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Five On Friday: Some Favorites!

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Happy Friday, friends! You’ve made it to another weekend! Woooo! Even though Jordan started work this week, I’ve still been off this week for one final week of summer adventures (or lack thereof).  This past week consisted of the following…

1) A SHOUTOUT TO MY AWESOME HUBBY

My husband started work at a new teaching job this week, and I am so, SO proud of him! These last two years have been a journey filled with lots of prayer as we dreamed about what kind of teaching job he would get. He was offered his dream job teaching high school in the same district as I teach last year, but due to some frustrating HR interactions at his old district, wasn’t allowed to accept it and had to teach elementary one more year.  I’m so proud of how he still loved kids and taught well in that hard scenario.  But now? He finally is starting up at that high school where he originally got offered the job.  He’s coaching cross country, co-teaching biology, and teaching a few sections of Essential Skills, or more basic, functional Special Ed classes.  He is an amazing, compassionate coach and teacher and I love seeing him finally getting to do a job he loves! The 2015-2016 school year is going to be a good one!

Why Your Marriage Is More Than Your Sex Life 2

2) Parenthood and Couch Time

Y’all, I am kind of embarrassed by how much Parenthood I’ve watched the last two weeks.  I decided to re-watch it from the beginning since I’ve been home a lot this summer doing lots of blogging, the occasional house project, and just some lazy time.  This show shows life and emotions so well, and I pretty much bawl my eyes out at least once an episode. I just wish I could be a Braverman, you know?

NBC Key Art

NBC Key Art

3) Lots of Airbnb Guests

We have had Airbnb guests 4-5 nights a week since we got back from California.  We’ve been Airbnb hosts for about four months now, and it has been an easy way to make anywhere from $400-$700/month, especially since we’ve upped our prices now that we have lots of good reviews.  Since we started, we’ve hosted a mother and son from Hungary (who were wonderful conversationalists over breakfast), a 75 year old woman who travels the world and told crazy stories about sleeping on park benches in Panama, and lots and lots of people passing through Kansas City on cross-country road trips.  I’m hoping to write a post on how we do this soon, so if you have a spare bedroom and are looking to make some extra cash, stay tuned! Or check out this post I wrote about how to use Airbnb as a guest…another fun option to keep travel cheap and meet cool new people! This link below is the live listing for our house.  Pretty cool, right?

Cozy, Bright Room with Private Bath – Houses for Rent

House in Kansas City, United States. Our home is a great place to stay on a road trip or visit to KC. We live 5 min off I-435/I-35 & 15 min from downtown KC. Enjoy a quiet, peaceful home, a beautiful deck w/woods view, & easy access to many local highways, restaurants, and stores. … View all listings in Kansas City

4) Vulnerability In Blogging

I’ve published some pretty honest posts on here since it all started, and my hope is that in sharing some of the things I’ve wrestled with, you all would feel encouraged and be reminded that you’re not the only one who struggles.  But this post I wrote about sexual intimacy in marriage? I had a minor freakout before posting it on Monday.  It’s such a hard topic to talk about, but one I’m extremely passionate about and think needs to be brought out into the open more often.  I was so encouraged by all the positive responses, by all the people who commented with a resounding “Me too!” I long for this blog to be an honest community where we share the real and the joyful and the hard, and Monday, I felt like it was.  Thanks to all of you wonderful people who encourage me by reading, commenting, and sharing! And make sure to check out Monday’s post if you haven’t already!

Why Your Marriage Is More Than Your Sex Life 5

5) Stuffed Zucchini Boats & Triple Berry Crisp

An old friend of Jordan’s is staying with us this weekend, and it will be the first time in a while I cook.  Let’s just say summer has made me pretty lazy! I’m planning on cooking one of my old favorites: stuffed zucchini boats from Lexi’s Clean Kitchen.  Oh man, they are SO hearty and delicious and go so well with some garlic bread (which is totally not Paleo but come on, it’s delicious).  And then for dessert, I’m going to make another summer favorite: this delicious, juicy berry crisp from All-Recipes. You can make it with any kind of frozen fruit and it’s so good eaten warm with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.  Yum!

Triple Berry Crisp

Happy weekend, friends! What are some of your favorite happenings from this week or fun plans for this weekend? 

Head over to  A. Liz Adventures, Fitting It All In, Life in Leggings, Grace and Love Blog, Momfessionals Friday Favorites, and Running 4 Cupcakes for more Friday favorites!


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Comments

  2. First of all, you and your husband are beautiful together! Congratulations on posting the post that made you feel vulnerable the other day. If it’s something you’re passionate about you should share it for sure! I’m using Air BnB for the first time next week, so Im definitely going to check out that other post about using it as a guest.
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  3. Oh I am so glad that I have stumbled upon your little corner of the internet, Lauren. I felt instantly welcomed and I can’t wait to read more about you and your life.
    Muchas gracias! Hasta luego!
    (One semester of Spanish in uni a few years ago, but I want to improve!)
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  4. This is my first time on your blog, and this was such a sweet little recap. I’m so happy for you and your husband, you both seem like really sweet, genuine people. Added you to my bloglovin feed so I can follow along with your blog!
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  5. So many things I love about this post! For one, can we just talk about how much we want to Bravermans? I binge-watched most of the series, and sometimes it’s just too emotional to do more than 2 or 3 episodes at a time! Also, so cool that you guys rent your extra room on AirBnB! I’d love to read more about that. And congrats to your husband on his new job! Cheers to wonderful weekend and coming year!
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    • Oh my gosh YES. My life dream is to be a Braverman! Airbnb is awesome and we’ve really loved it so far. Can’t wait to share more about it! Thanks for stopping by, Brittany…hope y’all are having a good weekend too!
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  10. OMG you’re house is BEAUTIFULLL!!! I’m definitely going to have to take a hint on the AirBnB…what a great way to make some extra cash!