Friday, I love you.

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We’re winding down on another busy week and it has felt so good to have one flow smoothly because that wasn’t the case last week.  I’ve been looking forward to this weekend for about a month now.  Because tomorrow is the day to bake all the Christmas goodies!  Katrina and I will be playing Christmas music and toasting with hot chocolate and dipping pretzels in white chocolate!

Here are the highlights from this week.

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Two David stories for you.

1.  I may have mentioned before that David is obsessed with the word, “trending” {and he always says it that way… never trendy}  He thinks that word is hilarious and I’m not sure he even knows what it means.  So one day when he got home from work, he changed clothes and said, “Look, I’m trending.”

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He’s told me before that when a tshirt is longer than a sweatshirt, it’s trending.  Our conversation went something like this:

Claire: Why is that trending?
Dave: Because you do it.  And you don’t do anything that isn’t trending.

2.  He called me during practice the other day and asked if he should get another crockpot.  Because it was only $20.

He’s convinced that if we have two crockpots, he’d get twice as much chili and taco soup.  Like he doesn’t get enough already.

#hescraycray
#trending
#crockpotlover

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Dad came to Tuesday night’s basketball game.  Despite living an hour and a half from us, he’s come to close to half of my games in my three year coaching career.  He gets really into the games {we have one on video} and it’s fun to reconnect in that way.  When I played, we always bonded over basketball.

#thanksforthesupportdad
#gotthatdub

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Timehop reminded me that this week was 6 years since I met this guy.

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I may not have a picture of the two of us from that night, but here’s Megan and I!

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#thanksforintroducingus
#whatdidwedobeforetimehop

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On Wednesday, Heather and I took our student council group on a leadership retreat.  {Can it still be called a retreat if it’s only one day?}  It was fun to interact with the kids outside of school and get some things planned for the rest of the school year.

Since I was out all day on Wednesday, I had to get to school early on Thursday.  This was my view on the drive in.

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It took my breath away for a second.  It put a positive spin on my early morning drive.  And pictures don’t do it justice at all.  I kept snapping {pretty sure I have like 12 pictures} hoping one of them would turn out.

#Godspaintbrush

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Here’s an update on our appliances.

1.  You know you eat a lot of soup when…

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Your dishwasher has 12 bowls and only four plates.

2.  Don’t you love our new fridge?

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Yes, it looks similar identical to our old one.  Our new one got delivered last night and then  we discovered that the doors wouldn’t open because of the wall.  Ugh.

So, here’s what I’m choosing to learn:
>> God has a better fridge in mind for us.  And maybe it’ll even save us some cash?
>> Things are not in my control.  And that’s ok.

How was your week?  Mine was a little better than normal because I got to hang out with my new pillows.  Ya know, ’cause I’m cool like that.

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  • Ahh 6 years since your introduction – so sweet!!! I love his thinking with the crockpots – he might be on to something and clearly trending!! Hope you have a great weekend!!

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    • Oh no! Not you, too! Two crockpots is too many :) Haha. Hope your weekend was great, Biana.

  • Megan

    1. Oh Dave! This makes me laugh….because I’m pretty sure each time I see y’all, Dave’s fascination with “trending” comes up. YES to 2 crockpots! One for dinner, one for dessert!!!

    2. Love your parents! Laughed when I read this, wish you attached the video from last season! :)

    3. Remember that time you mentioned you weren’t sentimental? Yea, that’s why we are friends…because I still have that game ticket…and probably that note! #BeBlessed #LifeBeforeChesterTheGPS

    4. Beautiful!

    5. Love soup! Totally wish I had more space on the top rack of my dishwasher. #MissingTheGatoradeBucketAlready #ForReal

    • You always take David’s side! Two crockpots is ridiculous. Unless you’re the Duggars and you cook for 20 people on the reg. Speaking of the Duggar’s, I’ve forgotten to watch that. Gotta go check my DVR…

  • Oh gosh the fridge thing is such a headache! Sorry friend! And those David stories are hilarious!

    • Headache is right, Joey. And we didn’t even go look this weekend. No time :( Oh well… waiting on our something better!

  • Kat

    Your stories about David are so hilarious! And bummer about your fridge… something better must be coming!

    xoxo
    Kat :)

    • I’m praying that you’re right!

  • Haha, I loved the “trending” thing, especially since his explanation was that it was because you did it! So cute. Yay for six years since you introduced! Hope you have a wonderful weekend. :)

    • Everyone we’ve seen this weekend has laughed about that too! He’s crazy! Hope your weekend was great, Olya!

  • Anonymous

    Dave stays trending

  • Wow 6 years since you met? That’s pretty rad! Love your blog, found it on the link up.

    • Thanks for stopping by, Erin! Can’t wait to check yours out.