5 Little Grins Week 15 [Link Up]

Hello late at night Monday! Happy Martin Luther King Jr day!

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We'll go ahead and say it: Most people think Mondays suck / are the worst / should die a fire-y death. I'm sure you get the picture.

We've all had our fair share of bad Mondays and bad Tuesdays and just plain ol' bad days. Instead of focusing on the bad, what if we focused on the good things?

What if we focused on the little things that made us smile today, yesterday, last week? Could our whole attitude change? In time, would we find that we're having more good days than bad?

Cassandra, Paulina and I would love for you to join us on our weekly link up counting at least 5 things that made you smile in the last week. We could start our Mondays on this positive note!

Of course, this is all about encouragement, so hop on over to some other blogs and leave a positive note and make a new friend!
The Rules! (These are really just kind suggestions)

1. Follow your hosts: Cassandra, Raewyn, and Paulina!

2. Link up your post that includes 5-ish things that made you smile in the past week

3. Comment after you link up

4. Go visit some other blogs and make some friends!

5. Have fun, and don't forget to smile!!
This weekend was so crazy busy!! I completed SO much wedding stuff I am stoked, but this might be a little bit wedding heavy ;)

1. I got to see a lot of friends this weekend!

2. Our wedding invitations are 4/5 finished! I have a few left to do because I ran out of ribbons.

3. My best friend from preschool had her baby on Thursday! I cannot wait to meet him!!

4. We played Cards Against Humanity for the first time!! 

5. Our flower arrangements are going to be SO much cheaper than anticipated. I am so grateful for Iman's cousin. 


And, for some fun! Here are my pictures from Vegas...finally!!

Our home away from home <3 nbsp="" td="">

I love these mirrors #sexyshoes

Merry Christmas from the Sangaris

Fam bam + our fave taxi driver! 

Sad Pandas 

Check out his sexy Christmas top! 

umop apisdn

As you can tell, most Vegas trips are the guys and I

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5 Little Grins Link Up [Week 10]

Well guys, I spent yesterday sick in bed. I had such a bad migraine and body-ache that I could barely string a coherent sentence together! I also fought a fever all day and into last night. So far I feel better, just stuffy today. I took one more day off, just in case. I don't want to get the kids sick.

So, here are my little grins for this week! Thank you so much for linking up with Paulina and Cassi while I was in bed!

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We'll go ahead and say it: Most people think Mondays suck / are the worst / should die a fire-y death. I'm sure you get the picture.

We've all had our fair share of bad Mondays and bad Tuesdays and just plain ol' bad days. Instead of focusing on the bad, what if we focused on the good things?

What if we focused on the little things that made us smile today, yesterday, last week? Could our whole attitude change? In time, would we find that we're having more good days than bad?

Cassandra, Paulina and I would love for you to join us on our weekly link up counting at least 5 things that made you smile in the last week. We could start our Mondays on this positive note!

Of course, this is all about encouragement, so hop on over to some other blogs and leave a positive note and make a new friend!
The Rules! (These are really just kind suggestions)

1. Follow your hosts: Cassandra, Raewyn, and Paulina!

2. Link up your post that includes 5-ish things that made you smile in the past week

3. Comment after you link up

4. Go visit some other blogs and make some friends!

5. Have fun, and don't forget to smile!!
This is what made me grin this past week!! 
1. Christmas goodies!! I love all of the Christmas cards we've been getting and the gifts I got in the mail for my family :)
2. We got our Christmas tree!! Our house is full of the Christmas spirit :) It is wonderful!! 
3. Rekindling a friendship with my friend Erykka! We've always been close but rarely got to see each other. Now we live close so we made a BFF contract the other day ;) 
4. Vegas on Sunday!!!!
5. Iman cooked me dinner last night since I was sick!! I just adore him so :) 
What made you smile this week? 



