friday favorites

Here are some random things that I am thankful for this past week. I am linking up with Rachel over at finding joy once again. 

1. dinner for breakfast.

i have pretty much coughed up a lung for 2 weeks now. bronchitis is ugly. and it took me out of commission for an entire week and i am actually still recovering. so i am thankful for pancake dinners and excitement in the air when i announce it. it's the small things, people.

2. new furniture 

We sold our hand-me-down furniture on a local craigslist type thing and I couldn't have been more excited to see those arm chairs leave my house. We got a new couch cover and some new arm chairs from Ikea. Although, I am not entirely sure why I went with white, other than of course I love the way it looks. We still have 3 small kids, one of which has a hard time remembering to keep his crayons in the playroom. And a BLACK dog. I know, I'm crazy, I tell you. In the picture below, you can see one of the old armchairs in the upper right corner. The first night we brought the furniture home, Patrick still sat in the old arm chair with his food. I laughed and told him, I didn't mind, I wasn't going to be CRAZY about it. He said, 24 hours. They have to stay clean for 24 hours. So we just looked at our new furniture and sat in the old ones that evening. The next afternoon, Ruby got mud all over the side of the couch. And I just laughed. I knew it was going to happen. We went with the cheap, white ones that are machine washable for a reason. ;)

 3. backpack shopping and a typical text

Saige starts kindergarten in 10 days, y'all. I had to get my rear in gear and get her a backpack, so we headed to Target, of course. I am so indecisive. It's a disease, I'm sure of it. I texted Patrick a picture because I thought it might be a bit big for her. And this is a typical text conversation between us. And the latter half is later that afternoon. I love my single-worded-husband. He's good for me.

 4. nearly a decade.

Our 10 year anniversary is coming up next month and we are trying to plan a trip. You know, the trip you thought you'd take on your 10 year anniversary because it seemed so far away and such a milestone and you just had to celebrate such an important thing. Well, it is a big deal but those 10 years sure flew by and I can hardly believe we are planning that trip! We still haven't decided, so suggestions are welcome. We are pretty much open to anything... so please suggest away. 

Happy Friday, y'all! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!