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Thank You Notes: 1st Week of July & Golden Boy

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I love Fridays, I love thank you notes, and I love Jimmy Fallon’s Thank You Notes, so, naturally, Friday here on my blog means:

Thank You Notes and Jimmy Fallon!

Thank You Notes| It's FRIDAY, time for thank you notes!

Jimmy’s Thank You Notes

No Thank You Notes from Jimmy this week. 🙁  WOMP WOMP. So, Hashtags:#HowIGotFired

 

 

Happy FRIDAY!!

I’m a lucky woman to be happy. I’m a lucky woman to have a day filled with festivities planned for my family. To have my family. To be loved. To have today. I know the mood right now in this country is once again, heart-wrenching. It seems like this division, fear, and hate will not leave our side. I do not stand with hate. I will always, always stand on the side of love and equality for all. With that said, it’s Friday, go out there and celebrate life, each other, differences, and make new friends! LOVE!!!

“The river is motion, turmoil, rage. As the river flows, it wonders what it would be like to be so still, to take a breath, to rest. But the rock will always wonder what lies around the bend in the stream.” -Kekla Magoon

 

July is taking off! Like most Julys, this July has been quite busy.  It’s SO busy that I thought I’d write out my Thank You Notes, I hope you don’t mind. 😉

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Thank you, family adventures, for leading the way to cookies and pie. 🙂 I’ve been wanting to visit Downtown Snohomish. I’ve been to Snohomish quite a few times, but we never walked around their cute little downtown area. I’m so glad we finally did, I found a few new shops that I cannot wait to visit again and I FOUND COOKIES!!!

My boys downtown Snohomish

In Naperville I had Le Chocolat for cookies.

Le Chocolat Road trip Illinois

Cookie! Le Chocolat

In Charleston  I had King Street Cookies for cookies consumption.

Me at King Street Cookies

Chocolate Chunk CookieKing Street Cookies Mrs. AOK

And now I have Snohomish Pie Company for COOKIES!!

Thank You Notes. I found COOKIES!!

I know it’s a pie place, however… after taking a bite of my littles’ s’mores cookie; I’ll be back for COOKIES!

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Don’t get me wrong, the pie was good too, but y’all know I’m all about COOKIES!

Snohomish Pie Company| Thank You Notes

Snohomish Pie Company Apple tree

Thank you, Babe, for being my forever best friend!

Thank You Notes| My best friends

Thank you, kiddos, for loving books and visits to the library. 🙂

Thank You Notes| Book lovin' kids

Thank you, to everyone who has joined in on the #CreativeMomLife challenge. 🙂 It’s been fun to see everyone’s creative side.

You’re not too late to join us!

It’s DAY 1 of #CreativeMomLife hosted by my lovely friend @Linkouture and yours truly. ? Today’s prompt is About Me. I’m usually the worst when it comes to talking about myself. I know I blog about my life, which is cool, but ummm if you check my About Me page ::::crickets:::? Anyway, here goes nothing! 🙂 Hi. ?? I’m Dean. Dean is not my real name, however it’s what close friends and family call me. 🙂 ?Speaking of family… I’m married to my best friend. We’re about to celebrate 15 years of marriage. ???I have three kiddos that fill me with laughter and love each day. ?I am a lover of many things but most importantly my family and friends. ✨I’m a believer in KINDNESS. I have faith that good will always prevail. ?Happy Mail is my love language. ⭐️I’m a misplaced Texan. I’ve lived in Germany, Texas, Illinois, South Carolina, and now Washington. ☕️Coffee, kindness, and L?VE fuel me. ? Writing, painting, and creating helped pull me out of the gray. ?As mentioned above I have a blog. Mrs. AOK, A Work In Progress, has been a creative outlet for me, and I LOVE IT! ??AOK are my initials. ? I’m a wannabe photographer. ✍️I love to write, doodle, Zentangle, watercolor, and try my hand at handlettering. ?I have a super obsession with notebooks, journals, markers, stamps, sugar skulls and all things Frida. I’d love to hear about you! Share a little bit about yourself in the comments or join the challenge using the #CreativeMomLife. Do you have a friend who would like this challenge, tag ’em! Happy Friday and Happy July!!??

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#CreativeMomLife Instagram Challenge

Thank you, neighborhood, for an AWESOME BOOMING 4th of July!  This was our first Independence Day here in Washington, and boy do they take their fireworks seriously! We did NOT have to leave our neighborhood to watch an amazing fireworks show. We went outside and felt the boom and the explosive ( 😉 ) energy that surrounded us. 🙂

I wish I would’ve took a few good pictures, but I have no idea how to take pictures of fireworks, they always come out horribly. Tamara? Anyway, my son’s room had a beautiful view of the fireworks. It was such a breathtaking sight to see all the fireworks in the valley with the mountains in the distance.

 

Thank you, GOLDEN BOY! We love you!!

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25 thoughts on “Thank You Notes: 1st Week of July & Golden Boy

  1. Shybiker

    July 8, 2016 at 8:12 am

    I love your words. We need to celebrate the good things in life, especially when bad stuff is happening. And showing gratitude to others is inherently good. I look for excuses to thank people. It makes both of us feel better.

