high five for five months!

so many people have told me that the first year of marriage is the hardest.

i definitely understand that.

it's a lot of adjustment and there is a lot of change to get used to.

bub-hub and i are almost half way through it,

and so far, we're dominating! :)

dear bub-hub,

you are the best. i'm your biggest fan.

thank you for making me feel so loved and so supported.

i know we have many years and life changes ahead of us,

but i can't wait to take them on together as the ultimate team,

because after all, 

we are the best and we never lose.

love,

your wifey

here's to a hundred more years of silly arguments, dirty kitchens, baskets of clean, wrinkled laundry, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, laughter, and high fives.

dear sweet friday,,,,

this was an emotionally exhausting week.
i'm beyond excited for the weekend.
i need to sleep, think, and catch up on my dvr. :)

[one] dear halloween shapes mac and cheese, you're the best. i love all the shapes, but the pumpkins are my favorite.

[two] i'm beyond ready for tax season to be over. i miss my bub-hub and my friends. i never realized how many of my friends were CPAs. too pass the time in the evenings,  i've been baking a lot of cookies. my cookie jar is full, and so is my tummy. #cantsaynotocookiedough

[three] i'm loving yummy new candle. my apartment smells amazing.

[four] i participated in my first giveaway a few weeks ago, and i've shipped my mugs off to my winner!!! i hope she likes them! :)

[five] as i mentioned earlier, this has been a really rough and emotionally challenging week.  nothing soothes my soul better than a little kari jobe in the mornings. the Lord is so good, and his grace and kindness heals all levels of hurt.

how was your week??

any fun plans this weekend??

p.s.

have you signed up for the sweet treat swap?
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just call me butterfingers

so this one time, 

when i was sitting calmly at my desk, 

i spilled a giant cup of water on me. 

butterfingers for the win!

praise the good LORD it was water and not my bright red fruit punch spark. ahh!

good thing i have an illegal space heater sitting under my desk to dry me out.

the irony of the situation is that this morning, as i was putting on my white shirt, 

i heard the tv weather man say that it was going to rain most of the day, and i thought to myself, 

"self, you better bring your rain-trench just in case it rains to avoid inadvertently entering a white-t-shirt-contest."

note to self: wear your rain trench all day err-day. 

life is just so silly sometimes. 

dear self, pull it together. you're a hot-mess. 

p.s. my fall swap package arrived yesterday from kelley at the grant life,
and boy did she hooked me up! :)

1. a beautiful headband

2. bakers twine!

3. coffee stirring sticks, fabulous!

4. a pocket sized planner

5. burts bees! holla!

6. snail mail note pad

8. fantastic fast dry nail polish, called "slick slate"

ladies,,,,i am so spoiled! :)

check out the other fall swap posts over at the vintage modern life

happy friday! 

dear friday,,,

dear friday, 

welcome! please don't be offended, but i'm ready for you to be over so the weekend can be here!

dear weekend,

please go by slowly and last a long time.

sincerely, 

you're best friend.

[1] i may or may not have spent my labor day watching the hunger games 3 times. i told bub-hub it was twice, and now he knows the truth.

[2] my name is sarah grace, and i watch honey boo boo. no shame.

[3] i've been taking a few pieces of the left over candy from the bachelorette party with me to work every day as an afternoon  snack. i'm keeping my fingers crossed that my stash never runs out...but it's inevitable.

[see the party wrap-up post here!]

[4] i don't know what i was thinking, but i started insanity this week. holy moley. today is day 5. i'm dying all over.  pure barre was really hard, but this is just a whole new level of ridiculousness.

