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:: Weekend Lovelies {favorite things} ::

Happy Super Bowl Weekend, friends! We can’t wait to share some our Weekend Lovelies {favorite things} with you! We have some fun Super Bowl foodie finds that may make it to your Super Bowl Sunday. Do you all have plans? And of course the big question, whom are you cheering for? I have a feeling the Broncos might take this one, and I am only being a little biased, as they are the only team I have seen play live {so that’s my logic and it sounds like a pretty good one}. Let’s see if they win!

This week’s inspiration is a play on words, as well as, words we all can learn to live by. Have you all seen Disney’s Frozen? My kids are addicted to listening to “Let It Go” on repeat in the car. It’s not driving me crazy as of yet, but what I love is it’s meaning of truly letting go of the past, some of present, and the future. Things will happen as they are meant to be. One reason I am feeling these words {besides from hearing the song}, is the week we have had at school. When I say “we” I not only mean myself, but a few of us mom’s who are having a hard time with our boys behaving in class. You know the usual boy stuff… but as women, sometimes it’s hard to relate as we see our lives from when we were little girls. {Not a good comparison as it is apples to oranges.} So my mantra is to “let it go” when it comes to worrying about the school day. They are little boys growing and learning, and to remember this time will pass, and we will miss it. They also make for exciting stories to one day tell to our daughter-in-laws, because believe me… my husband has a long list of his moments!

Don’t forget… if you are a blogger or Etsy Shop owner, you can now link-up to our Lovelies post Saturday-Sunday! We hope that you’ll join us in the fun, and spread the word! Enjoy the weekend! {xo}

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:: Weekend Lovelies {favorite things} ::

Wow it’s 2014! Can you believe it? Sara and I had a nice break enjoying our family time during the holidays. With two fire schedules, the holidays aren’t really celebrated exactly as per the calendar date, but around the time we have our husbands home during their days off. A crazy life for sure, but one we get used to day by day. We were able to capture the moments when we could.

January is like September for me. A month to renew, rethink, and re-evaluate what is working in life, and what is not. I love it because I am not one for big change, so it pushes me outside of my comfort zone to really think about life. I have a few big resolutions, or I should say “life changes,” that I have been working on for a couple of years. I don’t plan on moving mountains, but the one thing I do love and plan to hang on to, is to the simple idea of “hope.” It’s a big word that can help in multiple ways in life.

That being said, Sara and I hope you like some new changes we have made to Simply Happenstance! A big one is our weekly edition of Weekend Lovelies. We thoroughly enjoy lovelies because it truly is an eclectic mix of all the wonderful things we’ve come across on the web. There are so many great recipes, DIY projects, and thought provoking articles to share! In an effort to broaden our lovelies and share more great finds… we thought we’d open it up to other bloggers! {If you have a personal blog, from this point forward, on Saturday’s & Sunday’s, you’ll be able to link-up your favorite recent blog post to share with our readers! We hope that you will join us, and spread the word! If you have an Etsy Shop… you can link that up, too!}

So without much further ado, welcome to Weekend Lovelies {favorite things}!