Well, I’m pretty sure that I’ll be the very last person linking up for 5 on Friday this week. After a crazy few weeks at work, I’m finally at home on a Friday night with nothing on the agenda but uploading some photos and writing a post or two. Josh took Ella across the street for the high-school football game, so Sophie and I are in our pajamas, enjoying Sofia the First and cold pizza. Doesn’t that sound exciting? Here’s what’s been going on around here.
1. Family photos. I know I mentioned a few weeks ago that my talented sister snapped some photos of the grandkids for my mom. K posted the pictures earlier in the week and they are lovely. This might by my favorite family photo of all time! I think it’s clear we’re all a little crazy for Alabama football around here. I’m planning to use this one for my parents’ holiday card. Roll Tide & Merry Christmas, right?
2. Hudson. Or “husband” as Sophie refers to him. She gets tangled every time and “baby Hudson” turns into “haby husband”. None of us can bear to correct her and we all pretty much call him husband all the time. I hope he doesn’t mind when he can finally understand us. The girls and I kept him for a few hours last week while K was shooting a surprise engagement and we had the best time. He was as good as gold and I was a little worried I might catch baby fever. No worries there, friends. I was WORN OUT when his mommy picked him up!
Can you tell my girls are smitten with him?!
3. Dance parties. Since our girls dance on Thursdays and we won’t have class because of Halloween, our tiny dancers had their party last night. They got to wear their costumes and show off their dances for their moms and dads. This deserves a full post because there is hilarious video that you all need to see, but I couldn’t resist sharing this too cute photo of Super Amazing Girl and her sidekick Izzy. Getting them both to smile and look at the camera at the same time is a feat we haven’t quite achieved yet!
And despite my procrastination, I managed to throw together some pretty cute treats for my girls to share with their friends. My Ziploc baggies and labels didn’t quite rival Jennifer’s packaging, but these pretzel snacks were SO good. I munched on them at work almost all day on Thursday.
4. I finally (after probably a year of ignoring it) got an actual haircut. I am kind of the anti-girl when it comes to going to the salon. I don’t have a regular stylist and I’ve never had my color done. I just dart in the nearest Great Clips when I’m feeling a little scraggly. I have pretty easy hair, so I consider myself lucky that I can get a new look for approximately $12.
I’ve pretty much been wearing it curly very single day since it’s easy to mask the split ends, but now I have options again! I curled it yesterday and then wore it straight today. I got a crazy number of compliments with it straight today, which caught me by surprise! What do you think, curly or straight?
And, YES. I’m aware of the awkward hand-placement in the photo on the left. It sparked quite the Instagram and Facebook comment storm yesterday. There is no bun in the oven and no big announcement. I promise I would be more clever than an ill posed selfie in the bathroom.
5. Have I mentioned how happy I am to have my husband home? He was in New York for work this week and between his travel and my crazy week at work, we barely spoke two words the entire time he was gone. We got to chat for a bit on Wednesday as he was hopping the train into the city for dinner. He was sweet enough to pick up that pretty pink scarf in the photo above while he was out and about. I do love a good prize! He also decided to torture me with a few photos of my favorite burger on the planet. I begged him to Fedex me one home, but apparently wasn’t convincing enough. Next time he takes a trip, I’m tagging along. I don’t think I can wait more than a year to indulge in Shake Shack again.
Have a great weekend, friends. I’m piling in bed with an ice cold DP, a few chocolate chip cookies and a good book.
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