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SO MANY PLUMS!!! Those in the picture above were just from the ground. We made plum butter, have been snacking on them, and giving them away! What fruit trees do you have?

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We went to an outdoor concert on Wednesday! It was the Fabulous Armadillos, who are a cover band! We got dinner and took it to the park and had a picnic which was a lot of fun! It was great family time!!

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This was my YouVersion Bible verse of the day, yesterday! I am working on trusting and keeping my mind on Jesus. In a world with so many distractions, it is hard to keep your mind on God. But knowing God loves me and will pick me up when I fall is amazing!!

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(Sorry bad lighting). Colin gave me a play by play of how to make foam using the microwave. Actually impressive.

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We are going to drop off a meal for my uncle Joe and his family today! They just had a adorable baby girl!

What are your weekend plans?

Linking up with…

Christina, Natasha, April, and Darci for 5 on Friday!!

&

Erika, Andrea, and Narci for Friday Favorites!!

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Have you guys tried Mio? I love it in regular water or in seltzer water! This is my favorite, Mango Peach. I have been on a peach kick lately, and hopefully it never stops because PEACHES!

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Did you catch my posts from this week? If not and you want to check them out here they are!

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Do you struggle with letting go? I will be honest, I really struggle. When I am worked up about something or really struggling with something I know God is saying,”Elise, don’t do this to yourself. I will take care of you, you just need to let it go, and let me take care of it.” Giving God control isn’t always easy for me, but I know He working in me to change that. And the peace and relief you feel after letting go is AMAZING! So today I am letting go. Letting go to the things that wear me down. Letting go of the things that confuse and worry me. Letting go of the past. Letting go of fear and doubt. I surrender. I trust that He will take care of me, because I know He loves me more than I will ever know.

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I wanted to let you know that I have decided to end my favorite series. So this month is the end. I want to have a little more freedom on posting that day, instead of sticking to a schedule. I still have one more week and it will be about apps so excited to share that!

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I love this! I know for me I get caught up in life that I forget to celebrate and appreciate the little things. For me those are:

Outdoor Activities (frisbee, rolling down our hill, etc.)

A yummy drink in the middle of the afternoon

A new follower on Instagram

A text/email from a friend

Funny stories and conversations with my family. Let’s just say our conversations can get really wacky sometimes!

A new book or movie

What are some little things that make you happy?

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I want all these earrings! Enough said.

I hope you have a beautiful day and weekend!! God bless!

2: Family. They constantly make me laugh and support and encourage me through everything. They are a blessing from God.

3: Friends. I love being around people! Which is really funny because I am naturally really introverted and always wanted to be alone, but now I don’t really like being alone that much. Plus I can’t be alone for medical reasons so maybe that’s why? #seizureprobs

4: Rolling down the hill. Something so simple that always brings me back to when I was younger!

5: Playing frisbee. Which last week I was terrible at but have practiced a lot and now am a lot better!

6: Internet. It is pretty awesome to have it back!

7: Netflix. Also I love that now with our new internet we can have 2 people on Netflix and it works perfectly. Before we could barely have one.

8: Blogging! I love having a place to share my recipes, craft projects, and heart!

9: Apple Music. It awesome, enough said.

10: Coffee. Also I am really craving a mint condition mocha from caribou right now.

11: Bible study. I have really enjoyed bible study with the girls from my youth group!

12: Bugs spray. Because let’s be real, I get eaten alive by mosquitos. It because I’m so sweet! Ha!

13: Getting stuff done. Last week I packed for my trip, cleaned the kitchen, living room, dining room, and my room, and started laundry! It felt so good to get it all done!

14: Instagram. Love seeing my favorite bloggers and friends photos!

15: Bagels. And of course with cream cheese, which I load on. No thin spots please!

16: Bonfires. Which I love but not with firecrackers in. A boy at youth group threw some in and every time they went off it scared me to death!

17: Making others smile or laugh!

18: Going on trips. Which by the time this is posted, I will be leaving Knoxville, TN!

19: Rain/Thunderstorms. They scare most people but I think they are super cool!

20: Tori Kelly’s music. I love her music but especially because she loves Jesus and is a great role model! Good celeb roll models are literally one in a million!

21: Embracing the natural waves. I have naturally wavy hair so I lately have been wearing it down.

22: Playing music loud in the car and singing to it!

23: Color. If you saw my side of the room (Sophia and I share), you could tell that I like a lot of color!

