Catching Up.

Lots of little things that aren't necessarily worthy of their own blog posts happen all the time. Sometimes, enough of these happen that I just sit down with a hot cup of coffee (okay, I'm on my second as we speak. To be honest, not too far from my third) and tell you about all of them and call it a day. We have arrived at such a day, my friends. 
Summer is here, but it's been raining for approximately 234,329,439 days now. As someone who takes their toddler to the pool almost every day, this is kind of a bummer. 
Sometimes I actually think about the things we have today and it blows my mind. Like, I have a phone that, if I'm missing a friend, I can simply press a button and see their face in real time. That is amazing. My best friend lives in Georgia and a few nights ago I facetimed her while she was shopping for her new house. We're in totally different states, but able to pick out home decor in Target together. Technology is the best. 

Last week there was a fancy event that I went to with my friend Sam. We got ready together and took a million and four (I'm totally not exaggerating numbers today, can you tell?) pictures and it was so much fun. It really reminded me that it's so nice to make a big effort and celebrate every now and then. I'm all about take-out and Netflix on the weekends, but it's nice to go all out every now and then. 
Chris was MIA (working, always) for the first part of the night and other people were taking couples pictures, so I made it work with a date of my own.

To be honest, this is me anytime I'm around any dog ever, so it works. 
Jack is a night owl. I can no longer sleep past six (why?) so this is posing problems. And by problems, I mean I'm drinking entirely too much coffee and everyone I run into asks, "Are you okay? Are you sick?" No, Janet, just tired. Thanks for letting me know I look ill, though! Bright side,  though, he sleeps in late. So I have a few hours in the morning to get work done before he wakes up. Which is maybe worth the caffeine jitters and sick-eyes comments. Jury is still out. 
That's all me and my tired/sick eyes have got today. Happy Monday! Hope it's the best. 

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday, friends! 
Jack was "in" his first wedding on Friday. I put that in quotations because, as it turns out, he actually declined to be in the wedding. We put him down to see if he would possibly walk down the aisle and that was a big NOPE. But he did sit in a chair long enough for someone to take this picture and I'll probably never stop laughing at it:

Anyone else just gonna light their bracket on fire after this weekend? My bracket died last night during the Kentucky game. 
Chris and I have been listening to the audiobook of Dark Matter, and it's taking us forever because we're really not in the car together that much. But this weekend we went out of town, and are almost finished-oh. my. goodness. I thought my brain hurt before, but now that the book is almost over WHAT IS HAPPENING?! Someone on here recommended it to me, but I can't remember who. Thank you, whoever you are! Who else has read this?
The weather is venturing into the 90's here this week. Chris is mad about it, but I just see that as one day closer to the pool being warm enough to get in. And I can't wait to see Jack's reaction to swimming this year. 
The giveaway last week was so fun, I'm back with another one with some of my favorite ladies. I think we should maybe just start every week off with a giveaway, yeah? It makes Mondays better. This one is for a $75 Sephora (Or Ulta! Your choice!) gift card and some of Emelia's favorite things, like a GlamGlow mask (the best) and a Becca highlighter (the actual best). 

Emelia || Lindsay || Ashley 

Kate || Macy || Emily  

Kerri || Nikki || Chelsea

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Wishing you all strong coffee and a short work day. Happy Monday!