Hello Friday!

High Five Friday!

1.  Book Club!!!  I love getting to hang out with the girls & discuss books, life and what God has been showing everyone and enjoy some yummy snacks as well :)  The Making of a Gentleman by Ruth Axtell Morren was the book up for discussion this month.  I liked the book, it was a quick read, however the main character Mrs. Hathaway did get on my nerves sometimes with her constant nagging.  But other than that I did enjoy her brother Damien and the way the story was wrapped up with a very happy ending :)

2.  Bible Study!!!  I have thoroughly enjoyed studying the book of Nehemiah and am sad that my time with the college girls has come to an end.

3.  I made my first garland with cupcake liners, dolies & coffee filters :)

4.  I was able to have my hair cut & colored this week, and I am seriously digging the dark brown with red peeking out :)  Sorry no pic quite yet.

5.  My Friday night plans didn't go as scheduled due to the following:

I missed stepped & took a tumble.  My ankle & wrist are hurting, but have no fear I will wear this heels again ;)  I wasn't, sadly, able to meet the girls for Girl's Night.  I did have a very enjoyable night hanging out with a couple I love dearly, so Friday hasn't been a total bust :)

Well until next time, you kids behave!

Hello High Five Friday!

#1.  The order from my Brunch & Bags fun time with some ladies came in this week!  Yeah Thirty-One Bags!  I didn't realize until today that I may have a Thirty-One problem....

I do want it to be made known that I didn't buy all these bags at once!  So stop judging me ;)  I am also happy to report that only one of these bags did I pay full price!!!

#2.   I woke up one morning this week missing my dad quite a bit & not really motivated to do anything.  I pushed myself to go the gym & that is where God provided a fun encouragement!!!  Two girls I haven't seen in quite sometime were there & it was a sweet blessing to chat with them for a little bit :)

#3.  Nehemiah Bible Study!!! We are coming to the end & I'm bummed, but at the same time I am enjoying studying this book of the Bible with this group of girls.

#4.  Flip Flops for Africa!  A girl from my Bible study is moving to Africa for 10 months & she is collecting flip flops for the children there.  So we as a group have been asking friends & families for flip flops AND BOY HAVE THEY DELIVERED!!!

#5.  My July Birchbox arrived!!!!  It came with Stila Lip Glaze & I have enjoyed using it :)  I can't wait to use the other items :)

Daddy's Girl?

Those who know me know that my dad was a biker.  One of my favorite memories is being very young & my daddy coming home from riding and pretending to be my horse & I was Rainbow Brite :)  The smell of leather is a smell I associate with my father.  His motorcycle, in my mind, was so much apart of them that it took everything I had not to start crying when my brothers started his motorcycle up a couple days after his death.  Standing there listening to the melody of the bike was almost too much, because I knew my daddy was gone & he would never ride that bike again.

Learning to ride a motorcycle and one day owning one maybe only a dream when it is all said and done, because of my health.  But if it does become a possibility I will gladly run with it.  The inspiration for finally verbalizing this dream (yes I realize that typing isn't speaking, but you know what I'm saying) was an email I received about Motorcycle Bootcamp.  So when I become debt free & if my doctors are able to help me to be healthy enough, world watch out because this daddy's girl is going for a ride :)

Goals...hmmmmmmmm

So inspired by the lovely Ms Sarah, I have decided to post my weekly goals & give a progress report mid-week.  She has posted goals for the year & a goal for each month....baby steps for me, I will start with weekly & go on from there :)

I'm excited about starting this goal setting project, because I'm looking to be more organized.  Before I relied   on my very sharp memory (before the car accident), but now I'm finding myself having to write things down quite a bit & still having the feeling that I'm forgetting something. I HATE THAT FEELING!  It was so bad that one time I actually posted on Facebook asking if anyone had any idea what I had committed my self to that following Saturday.  Sad I know!

Okay, get this goal party started :)

Personal 

Only hit the snooze button twice (remember baby steps!)
Read Frumps to Pumps daily & do the assignments.
Memorize Psalm 25
Stay on schedule with my Bible reading plan YouVersion.
Remember to take flip flops to Bible study Tuesday

Friends/Family


Not waiting till Thursday to purchase gift for wedding shower that is Thursday night.
Mail two friends a handwritten note/letter
Mail box of items to nieces that I bought for them in FEBRUARY

Health/Fitness

Track food everyday on Spark People
Drink 11 servings of water each day (this is super tough for me, b/c I'm not a big drinker)
Do cardio & yoga dvd four times this week

Financial


Listen to one lesson from Financial Peace, & review workbook pages for lesson
Review Debt Snowball & set up action plan to attack

Home/DIY Projects


Print off cleaning schedule found on Pinterest
Follow cleaning schedule
Go through 2 boxes in garage, deciding what to keep & what to put in garage sale box.

High Five Friday!

Hello to y'all in the bloggersphere :) It is H54F!

1. I drove down Friday night to my friend Janice's home.  I always enjoy visiting with her & her husband, to be honest I really get a kick out of seeing the two of them interact :)  Saturday, we went to Apple Wagon, it is this fantastic store that houses home decor, Fiestaware & an antique mall.  I'm a nerd when it comes to antique stores, because I get intrigued by the history behind the items & the homes the items lived in.  My mission however this visit was the Fiestaware sale 50% off!!!  Janice was very patient with my decision making process.  She is one of those friends that you can have fun with anywhere & am extremely blessed to have her friendship.

2.  Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!  I am grateful for the church God has placed me in & the people that I have I have the privilege to fellowship with.  Sunday evening the church hosted a picnic, followed by baptisms in the lake.  I always get teary eyed when I see families being baptized together.

3.  Tuesday is Bible Study night, we are doing a study by Kelly Minter on Nehemiah.  If you haven't studied this book or the Bible or it has been awhile...study Nehemiah!!!  It amazing to how God will use someone who has a heart that can break for others.

4.  Wednesday was the 4th of July!  I'm not sure if it is because I'm older or more due to recent events but I have become convicted on the lack of effort I have put into studying my country's history.  I have decided to be more purposeful in this area.  My freedom has come at the cost of others' sacrifices the least I can do is to be educated about our history.

5. Last but not least it is Friday & this is the only weekend this month that I don't have anything planned :)

Have a Fantastic Weekend!