Five on Friday

I hope everyone is as excited for the weekend as I am! 

This week went by so fast! Here are some of my favorites from this week...

1} The blooming trees. After last week's rainfall, the flowers started blooming on the trees. It is so beautiful and hard not to take pictures of! LOL It adds such natural color and makes nature so much more fun to look at :)

2} Homemade breakfast. This is my favorite breakfast. Over medium eggs, sauteed potatoes, and a pancake. Such a treat and oh so good! 

3} Coldpress coffee. Nothing like a Friday morning coldpress. Although I have to admit that I am starting to go for Mcdonald's iced coffee with just cream because I can get it for 1.59 vs. 3 something at caribou or starbucks! And it tastes just as good! I have never been a Mcdonald's person but their coffee is perfect at a great price.

4} Girls night! Love having girl time. Especially now that my best friend is moving to Hawaii in a couple weeks... How lucky is that?! I am happy I get to see her and enjoy a glass a wine (or 2 lol) with her before she leaves.

4} Homemade Pesto Rosso. I used to have this when I was in Italy all the time but I haven't been able to make a good duplicate until now! I finally made it similar to how it was in Italy and it tastes AMAZING! It is definitely my guilty pleasure. :)

I hope everyone has a great weekend! 

xoxo,

A

Linking up with Five on Friday, That Friday Blog Hop, High Five on Friday, Friday Favorites

High 5 on Friday!

You can take a deep breath! The weekend is near! 

& in Minnesota, it's supposed to be a nice one! 

Do you ever listen to music and it reminds your of certain people, things or situations? That happens to me all the time! Here are some songs that I love that remind me of different things.

1] Phil Wickham- This is Amazing Grace. I love this song because it is upbeat and has such a great message. I am so thankful for God's grace and hold on to it and listening to a song that describes His grace always is a good listen for me. This is such a great praise song that often times I keep it on repeat! 

2] Love Take Me Over- Steven Curtis Chapman. I love this song because it is simply such a pick me up. It helps me keep my focus on what is important- & that's God. It reminds me to just ask God to consume me everyday and to receive His love. I listen to this song often times when I am upset at someone or stressed or things aren't going right- because it brings me back to Jesus. When His love takes over, nothing can take me down! 

3] No Matter Where You Are- Us the Duo. This song reminds me of my love, W. We have been together for 9 years almost and have gone through so much! So many changes, ups and downs, and all around- yet here we are, still standing by eachother's side. There is no better feeling than coming home to the one I love after a long day or the feeling I get when I haven't seen him in awhile. We are always picking each other up in times of need and he's the first person I call with anything- and I think I am the same for him.. LOL ;) There is nothing like someone you can be your complete self around- and for me- that's being completely goofy. I love being goofy- and when some don't get my goofiness- he does, and he love me for it. That is a blessing for me. 

4] Get Me Bodied- Beyonce. Now- there are so many Beyonce songs that I love. But this represents a song that me and my girls love to listen to and just jam out to. Whether we are working out or going out or enjoying a nice day- this song comes on and we start jammin. Another up beat song that makes you feel great! There is nothing like friendship :)

5] Be Still- Steffany Frizzel Gretzinger. I wanted to put a worship song up because I love songs that I can worship God to. Songs sometimes can tell God things that we feel we can't explain ourselves. Like our thanks. It is a way to cry out to God and just tell profess your love for Him or tell cry thank you or shout and dance because you are so awed by Him. Atleast that's what these songs do for me sometimes :) 

What song reminds you of some great things in your life?? Share in the comments! 

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XOXO,

A.

Linking Up: Five on Friday and High Five For Friday

Five on Friday!

Friday is finally here! I will say, this is a pretty exciting Friday for me! 

I have started moving into my house now! I have all the living room furniture in there, now I have to get the dining room table and bedroom stuff. I joke saying that my clothes will be the hardest thing to move because I have so many!!! That is why I am thankful for the Blogger Closet Sale next Saturday, May 10th! IF you want to know more information, click here. :)

+Picking out paint/ designs for the house. I love design. I love picking out things to accent a room, I love color popping, but most of all, I love creating something that makes a room come alive! So, I have been picking up paint samples to see how different colors will resonate with the rest of the items in a room. So far, I have been liking the mocha color like the one listed below. Possibly with a base color of a light beige/gray. I already found the perfect color for that! What do you think??

+ DIY Projects. I love DIY tasks to help make my space unique to my style and different from other comon spaces. I am SO excited to start diving in doing it! One thing I found really cool is because we live in a state with such unpredictable weather, one DIY-er created a shoe "mat" that is made up of rocks to help dry your wet boots without soaking a rug or getting your floors messy. I love that idea! (see the middle picture below).

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+3 I have been missing Paris lately- one of my favorite places on Earth. But then I realized I will get a mock version while I am in Vegas this weekend! My girlfriends and I are going to Vegas for the weekend to just get away from this crappy weather we have had in MN for like 8 months! I am excited to be in warm sun and in a city with so much to do! I will make sure to write a recap when I get back :)

+4 Classy but Sassy Dresses. In MN, with the weather and such, I don't often times get to dress up nice to go out. It's typically something that is more casual that will keep me semi warm! LOL Well, I bought this exact dress about a year ago and finally have a place I can wear it- out on the town this weekend in Vegas! I love the pop of color and the lace design at the top. Sexy but classy. 

+5 Boyfriend Jeans are becoming one of my favorite things. I love how they can be dressed up or down and they are so flattering to so many body figures. It is so easy to style! Definitely on my wish list this spring :)

I hope everyone has a great weekend! You will be seeing a blog post by me on Monday!