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5 Little Grins Link Up [Week 9]

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We'll go ahead and say it: Most people think Mondays suck / are the worst / should die a fire-y death. I'm sure you get the picture.

We've all had our fair share of bad Mondays and bad Tuesdays and just plain ol' bad days. Instead of focusing on the bad, what if we focused on the good things?

What if we focused on the little things that made us smile today, yesterday, last week? Could our whole attitude change? In time, would we find that we're having more good days than bad?

Cassandra, Paulina and I would love for you to join us on our weekly link up counting at least 5 things that made you smile in the last week. We could start our Mondays on this positive note!

Of course, this is all about encouragement, so hop on over to some other blogs and leave a positive note and make a new friend!
The Rules! (These are really just kind suggestions)

1. Follow your hosts: Cassandra, Raewyn, and Paulina!

2. Link up your post that includes 5-ish things that made you smile in the past week

3. Comment after you link up

4. Go visit some other blogs and make some friends!

5. Have fun, and don't forget to smile!!

And these my dears, are my five very big grins from this past week (mostly wedding related)! 

Woo, free Julep Nail box. || rocking my awesome Krza headband I won || Got my blog so hard shirt! || Picked out our bridesmaid dresses || Iman and kids together are just the cutest! 

1. I ordered our wedding invitations and sent out our LAST Save the Dates!!! 

2. I got approved for 2 weeks off for our honeymoon in Holland!!!

3. My bridesmaids found their dresses and I am SO SO EXCITED.

4. My mom and I were "testing" how we want my dress to look and we are on the same page. This is a pretty big deal because my mom was convinced we would fight over it because I'd want something that she couldn't do. But I know she can and she's amazing!!

5. Iman and I have both been successful in getting on the working out train with no intentions of stopping! 

What made you smile this week? 

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5 Little Grins Link Up [Week 7]

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We'll go ahead and say it: Most people think Mondays suck / are the worst / should die a fire-y death. I'm sure you get the picture.

We've all had our fair share of bad Mondays and bad Tuesdays and just plain ol' bad days. Instead of focusing on the bad, what if we focused on the good things?

What if we focused on the little things that made us smile today, yesterday, last week? Could our whole attitude change? In time, would we find that we're having more good days than bad?

Cassandra, Paulina and I would love for you to join us on our weekly link up counting at least 5 things that made you smile in the last week. We could start our Mondays on this positive note!

Of course, this is all about encouragement, so hop on over to some other blogs and leave a positive note and make a new friend!
The Rules! (These are really just kind suggestions)

1. Follow your hosts: Cassandra, Raewyn, and Paulina!

2. Link up your post that includes 5-ish things that made you smile in the past week

3. Comment after you link up

4. Go visit some other blogs and make some friends!

5. Have fun, and don't forget to smile!!

Oh my lanta, I have this whole week off!  That's not a grin, by the way. I was pretty disappointed at first...
1. This morning I am starting my first day of 3 months unlimited classes at this one fitness place. Not only does it have pole dancing and flexibility, but they have stretch and tone, zumba, yoga, bootcamp...and a salon. I'm stoked. 
2. Baking time!!!! I haven't had baking time in forever slash it has been TOO hot to have the oven on at our house all summer. So much baking this week, especially for Thanskgiving!! [Recipes on Thursday]

Note: This is not what I made...but I did USE this

3. My Restoration Hardware Down Comforter Slippers. SERIOUSLY. Such a great Christmas gift last year!! 
4. Infinity scarves. Why did it take so long for one to come into my life?

Funny face?

5. I made a lot of progress on cleaning our room and getting rid of old stuff, I hope that I can finish this week!! 
I promised Run or Dye pictures and I think we took some great ones :) My mom and I walked it while the boys ran. It took us about an hour to walk, which wasn't bad. I can't wait to see the professional photos but here are a few in the meantime...

Pre-Race freezing

My phone's in a plastic bag! 

