It's the Weekly Recap!

* Last Sunday was chaotic! I did something I've never done before in my life - I went to an early church service! (I've never been to an early ANYTHING in my life. Who are we kidding?) That afternoon, I went with my friend Amber to the Broadripple Art Fair in Indianapolis. 91 degrees + sun + no wind + little shade + sunburn + heat of the day = almost dead Bekah. We finally left when I wasn't sure if I was going to throw up or pass out, but either way, it wasn't going to be fun. This could be a very long summer, my friends. (And there will be no photos of this endeavor.) You can however, look at my "cuddle up with the kiddo to watch last week's Army Wives" picture:

* Monday I had to go back to work to get some rest! :) And then after work I played the part of the responsible adult and mowed the yard and planted flowers. (That counted as half a workout, thankyouverymuch.) I won't lie. The flowers add a lot to the yard! And then in the waning moments of daylight, I squeezed in a one mile run, and y'all, I did it in 10 minutes. Again - for me - that is very good!

* Tuesday night I stayed in Fort Wayne with Lynne. I never know quite what to do with a night spent in the city because I always feel like I have so much extra time! I even went shopping for a little bit...because, you know...birthday gift cards!!

* Wednesday I went (with some blognonymous friends) to Shipshewana. If you're not from around here and have no idea what I'm talking about - it's an Amish community in northern Indiana. Tons of cool shops and a big ole flea market. There were definitely some adventures that day. More on that later! (Meanwhile - this was me resting on the porch of the Blue Gate Restaurant.)

* Thursday evening I got my hair dyed because it was um....pretty much completely white at the roots. I am TOO YOUNG for white hair, thankyouverymuch. My bangs are a little short, but that's okay. They'll grow! I took a picture but the lighting was bad and the color looked exactly the same as the picture above. But it's really a lot darker!

* Friday I had the chance to interview my Mom on Mid-Morning! We were both nervous, but I think the interview sounded pretty good. It wasn't her radio debut, but it's been a long time since she's been on the air.

And that night I ended my two year drought at Skyline Chili. YUM. That is some good food!

* And yesterday, I had a scrapfest with Miss Marie. We hunkered down at my house with homemade pizza, lots of snacks, and the Mary Tyler Moore marathon (because we're cool like that) and scrapped the day away! Then (check this out!) I hopped in my car and headed to Indianapolis (yes, the night before the Indy 500) to pick up my sister at the airport! We uh....got a little lost and look where we ended up:

One Thousand Gifts: You're going to laugh at me for this, but the night I got to stay at Lynne's house, I set the alarm on my phone and it said "this alarm will go off in 7 hours and 29 minutes." I could have cried! It has been WEEKS since it said anything more than 5 hours (most nights 4). I loved that night of sleep. It was so refreshing and definitely felt like a gift!

Pinterest Inspiration: I realize this may not be new for you, because there's no way it's a new idea, but it was new for me:

Source: oprah.com via Rebekah on Pinterest

Storing sheets inside pillowcases! So when I did laundry this week, that's exactly how I stored them!