High Five for Friday | Link Up

Since it is my last week of official summer vacation, it has just been a chill week. Laying around, going for walks and reading. The calm before the storm if you will.

1.  On Saturday a group of friends and myself went out to celebrate my birthday! We went to a local brewery that I had been wanting to try, EagleMonk Pub and Brewery. Pictured is the sampler that C and I split, to decide what beer we liked best. I had about 4 favorites (out of 8), so that's a definite win in my book! It was a great time, and I super appreciate the people that came to help me celebrate. 

2. It's always a great week when I get to see this old girls smiling face. She was my 16th birthday present, and seeing that I just turned 30...that tells you how old she is. She continues to live at my parents, since it seems evil to yank her from her comfort zone. She has lots of land there, plus her best friend Mojo to snuggle with on cold winter nights. I love her. 

3. I have been going for walks everyday, usually to the library. It's been great to get outside and walk to one of my favorite places ever.

4. I am test driving some cars this week. Unfortunately my car has pooped out. That is not a high five. BUT getting test drive some cars is. I have had my current car...for 12 years. I have never really driven anything else, so this is kind of exciting.

5. We are going to be joining some friends for dinner in Old Town, Lansing. It will be delightful to eat some great food and catch up with people.

Hope everyone has a great weekend, see you back here on Monday!

High Five for Friday (link up)

Happy Friday! I leave for Florida on Wednesday to go visit my sister and her family so hopefully I will be back next Friday with some fun things we did (i make no promises though!)

1. I have been making a point to go for a walk every morning, and Monday morning was a glorious one. I caught this nice picture of my parents pond and enjoyed the peace and quiet of a country morning.

 

2. I had a dentist appointment on Tuesday, and unlike most people -- I enjoy going to dentist! I love leaving with clean teeth and knowing that they aren't going to just fall out at anytime. That is one of my biggest fears -- losing my teeth. I seriously have nightmares about it. *shivers*

dental care all day errryday

3. Clarence and I went for a walk at Sleepy Hollow State Park, which is near my parents house. I proceeded to get eaten alive by bugs, but before that we had a enjoyable exploration. You can check out my blog post on that experience and learn more about Sleepy Hollow here!

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Wednesday night was my little brother's 7th grade orchestra concert. He plays the cello (he also plays the piano, but not in the orchestra!) and the concert was super good. They played Call Me Maybe which made my life, and they even had a little skit at the beginning and it was super cute. It's fun to be able to watch the progression of the orchestra from 5th grade to now. It's amazing how much they have improved in just 2 years!

5. And finally, I got a new phone! I upgraded from a iphone 4 or an iphone 5c. Due to my lack of backing up because of a shoddy internet connection, I lost a few things along the way - but nothing important. Mainly, photos from day 3 and 4 on photoaday and some other things.

Have a great weekend everyone!