High Five for Friday : Blue Edition

High Five! It's FRIDAAAYYYY!

Linking up with the fabulous Lauren Elizabeth as usual!

ONE: A Meandering Day.

I love days where I just get to poke around. After a dentist appointment, I hit up all the stores I wanted to browse though and I didn't even spend much money. Score!

Here's what I got from the thrift store/rummage sale for  $22.

{I also got 3 white shelves and some fabric napkins}

{and for my 31 days of blue!! I love the bits of blue in this painting I picked up for $6}

TWO: 31 Day Writing Challenge. 

This is my first time joining in with The Nester on her challenge. I choose to write about the color blue (more like the hues of blue) for 31 days. So, far it's going good! I hope you'll join in and enjoy the posts!

THREE: Trash the Dress Session.

I have wanted to do a trash the dress session since before I was married. 

What is "trashing the dress" you ask? Well, you go do something you could normally do in an all white gown. Get in the water, have a paint war, get muddy. 

We were going to get in the water (at the beach) but, when we got to the ocean it just looked ... angry. intense. too powerful. uncontrollable. The hubby and I both grew up being beach goers. Swimming in tides and learning to handle rip tides. But when your gut God is telling you not to do something, don't do it. 

So, instead of trashing the dress, we got some awesome, beautiful, stunning, romantic beach photos and we were able to reminisce over our wedding. Ah, love. <3

{photo by Jessica C. O Photography}

{Mitzy helping me put my dress away. I just want to wear it around the house once in a while.}

FOUR: Clean House.

I must be getting older if this is a high, and it is. Whenever people come to visit, I put any kind of cleaning off (other than some laundry, dishes, and the like). Plus, I hadn't really cleaned in a while (I know I'm not the only one)... It's nice to have a clean home. 

FIVE: Pumpkin Scented Candles.
I bought a small one of these a few weeks ago thinking we wouldn't really use it all. Well, it's gone. All used up! So I bought another one. A bigger one. Bigger is better! ;)

{YUM}

I hope you have fun weekend plans! Mike and I were supposed to go whale watching tonight but when you're a paramedic (or married to one), sometimes you don't get off when you're scheduled to. Oh well, maybe next week?

~Emily~

Thrifted Thursday

If you know me, even a little, then you know that I love thrift stores. Sure, there is A LOT of junk, but there are also a lot of unexpected fun finds and practical things. Here are some of the things I have picked up lately...

5 fallish leaf garlands - $1.00
3 fallish leaf "picks" - $1.00
3 blown glass balls - $7.00
2 baskets - $1.50
4 terra-cotta bunny rabbit napkin rings - $1.00
Flower canvas - $.75
Hanging planter - $2.00
Light fixture - $5.00
Fleur de lis taper holder - $0.50
Total = $19.75

{kitties playing while I untangled all of the garland. they loved it}

 {Mojo and George playing while Mitzy acts like she's too cool. What a snob! :P}

{all of my goodies!}

{Mitzy the model}

{blown glass ball things}

{terra-cotta bunny napkin ring holders. Can't wait to use these for spring and Easter.}

{small flower canvas}

{new planter! I know it's small but so cool}

{weird flower things I found for fallifying (yes I made that up) the house}

{kind of an oriental plate but I love the colors.}

{light fixture. sorry for the sucky picture.}

Have you gone thrifting lately? What did you find? 

What is your best thrift store find?
My best find would probably be a piece of furniture. I love finding those well made sturdy pieces of furniture. :)

~Emily~

High Five for Friday

High Five for Friday!!!

Linking up with Lauren

ONE. Dentist Appointment. 

I'm not sure how many people would call it a "high" but when your teeth have been bothering you as long as mine have (1 year or more), it's really really really a high. The not so "high" part is the amount of money it's going to cost to get things back to where they should be. When you need 2-3 root canals 6-7 crowns and some fillings to top it off, it's not going to be inexpensive! Luckily we have a discount plan with Cigna for wellness things so it's at least %35 off of the normal price if not more.

TWO. Getting to know you!

