Friday, October 14, 2016

Five on Friday - Thankful

This week has been a doozy.  And I think I’ve said that every Friday for the last five or six weeks.  This is always such a busy time of year – mostly busy from good things, thank goodness – but I always feel like I’m just struggling to keep my head above water.  We had a lot going on this week – appointments, dinners, deadlines, accidents, and all of the craziness that comes along with busy season at work.  Needless to say, I’m very excited about the weekend and some time to relax. 

Amidst the chaos, however, there’s always so much good, and I’m going to share a few of the things that I’m thankful for this week. 

O N E – Sweet Messages from Friends

Sunday night my friend Adrienne sent me a text that just made my evening!  She was on Pinterest searching for food ideas for her daughter’s upcoming birthday party and she said that one of my pins from Olivia's First Birthday Party showed up in her search!  So exciting!



Then, on Wednesday morning, my friend Annie who blogs at Simply Annie posted the sweetest thing on Instagram.  It was such a sweet surprise and it just made my day.  I really adore this community of ladies who are always lifting one another up and supporting each other.  I know I say this all the time, but I really feel like I’ve made genuine friendships through blogging, and I only wish that we all lived closer so I could hug each and every one of you.



T W O – A Girls’ Night

Three of my girlfriends and I all met at our favorite local Mexican restaurant for margarita night on Wednesday evening and it was nice to get caught up and have some girl time with my favorite ladies.  The night was unfortunately cut short, though, so I was unable to get a picture of us, which brings me to…

T H R E E – A Nurse in the Family + After Hours Pediatric Acute Care Offices

Jacob’s goose egg.  Sigh.  Wednesday evening he was on the back porch swinging between two chairs (he had one hand on each chair and was lifting his legs off the ground and swinging them) and he somehow managed to swing himself too hard and he landed right on his head.  On the concrete.  He screamed and the goose egg appeared immediately.  And it was the biggest goose egg I’ve ever seen in my life.  It literally looked like a golf ball was sticking off of his forehead.  I will spare you the pictures. 

I immediately texted a picture of him to my aunt who is a nurse and asked her what we needed to do.  She called me back right away and told us to ice it, and she said that due to the shockingly large size of the bump that we needed to get a professional to assess him immediately.  She told us that it was probably fine to just take him to an acute care place to spare us from going to the ER, and fortunately she was right.

I sped home from the Mexican restaurant (fortunately it’s very close to our house) and all four of us loaded up the car and drove to the nearest pediatric acute care place (also fortunately very close to our house).  I sat in between the kids to keep ice on Jacob’s head, and when we arrived, the lady at the check-in desk took one look at him, and immediately called a nurse to come up to look at him.  The doc ended up checking all of his vitals, she checked inside his ears, mouth, and nose, and she did a light test on him to make sure that his eyes and responses were working properly.  We also asked him a lot of questions – his name, his age, the day, his address, his ABCs, etc. to make sure that he was coherent and not forgetting anything, and he answered everything correctly.  Since he had not lost consciousness or vomited or gotten dizzy or anything, she told us that we probably had nothing to worry about, and that she didn’t think it was necessary to go to the ER.

When we got home, we gave him a snack per the doctor’s orders… she told us that if he couldn’t keep it down then we would need to go to the ER, and then we iced his head for a few more minutes, gave him a bath, and let him read some from his AR book… ya know, basically stalling because I was terrified to send him to bed.  B stayed in his room with him until he fell asleep (sometime around 9:30 and way past his bedtime, might I add) and then we checked on him three more times before we finally went to bed a little after 11.  We set an alarm to check on him during the night, and he woke up Thursday feeling just fine, and still looking… well, not the greatest.  The doc had told us not to be surprised if he eventually gets a black eye before it’s all over. 

Bottom line, I’m just so thankful for an aunt who was able to tell us exactly what to do and I’m even more thankful that we didn’t have to go to the ER.  I despise those places!  Most of all, though, I’m thankful that my sweet baby is doing just fine.  This could have been so much worse. 

F O U R – Bloggy Friends Who Know Me Oh So Well + the Perfect New Shirt

Tuesday evening as I was settling in to watch This is Us, Beth over at Our Pretty Little Girls messaged me to share with me the ca-UTEST batch of shirts evarrrr that she had just come across.



I know most of y’all are all about Tim Riggins, but y’all, I still only have eyes for Coach Taylor.  And you better believe that I snatched that Coach Taylor Forever shirt right up!  It was originally $29.95 but they were on sale for $16.95 + free shipping with that code.  I mean, I couldn’t not buy one, right?




That’s right, B, I’ll be sitting next to you on the couch and proudly wearing my Coach Taylor shirt for the last few episodes of our binge-watching.  Which, by the way, is almost over. 

