High Five for Friday

1.  Matt won his golf tournament on Sunday!  He got first place!  I'm so proud and excited for him.  He has worked really hard.

2.  I am loving these smoothie straws!!

3.  I took Pickles to get her nails done and a bath this week.  I bought her a treat.  She refused to touch it until we got home.  I gave it to her and she took it back to her kennel and pouted.  

3.  I had the best time yesterday helping Jill and Aaron move.  I took Sawyer and Oakley to the pool.  We were there for a couple hours.  I had to pretty much drag them out of there by reminding them that this is their new pool and they can go there for free anytime they wanted.  Hopefully, they'll bring their Aunt Lisa!  Ha!

4.  Check out this little precious!  Walker had the best time just opening and closing the doors or windows on the playhouse in their new backyard.

5.  I had lunch with Matt today at my favorite place, Panera.  He teases me about it but it's good.  It's the second time I ate there this week.  Oops!  We hardly saw each other yesterday because I was out in OP most of the day and he went to work and then a concert with a friend.  By the time he got home I was asleep.  I love being able to just have lunch with Matt any time.  Summer is awesome!

My Fabulous First Week of Summer - High five X 2

1.  I started my week off like this.  Ahhhh!!  I *heart* summer break!

2.  I got this cute case for my iPad.  It's cute and functional and was so affordable!  Amazon is the best.

3.  Matt and I went to watch Sawyer play baseball Monday night.  Love those kids!

4.  We took Pickles with us.  When we got home we thought she went right back to her bedroom to crash.  But she was right behind the couch in her dog bed.  No wonder we could hear her snoring!

5.  Tuesday morning Jackson came over to hang out while Sonia had a dental appointment.  Pickles loves him and he loves Pickles.  He loves all "Doggies" I think.  Love that kid and feel so blessed Johnny and Sonia make sure we get some quality time with him.

6.  Pickles has been rolling in something funky in our yard.  This is the third bath we have given her in a couple weeks.  She heard the bathtub last night and hid.  

7.  Matt took me to the putting clock last night.  I got a free lesson from my handsome golfer.  I thought this was kind of a cool shot.  

8.  All week the crown I had last month has really been bothering me.  I finally called the dentist on Wednesday.  They couldn't get me in until Saturday.  But Thursday night I was in such pain I couldn't sleep and was crying.  Matt convinced me to call and see if they had any cancellations.  They did.  I was sure I was going to have a root canal the pain was that bad.  Luckily, the X-ray was good and after a few adjustments I had relief.  It's still a little tender but getting better.  I treated myself to an iced coffee.  (I had a coupon).

9.  I went back to my summer Zumba class.  I love it!

10.   I LOVE summer break!  I feel like myself again.  I can breathe.  I can sleep in.  I can already feel that the stress of the school year is gone.   

High 5 for Friday - on Sunday

1.  Yesterday was my last day at Davidson.  It was bittersweet but felt right.  I'm excited to start my new job in a couple months.  But for now I plan to enjoy my summer.

2.  Memorial Day weekend was full of fun times with family, friends, and each other.  We went to a Royals' game with Casey, Amanda, and Olivia.  Ollie is almost 3 and it was her first game.  I think she had a great time!  I know we did.  Sunday we drove down to Pittsburg to see my parents who had driven over from Memphis.  We had a BBQ at Jacob and Jamie's house.  Their kids Alyssa and Jeremiah were there and so cute!  Aunt Judy and Uncle Fred were there.  Joey, Johnny, Sonia, and Jack were there.  Jacob's brother Billy and his wife Debbie were there and so was Aunt Betty.  It was a mini family reunion!  On Monday, Matt smoked some ribs.

3.  While Matt was golfing on Tuesday night I went to Panera.  The new tropical hibiscus tea is delicious!

4.  I got an iPad!  Enough said!!  I bought it with Christmas money and blow money I have been saving up.

5.  The requisite Pickles picture.  Everything about this dog makes me happy.  

High 5 For Friday!

Only 3.5 days of school left!  I'm sad for the year to end but so excited for my new adventure in early childhood special education.

1.  I was able to find some of the Hosta that Pickles had destroyed last year and move them to the front. Hooray for hardy Hosta!

2.  Matt has been eyeballing a new grill.  He has really wanted charcoal but it takes so long to heat up.  He found this charcoal grill with a gas starter online but it was way out of our price range.  One Sunday after church we stopped by Ace Hardware to get some weed killer and look what we found.  At almost half of what he had seen online.  We are grilling every chance we get!

3.  Take a look at this picture!  I posted it on Facebook but had to share again.  Matt came home one night and said, "Look what I got!"  I laughed so hard!

4. This is my new favorite summer nail polish.  My night time fuzzy iPhone photo does not do it justice.  It's by Maybelline Color Show called Keep up the Flame.  Love it!

5.  We had some pretty bad weather in the midwest recently.  Definitely sending prayers to Oklahoma right now.  Pickles was especially snuggly during the bad weather.  

Cookie Dough S'mores

What do you do when you have leftover cookie dough?  Why make Cookie Dough S'Mores, of course!

Who has leftover cookie dough?  I usually try to hold some dough back so Matt and I can have one of our favorite desserts.  But this time I felt like something different.

Take your cookie dough and smoosh it into the appropriately sized pan.  Bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes.  It will depend on your pan size and dough thickness.

Once you have a nice cookie dough crust throw on some chocolate chips or chopped chocolate.

Definitely add marshmallows!  Then pop that deliciousness back into the oven for 8-10 minutes until the marshmallows are nice and brown.

Voila!  You have Cookie Dough S'Mores!!

It's a good thing we had a big healthy salad for dinner this night!

PS - this is definitely an eat the same day treat. I had some the next day and they were kind of hard.

New Pillows

I had big plans to get some pretty fabric to make new pillow covers.  Matt asked that I make sure the fabric is comfortable for napping.  Then I thought, "What if I just get a flat sheet?"  Sheets are made for sleeping.  When I was looking for a fun flat sheet I thought, "Why not get a pillow case?"  Even better for sleeping!  So I got a pillow case set and put the pillows in the cases.  I didn't even trim and sew.  I just tucked the hanging end up into the bottom.  Easy peasy!  The picture isn't the greatest but the white pillow has blue and green circles.  The back pillow is navy, which may be a mistake with Pickles.  But that will just encourage us to clean more often.  Right?

High five for Friday!!

1.  I started my week babysitting this little guy.   Jackson loves avocado and macaroni and cheese.  He ate more for lunch than I did!  I spent the whole day with him on Sunday.  What a blessing!!

2.  Matt and I splurged and purchased real slipcovers for our couches.  We are really over the dark red and the drop cloth covers were getting ratty.  We love them.  They are so soft and cozy.  They really make the house look less like a frat house and more like a home.  I see a pillow sewing project in my future.

3.  Matt and I finally found a church we both love, Liberty Christian Fellowship.  We went the first weekend of March.  We love it!  We just joined a small group.  The ladies met this week so I went.  It was great, they were so nice, and I just felt like I had been a part of that group forever.  Yay!

4.  One of my students has been asking me to go to his soccer game all spring.  Usually, he would ask me as he was leaving and was never sure what time or where they were playing.  Well, this week he knew exactly what time and where to go.  He asked me on Monday to go to his game on Thursday.  I had to go,so I brought Pickles.  She was less than thrilled at first.  I had to pry her out of the car.  Right before the picture she had half of her body under the seat.

5.  Matt and I are going to the Royals' game tonight.  I can't wait.  I even got a new Royals shirt from Old Navy.