5 on Friday

I think this is one of my favorite link ups! I love finding new blogs to read.

1. I attended a fun little Charlotte blogger meet-up last night! I went by myself on a total whim. I am not a person that is friendly by nature but I needed to get out of the house and making gold bangle bracelets sounded like fun. It's crazy how much I've grown in recent years and how much more comfortable I feel in new/awkward situations. We had so much fun at On a String bead shop. They stayed open late for us to make our jewelry. I met some sweet girls and can't wait for the next meet up.

The whole group. Thanks to April for organizing!

all our new jewels!

loving my new bangles

2. I am READY for this weekend. My students have been CRAZY this week. They will not stop talking. I've written more demerits this week than I have during the entire year. 

3. I made THIS tomato sauce that I read about on Mariel's blog. It is seriously amazing. No cheese needed. This is my go to weeknight meal but I would definitely serve it for a dinner party to. It is that good and that easy. I served it over frozen Whole Foods organic tortellini. 

4. I am so into designing this new playroom after seeing this blog. We have similar spaces in the basement (although we aren't going to be using all of our space for kids like she did). When I was growing up my mom always made sure we had a huge playroom filled with great stuff. My mom is a preschool teacher and our playroom was set up like a preschool. It was over-the-top and like mother, like daughter, I plan to do the same thing for our kids. I LOVE the sensory boards and discovery bottles. She has great ideas too! I can't wait to be a full-time SAHM and do all of this fun stuff with my toddlers!

these are NOT my pictures or my children. They are from Fun at Home with Kids. I'm pretty obsessed with her blog now!

5. These two crack me up. All of the time. They are sooo funny. I got to spend one morning with them this week and had so much fun. They are so happy in the morning. I am working on a HUGE update post about them. 

Holden waking Emma Cate up

My little stinker ready for school

girlfriend LOVES her puppy

this guy cracks me up. he LOVES his blue hair from his Halloween costume

target trip

  

we collected acorns for her preschool class and they loved playing with the acorns.

I know this is a suffocation hazard. I was with her the whole time. promise.

their FAVORITE book. Hello Mr. Wuf. Makes mommy and daddy so proud.