I don’t want to talk about it.

F I V E – A Lunch Date with the Hubs

Sometimes my hubs emails me and asks me to go to lunch.  And most of the time I already have something going on.  But sometimes I shirk those responsibilities and go with him anyway.  And those are the best times!  It’s always a treat to get to see him in the middle of the day, and it doesn’t hurt that we usually go to Chipotle!  ;o)



S I X – My Daddy

A bonus # 6 today!

My Daddy is an incredibly talented artist, and he was invited to be the Artist in Residence at the Georgia National Fair this past week.  He had a booth there for a couple of days, and he was able to sell some of his work as well as do a lot of networking.  If you ever need some freelance work done, send me a message and I can direct you to him!  He can draw or paint absolutely anything you could ever want and in any medium you could ever want.  Portraits, landscapes, caricatures, still lifes, graphics, you name it.  Oils, watercolors, acrylics, charcoal, pencil… anything.



I hope your weekends are relaxing and filled with the things that you love!

Happy weekend!  XO


*Linking up with A Liz Adventures and Carolina Charm for Five on Friday, A Little Bit of Everything for Friday Favorites,  September Farm and The Farmer's Wife for Oh Hey, Friday, Meet @ the Barre for Friday Favorites, Cup of Tea for High Five for Friday, and Our Pretty Little Girls for Rewind Friday!


37 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness Lindsay, I'm so glad Jacob is okay. That is so scary and thank goodness for your aunt. Those shirts are so fun!! I want them all. Ha ha! I hope this weekend is less exciting in your house. :)

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  2. Tim Riggins is my favorite! I may have to order one of those shirts since they are on sale! Love FNL! I have a student from last year who was obsessed with it and each time I watch a new episode we talk about it at school haha! Have a great weekend!
    Sarah at MeetTheShaneyfelts

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  3. Ahhh how scary with Jacob?! So glad to hear that he is ok! Coach Taylor is the best - clear eyes full hearts cant lose! Makes me want to watch the shows again. It is so sad when an amazing series is almost over. Congrats on your dad being asked to set up at that event. Super neat! Hope you can get some relaxing done this weekend.

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  4. Gosh that's so scary about Jacob!! Anything with the head freaks me out. Jack got one back in the summer and I flipped. Those shirts are cute!! Hope you have a great weekend!

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  5. So glad that Jacob is okay! Cash bonked his head pretty good last weekend, too.

    So awesome for your Dad! Congrats to him!

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  6. Wowzer! I'm sooooo happy Jacob is okay. How scary! It most definitely sounds like you're surrounded by amazing and supportive people! There's nothing better than good friends and good family! Speaking of family, congrats to your Dad! So cool!

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  7. So much to say! First, that's so awesome to have such great friends (blog and real life!) And I'm SO sorry that happened to Jacob! I'm sure that was so so scary!

    Those t-shirts are awesome but I've yet to ever watch FNL (I know!) Right now I'm binging GG since I haven't watched in years.

    That is so awesome for your Dad!!

    Have a great weekend!

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  8. So thankful your Jackb up is OK and you avoided the dreaded ER! Look at your daddy, man his work is beautiful! My hubby and I love to go to chipotle too for a quick little dates and aren't chips the best! OK girl, I'm totally fighting you for Coach Taylor, lol, he's the one I always had eyes for too!. My husband got me the entire series on DVD when I am feeling down all I have to do is pop in an episode and I am one happy girl! Must order one of those shirts right now! Sweetie, I hope you have the best fun filled fall weekend, full of lots of love!

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    1. Me too, Andrea! Me too. I'm just glad he's OK!

      And girl, I will definitely fight you for Coach Taylor... he is worth the fight! Never mind that he's almost old enough to be my dad. Haha.

      Enjoy your weekend with your babies! I know you're happy to have them home!

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  9. So glad that Jacob is okay! I too hate going to the ER...urgent care clinics are the BEST! Love those t-shirts! I haven't watched Friday Night Lights, but I think I need too. LOL!
    xo, Lily
    Beauty With Lily

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  10. Happy Friday! Sorry your weeks have been so crazy but glad you are also able to work in a little fun. That's so cool your friend came across your pin and how awesome Annie surprised you on instagram! So glad Jacob is ok! We've been there before. Those immediate goose eggs are so scary. Hope you all have a great weekend! Beautifully Candid

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  11. That is so scary about Jacob. Hope he is doing ok now. That is so cool that your dad is an artist. That is so great that he was able to sell some of his art work. Have a fab weekend.

