Five Things Friday

{farmers market flowers}

5 random ramblings for your friday...

1.  I'm weirdly excited about dinner tonight...

we are planning on grilling up some shish kabobs on the grill!

2.  The number of torrential downpours we've had here in Pittsburgh this week is insane...

but I think the weekend is going to actually be beautiful, so I'll take it!

3.  I cannot believe it is already half way through JUNE...

this year is flyyyying.

4.  Only a few more weeks until we get to move back into our HOUSE!!!

I seriously can't wait.  I am getting so sick of living in this rental house...

5.  There are still a few days left of Three Rivers Arts Festival!

So far we've been down 3 times and are planning on going down tomorrow

(and hopefully meeting up with my bestie Jamie!)

Good weekend vibes ahead, friends!

Enjoy!*

Five Things Friday

{from my run yesterday evening}

Five things I'm looking forward to in May...

1.  My birthday...

on the 19th!

2.  A memorial day weekend trip...

still in the planning phase, but we are definitely doing something!

3.  Warmer weather...

with (hopefully) less rain!

4.  The start of local farmers markets...

which means fresh homemade salsa on the regular!

5.  More days and weekends spent OUTSIDE...

I'm envisioning lots of camping, hiking, and biking in my future!

Happy weekend and happy MAY!*

Five Things Friday

{Trees from a camping trip at Big Bear Lake last summer in honor of Arbor Day today!}

1.  This hilarious article...

"75 Thoughts Every Runner Has While Out for a Run"

I laughed out loud at a lot of these, so true!

2.  These reads...

"Inspiring Simplicity. Weekend Reads."

I read each of these and really recommend checking them out.

3.  This Calvin & Hobbes tribute...

"15 Life Lessons from Calvin & Hobbes"

My most favorite comic ever!

4.  These free hugs...

"This Man Giving "Free Hugs" at the Boston Marathon is Wonderfully Uplifting"

Love this!

5.  This girl & her post...

"reminiscing :: leap of faith"

I swear, this girl is my soul sister.

Always taking the words right out of my mouth.

Thank you, Beth!!

Happy weekend!*

Five Things Friday

{pretty sunflowers from our wedding anniversary last year}

1.  This blog post...

Why Everyone Should Climb a Mountain

Couldn't agree more.

2.  This article...

30 Kids Who Wrote the Meanest Notes Ever

Hilarious!

3.  This band...

Greensky Bluegrass

Cannot get enough of their music lately

(plus, they are awesome in concert!)

4.  This dumb but exciting fact...

Emoji symbols now show up on my web browser and not just my phone.

No more stupid boxes that make it so I can't see the symbol!

So dumb, but weirdly made me happy to see... 

5.  This video...

Slomo

Brett showed me this and I cannot stop thinking about it...

"Do what you want to."

Happy weekend!*

Five Things Friday

{dreaming about that beautiful California sunshine while it's pouring here in Pittsburgh...}

1. This Kelli Murray print...
Fancy Living 

I have loved Kelli Murray's artwork ever since I first saw it back in 2010.
I even have a huge print of Dreamers Awake hanging in our living room!

2.  This enchilada sauce recipe...
Emeril's Easy Enchilada Sauce

This recipe will make you never want to use store-bought enchilada sauce again.

3.  This challenge...

30-Day Yoga Challenge
I just signed up for this and can't wait to begin.
I'd really like to get back into a regular yoga practice and
I think I can ease back into it with these great 20 minute daily challenges.

4.  This article...
A Lemon is the Key to a Perfect Tan?
Simple, genius tips!

5.  This fact...
It's FRIDAY!
And we are planning a camping weekend, so good things!

Happy weekend!*

Five Things Friday

Happy Friday!*  Trying out a new series over here... "Five Things Friday".  Every Friday, I'm going to do a post rounding up five things from my week.  It might include an interesting link, something I'm currently loving (or hating), an inspiring quote, a pretty picture, the list could go on and on.  Basically, this is sort of a "catch all" type of thing... all of my randomness from the week rolled up into one post.  Enjoy! :)

{marvelous cup of coffee from our trip to Spain in 2012}

1.  This article...

33 Genius Three-Ingredient Recipes

Amazing!  This makes cooking seem so much more approachable.

2.  This quote...

"Life is seeing the world, even when it's close to home."
I love this.  It's a good reminder that you don't always need to go on an extravagant
vacation far away to have an amazing adventure and explore new things.
There can be great things to discover right in your own backyard.

3.  This masterpiece...

This Guy Built His Own Namaste Bubble House and It Looks Amazing!  

This is so awesome.  And it only cost him $9,000 to do.  What!

4.  This book...

Blog, Inc
I got this book from the library last week and it has been really inspiring!
I went through a blogging hiatus recently due to lack of ideas and direction for it,
but this book has been motivating me to dedicate more time and love to this
little internet corner of mine.  By no means am I looking to make a profit from my blog
(maybe some day!), but there are so many great tips in this book to just making
your blog better in general.

5.  This site...
Tiny House Swoon

(especially Joe's Truck House)

These places are so inspiring.  They are a good reminder that you don't need
a lot of things to live a rewarding and wonderful life.  Simplicity is key.

Happy weekend, friends!*