the different plants to him and explaining what they are.

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One day last week when it was finally pretty and a decent temperature, Dustin got Harrison out in the backyard while I was at school to practice soccer. Harrison has so much energy and runs everywhere that I really feel like he’ll do great at soccer–the only obstacle is making him realize he can’t pick up the ball all the time haha!

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Anyone else a fan of this show?! I started watching it when season 1 premiered and I’ve loved every season since. I was happily surprised when Jason and Chrishell announced their relationship, so I was eager to see it play out on this season. I wish they were still together, but maybe Jason will come to his senses and get back with her. I also think I want to read her memoir to learn a little more about her.

That’s it for me today! Have a great week and I’ll see you back either Wednesday or Friday 🙂