24: Watermelon. So juicy and refreshing in the summer!

25: Good smelling lotions! I am currently loving the Bath and Body Works, Georgia Peach and Sweet tea lotion!

What things do you love? Happy Friday!

Age: 14

Birthday: December 27th

Cookie: Mollasses

Day of week: Friday

Eyes: Brown. Really dark brown

Favorite color: Pink

Game of choice: Heads Up

Holiday: Christmas, of course

Indulgence: Chocolate something

Job: Work with my dad

Kids: I want 4 kids someday

Live: Minnesota

Middle Name: Anya

Nicknames: Onion and Elias

Pet Peeve: Besides these, when people make plans that I am not apart of in front of me.

Quote: “Let’s show them what real beauty looks like.”-Effie Trinket (Catching Fire)

Right or Left Handed: Right

Siblings: 4, a brother and sister above and below me

Time you go to bed: I am a night owl so it varies

Unique food combo: I don’t really have any weird food combos, but I like fried okra with beans and cheese.

Vegetable you don’t like: Eggplant

Worst Habit: When I start saying something and then say,”Never mind.”

X-Rays: In my mouth

Yummy food you currently love: Bacon

Zoo Animal: I’m not a big animal fan

So there is a little bit more about me! Hope you have a great day!

First off the pictures will make you hungry. You have been warned.

These Sour Cream Doughnuts from Handle The Heat, look SO good!

Twix Truffle Brownies from Chef In Training.

I really want one of these Candy Cane Chocolate Cheesecake bars from Roxana’s Home Baking, in my belly.

These Cherry Chocolate Chip Brownies from Deliciously Sprinkled look to die for!

And last but not least, these Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles from Recipe Girl!

Don’t these all look AMAZING!?! Thanks for stopping by and hope you have an awesome day!

Sophia’s cake defiantly was a FAVORITE of mine this week! It was a vanilla cake, with fresh strawberries in the middle, and whipped cream frosting! Light and delicious. She is really into hairstyling so she wanted to have a hair accessories cake! I think the straightener is my FAVORITE. I love how it turned out.

Caribou with Sophia and my Mom is a FAVORITE! Campfire Mochas all around!

One of my FAVORITE bloggers had her baby last week! She is so cute!!

I love this! It is from one of my FAVORITE movies!! Catching Fire anyone?

Hope you have a great weekend! We are scheduled for a 80 degree day this weekend and I AM SO EXCITED!!! But just a little excited;) Have a great day!

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We had a women’s brunch last Saturday at our church. There was a yogurt bar and Panera bagels and spreads! SO good! There were different stations and I went to the card making station which was a lot of fun! They also had legal discussions, essential oil classes, facials, and massages! I got some lipstick samples from the facial station and really like them!

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Last Saturday was the Grand March for prom at a school near us. Here I am with my beautiful friend Lacey! It was really fun and as the march was starting they dimmed the lights and a little boy behind me yelled, “Monsters! Turn the lights on!”. He quickly got over it though.

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My brother and his friend made a video for the University of Northwestern in St. Paul! Here is the link.

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I am really excited for the weekend! My sister has a friend coming over for part of the weekend and we are going to see the play Footloose! What are you doing this weekend?

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I am so excited for all the new babies in the blog world! Like Jess and Marquis!

Have a great Friday!

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My view last Friday evening. It was so relaxing after an afternoon of working! Potato recipe here.

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This is what you do in the car, while waiting for your family.

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Grilled burgers with the works…YUM! So good but really anything grilled is good. Am I right?

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Yesterday it was 70 degrees(!!!!) so I went outside and took some photos.

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What you do after a long day of work. Watch TV and eat popcorn of course!

That’s it. Have an AMAZING Easter weekend! Happy Easter!

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Need to laugh today? Because if you do I have just the thing. THIS video. I laughed so hard my sides hurt! Definitely worth a watch.

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I have gone pinning crazy on Pinterest(my username is this1blogelise)! I think the board I have pinned the most stuff on is Quotes. Some good stuff there, people.

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I am SO EXCITED for April 7th!!! Why you may be wondering? Well I pre-ordered Melanie Shankle’s new book! I am so excited to read it!

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Here are some funny things I have been pinning lately!

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I have had popcorn every night this week. It’s a problem I don’t think is going to end soon. I guess I am channeling my inner Rachel Gurk. And loving it!

Have a GREAT day!!!

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