Ah it is Friday, it is finally raining here, the girls are napping, and I got some time in this week to actually scrap. Check below for new layouts. Definitely a great week! I have tons of movies DVR'd (is that right or should it be DVRed?) and can't wait to have some downtime with Jamie tonight to kick back, relax and enjoy them. And since today is Friday, there is a new blog challenge up at the Sweet Shoppe blog. This week we are to share our plans for the Fourth of July that is next week. Well in my case since Independence Day is next week that means our anniversary is next week also! I just can't believe that next Thursday Jamie & I will be celebrating 10 years of marriage. It has been amazing to say the least. Jamie truly is my best friend and my rock. He balances my quirky high maintenance self with amazing love and kindness. He is a fabulous daddy and I just can't imagine life without him, and I hope I never do. I can not even begin to tell him how much I love and appreciate him. But to celebrate this great journey I have arranged for my wonderful inlaws to keep the girls for us and I've made reservations at Cooper's Landing for the night for July 3rd (Jamie has the 4th off but not the 6th, so we will just be celebrating early.) This place looks so wonderful, and I love staying in Bed & Breakfasts. We are reserved for the Vineyard Suite for the night, plus have reservations for dinner that night and the best part is we are the only guests (or at least we were when I made the reservation). So that means we won't have to share the jacuzzi. Oh and I also reserved the chocolate dipped strawberry platter, yummy! We had these at our wedding, but I never got to eat any, so now it is like a tradition that we have to get these on every anniversary to make up for that. LOL. I don't really know yet what we will do the following day for the 4th. We usually go to our community parade and then out to watch the fireworks, but I don't think we are going to rush back home for the parade this year nor do I know where we will see the fireworks (although I will make sure that we go see some - I love fireworks!) During the day we will probably do some local hikes or try to find some good local music, or check out some of the small town shops around the inn. Who knows. :)
And speaking of music, the other part of the blog challenge was to link up a You Tube video that makes me smile. So without a doubt that would have to be the OK Go guys singing Here It Goes Again on the treadmills. I just love this song and can't be in a crummy mood when I see this video or hear this song. So here ya go:

So the blog prompt for this week from the Sweet Shoppe is such a fun one. Here's a hint:


If I had a million dollars what would I do? Well the first thing I think of is the BNL (Bare Naked Ladies) song - and you seriously have to watch this. :) :

But realistically I actually do know what I'd do with it. First I'd finish paying off our debt, then we'd make the additions (plus a couple of extras) we want to make to our house, then I'd take our whole family (especially my in-laws) on a great vacation. I mean seriously we owe them big time for all they do every day for us. Yet I know they don't see it this way and would never consider us owing them anything. They are just fantastic people in that way. Then, we'd take the equivalent of Jamie's salary for 2 years and open up his own software consulting business and the rest of the money would go into savings. So there ya go. A bit of extravagance and a bit of practicality. That's me. :) If you're reading this, I'd love to know what you'd do with the money. :)

So I'm participating in the From Our Blog To Yours Challenge from Sweet Shoppe Designs (you can check out all of their cool challenges HERE) So here is my list:

1.) Running On Empty (Jackson Browne) - Just because no matter how early I get to bed, no matter how healthy I'm eating, and how much I'm exercising - I still just feel worn out. I have had zero energy this week

2.)Over My Head (The Fray) - Well considering that this challenge was in fact posted last Wednesday, and I'm just now getting to it..... I've just felt so overwhelmed by life lately. Caring for the girls, keeping the house in order, etc, etc, etc.

3.)Here It Goes Again (Ok Go) - Check out the video HERE. Are you starting to see a pattern here. :) I have to include this song because every time I feel like I'm spinning my wheels, the video of these guys on the treadmills pops into my head, & I start bopping around & singing this song. It just instantly cheers me up.

4.)The Bird (Eddie From Ohio) - OK beside the fact that this band is just awesome and we've loved them since our college days, and really no week is truly complete without a little EFO. This song just needs to be blared out loud when driving around the triangle. There are so many rude, inconsiderate, and just generally awful drivers in this area that I seem to encounter every time I go down I-40. And I absolutely hate it when a driver flashes me the bird. So this song is for them.

5.)We Are Not As Strong As We Think We Are (Rich Mullins) - Because no matter how much I think I have it together (yes I do have weeks like that) I still know that I'm frail and imperfect. And just as a humorous note on this song, I've been doing a weightlifting class at the gym and since I increased my weights this week, I've been so painfully sore. Oh yeah, I'm definitely not as strong as I thought I was.

OK now I have to go get some more stuff done. Especially if I'm ever going to make that 20 Layout/ week goal. Hmmmm I wonder what song I could play for this? Maybe Zombie Zoo by Tom Petty, because if I just scrap all the time I will walking around like a zombie and my house will definitely look like a zoo.