Start Monday Right

Mondays get a pretty bad reputation. Everyone's back to work, back to the grind and whatever weekend fun you had instantly feels like a lifetime away. I hate that! Even though it's hard to feel upbeat and ready to tackle a new week, Mondays also have a lot of potential. Clean slate, five days to kick butt before you kick back again, right?! Well, usually I save a favorites kind of post for Friday but I thought I'd start the week with a few favorites since I seem to have so many random little tidbits I want to share already!

My last post before I (unexpectedly) had a baby 3 weeks early was about utilizing my crockpot in the summer. I'm finally getting back into the swing of cooking occasionally and we had the tastiest summer dinner over the weekend. Jared grilled up burgers and I made the chili-lime corn on the cob in our crockpot. So easy, delicious and a unique blend of flavors. We'll definitely make it again!

Paper plates for the win!

Jared and I ventured out to a farmer's market over the weekend. We were so proud, getting all three of us dressed and out of the house, had our cash and bags and were excited to walk around and push the stroller. Turns out? It was the world's smallest market. In a gravel parking lot... aka- not real conducive to strollers and definitely not worth the time to get it out. So Jared sat in the car with T and I did a quick swoop to grab the items we'd come intending to buy. We laughed pretty hard at ourselves, but hey- the produce was delicious and we still successfully left the house!

I am getting SO excited for the Summer Olympics. So many sports I love to watch and I won't lie- I'm pretty happy I'll still be on maternity leave for the majority of the games. More time to watch and obsess! And, have you all heard the theme songs for the games, "Rise" yet? I already love Katy Perry so I thought the song was awesome and this video seriously gives me chills. Bring on the Olympics!!

My Etsy shop has a great giveaway and fun new releases this week. If you're a teacher or have teacher friends PLEASE check it out :) Shop here and Instagram with giveaway details here.

Jared and I had a really fun at-home date over the weekend that will get a post of it's own but other than that? It was just a flat-out beautiful weekend over here- even though it's insanely hot out, the skies were blue and the clouds were awesome. I'm ready to tackle a new week with whatever it brings. And with a baby, you never know what that will mean!!