High Five... For the Last Five Fridays

I haven't done a high five post in five whole weeks... so really, this is just going to be one big photo dump. Here we go:

1. Got our rings dipped! We get them rhodium plated about every 8 months. And by we I mean I... hence the reason I'm also wearing Sean's ring in this pic. 2. It's screen porch weather.

3. The garden is in place... and as of today there's a lot of green growing there that wasn't when this picture was taken! 4. We celebrated my mom's birthday in downtown St. Louis at Cielo. 5. Emily got married!

6. My buds keep me company during the work day and make me laugh. 7. It's screen porch NAP weather. 8. Couldn't leave out the pics of Emily dancing with her Dad.

9. I thought blondes weren't supposed to get gray hair this young? Though I don't know if I'm considered blonde anymore. Either way, Sean made me laugh about it. 10. New drapes for our living room! We have a family room and a living room and since the tv isn't in the living room... well, it's just kind of sat there since we moved in. Feeling more like home now. 11. Sean surprised me with flowers when he knew I was having a bad day.

12. Visited this new-ish fabric and quilting shop and fell in love. 13. Really this isn't a high as in "good times," but the water was high from all the rain, and it's actually kinda pretty so I included it. This area is normally a field of grass. 14. This face! Fun to see how content little Nora is with bath time.

15. These faces! It's been nice to meet up a few times with Anna and John while she's been on maternity leave. 16. Finishing up a gallery wall in the dining room. But I've already got plans to change that yellow frame. 17. Tomatoes! Which are now in the ground in the garden you see above. Updated photos to come soon.

18. I found a new favorite tea this Spring. Harney & Sons Dragon Pearl Jasmine, which was actually a favor from Emily's wedding shower back in January. Glad I saved it til Spring! It's very floral and tasty. 19. New scarves in the shop! 20. Feeling good about putting some tricks I taught myself to good use on the ol' serger!

Confession... I am well aware of the fact that I am guilty of over-using the exclamation point. Most times when I write an email or blog I make a point to go back and edit them down to an acceptable level... but this time, I'm leaving 'em. Because really, five weeks of high fives deserves 'em!

Happy Friday, Friends!

Linking up with Lauren Elizabeth

High Five for Friday 4.5.13

Hello! Happy Friday again. Here's my high five:

1. We went to a fish fry with our friends and their son, Henry. He is such a content baby, and always fun to play with.

2. Last weekend we celebrated my college roommate at her bachelorette party. She's getting married 4.13! We had a great time... and even better, I was home by 9:30pm. Short, sweet and to the point.

3. This guy was in a cuddly mood all week. He also managed to get a ton of hair on that chair... it's a daily battle, but the kitty love makes it manageable.

4. I'm back to better eating habits this week, after a need for comfort food when Lily died, and a very indulgent Easter. I've yet to mention I've lost 13 lbs in the past 9 weeks so I'll get to that post soon... but I will say now that I'm thrilled I somehow managed to maintain that loss during some not-as-great weeks with meals!

5. I became a Roost Tribe member last month, and I can't imagine having better timing! Bonnie recently added a ton of new features to it, including a Facebook group. One day in I'm already finding out just how awesome it is to have such a community at my fingertips.

Bonus: I took a week off blogging, as you may have noticed. It was refreshing! I spend the extra time working on the most specific and realistic plan I've come up with yet for getting more products in the shop... and reorganized some things that are already there while I was at it.

High five, friends!
Linking up with From My Grey Desk.

High Five For Friday

1. Last weekend Sean and I ran in the Undy 5000, the annual 5k to raise funds for colon cancer awareness. I had my best time this year by about 4 minutes at 30:24! After not training at all last year and feeling pretty icky after the race, I trained pretty hard this year, which paid off. Now if I could just break that 30 minute mark... that's the competitor in me speaking.

2. We got to have brunch with Sean's parents, Mary and Elliot last weekend. This little guy was in a very peppy mood, getting to wear Grandpa's hat and everything.

3. Our friend Chris turned 30 last weekend. Someone bought him the girly "flirty & 30" cup you see in the photo as a gift. We haven't seen Kelly and Chris since they got married in November! We had a great time- Kelly even hired one of our former classmates from Mizzou to play live music.

4. This actually wasn't one of my highs for the week... until it melted. Then it became a high. No more snow this Spring please, k?

5. This is happening in my backyard today. Sean and his friend John are putting in the raised beds for our garden! I can't wait to be able to walk out back to grab some fresh veggies this summer.

High five, friends! What are the highlights from your week?

High Five for Friday

I know I keep switching things on you... but this one will be a simple change. Status update now = High Five for Friday. Simply because it's essentially the same thing I'm already doing. Plus I want to join in and link up with some other bloggers, namely, the creator of #H54F, From My Grey Desk. She's a Lauren too :)

So here we go, my five highs this week:

1. I love this pup. Even though she can be a bit senile in her old age (She's almost 15!) most of her odd habits are just plain cute in my mind. Including the fact that she can no longer back up, and thus, gets stuck when she randomly walks behind chairs. I find her napping like this in odd places all the time.

2. Working on my almost finished cut table to draft a pattern is soooo awesome. Especially when that pattern, plus a handmade version if you're not so into DIY, should be up and ready in the shop by the end of the weekend!

3. St. Louis Bread Co. is high on my list of faves, but even more so when they hand out free cupcakes as they're about to close. "We have to get rid of them or they'll get thrown away!" is music to my ears stomach.

4. This guy. Love him. It's especially nice when we attempt to do something together on a weeknight other than watch tv or cook dinner. This time it was a Kinect game checked out from the library. Unfortunately, kind of a bust (Harry Potter is better in movie and book form) but we still had fun!

5. Loving my botanical drawing class. I'm the youngest student by, oh, probably 30 years or so? But it's awesome to take a class where there's really no pressure. I have a ton of unfinished drawings, but there's flowers in my house every week, I get to talk to people during the day, and it never hurts to add a little more art to my life.

So high five, friends! What are the highlights from your week?