I have one more song that I love for summer. It was actually the song that inspired that post, so when I realized I forgot it I knew I had to come back an mention it!
Jack Ingram - Barefoot and Crazy
Happy Monday!
Monday, July 11, 2011
5 Pins for Friday (on a Monday!)
I didn't have time last Thursday night to get this post ready like I normally do (I was packing for a weekend trip) so I figured I would throw it together Friday during lunch, but that didn't work out either! So, here are my 5 pins from last week:
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Shutter Bookshelf
I really wanted to do a barn/farm themed nursery for a boy, these would of been super cute in it!
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How To Install Cabinet Molding Tutorial
This would help update anyone's builder grade cabinets.
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Ruffled Crepe Paper Streamer Tutorial
A fun update for your normal crepe paper
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Streamers from Lights
We have all the lights still hanging in our backyard from our wedding, this would be a fun way to spruce them up for a party.
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Polka dot Rainbow Straws
Do I have to have an excuse to like these?
Shutter Bookshelf
I really wanted to do a barn/farm themed nursery for a boy, these would of been super cute in it!
How To Install Cabinet Molding Tutorial
This would help update anyone's builder grade cabinets.
Ruffled Crepe Paper Streamer Tutorial
A fun update for your normal crepe paper
Streamers from Lights
We have all the lights still hanging in our backyard from our wedding, this would be a fun way to spruce them up for a party.
Polka dot Rainbow Straws
Do I have to have an excuse to like these?
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Songs of Summer
I don't know about the rest of you, but there are certain songs that just always make me think of summer. Here are a few of my favorites:
Shooter Jennings - 4th of July
Turnpike Troubadours - Long Hot Summer Days
Pat Green - Carry On
Court Yard Hounds - The Coast
The Band of Heathens - Nine Steps Down
Rodney Crowell - Telephone Road
(skip to 25 sec to start hearing the song)
Josh Abbott Band - Road Trippin
Adam Hood - 22 Days Too Long
I could keep going!
What do you think? Are any of these songs on your summer playlist? Will you be adding any of them? What are your favorite summer tunes?
(Man, listening to all of these is making me crave a vacation!)
Shooter Jennings - 4th of July
Turnpike Troubadours - Long Hot Summer Days
Pat Green - Carry On
Court Yard Hounds - The Coast
The Band of Heathens - Nine Steps Down
Rodney Crowell - Telephone Road
(skip to 25 sec to start hearing the song)
Josh Abbott Band - Road Trippin
Adam Hood - 22 Days Too Long
I could keep going!
What do you think? Are any of these songs on your summer playlist? Will you be adding any of them? What are your favorite summer tunes?
(Man, listening to all of these is making me crave a vacation!)
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Heartwrenching
I watched a motorcade escort Marine Lance Corporal John Farias' body from the New Braunfels airport to a local funeral home this morning.
Did I know this young man, this 20-year-old young man? No.
Did most of thousands of people who attended a memorial service for him last night know him? Doubtful.
Did the hundreds of people who took time out of their work day or busy summer to stand in the sweltering Texas sun know him? More than likely not.
What about all The Patriot Guard Riders who showed up to escort him home? Again, doubtful.
My office is in downtown New Braunfels, just off the Main Plaza where the motorcade was passing through. I heard about the happenings on the local radio station and my boss said he wanted to go to pay his respects, I tagged along. I am very glad I did. While waiting for the motorcade we stood in the shade under a tree but once it started we moved out into the street and the sun. Standing there in the hot Texas sun, with sweat dripping down my back, I got goosebumps watching the motorcade. It truly reaffirmed my faith in people seeing such a mixture of people come together to welcome someone they did not know back home. It was as if in that moment he was everyone's brother, son, best friend, husband, father, neighbor. This is one of the reasons I love this little-big town I live in.
Here is a video of the motorcade:
Did I know this young man, this 20-year-old young man? No.
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| Via Herald-Zeitung |
Did most of thousands of people who attended a memorial service for him last night know him? Doubtful.
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| Via KNBT |
Did the hundreds of people who took time out of their work day or busy summer to stand in the sweltering Texas sun know him? More than likely not.
What about all The Patriot Guard Riders who showed up to escort him home? Again, doubtful.
My office is in downtown New Braunfels, just off the Main Plaza where the motorcade was passing through. I heard about the happenings on the local radio station and my boss said he wanted to go to pay his respects, I tagged along. I am very glad I did. While waiting for the motorcade we stood in the shade under a tree but once it started we moved out into the street and the sun. Standing there in the hot Texas sun, with sweat dripping down my back, I got goosebumps watching the motorcade. It truly reaffirmed my faith in people seeing such a mixture of people come together to welcome someone they did not know back home. It was as if in that moment he was everyone's brother, son, best friend, husband, father, neighbor. This is one of the reasons I love this little-big town I live in.
Here is a video of the motorcade:
I am not one to get into talks of politics, religion or military pursuits but I feel that no matter your stand on the situation you should always support your servicemen and women, after all, you never know when you might need them to protect you and your family.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Week in an Instant
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| Never ending bottle washing, but it's always good feeling to see the drying rack full! |
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| When Robert is gone all week Sadie will actually snuggle with him when he gets home. This is pretty epic as she does not do much snuggling these days. |
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| This is the last of our 19 chickens (& even she may be gone now!). I'll tell the story of the 2011 chicken massacre one day, it's still too fresh... |
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| Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies my co-worker made, so good. |
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| Ignoring all the grammar errors, just note that there are no fire hydrants in my neighborhood. That had me a little worried this weekend. |
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| It rained for all of 2 minutes Friday afternoon, not enough to dissipate my fears. |
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| Daily nebulizer treatments make me sad. |
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| Afternoon nap for Daddy and Sadie on the 4th of July. |
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| My little firecracker! |
Friday, July 1, 2011
4th of July
It's funny how a year can change things. Last 4th of July Robert and I were headed to Colorado with his mom and step-dad to spend the weekend with them and his step-dad's parents. On the way we stopped at a Mexican food restaurant for lunch in Trinidad, Colorado (fun fact: Trinidad is known as the Sex Change Capital of the U.S., who knew?) as we were getting out of the car Robert handed his mom an envelope with this inside of it:
I was a little over 8 weeks pregnant then, none of it seemed real, honestly none of it felt real until about 6 months! It was way sooner than I wanted to start telling people, but we see our families so rarely that we figured we should take the opportunity that we had to be with them when sharing the news. Also, we figured if anything bad happened before the "safe" time to start telling people of 14 weeks we would still tell our families, I mean we would of needed our families support to get through anything so why wait until something bad happens to share our news?
It's sort of turning into a tradition to spend 4th of July with Robert's mom and step-dad. We didn't plan it that way, it just sort of keeps happening. This year though we get to hang out with this little thing:
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| Mini Sadie! |
It's sort of turning into a tradition to spend 4th of July with Robert's mom and step-dad. We didn't plan it that way, it just sort of keeps happening. This year though we get to hang out with this little thing:
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| Way more fun to play with than Mini Sadie! |
I hope all of you have a safe, happy and fun 4th!
5 Pins for Friday
Purple Pizza
The crust has beets in it, how awesome is that!
1st Birthday Cookies
Is it bad I am already thinking of things for Sadie's 1st birthday?
Zombie Baby
Preeeeety sure this will be Sadie's come Halloween!
Li'l Monster Costume
Or maybe this one...
Cute Pots
How stinking cute are these? Seem pretty easy to make and would be a sweet gift with some herbs planted in them.
Anyone else have any good pins from the week? I still have a few invites left for Pinterest if anyone wants one!
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