Author: Rachel Atwell

Hi! I'm Rachel and I write at www.AtwellAdventures.com!
High Five for Friday

high five for friday {on Saturday night}

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Well obviously it’s not Friday. But seeing as how I wrote this yesterday and am just now getting around to hitting publish, we’re just going to take a step back into time real quick.  My internal calendar is messed up anyways, so embrace the chaos with me, won’t you?

1. We celebrated our first anniversary on Monday! High five for love, laughs, and a wonderful year with G!

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2. With our travel hiccups on our way to Maine, I was a little nervous for our return home on Tuesday.  Thankfully, we made it home when we were supposed to! High five for no cancelled flights… and Chipotle before we drove back to Augusta!

3. As much as we loved our trip, it felt good to be home in our own beds on Tuesday night. High five for a home that we love to return to!

4. This week, two friends of my sweet friends earned the title Mom! High five for the sweet little boys who entered the world this week!

5. My wittle babwy sistew {that’s little baby sister, for all of you that don’t speak baby} is getting married and we’re going wedding dress shopping tomorrow! High five for spending time with my mom, sisters, and nieces, and of course celebrating baby Ruth!

Happy weekend!

High Five for Friday

high five for friday

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Happy fourth of July!  In addition to celebrating our great country, we’ll be celebrating our one year anniversary on Monday!  That’s a reason for extra fireworks, don’t you think?

1. Last July 4th, after not seeing each other for 80 lonnnng days, Gary and I ended our long distance relationship/engagement in the best way possible – we were married three days later! High five for memories of the BEST reunion!

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2. Yesterday morning we left for our one year anniversary trip to Portland, Maine! High five for new Atwell Adventures! {follow along on instagram}

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3. About ten hours after we left yesterday, we were stranded in Philadelphia thanks to another tropical storm like we had on our honeymoon. High five for finally finding a rental car and driving til 4am to reach our destination!

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4. This morning we got up early and headed to the airport to check to see if our suitcase had made it with another incoming flight. It did! High five for some things going right!

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5. The best part about all these unfortunate circumstances? That I get to share them with someone who makes me laugh and smile through them all. High five to the best 362 days of my life with you G!

Monthly Goals

july 2014 goals

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I always get excited when July 1 gets here.

To me, its kind of like January 1, minus the countdown.  I guess its because its the second half of the year, and is a good point to evaluate how your year is going, if you haven’t already.

There are somethings that I started at the beginning of the year that are working, somethings that have been edited, and somethings that have been removed all together.  I try not to get discouraged when I don’t do things perfectly, but rather learn from them, remember grace, and try again. Easier said than done sometimes, but I’m getting there.

Here’s how my June goals worked:

  • get out of bed by 6:30 on weekdays – Well, let’s just say I’ve got some work to do.
  • exercise for 45 minutes a day I did it! Woohoo!
  • drink 72 oz water a day After 3 months of trying, I’m finally hydrated!
  • run 40 miles Checky, check, check! I actually did 52!
  • sew a round tablecloth – Didn’t happen. The fear of breaking my sewing machine is still paralyzing me.
  • catch up on monthly reading – Still behind. Hopefully I’ll catch up during our upcoming travel adventures!
  • finish planning out one year anni and begin packing Only a few days until we’re on our way!

And here are my goals for July:

  • celebrate our one year anniversary
  • create a grateful list from our first year of marriage
  • take a picture on our anniversary {with and without a photo from our wedding day}
  • explore a new city

That’s it.  Not my typical to do list of monthly goals, but rather a month of celebration and expressing how gratitude for the gift of marriage to my sweet G.

Do you have goals for July?