faves of the week

i had several favorites of the week. i somewhat documented them. 

the evidence is as follows:

ali and i like to match.

every sunday morning goes something like this:

sleep in. maybe shower. at some point, we both emerge from our rooms to primp in the bathroom and lo and behold, we match. 

once, when we both wore matchy-matchy green squared coats to church, our home teacher inquired, (in his british accent, of course) 

"did you two mean to match?"

honestly, it just happens. 

i believe sooner or later, roommates evolve into the same person. case in point. 

*also, please note how long my hair looks in this picture!

work has been a bundle of business. i was excited when these babies finally got put up!

i feel like the "mulan" soundtrack should somehow accompany this sign... 

 "terra-potta warrior" is his name

"let's get down to business, to defeat, the huns!"

i don't know about you, but i want to grow a garden!

mostly so i can have a zillion zucchinis on hand when i go on my zucchini dessert craze again. that was a good phase of life. yum.

within 15 hours of work, i was the tour guide for 4 pre-school field trips (2 of which were a surprise!) and supervised 2 separate birthday parties. approximately 100 children in such a short amount of time led to sheer exhaustion by friday afternoon. however, there was silver lining. pizza and hand holding.

by the 4th field trip tour, i was pro. cracking jokes, expanding their vocabulary to include "appliances", and asking important pre-schooler questions like "can you wash dishes in a washing machine??", "what sound does a doorbell make?", and "what do you need to grow plants?". 

needless to say, the last group was enamored with me. two girls put their little hands in mine as we walked from aisle to aisle and wouldn't leave my side. even though i was exhausted, and even though i badly needed water, i felt rejuvenated by these little darlings. a blondie with pig-tails and a black girl with long braids down her back. everything was worth it when they smiled up at me and excitedly expounded on what carpet they had at home {that was around the time of the carpet aisle, go figure}.

below are pics of the 2nd birthday party. harrison was a cutie and i could not understand a word out of his mouth hah.

 {his mom made the cake... not only adorable, the frosting was delectable}

 {my handy work}

 

{look at that boy! too cute}

to finish off the workweek/begin the weekend, my bestie chelsea and i got shellac on our nails. it's the "new "thing' apparently? they are shiny and beautiful to behold. i never get my nails done. ever. but i figured this was a wise investment since i go through nail polish like nobody's business and need to calm down the fetish.

also, check out my cute new double-knot gold ring! i got it off etsy.

ali said it was romantic-looking. therefore, i bought it for myself.