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I don’t know if I want to start this one off with Happy Friday because I’m already back at school ha! 😜  Teachers started back yesterday, and instead of doing our normal institute, we toured local industries!  I was a little unsure of this but I ended up really enjoying it!  I was sent to a local dairy industry and some of the places it supplies are McDonald’s soft serve ice cream and their frappes, Cold Stone Creamery, and the whip cream at Cheesecake.  I got to tour the entire plant and watch production and then at the end I got ice cream!  It was so interesting, and I really love watching how things are made.

Yesterday I also mentioned in my IG story that I tried two new (to me) things and am totally hooked.  First, I’m reading Crazy Rich Asians and so far I’m really enjoying it!  And Tuesday morning when I was putting on my make up, I accidentally broke my concealer wand off into the bottle.  Luckily I was almost out of that concealer, but I didn’t have time this week to drive to Sephora so I ran into Ulta since it’s closer and remembered that the Tarte Shape Tape was only carried at Ulta.  I decided to try it since everyone who has used it loves it and now I DO TOO!!!  I feel like it made my skin look flawless, so it may be a product that I buy just at Ulta haha!


top (only $5!!) | shorts
Yesterday afternoon when I got home, I changed into my workout clothes and completed week 1 day 2 of BBG.  The workout is designed to complete on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, but I’m doing it on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.  I’m still struggling through the workouts but I know that they will get easier the more I do them.



One of my former students just started a blog and it’s so great!!!  Maggie was a student in my first year of teaching and now she’s a student at Alabama!





I’m finally caught up on Suits (except for this week’s episode)!!  I talked about starting to watch Suits at the end of May, so I spent all summer watching all 7 seasons.  Originally, I started watching after the royal wedding because of Meghan Markle, but it quickly turned into my favorite tv show because of the writing.  I’ve had so many people tell me they started watching Suits because of me, so if you’re looking to binge a new tv show, watch Suits on Amazon Prime video and then you can catch up with the current epiodes On Demand!!!


Have a great weekend!!

Friday Faves!

Happy Friday!!  This has been the BEST WEEK EVER because we’ve been at the beach for vacation!  I wrote about this on social media earlier this week, but when I booked our trip to Rosemary Beach in February, I had just gone through my second surgery for endometriosis.  I had no idea what was in store for us in the months to follow, but all I knew at that moment was that we (or really, me) needed an escape badly.  So this week at the beach has been heavenly, but once we get back home, we’ve got to knock out more adoption paperwork because I start back to school Thursday! 🙈

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As usual, I’m sharing a few of my FAVORITE things!

 I know every blogger and their brother has posted about the Nordstrom sale.  I originally wanted to purchase a pair of new jeans for the school year since I can’t wear any of my jeans with rips or tears.  I ordered three pairs and had to send all three back because they just didn’t work, so I ordered something else I needed–workout clothes!  I got this tank and leggings for the price of the leggings not on sale…such a good deal!  This tank might be my favorite because of its high neckline and breathable material.  These leggings will be perfect for Friday’s spin class because they are vented on the side!  So yeah, my only purchase isn’t school appropriate but they give me the motivation to get out and workout!!



 I am OBSESSED with podcast listening!  So much in fact that I was thinking just yesterday that I need to do a post on some of my favorite podcast episodes.  I’ve been listening to lots of podcasts while out on the beach this week because I can’t read out in the sun (I have to put on my reading glasses and then it’s too bright for my eyes ha!).  Brittany Price Brooker came to my old church almost two years ago to share her testimony at a women’s event, so I knew her story.  I didn’t expect to bawl my eyes out on the beach while listening to this podcast!  Definitely a favorite–especially because she talks about universal suffering, so no matter what you’re going through, this podcast will apply to you!



 Rosemary Beach is my FAVORITE.  I’ll do an entire post next week on our beach trip, but I think we’ve found our new favorite spot!



I had no idea Dustin took this of my yesterday, but it has a lot of my favorite things in it…there’s a coffee shop in downtown Rosemary called AmaVida Coffee.  I’ve had a latte from there every day–so good!  And I love this dress!  Perfect for the beach!


We’re headed back home today and I cannot wait to get back to eating healthy and exercising!  I’ve eaten relatively well for most of my meals while on vacation–except that I’ve had dessert every night ha!  #YOLO

Friday Faves!

Woohoo it’s FRIDAY!!!  I’ve been in a workshop all week that’s lasted every day until 3:30 and while I’ve learned a lot, getting back into the school routine has been tough!  I’ve got two weeks left of summer, and I plan to enjoy every day!  Dustin and I have a vacation planned that we booked/paid for in March and I’ve been looking forward to that for MONTHS!!!


And just a reminder that we are keeping out PayPal account open for donations.  If you wish to donate, you can give through paypal.me/DustinShaneyfelt.  We are so unbelievably appreciative of the generosity shown to us!


Now, for my FAVORITES from this week!

 I’m desperately in need of some new back to school clothes, so I picked this dress up from a local boutique.  (This dress is similar.)  I loved the solid color and style because I felt it was very Meghan Markle-esque!  (I’ve had lots of questions about my shoes before.  I bought them last year? at Nordstrom.  They don’t carry them anymore, but here’s a link to them for a cheaper price!!)



 Sunday night I threw Dustin a family birthday party, and it was a Braves baseball theme!  I served “ballpark food” and I had recorded the Braves game from earlier that day and it was on during the party.  The cake was SO GOOD!!  I told Dustin that once we have a baby, I’ll quit throwing him the themed birthday parties haha!



Wednesday we had our physicals scheduled, which are required for our home study.  Those we scheduled in the evening, so once I finished with my workshop that day, I threw on workout clothes and went to the park to walk.  I love listening to podcasts while I walk and that day I was listening to one from Risen Motherhood–I’ve been listening to RM podcast for almost a year now in preparation for when we have children!  (Side note: I live in a small town…so small in that as I was walking at the park, my dad pulled up to play disc golf with his friend.  I laughed because only in a small town do you run into your parents!)



 Out running errands 😊



Last Friday I went to Birmingham to meet up with my bestie and our old college women’s minister, Kim!  I still remember when Janie and I walked into the Baptist Campus Ministries (BCM) in August 2007.  And here we are 11 years later and we are still friends with all of our friends we made at the BCM and with Kim!!  I’m a huge advocate of getting involved in a campus ministry in college!


And for my FAVORITE song of the week…