Welcome to our little corner...

It's been a while since I've had an update for anyone who is new to this space. So, I figured that on a Monday, and Daylight Savings Monday to boot, I'd share a little about us and some popular posts to help you get acquainted.

Here's some information About Us and here's a follow-up to that post. Here's what I learned in our first year of marriage.

And we've got a little nugget on the way...and s/he is arriving in July. So here's the announcement I made about that. If you're interested in following along with anything baby, labels on blog posts are tagged with #babyentzel, pregnancy, nugget 1, and pregnancy journal. You can follow me on IG and baby posts are also tagged with #babyentzel.

Since we're entering into this parenting adventure, I even shared a post about some unwanted advice that I've received...and this was before I'd even reached week 15!

Some of you have been around here for a while, so you know about our house. But for those of you who don't, here are a few posts about house hunting. Our house and the our wonderful realtor.

As a part of Bailey Jean's Blogtember Challenge for 2015, I wrote a letter to my sixteen year old self.

And if you want to go poking around this site, feel free to do some digging. Some more popular posts can be found here and as always, there are suggested posts at the bottom of every post.

Thanks for stopping by and be on the lookout for #babyentzel Week 21 update, coming soon!

OH! And make sure to participate in the #babyentzel gender poll in the right sidebar. :) Gender to be announced sometime in July (fingers crossed).

Happy Monday!

Five on Friday: Current Loves

Five on Friday is a link-up with A. Liz Adventures where each blogger shares five things on your mind for the week. Here are five things I'm currently loving:


one | la croix

Since being pregnant (and truthfully, for some time before) I've decided to cut back on pop and sugary drinks. The problem is that I love the carbonation and some flavor. I will drink, and usually enjoy, an ice cold Perrier, but La Croix has been hitting the spot lately. My current favorites have been Cran-Raspberry and Coconut.

 

 

two | white collar

Kyle and I get on a tv show kick every time we finish watching our previous show. The show that we most recently finished was Lie to Me. I was disappointed to find out that the series was so short. BUT! We've stumbled across White Collar. And while it's still a pretty short series (6 seasons), it's longer than Lie to Me. Kyle jokes that he doesn't really like it all that much...but I see right through him.

 

three | new chairs

We went away for a long weekend last weekend. Aside from Easter break, it was our last chance to get away before baby arrives in July. So we took a trip and ended up buying new chairs for our dining room table. IKEA, you've impressed me this time!

 

four | sunshine

We live in the frozen tundra known as North Dakota and I've been so thankful lately for the sunshine. The sun has been consistently gracing us with his presence and it's been marvelous. I don't dare complain about winter this year since it's been so mild. *I've not worn a coat consistently!* But it really has been lovely and I'm looking forward to spring rounding the corner.

five | reading

I've desperately missed reading for fun. But Aubrey and I have made it a point to be intentional about this year's Second Chance Book Club. That being said, I loved falling into a book and being so engrossed in it that I don't hear the radio in the car. I've missed it. In high school, I used to read instead of anything else. It's a past-time that I've longed to rejuvenate and fortunately have.

Last month we read Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. Go here to see my blog review on it. But be forewarned...my blog post has spoilers. So if you want to read the book, make sure that you're only reading my Goodreads Review.

And join us next month for Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand!


Here's to a lovely weekend!

Happy Friday!

Five on Friday: Home Improving?

I really, really, REALLY wanted to have some great renovation/home improving photos for you. Alas, it isn't so. So...this will be Five on Friday: Misc edition.


one | home improving updates

Our kitchen is painted (?!). I know. Big steps at the Entzel house.

We also have a new door on the front of our house. It's an $800+ door that we scored for $200! Thank you, scratch and dent!


two | fall

The fall is wrapping up. Every day I sit at my desk and look outside at the sad, sad, sad trees lining the street and our building. And there are NO LEAVES. Boo.


three | snow

It's November 13 and we've not had an accumulating snow yet! How awesome is that?? We live in North Dakota, so snow is a staple in our wintry lives.

Two weeks we had some large, pretty, fluffy snowflakes. Unfortunately fortunately they didn't stick around long. It was a bummer for hunting and tracking (not that our hunters needed it), but it's not keeping me up at night.

I originally wrote this post for last Friday. Unfortunately we now have snow on the ground. So, scratch all of the information above.

four | upcoming projects

I really want to redo our front entry way. I'm thinking about tearing all of the wallpaper down and  some tile for the flooring and a nice storage bench for future littles to store their shoes and hats and mittens. I'm thinking something like...

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five | Friendsgiving

Tomorrow we are celebrating our first (hopefully, annual) Friendsgiving here. I've been asked to bring the dessert. What should I make? Cupcakes? Carrot cake? Pie? Help!

 

As always, head on over to see who else is participating in today's Five-on-Friday. 

 

 

 

What to do: By the Numbers

Daylight Savings officially ended this weekend. I'm sure most of you already know that. If you don't know that, then I'm assuming you've been early for the last day and a half. Hah!

Since we "fell back" this weekend, I'm trying to scheme all of the things that need to get done. Winter is just around the corner *I know, don't shoot the messenger* and the Entzels have a lot of things to do. Some tasks are fun and others, not so much.

Here's a short installation in our By the Numbers series. As always, if you care to join in, go to my "Buttons" page and grab the button for this series and link back here!

Between now and the end of the month there are...

...at least fifteen cabinets to prime and paint.

...at least eight school meetings.

...five exercise classes for me to attend.

...four Bible Study meetings to attend.

...four gifts to hand make.

...three meals hosted by us.

...three batches of cupcakes to bake. 

...two days of deer hunting to celebrate.

...two dressers to sand, prime, and paint.

...one friends-giving to partake in.

...one GFEA social.

...one wedding.

...one teacher date.

...one tattoo to get.

...one front door to install.

...and one house to ready for Christmas.

I know it's a little early to be thinking about Christmas, but by the time the end of the month rolls around, we're going to be ready to start decorating for Christmas.

What do you have to get done by the end of the month?