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

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?