We are getting to know people in our current church more. Most of them are college kids, which isn't bad (however we would love to get to know some people that are in similar places in life). We stayed late for after the Monday night bible study and it was a good time to get to know others a bit more. Then on Tuesday after I had some serious cry time and good time with the hubby about the dentist, read life the my dentist appointment we ran into two of our new friends at the thrift store. Cody and Garrett are fun to be around and enjoy thrifting as much as Mike and I do! We found some fun things...

{antlers at the thrift store}

{thrift store finds. love that chair.}

{surfboards for VBS at our current church.}

THREE. River.

On Saturday, Mike and I decided we needed to go swimming at about 7:30PM. At first I was nervous because dark water freaks me out. I have an over active imagination, ok?! Anyway, we had so much fun and the water wasn't as cold as it seemed.

FOUR. Getting in the groove. Moving on. Planning.

We are finally getting into a bit of a groove in our new home. Mike and I cooked together this week, did housey/husband-wife/team things, hung out, and just figured out more things for the home life. 

It's nice to be able to say that after 6+ months of our lives being all over the place. I'm finally able to let go of Missouri a little bit. I don't feel like crying anymore every time I think about the friends, family, and home we had to leave. And it's refreshing. Thank you God.

Even though we don't know God's plan for our lives (uh... read the above number), we still have to plan but be flexible. Being able to plan things with my husband is great when we've been living by the seat of our pants since last October! haha. Oh, talking about babies, vacation, cars, finances, and goals is so fun! I'm weird... I know.

FIVE. Friends that turn into family.

Riley, Hailey and I have been friends for 20 years. 20 years folks! They are definitely my sisters. I'm thankful for their friendship.

{eye pallet from Riley. I've had for a while but I love it.}

{me, Hailey, and Riley}

~Emily~

High Five for Friday

I'm linking up with Lauren today because it's FRIDAY!

ONE. Thrifting

I went shopping at thrift stores with my mom and hubby.

We always find crazy things... and super cute things!

I got a new vase, silver slip on shoes (true story, and their awesome!), and two new shirts!

{creepy eye found thrifting}

TWO. Juicy Fruit

I have loved doing the 5th and 6th grade girls Juicy Fruit bible study.

They are so fun!

This coming Wednesday is our last day together. :(

THREE. Riley's hair cut

I'm sure it seems odd that I want to even mention someone else's hair cut... 
but I have been wait for this day for soo long!!! 
Doesn't she look GREAT?!

{photo via her boyfriend's fb}

FOUR. Rainbows

You want to know what the true symbolism of a rainbow is?

It is God's promise, and a beautiful one it is.
Genesis 9:8-17

I saw an amazing rainbow at about 6:45am on my way to work.

Our God is amazing and His creation is my favorite.

FIVE. Air Conditioning

It's been 103+ for the last week and that's continuing until...???

Need I say more?

{ew}

How was your week?

Fantastic I hope!

Love you all!

~Emily~

High Five for Friday

It's that time again!

High Five for Friday. I'm linking up with Lauren at from my grey desk.

This is a time to simply recognize small and big things that happened through out the week.

ONE. Professional opportunity.

{via} 

The hubby is nearing the end of Paramedic school. This means, he has started to look at jobs everywhere. He applied for in Albuquerque. It's exciting and a little nerve racking to not really know where your life will be in 2.5 months. We could be here for a lot longer or we could be be moving. Weird. 

TWO. A new phone!!!!

{via}

I was with out phone from 1/21-ish until yesterday afternoon. It was a good break. However, it always seems to happen when people actually have to contact you. Anyway, thank you to the wonderful Verizon lady who saved me from dispair helped me! I was in and out of the store in 5 minutes with a new phone on the way and 3x as much data as well as some other features for literally 1 cent more than we were already paying. SA-weet!

THREE. Time.

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It was fantastic to finally be able to meet up with Hannah and her husband! The hubby and I enjoy them so much. I look forward to a continually growing friendship with that lady! Time to spend with other friends doing things like crafts or thrifting is always a bonus!

FOUR. Skype.

{via}

Skyping is a wonderful tool to use especially if your loved ones are far, far away. I'm thankful for technology and that a friend and I can just pop in and SEE each other's faces!

FIVE. Chick-Fil-A.

{via}

Quick and delicious breakfast? Yes, please.

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What are YOUR high fives for the week?