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  12. SO scary about Jacob!! I feel you on the blogging thing, so many real and genuine relationships I've built. It's pretty awesome, isn't it?! That Chipotle picture makes me want Chipotle lol so thanks..haha

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  13. Scary about little Jacob but so glad he was ok :) The girls night sounds like it was fun until then! The blogging community is so wonderful getting to know people you would usually not meet!

    happilyevergriedlscom.wordpress.com

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    1. Thanks, Kristi! We are so relieved that he's OK! It was scary.

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  14. That is so awesome you showed up so high in a Pinterest search!! And it's great you have friends who supprt you too!
    www.amemoryofus.com

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  15. SO glad Jacob is ok, sending all the *hugs*! And look at you go with the shout outs! Happy Friday and cheers to the weekend <3
    Green Fashionista

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  16. So glad your little man is ok! That had to have been so scary! I love how many amazing blog friends you have, just another reason why the blogging world is the best! Hope you have a great weekend! XO

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  17. Wow, this was quite an eventful post! First, so glad Jacob is alright. So dang scary though. We took Ben to the ER when he was five months old and fell on his head hard. Seriously scared me so much. Second, yay for your Dad. That is awesome! I love the t-shirts, love the blog love and love your mid-week day date. So sweet. Happy Friday Linds.

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  18. OH goodness how scary to get that huge goose eggs on his head! I would have totally panicked! So so scary when things like that happen. I love bloggy friends! And that Cents of Style has been killin' it with their stuff lately! I want to literally buy EVERYTHING! Happy Friday and have a great weekend!

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  19. Wow, what a crazy week! So glad Jacob is okay after that ordeal on Wednesday - wow! Hope your weekend is great, but a little less eventful! ;)

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  20. So glad that Jacob is ok! That had to be so scary!
    I have not watched Friday Night Lights BUT I have started Gilmore Girls!!!
    Love lunch dates with the hubs!! Ben and I try to sneak those in every once in a while too:)

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    1. Once you finish GG, you MUST watch FNL!! It is SO good. I'm really sad that we're almost done with it. :o(

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  21. Oh man that is so scary with what happened to Jacob and I'm so happy that he is okay and you didn't have to go to the ER!! I've actually never seen Friday Night Lights, but it's on the must binge list LOL!! Happy Weekend girl - hope it's somewhat relaxing!! xo, Biana

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  22. So glad that Jacob is okay! My husband fell the other night and very briefly blacked out. I was terrified! Your dad's art is impressive.

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  23. Oh goodness! I am so glad Jacob is okay. It is amazing how...sturdy? kids are. Surprise lunch dates are always the best. Especially at Chipotle which sounds really good right now and it isn't even 7:30!

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  24. Oh I NEEEED That Coach Taylor Forever shirt! SO cute!

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  25. I am so glad Jacob is okay!! And side note - Lindsay you totally deserved to be praised!!! You are most definitely one of my favorite bloggers, not just because I love reading your blogs, but because you are so dang sweet!! I look forward to your comments on my blog posts AND to all of your blog posts! <3

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    1. Thank you for your sweet comments, Brandi! You are too kind. And you just made my day!

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  26. Lol so funny to see my message as a part of your post. I totally agree too, how could you not buy one. I mean, really. I would LOVE to take a closer look at your dads stuff. So flipping awesome! I hope you are having the best weekend dear!

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  27. I catch up on blogs on Sundays and I don't know if you will even see this comment, but thanks so much (and to Beth too) for sharing about the Friday Night Lights shirts. I'm obsessed, and have to go order one right now. Have you heard of Riffraff (http://shopriffraff.com/), they have cute FNL shirts too, and even Coach Taylor stickers!

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    1. AAAAHHHH! Thanks for letting me know! I have heard of Riffraff but I haven't been on there in a while. I will most definitely be checking out their FNL stuff, too! I'm so excited!

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  28. Oh no! Poor Jacob! I saw in Instagram your picture of his black eyes, what a bummer! I hope he feels better soon. You need a girls night re-do!:)

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  29. I am so glad Jacob is okay. That's so scary!!! I hope he's healing quickly.
    Your dad is amazingly talented! Love that you shared a bit of his work.
    I hope you had a relaxing weekend. I completely understand how hard it is to keep your head above water at times. XOXO

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    1. Thanks, Stefanie! It was definitely scary.

      And thank you! I'll have to pass the info along to my dad... I'm sure he'll appreciate your sweet comments!

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  30. I am so glad that Jacob is ok. I can't believe he had that big of a goose egg. Good to know on things to check for and when to head to the er. I love tv shirts so much. I got the one for Gilmore Girls. Still haven't watched Friday Night Lights. It will be long over or years old before I do. I am just starting Parenthood and I am loving it. I feel like my head is barely above the water lately as well.

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