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Weekend Lovelies {favorite things}

February 1, 2014

:: 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}

December 14, 2013

:: Weekend Lovelies ::

Jingle bells, Jingle bells, the weekend has arrived….oh what fun it is to be celebrating this holiday season! I can’t believe we only have one more weekend until Christmas! Not to add any more stress to your already full plate, but I really can’t believe it. Where oh where did this year go? One minute it was January 2013, and now we are here today with a few weeks left in the year.

This edition of weekend lovelies is a possible wish list of all the glorious finds that I seem to always come across when I am supposed to be shopping for others. Since I am on a budget and not living in the days in which I would buy one for you and one for me {life before kids}, I do covet a wish list. One of them I was able to get a little before Christmas, hence the magical find of these Frye Boots at Nordstrom Rack. I am so very thankful for a little early holiday gift! I hope that you will add a few of these favorite finds that Sara and I love to your own wish list. I heard Santa Claus is coming town…..hope you enjoy some of these picks! [Read more…]

It’s {simply} Our One Year Blogiversary!

October 19, 2013

It’s hard to believe… but it’s been ONE YEAR since we created and started blogging on Simply Happenstance! To celebrate, we had our talented friend and sorority sister, Candace Rock, take our photos!

We’ve learned so much over the past year… in fact, I think we both deserve honorary degrees in Technology and Social Media! There have been many highs and lows on this journey… but all-in-all, we are both so grateful for our site, for our loyal readers, for everyone we’ve met through social media, and most of all, for having each other to lean on throughout the past year. We’ve both driven our husbands completely crazy with late nights on the computer, tech lingo, and blog talk…. but, they’ve both been our biggest fans and sources of support! We can’t forget about our moms who seriously “like” all that we do and post on Facebook! Ha! Somedays… we think they may be the only two reading what we have written! {Thanks, P & P!}

We are very excited for what the future holds for {simply}. We now have advertising through BlogHer and Google, we’ve written two articles for a local magazine…. and have even worked with a few big brands! We are hopeful that with continued hard work, we will be able to encourage other moms and engrain a message for women to take time for themselves daily to do what they love and are passionate about. Hopefully our site brings smiles, laughs, a focus on the positive, and the lovely things in life. All too often, we get stuck in negativity, comparing ourselves to others, and only looking to the future to bring happiness instead of living in the ‘now.’ We both strive to keep things simple in our families, and to become more and more present with our children. We hope that message gets across in our online journaling.

We really hope that you will continue to stick by us on this journey. We adore your comments, feedback, and support! Words simply can’t express our gratitude for you reading our blog!

By the way…. instead of {weekend} lovelies… we decided to link some of our favorite posts and recipes from the past year!