High Five for Friday

hat: shop in Lake Geneva, WI  shirt: banana republic outlet  shorts: old navy

1. I am definitely not a hat person but had wanted a fedora for a long time. 

I felt pretty comfortable wearing it on a boat (okay, I actually felt really cool wearing it on a boat). 

But am still not so confident about wearing it out. 

2. I made this fabric bracelet a few weeks ago, following this tutorial. 

I love it and want to make more in other colors. 

3.  I have been busy with lots of sock monkey orders! 

I am temporarily not using my etsy shop, but still want to do orders through paypal for now. 

If you are interested in a sock monkey or any of my other items please send me an email!

katiejvale@yahoo.com

4.  With only 2 weeks before school starts (YIKES!) I am determined to do some fun things next week, along with being in my HOT classroom setting up for the new year. 

Hopefully another day or two laying out somewhere will be included.

5.  We just got back from camping tonight!
While I did miss my shower, bathroom, internet and air conditioning, I had such a good time.
I'm sure I'll share lots of pictures next week, but for now here's one of my favorites:

And I certainly missed reading all of your blogs - I have a lot of catching up to do!

Have a great weekend!

High Five for Friday    Casual Friday

High Five for Friday

 dress: old navy  shoes: payless

1.  I got some great deals at Old Navy this week.  Thanks to a 40% off coupon I bought this dress for $8.
I also got a sweet pair of wedges for $4 and a sailboat shirt for $3.
 I'm sure I'll be sharing them next week!

2. New hat and new sunglasses. 

I think I look way cooler than I probably should feel in this picture.

Please don't tell me otherwise.  I rarely feel cool.

3.  Things don't always turn out.
First time - success.  Second time - fail.

Baking failures like this used to make me cry.  Maybe I'm growing up!
And let's not even talk about how desperately I need a new baking pan.

4.  I finally feel like I had a fun week of summer.
After a really rough June, it was nice to relax and actually do things.
I spent Wednesday in Lake Geneva and had such a great time.

Sunglasses, fedora hat and a boat?  Seriously, this may be the coolest I've felt.
#probablyshoudfeelembarrassed

5.  Was that an appropriate use of a hashtag? I still don't really understand twitter.
 But want to follow me anyways?

@4laurenlauren

That might actually make me feel cool too.

Hope you have a great weekend!

High Five for Friday