Our rainy week via Instagram...

Not only has this week flown by, but it actually rained most of the week...which is weird for Austin in the summer. We have been loving it. It's so nice to have things cooled down a bit, although with humidity of 91% it still feels like a sauna when you hop in the car...but I'll take what I can get.

Above you see:
-Flowers from my sweetness.
-Whole wheat English muffin with homemade nut butter, honey, and banana. Yum.
-Salmon quesadilla: Salmon burger (chopped up), spinach, lite ranch, and buffalo sauce...all on two small corn tortillas and grilled on the George Foreman.
-Oh you know. Typical Saturday.
-Cheers to summer.
-A rainbow through the rain.
-Dave's fried rice...a-ma-zing.

Are you on Instagram? If so, I'd love it if you followed along- mallorieowens. Hope you all had a great week!

Linking up with A Good Life and Life Rearranged...

The week is over?

This is a question Dave and I often ask each other, most of the time we can't believe it's Friday again. This week is no different.

Happy Friday friends! Hope you all had a wonderful week. Anyone have anything fun planned this weekend? We actually have a lot to accomplish this weekend, but hopefully some time to veg out too. In case you don't follow me on twitter, (shame on you if you don't...kidding...kind of), you probably haven't seen that I'm doing a special on my ads right now...

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Have a great weekend!

If you really knew me...

I got this idea from Jenni, who borrowed it from Kristin, and I couldn't help but give it a try myself...

*You'd know that the simplest things in life make me the happiest girl in the world. "...when you're four years old, it's cats and dogs that make life worth living. And I kind of think it's maybe not so different now." ~Prozac Nation

*You'd know that I'm a chocoholic. I love it in any way, shape, and form. And I believe in having at least a bite of it after every meal, if you want it...which I usually do.

*You'd know that I'm really shy when I first meet people, especially in groups, but once you get to know me it's a whole different story. I usually peel off in layers though, and I tend to surprise people. A lot.

*You'd know I love getting mail. Cards, notes, boxes of fun things...it doesn't matter. I love sending it too, snail mail should never have gone out of style, in my opinion.

*You'd know that I could eat Mexican food every single meal for the rest of my life and I would still crave it.

*You'd know that I'm adopted. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

*You'd know that without my contacts I am oh so blind. I can't make anything out unless it's so close to me I'm cross-eyed...and even then it's iffy.

*You'd know I loathe waking up early. This Zooey Dechanel quote I pinned describes my feelings exactly.

* You'd know that my family and friends mean everything to me. I'm slow to open up to people, but a life long friend once I do.

*You'd know I love to bake. It's a stress-reliever and just makes me happy. Cooking is a completely different story and we won't go there right now, but baking I adore.

*You'd know that I'm extremely emotional. It's a problem. I cry when I'm happy, sad, frustrated, excited...while watching movies, reading books/blogs, listening to music...the list could go on. Like I said, it's a problem.

*You'd know that my favorite movie is Garden State and my favorite book is The Giver.

*You'd know that I'm a health nut and it takes Dave and I forever to grocery shop because we check all the labels and look things up...yeah, we're those people.

*You'd know that I love pirates and just hearing the "Pirates of the Caribbean" theme song puts the biggest smile on my face.

...whew! I could keep going, but maybe another time. What's something that I would know about you, if I really knew you?

Putting pen to paper...

We all have dreams. Some are easily attainable, while others seem nearly impossible. But what are we doing to achieve those dreams? Even if yours is one that will take years to accomplish, there are still things that can be done right this moment to assure that it will happen when it's supposed to...

Just think of one thing you could be doing today to further your goals and help to reach your dream. This is something I need to get in the habit of doing too, so if you haven't been doing it we can practice together. How does that sound?