High Five for Friday

This has been a bit of a whirl wind week; it was my birthday, my daughter graduated from elementary school, summer vacation started, and we went to Disneyland for two days.  It's definitely been great, but bittersweet at times.  There were so many great things that I am linking up with Lauren Elizabeth for High Five for Friday.  This link up gives us a chance to reflect on our week and showcase why we are grateful.  (Love that!)

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1. There is a  humongous fire that is still going on in our area. The first picture, while it looks like beautiful, cotton candy clouds in a California sky, is actually smoke from the fire. The second picture is just a small sampling of donations gathered for the firefighters who are risking their lives containing that fire. I am so thankful to have such brave men and women willing to risk their lives to keep us safe, and I am grateful that in a time of need, our community really stepped up ($50,000 in donations!) to show their support. 
 2. We had a blast at Disneyland with my friend and her daughter. It was made even better when Suzie told them it was my birthday and they made me a pin... I got so many well wishes, from park workers and complete strangers. It was really nice. 
 3. My baby graduated from 6th gradel this week. I am thankful that I got to have her at my campus for seven years! And I am grateful that she had such wonderful teachers and staff supporting her and helping her grow. 
 4. For you Doctor Who fans out there- I loved coming out to my car Monday afternoon to see this scrawled all over the windows. 
 5. Weekly dinners at my Ging's house.  I am so grateful that he is in our lives and that the great grand-kids are old enough to get to know him and spend time that they will remember with him. 
That's what I'm grateful for this week!

Speaking of being grateful, when we were at Disneyland, I saw these amazing shirts by Angie that I need in my closet, asap!  If I hadn't gone to Disney, I wouldn't have know these existed. ;)  (And I'm thankful for smartphones- I checked online to see where else I could get them- by not making an impulsive purchase at Disneyland, I saved myself $20!)

Need by desertgirls featuring chiffon tops

Top / Angie chiffon top / Top

So with one and a half days spent at Disneyland under our belt, our summer vacation seems like it is off to a good start. Saturday is Gwenna's 5th birthday party (yay!), a graduation party for my friend's daughter, and Sunday we are going to the Rose Bowl Flea Market. I hope you have a great weekend!

High Five for Friday

Hooray for Friday!  This week flew by pretty quickly.  As in so quickly, I can't believe it is Friday already.  Last night after karate class I kept wishing people a good "rest of the week" and it took a few weird looks from my fellow classmates before I realized that there really isn't a "rest of the week."  And that I still needed to finish up my post for today.

So, a while back I came across Lauren and her blog From my Grey Desk.  She does a fun link up called "High Five for Friday" that I liked immediately, so I thought that I'd give that a try instead of our usual Freaky Find Friday.
Here are my five favorite things from this week.

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1.  When we were down in LA, getting ready to go into Jet Rag Vintage, we hopped out of the car and saw this spray painted on the building next to the thrift store.  The Cat and I immediately liked it. There was also a great piece about supporting our troops when they're overseas and when they come home.

2. The Cat's turning the big 1-2 next week, and this pic of us when she was still practically a baby is one of my favorites.  I love how stoic she looks, with her hand on my neck like that.  She's definitely my best girl!

3. The Cat's boss new kicks.  (Sorry- ever since I read the book Maniac Magee to my 5th graders, I can't help but referring to tennis shoes like that!)

4. This week (and every other week!), I am loving my friend Kim's amazing photography skills.  She is so talented!  She's shooting our friend Jaime's pregnancy pics this week, and I can't wait to see them!

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This video has been blowing up my facebook feed, and rightly so.  I love videos like this- so inspiring and heartwarming.  

So those are my five faves of the week!  Big thanks to Lauren at From My Grey Desk!