Five on Friday – Favorites

Happy Friday, you guys!  Ever have one of those weeks where you are a day ahead every single day?  That was my week this week!  All day Wednesday I kept thinking it was Thursday and then all day Thursday I kept thinking it was Friday.  I’m so glad that it finally is Friday now! 

This week was super busy.  In addition to the everyday things like being a wife and mommy, working, cooking, cleaning, and working out, I’ve also been preparing for Valentine’s Day, Brian’s birthday, and Olivia’s birthday which has meant aaaallll the errands.  We have also been nursing Maui back to health after her teeth cleaning and extractions on Monday – feeding her special meals at certain times, swishing her mouth out with special doggie mouthwash twice a day, giving her an antibiotic twice a day, and giving her a pain pill once a day… it’s been a lot to remember! 

Not to mention that I joined two exciting link ups (you can see the posts here and here) in the blog world this week, so I’ve been doing more back and forth communication with my bloggy friends than usual.  (And thank you, by the way, to all of you who linked up yesterday!  We will be back March 9 talking about a time when we were really lucky.  I hope that you will join us again!)

But anyhoo, it’s definitely been hectic over here, but it’s (mostly) been a good kind of hectic.  And if you missed that whole Maui saga, you can catch up on the details in my Day in the Life post from Monday.  (I love these posts, but they are just so exhausting to put together and to read!  Ha!)

Anyway, let’s get started on a few favorites for today…

O N E – Letter Board

Yep, this is on here again.  I mean, how could it not be?!  If y’all don’t already have one you should totally get one!  And I’m not even getting paid or compensated in any way to say this.  I just love this thing.  And I promise that you won’t see it every single week in my Friday post.  Ok, I’ll try to not have it in my post every Friday.  Maybe...  Hehe.  

T W O – VDay Goodies for Yourself

Did you see my post about Valentine’s Day yesterday?  I thought that I would share all of this goodness again today just in case.  :o)  Because who doesn’t want to treat themselves to a pair of Be Wine PJs?!

Pink PJs / Gold S'well Bottle / Be Wine PJs

Aviators / Rose All Day / Kendra Scott Necklace

Wine is my Valentine / Crossover Ring / Blush Ruffle Cold Shoulder Top

T H R E E – The Bday Shirt Has Arrived! 

Remember when I posted this picture last week and asked for your votes?  

Well, I had pretty much decided on the one on the right because I love that it shows the full dress (I mean, the dress is the essence of Belle!), until I realized that the lead time before shipping was at least 1-2 weeks.  Womp womp.  We don’t have that kind of time, so I went with the one on the left.  I am so glad that we did, because we already received the shirt and it is perfect!  If you need anything similar, go see Brenda at BusyBeesStitches on Etsy.  And no, this is not sponsored either.  I just love giving small businesses the shout outs that they deserve!   

Olivia was, by the way, enamored with her shirt, and she’s asked me no less than ten times since Tuesday how many more days until her birthday so she can wear it.

F O U R – And Speaking of Shirts…

Remember this sweet little 100 Day shirt that Jacob and I worked so hard on a couple of weeks ago? 

Wanna see what it looked like the very same day that he came home from school?

LOL.  96 Legos fell off during the day… only 4 survived. 

F I V E – No-Reply Bloggers

Well, this is actually not one of my favorite things, but I have some new followers around these parts so I wanted to bring this up.  

 I absolutely adore your comments on my blog.  It truly means the world to me when you take a couple of minutes out of your busy day to stop by and say hi, but I get so sad when I try to respond and I get this instead of a real email address:

noreply-comment@blogger.com

I respond to each and every comment that comes through (aside from spam, of course… #AintNobodyGotTimeFoDat) and I just want the ladies who don't ever get responses to know… I’m not ignoring you!  If you are a no-reply blogger, I always respond to your comments directly on my blog, but you will never see them unless you subscribe to the comments for the post that you leave the comment on.

To see if you’re a no-reply blogger and to learn how to fix it you can check out this tutorial:

What is a No Reply Blogger and How to Fix It 

Fun fact, I used to be a no-reply blogger and I didn’t even know that I was until a couple of my sweet blogger friends told me.  Blogger recently made some changes and got rid of everyone’s home page, so I’m not even sure if this tutorial still works, but it’s worth a try!  If you are wondering if you are a no-reply blogger, send me an email (from your email address, not in the blog comments) and I will be happy to let you know!  

Finally, for those of you who are battling the snowstorms up north, I’m a little jealous of your snow!  If you need a little weekend pick-me-up, check out this hot chocolate recipe that I posted about on Tuesday.  If your kids love Frozen, then it is a must-make!  

Happy weekend, ladies!  

*Linking up with A Liz Adventures and Carolina Charm for Five on Friday, A Little Bit of Everything for Friday Favorites,  September Farm and The Farmer's Wife for Oh Hey, Friday, Meet @ the Barre for Friday Favorites, and Cup of Tea for High Five for Friday.

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