a day off

yay.

we finally got our deck and shed painted and it looks awesome.

thank you to jim & nancy.

the propane guy came to fill our tank, of course i said hi in my pj's slash crazy bed hair slash

no makeup.  blahhh

favorite part of the state fair this year was clear creek amana apple cinnamon jam & cowboy john's bbq 

sauce.  had yummy toast and chicken with that the whole next week after.

cleaning house today, where does all this dust come from?  dude!

labor day was fun, spent it at the farm flying kites and dreaming about flowers & gardens.

b & i just started watching this show House, M.D. kinda loving it.

direct tv!  forgot how much i missed cable.

i am lovin my iphone, i hardly even get on my laptop.

another awesome thing... SWEET CORN!  yumcity, k.

next june is our 5th wedding anniversary & we wanna do something big.

we were thinking about a disney resort in south carolina maybe but

i'm leaning more towards whale watching in seattle.  i'm pretty open to

a good deal, also interested in renting a vacation home somewhere on the ocean.

pray that i can find something amazing.

b is loving first shift, he will be home in an hour... the laundry calls

ally

xx

my favorite things. summer edition

summer dresses.

pretty trees in our yard.

hot pepper jelly from waverly farmer's market.

cookouts with my family.

angry orchard hard apple cider.

clarinet lessons with mia.

pandora 90s alternative for the ride home.

sunday night movies with b.

deciding what color to paint the front door.

thursday nights with brandon's mom.

animal crossing new leaf.

bremer county fair.

direct tv.

practicing guitar for an upcoming open mic.

wonderful fall day on july 29th. (wha)

winnie rose fallon.

boyce avenue covers.

GloZell on youtube.

we are blessed.

ally xx

it finally happened.

and we love it.

dancebreak

looking at a packed up house.

i am going to miss this place.

we fell in love here.

my clarinet student's first concert was yesterday.  1st chair y'all.

:::::proud teacher:::::

"you are so much more than all of this"

- beautiful, mercyme

"we'll stand out on our front yard, where we can finally breathe"

- new hometown, sara evans.

"under the tv lights, you fell asleep again, don't know i'm writing this song about you"

-new york to california, mat kearney

3 days til we close...

learning to be the light,
ally

current obsessions/inspirations

-the great mcbride house hunt.

-almond and banana granola bars.

-my new fav blog... One Good Thing by Jillee

-essential oils... i have a few drops of tea tree in my humidifier

-humidifier!!!  where was this my whole life?

-a knockoff brand of zyrtec.  waking up without having to blow your nose? amazing.

-vitamins.  especially fish oil.

-lucky brothers asian market.  fun to buy random snacks.... some good, some really bad lol.  

-panda express.  orange chicken & beijing beef. 

-candle warmer.  vanilla cookie crunch.

-on the hunt for the perfect yarn for an afghan for the living room, i don't think it exists.

-summer.  miss you.

- the idea of making mixtapes.  i should do this again, it's either that or get siriusXM radio or an ipod.

-wondering what new animal my mom in law got for her bday today. 

-new water fountain for the cats.  :)

-excited to meet my new dentist in a couple weeks! let's do this!!

-restrung my guitar, now i gotta wait for the strings to stretch.

-wrote some music for my clarinet student for her bday.

-jammies & couch time.

-can't wait for my new niece to get here!

-missin my awesome nephew.

-wanting a mini us now more than ever.

-the idea of canning.  strawberry jam, salsa, i've got a book! (watch out)

-eating smart.  forever trying to find balance.

-swaps on swapbot.com

-coconut oil + almond oil. i'm getting older, gonna have to moisturize, naturally.

-a drive, a milkshake, and some tony.

-asos style, cute dresses!

-vacation (where, when?)