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 11, 2016 at 2:44 pm

      I couldn’t agree with you more! Gratitude goes a long way; it’s good for you and the person receiving it.
      Thanks for the visit!
      XOXO

  2. Michelle

    July 8, 2016 at 8:29 am

    Okay, I want to book a flight to your part of the world just to eat pie and cookies. I love shops authentic like this. I can taste the goodness. Your “golden boy” is handsome and such a little man. Love it! Thank you for spreading love around as you do on social media. In sad times, it is often these little moments of words that encourage others.

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 11, 2016 at 3:52 pm

      I like that idea! BOOK IT, BOOK IT, BOOK IT! 😀
      He is a cutie, and I cannot get over how big he’s getting. Bittersweet.
      I’m trying to encourage everyone to see the positive and be the positive, but I’m just one person who probably needs to do more.
      XOXO

  3. Tamara

    July 8, 2016 at 11:12 am

    Let’s go to Snohomish together! Also, your dress!!!! YES. I want it.
    Our pie bar has cookies too!
    Oh dear. This post is making me ravenous.
    #HowIGotFired from alli.
    I didn’t.. do any of the work. And I was texting during meetings. Ah, youth.

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 11, 2016 at 3:55 pm

      Let’s!!!
      That dress is one of my favorites!! I purchased it in Charleston, and despite it being frayed at the bottom I cannot let it go. I believe it adds character… boho chic? 🙂
      How did I NEVER get fired? True story. I never got fired, and I don’t know how, especially while I was a waitress. YIKES! 😀
      xoxo

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 11, 2016 at 3:56 pm

      Cookies are my kryptonite! 🙂
      XOXO

  4. Melanie

    July 8, 2016 at 6:51 pm

    Oh my! Those cookies sure look goood! Have a beautiful weekend!

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 13, 2016 at 4:54 pm

      They were sooo good. 🙂 I hope this week is treating you well.
      XO

  5. Akaleistar

    July 8, 2016 at 9:35 pm

    Mmm, cookies! I’ve been eating cookies all day today, he he. Hope you all have a great weekend 🙂

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 13, 2016 at 4:56 pm

      Cookies all day sounds wonderful!!
      My hero!
      XOXO

  6. Bev

    July 9, 2016 at 7:02 am

    Oh my goodness, your son is getting so big!
    If it’s between pie and cookies, and I almost always choose cookies. Nom nom nom.

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 13, 2016 at 4:58 pm

      I agree, how can we make him stop?! 🙂
      Yes, to cookies!!
      XOXO

  7. Jill

    July 10, 2016 at 8:29 pm

    Cookies are my thing too! My daughter has some in the oven right now! 🙂 So cool that you had 4th of July fireworks right in your neighborhood!

    Jill
    Doused In Pink

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 13, 2016 at 5:03 pm

      I love that both of our daughters made us cookies! We’re spoiled. 🙂
      I hope this week has been good to you!
      XO

  8. Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom

    July 10, 2016 at 10:10 pm

    Oh my GOODNESS, those cookies!!!!! I have never seen cookies that look so good… Now I am really wanting to make a batch, but I am way too tired.

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 13, 2016 at 5:05 pm

      The cookies were so good, I think I’m going to try to replicate them. 🙂
      XOXO

  9. Sim @Sim's Life

    July 11, 2016 at 8:05 am

    Some awesome images this week! You look stunning my love… but that cookie… I would quite happily give up my diet for one right now! Sim xx

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 13, 2016 at 5:14 pm

      THANK YOU!!
      Cookies are my kryptonite.
      XO

  10. Sonya

    July 11, 2016 at 9:44 am

    Cookies and pie….yum. It’s great that your family could see fireworks from your house. We went out to community center that has a park and open field to watch the fireworks show for our city.
    I’m thankful for my family, for kind people, and for love 🙂

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 13, 2016 at 5:15 pm

      Kind people are the best!
      We need more of them. 🙂
      XO

  11. Vashti Q

    July 11, 2016 at 1:21 pm

    Hello! What you wrote in the beginning is so beautiful and I’m with you. I’ll always stand with love, peace and equality for all too. I also loved the quote. I enjoyed your pictures as usual. That is such a cute little town! Those cookies and pie look scrumptious! What are you doing to me? Ha, ha! You look lovely in your red sundress. Have a wonderful week! 😀 xx

    1. MrsA0K2001

      July 13, 2016 at 5:18 pm

      THANK YOU, VASHTI!! You’re so kind to me, thank you!
      XOXO

  12. Charlotte

    July 13, 2016 at 1:57 pm

    I loved this week’s thank you notes–it’s so infectious when Fallon starts giggling, isn’t it? 🙂

    Also I WANTALLTHEDESSERTS in your pictures. Holy yumness. And that picture of you in the chair is awesome. Love your dress! And yes to standing on the side of peace. The past few weeks have really hurt my heart, but it’s nice to see the goodness that lies at the core of *most* people <3

    Hope you're having a great week, my sweet! XOXO

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