Five on Friday

This week marks the first work week for the school year. I will be glad to check it off in the books come this afternoon! Here is a little recap of my favorite things this week for my Five on Friday.

1. Our little boy is a graduate! This Monday Charlie graduated from puppy training class. We took the 6 week class at Petsmart which was such a great choice. Thanks to the class he has grown to be very behaved. He also learned several tricks which are adorable! 

 2. In celebration of the first week of school, I placed my first Stichfix order. I was rather skeptical about the concept at first due to the fact that I always trouble with sizing. After a complete strike out shopping this past weekend at all of my favorite stores this box was a welcome sight! I loved being able to try it on in my own home and the return shipping is included! Try Stitchfix yourself here!!

3. I stumbled upon these Homemade Cereal Bars on Pinterest. In high school and college I loved Nutrigrain bars. I actually thought I was being healthy while enjoying the gooey jelly like filling. Once I started to learn more about nutrition and reading the ingredients I realized they were filled with processed ingredients pretending to be fruit. since then I have been on the hunt for an easy homemade alternative if I am ever in the mood. These bars are spot on in the nutrition category and I can't wait to see what they taste like.  

4. Let me be honest I am way too excited about the new iPhone. I may have started searching information about the release date sometime last month. I have never been on the cutting edge of technology. I always seem to get on the bandwagon way too late in the game to be considered cool. I have had my iPhone 4 for over two years now. This phone has been a trooper. It has been dropped way too many times to count and recently took a swim in the ocean. Somehow it is still holding on and I am determined to make it last. Why? Because I am excited to see the 5s... rumor is that it will feature bio-metric sensors which will be a fingerprint scanner and might be champagne/gold colored.   How neat! Alright, I promise I am not a technology nerd.. really! 

5. I can't say it enough. I am glad it is Friday. The first week back after summer break is always rough. This year I was faced with added challenges of navigating new schools and new staff. After I make it through the ridiculous amount of meetings I have today I will be celebrating with a weekend in the sun. (Weather please cooperate!)

Any exciting plans to celebrate Friday today?