[5] september has arrived which means summer berry season is almost over. i bought a giant box of strawberries at the grocery story on monday, and i've been devouring them like a berry-eating machine.

a cool front is coming through town today...high of 89. holla!

maybe bub-hub will go play with some puppies at the park!

what do you have planned for this lovely weekend??

finally,,,,,it's friday.

this week has been a busy one full of fun and exciting things.

bachelorette party weekend has finally arrived! woooohoo!

needless to say,

preparations have kinda taken over my life, and our apartment...oops.

but i did manage to squeeze in a few photos :)

one: fruit punch spark + smart water = a winning combination.

i know smart water isn't really any more special than any other kind of bottled water,

but i like to pretend it makes me super woman.

i have a feeling i'll be chugging a few sparks to get me through this fabulous and full weekend of fun! :)

 two: since i failed to make it to the grocery store this week,

thursday night became dominos pizza night. 

which is now my favorite night because when it comes to pizza, pete the pizzamaker is probably the coolest thing i've ever experienced. 

what can i say, i'm easily amused.

three: wife-lesson of the week: always have cookie dough on hand.

you never know when your bub-hub might get a hankerin! :)

dear bub-hub,

thank you for your extreme patience and understanding this week.  i know i've been a little whiney and high strung, and a bit more needy than any normal husband should ever have to tolerate. you're the best, and i love you more than you know, andddddd you're a stud. 

dear real world job,

i know my attitude about you is terrible,

but frankly, 

it's hard for me to find joy in anything about you. i need a serious attitude adjustment. i'm very grateful for your bi-monthly paycheck, and for the life lessons you're providing (whether intended or not...). 

holla! it's a fabulous friday!

today, i'm heading to the big-d for my best friend's bridal shower! yayayay!!

my mom and i are hosting the shindig for this sweet bride to be, and i can't wait to celebrate with her.

the majority of my week was spent prepping and crafting for the party, but i don't want to spoil any surprises!  so here are 5 other fabulous things i want to share about my week:

1. we had a lunch-and-learn on thursday, and i may or may not have snatched a few extra cookies on my way out.  they were super yummy oatmeal raisin cookies. how was i supposed to resist??

2. at any given moment of the day, i can look out the window and see a sky split: one half sunny the other half stormy. 

3. $4 blooms at HEB. yes please! i'm terrible at arranging flowers, but i am an expert at putting stem blooms in buckets! :) 

4. everybody talks by the neon trees is currently my favorite song on the radio. i've got 90% of the words down correctly, and the remaining 10% i just mumble through and pretend like i've got the situation under control. who needs to know the words when you have dance moves as smooth spastic as mine. it gives bub-hub a good laugh.

5. last weekend, bub-hub planned a fantastic date night at Ousie's.  believe it or not folks, bub-hub and i have been married three months! how is that even possible? time flies when you're lovin' life! :)

ps: dear ombre hair, sorry about that.

i promise you're on my to-do list, right after laundry and fun. 

Source: someecards.com via Sarah Grace on Pinterest

what were the highs and lows of your week??

holla!! it's finally friday!

dear friday, i can't believe you're finally here. 

ahhhhhh!! i have so many things to do before the weekend...which is basically here, so my bad on that. having exciting things to look forward to is both good and bad because it gives you a spark of happiness and excitement when you hit rough patches in the day, but sometimes, it can also make the week crawl by at a snails pace, which is what happened to me.

but i survived. :) and now it's time to spend the weekend celebrating the bub-hubs birthday!!! :)

yay cake and presents!

one: i'm loving the new pinterest app update for two reasons.  the first being the fabulous new scrolling layout, and second, they used emojis in their update info.
pin for the win. :)

two: this month's cosmo came with a sample of the Loreal Magic BB cream, and i'm hooked. it felt great and lasted all day.  i can't believe it took me this long to try it.
have you tried bb cream?? what brand do you recommend??

three: umm....this week has been a crafty one! :)
many super secret fabulous things have been created.
thank you sweet bub-hub for living patiently through the chaos.

four:  i am hooked on spark!
spark is a mental focus and energy drink, and is advocare's #1 best selling product for a reason.
my favorite flavors are fruit punch and pink lemonade.
you should check it out!!

five: ummm....taylor swift's new single.

duh.

i'm a fan. don't hate. :)

what were the highs and lows of your week??