High Five for Friday | Link-Up

Happy Friday! It is Labor Day weekend already? That is absolutely mind blowing to me. Well I had a rather exciting week, so let's get down to it.

1.  So in an unexpected turn of events, I purchased a new car! I have drove the same car for pretty much ever. It was a delightful 2002 Saturn SL2 with no frills, and it ran perfectly great for many many many years. When she finally stopped running she was at 162,000 miles. She had a great long life. My new car, Astrid, is a 2014 Toyota Corolla S Plus. It has quite a few frills that are completely unnecessary. It has been an odd experience to be driving something completely different, but it is fun.

2. I went back to work on Monday and our training room had this lovely view. It was kind of a tease to be stuck inside listening to people talk, while looking at this nice table on a patio.

3. For my birthday from my grandparents I got this awesome Tervis Tumbler! We registered for it for the wedding, well actually I registered for it. I have been using it nearly everyday this week!

4. We have a wedding to attend this weekend, and I am excited to go to a wedding and hangout with people and eat food. I'm easy to please at times.

5. I have made a lot of headway in my classroom. I have all the furniture and place and am going through and organizing everything. Yay organizing!

I hope everyone has a fun and safe weekend! Make good choices!

High Five for Friday | Link up

Well, the first week of August is behind us and I go back to work officially on August 25th. This  summer has flown by, but I feel like I say that every summer. Here are the five highlights of my week!

1. C's parents came over on Sunday to bring us some stuff we had left over at their house and to take some stuff back with them. We drove them to the church we are getting married in and took them by the reception hall. It was great to be able to show them our venues before the big day.

2. I just had some lazy days around the new place. We are officially unpacked, and all that is left is to hang our pictures on the walls. We are working our way around steam cleaning the floors, and it is oddly satisfying.

3. I finally read The Fault In Our Stars. I have zero interest in seeing the movie, but I wanted to read the book still. I am glad I did. I didn't cry (I must have no soul) but it is definitely a tearjerker. 

4. C and I don't have cable, but I discovered one of my secret shames on hulu plus...Keeping up with the Kardashians! *hangs head in shame*

5. I got my Keurig back! It may seem stupid and simple, but I missed it. I love my coffee and it's not the same using someone else's. It's the little things people!!

See you back here on Monday with the weekly photo a day wrap up!

High Five for Friday | link-up

Happy Friday friends! In case you haven't noticed, I added some follow buttons on the main page so now you can follow me on instagram, pinterest and bloglovin'! I am on twitter as well, just having a few issues with the button. Anyway, here is my H54F!


1. My 4th of July was very relaxed. Hung out by a bonfire, ate some s'mores, lit some sparklers and watched my dad and brother throw firecrackers and whip-its. It was delightful.

2. One morning when I was getting ready to leave, I went to load my dogs into their kennels--'lo and behold they were ready to go without any encouragement on my part. They are both pretty old now, but the expectant looks on their faces cracked me up. I think they just wanted me to leave so they could sleep all day undisturbed. What a life.

3.  Tuesday, we had a concert in Clarkston, Mi and beforehand we needed to eat, obviously. We stopped at Clarkston Union Bar & Kitchen, which is housed in an old church. It was  a neat atmosphere and the food was decent as well!

4. After gorging ourselves, we ventured down the road to DTE Energy Music Theatre for an outdoor concert (blog post is linked). It was a great night to lay back and listen to music.

5. It has been a pretty chill week since the concert. I have been just lounging around, reading and doing some transcription work for C. It has been very cool, but sunny so it has been perfection weather-wise.

How has your week been? Linking up to The Lauren Elizabeth, and let me know if you popped over from there! Welcome!

See you Monday for the Photo A Day weekly wrap-up!

Pure Michigan Travel | DTE Energy Music Theatre

 So, many months ago my fiancé  bought tickets off of Groupon for the Monumentour, with Fall Out Boy and Paramore. I have seen Fall Out Boy at least 6 times, and have not seen Paramore so I was stoked when he told me he purchased them. 

I asked the basic questions- when, where, etc. When he told me that they were playing at DTE Energy Music Theatre in July, I was even more excited! DTE is an outdoor amphitheater in Clarkston, Mi.

 
The theater is a decent size, the pavilion seats about 7200 and the lawn seats about 8000. We had lawn tickets, and we just brought a blanket and laid back to enjoy a beautiful night of live music.

DTE launches each concert season over Memorial Day weekend with Eddie Money (who I have actually seen in concert!) and ends the season in late September/October. They have recently done a bunch of upgrades -- including new signage, new audio system and more food and drink selections.

We were there on a gorgeous and cool July night. It had rained super hard in the morning, but by concert time it was clear skies.

The lawn was packed, it was amazing. I enjoy sitting on the lawn cause you have more room to spread out, move around, etc. I am so thankful it was not a hot night, I actually had to put on a sweatshirt once the sun went down--which is the perfect summer night, in my opinion. It was an absolutely fantastic experience! Plus, I went to the bathroom twice and never had to wait more than 5 minutes - priorities, am I right?

I plan on writing a post about the concert itself - it should be live next week! How do you guys feel about outdoor concerts?