High Five for Friday - Link up, Vol. 4

Oh my goodness, I thought Friday was never going to come! But thankfully, it has...so it's time to link-up again with Lauren over at From My Grey Desk for H54F...

My favorite things from this week are...

ONE. I've had this lovely little tool for awhile, but just used it last night for the first time to slice some delicious strawberries:

There are many different kinds of strawberry slicers out there, but I got mine here, from Amazon.

TWO. Having these guys to come home to everyday:

THREE. My mini New York City ballet nail polishes (aren't they cute?!)

From left to right: My Pointe Exactly, Don't Touch My Tutu!, Care to Danse?, Pirouette My Whistle

FOUR. This thing has become my new best friend...

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A 20lb. adjustable kettle bell - that's right, I've started Crossfit and this baby is becoming a part of my weekly routines. Oh don't kid yourself, I have to take 2 weights off, so I'm only lifting 14 lbs. right now...baby steps, baby steps! But getting back into shape feels so good!!

FIVE. My little brother just completed his 1st year at college...pharmacy college that is, so it was NOT easy! He had a hard year, a lot has happened, but I couldn't be prouder!

My brother, Brian, after being awarded KIAC Field Athlete of the Week in late March :)

Alright, well thanks for hosting Lauren - I can't wait to see what everyone else's favorite things are from this week!

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Wow...it's been WAY too long!

So, yeah...I didn't realize how long it had been since I blogged last. I am such a slacker! ;) Seriously, things have just been insanely busy...I know that's not an excuse since other people are just as busy and blog everyday (how do they do it?!). But to sit down, collect my thoughts and actually write a post takes a lot of effort.

Well, so what's been going on with me...well May was pure madness, but also really fun!

My lil' brother graduated from high school with Honors and I got to see my whole family for a few days! :) I can't believe how grown-up he is...it seriously seems like just yesterday that he was this little toddler pestering me and my sister, with a head full of curly blonde hair! He has grown into such an amazing young man!!

My bro also competed in his last State track meet for his school and placed 1st in triple jump (for the 2nd year in a row) AND beat the school record!!!! Can you tell I'm a proud sister??

In other news, a good friend from high school, Kristin, moved back to the Charlotte area and I am so stoked to have her here! She is just plain awesome and we have been hanging out, having fun and catching up on old times. We both agree, it's just really nice to have someone here that is from where you grew up!

One of my best friends Katie also came to visit and we had so much fun. This is a pic of us at Lake Norman on a pontoon boat for Memorial Day weekend. It was awesomse, boats upon boats upon boats tied up and everyone just enjoying the holiday, sun and the water.

What else?

Went hiking with a good friend/coworker a few hours from here...as you can see, we made it to the top (about 3.6 mi. each way)! Such a gorgeous day and was an awesome workout! :)

That's about it for now...been SUPER busy with work and volunteering here and there. Loving Charlotte weather and am finding out more and more things to do/see/explore all the time! It's just such a great city!!

Until next time...