Green Chin

Purple freckles

Rosie Cheeks

After the race!! I'm so happy we all did it together :)

My car is covered in paint again :)

What made you grin this week? 

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5 Little Grins Week 5 [Link Up]

So excited for a Monday off! 
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We'll go ahead and say it: Most people think Mondays suck / are the worst / should die a fire-y death. I'm sure you get the picture.

We've all had our fair share of bad Mondays and bad Tuesdays and just plain ol' bad days. Instead of focusing on the bad, what if we focused on the good things?

What if we focused on the little things that made us smile today, yesterday, last week? Could our whole attitude change? In time, would we find that we're having more good days than bad?

Cassandra, Paulina and I would love for you to join us on our weekly link up counting at least 5 things that made you smile in the last week. We could start our Mondays on this positive note!

Of course, this is all about encouragement, so hop on over to some other blogs and leave a positive note and make a new friend!
The Rules! (These are really just kind suggestions)

1. Follow your hosts: Cassandra, Raewyn, and Paulina!

2. Link up your post that includes 5-ish things that made you smile in the past week

3. Comment after you link up

4. Go visit some other blogs and make some friends!

5. Have fun, and don't forget to smile!! This week I'm grinning about...
Meeting my blog bestie Megalin finally!!!! 

Downtown Disney fun!!!

Today is Veteran's Day and I can't help but smile in appreciation for all that our Vets and current troops do for us! THANK YOU! Four day weekend is ALMOST like a mini vacation...

Our 2nd favorite place to watch the Eagles play! 

2 days off with Iman in a row, two weekends in a row! 

Organizing, and Reeses claiming my drawer

Accidentally locking my keys in the car leading to us having to clean out the garage [long story] and now I'm getting rid of stuff and organizing! YAY! 



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5 Little Grins Week 4 [Link Up]

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We'll go ahead and say it: Most people think Mondays suck / are the worst / should die a fire-y death. I'm sure you get the picture.

We've all had our fair share of bad Mondays and bad Tuesdays and just plain ol' bad days. Instead of focusing on the bad, what if we focused on the good things?

What if we focused on the little things that made us smile today, yesterday, last week? Could our whole attitude change? In time, would we find that we're having more good days than bad?

Cassandra, Paulina and I would love for you to join us on our weekly link up counting at least 5 things that made you smile in the last week. We could start our Mondays on this positive note!

Of course, this is all about encouragement, so hop on over to some other blogs and leave a positive note and make a new friend! The Rules! (These are really just kind suggestions)

1. Follow your hosts: Cassandra, Raewyn, and Paulina!

2. Link up your post that includes 5-ish things that made you smile in the past week

3. Comment after you link up

4. Go visit some other blogs and make some friends!

5. Have fun, and don't forget to smile!!
This week there is so much that made me smile!  I'll try to keep it to five ;) 

1. One of my students made me a Halloween  card!!!!! I was so excited, especially since I've only taught them for one week! 

2. On Friday, I had breakfast at my all-time favorite bagel place with a high school friend. We celebrated 10 years of close friendship. I cannot believe it has been this long! Also, no place ever gets it quite like Bagels and Brew and I literally get sad whenever I have a bagel sandwich anywhere else.  

3. Yesterday at the Eagles'  game I was STOKED to see people reppin the Pryor jersey! If only they were wearing #35 Chimdi Chekwa ;) The game was a tough one to watch because I wanted my Eagles to win (which they did) but  it is so ingrained in me to cheer for Pryor and Chekwa!!!! Either way, so glad those boys are making it big. #OSU

4. Hi, I have an amazing fiance and we had a wonderful anniversary weekend!! That's pretty much enough said. Although, I think he may have fell in love with small town NorCal. 

5. It's National Novel Writing Month and I'm participating. I'm proud of myself for coming up with my idea and I love to watch it grow. Time to get some blogs prepped so I can write, write, write that novel! 
What made you grin? Link up below! 



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