fill-in-the-blank Friday & weekly recap

1.  This weekend for The 4th of July I'll be going to church & hopefully finding something fun to do after that.  I'd LOVE to end up spending the day at the lake.

2.  Fireworks are one of my favorite things in the world!  Especially the ones at Disney :)

3.  Nothing says summer like riding with my brother, windows down, sunroof open, (too) loud music, & his funny dancing.

4.  My favorite summer memory is the entire summer I was in San Antonio (but especially sharing one set of headphones with my Chloe friend & debriefing each day, many visits to Sonic, HEB, & Family Christian, & many a game of Spades); summer days at Preacher's Rock, Dick's Creek & Sliding Rock; beach trips with my family.

5.  My favorite thing about summer is swimsuit, gym shorts, t-shirt, flip-flops, ponytail.

6.  Summer in a word is delightful :)

7.  If I could choose to have summer or winter year round I'd pick summer.  Right now.  I always change my mind.  I love whatever season we're in.

In one word or phrase: exactly what summer should be.

I'm dreaming of you: I've been discovering all of these great etsy shops lately.  Can't wait to get some of their stuff.  My favorites so far are Stella Bella Boutique, Elizabeth Williams Handcrafted Jewelry, & Charm Design (great giveaway at {Love Stitched} right now!).

 LOVE these from Stella Bella Boutique:

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song on repeat: Cait makes great mixes.  Especially in the summer.  Been listening to this one this week (that I got in the mail with the best card ever...so thankful for this girl!).

And I've been listening to a lot of old country music (& by old I mean 90s...).  On the trip last week I found out that my youth girls didn't know a lot of the greatest songs; turns out it's because they weren't born then.  So...I remedied the situation.

picture to frame: LOVE this one...really captures this sweet girl.  So happy & joyful & full of love for God & others.

 

highlight of the week: hanging out with teenagers, learning some new crafty things I've been wanting to learn for a long time, etc.

weekend to do list: *celebrate* (Chloe's & Josiah's anniversary...& the 4th [secondary, of course]) ;)