A Monday List pt. 3

1. Is everyone else so ready for Fall? Not just for the temperatures but for Saturdays at home watching football, eating tons of yummy food and for pumpkin decor. I'm not as excited for Fall this year since all the cute Fall outfits I want to wear are just a wee bit too small right now. Sarcasm on the "wee".

2. I really love this platter from Etsy! What a cute gift for someone...or yourself!

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3. Another pro for Fall? You can make tons of sweets and claim them as "football food". These Salted Nut Bars will definitely be pawned off as football food but really I just want to eat them.

4. Good news- Charlotte (the sweet thing making me eat ice cream, have back pain and buy every cute pink outfit I can) was breeched and at the doctor's appointment last week, I found out she had flipped! I guess a few times of lying upside down on a propped up ironing board with hot and cold presses on my stomach did the trick. Oh home remedies.

5. Colorado earned about 50 brownie points last week when I was in Oklahoma and the temperature was around 118 daily. Plus humidity. I had never been happier to NOT live there. And that says a lot because I love Oklahoma.

Thanks for reading the randomness!

Laura

Father's Day

I let Mother's Day come without mentioning my mom (don't judge- it was just a little belated) and I can't let that happen for Father's Day this weekend, too!

My dad is the (sometimes) quiet, strong support of our family.

His love for people and his ability to look at situations from a Godly, not worldly, perspective is such a wonderful example. Just like my mom, he works hard at everything he does, whether that be his job as an engineer, leading the rowdy middle schoolers at Bible Study Fellowship or his golf game. No matter how worn out, tired or busy he is, he is always the first to jump into help fix something (even if you didn't know it needed fixing!). He is the man that you want to come visit your house five days after you move in and finish all your projects/start new ones...which is exactly what he did here last week.



He has taught me many valuable life lessons, especially those that I've learned by example, but the most important and prevalent in my life right now is his never-ending servant attitude. That is something that I am working specifically on in my life and he is a prime example for that type of heart.



He doesn't like his picture all over "the facebook" and the Internet but I had to throw a couple in here to honor him on this special Father's Day weekend.

Happy Father's Day to my sweet daddy!

Love,
Laura

Thunder Up!

Tonight, we are cheering on the OKC Thunder as they (hopefully) defeat the San Antonio Spurs and bring the series back to OKC to close!

Although I'm too far away in Colorado to go the games, here are some cute options for what I would wear if I could go...





 

 

 

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Thunder Up!

Laura

{Belated} Mother's Day

I realized that Mother's Day came and went and I didn't even brag about recognize my own mom! Well, I did when I saw her...just not on the blog.

My mom (hi, mom!) is creative, helpful and reliable.

She works hard at everything she does and is dedicated to people and the activities she helps! She spends the majority of her week leading Bible Study Fellowship, organizing the groups and making sure it all runs smoothly. Add in taking care of the house, cooking wonderful meals for my dad and she also squeezes in time for yoga and manicures to take care of herself, too.

She has taught me many valuable skills and lessons but the most prevalent in my life right now is how to be a loyal and supportive wife and the importance of caring for others while still taking care, and not forgetting about, myself.



Every time we have moved (and every time my brother has moved, as well), my mom doesn't think twice about coming to wherever we are living, packing us up, moving us, painting, decorating, cleaning and being supportive about the situation, even if we are moving from Dallas (a 4 hour trip from home) to Denver (a 10 hour drive).

Happy {blog-belated} Mother's Day to my mom and best friend!



Better late than never,
Laura

Missing Oklahoma...

Oklahoma...where the wind comes sweeping down the plain and the Spring thunderstorms are incomparable. Every year when the weather turns warmer, I long for a loud, cool Oklahoma rainstorm.

 

 

 

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Missing that right now, 

Laura

I Wanna Dance With Somebody

I love this version of the Whitney Houston classic, sung by my fellow Tulsan, Ben Rector.



Happy Thursday!
Laura

Let's Start At The Very Beginning

Born and raised in Oklahoma, a brief stint in Texas and now I'm here. In the Rocky Mountains. Skiing, snow-shoeing, shoveling snow off my driveway (and counting it as a workout, obvi.) and wearing snow boots even when they don't match my outfit.

I moved from the land of "y'all", pop, teasing combs, drive-thru liquor stores and bright lipstick to the land of "you all" (don't you realize how much longer that takes to say?!), soda, chaco shoes and bruises from slipping on ice.

I am determined to single handedly bring big hair and a courtesy wave when changing lanes to Colorado.

Follow me (literally, you can follow me on the right here...) for yummy recipes, sweet desserts, funny kindergarten student comments and joyful experiences.
Here goes nothin'!

Y'all come back...
laura