weekend recap...on wednesday.

Apologies for the lag, my friends.  I started my new job and am currently getting my routine down.  I had big plans to post on Friday, but I forgot that I would be leaving out that day for a girls trip to Broken Bow, Oklahoma. 
Oooh, yes. Girls Trip!
My awesome friends from the old job back home invited me out for a weekend in an amazing cabin.  *sigh*  Just what I needed.

What a view, right!?

 

I seriously love me some cabin living.  I'm ready to go back now.  I'm thinking the next trip will be with the mister though.  It's about time that we took a little trip and got away.

But!  Back to the trip. :)

It was awesome to reunite with my hometown friends again...and go back to being "Rowdy".  I miss being "Rowdy".  I love my nickname...it's just me. 

Well, we definitely had too much fun.  We even managed to get out and hit up The Blue Rooster's 2nd Annual Crawfish Boil while we were there.  Yeehaw!!

 



I made a new friend...

 Good grub and large metal chickens?  I'm down.  Plus, I'm always down to contribute my artwork to a butcher paper tablecloth.



Rowdy Row in true comic book fashion.  BAM!

 During our photo shoot outside of The Blue Rooster, we were photo bombed by Uncle Phil's look-alike.  A little unnerving when he didn't smile.  The product looks like what would have been our last photo before being kidnapped by his mountain man self.

Tell me I'm right....
Luckily, we lived to tell the tale.  We also lived to make it back to the cabin and prepare a huge spread for our "Last Supper." 

Can I just say that I huge fan of weekends full of shenanigans?  Because that was this weekend.  I'm ready for the next reunion.  I miss my friends already.

How was your weekend?  Hopefully just as amazing as mine...  Let me know!

Anyone ever been to Broken Bow?

 

 

8-bits of awesome.

Along with the new update (and with the brilliant help from my design guru, Andy), I am starting a new weekly post.  May I present: 

 

Each week I'll talk about 8 things that I find to be awesome.  Whether it be geek news, things to be added to my ever-growing wishlist, funny pics or some rad new music...you'll find it weekly here at The Shiny Happy.  How will I narrow it down to eight!? 

That's a jolly good question.

 

Let's see how this goes.  Here's this week's 8-bits:

 

• I do not tell people that I'm a runner.  You know why?  Because I'm not.  I'm more of a trotter.  But frankly, these Wonder Woman running sleeves would give me superhuman speed.  Truth.

• I think this is my favorite pin this week.  I am adopting this traveling philosophy.  Thankfully the mister is understanding of my wanderlust and encourages my trips.  He however...not so much.  Not really a wander-ish bone in that man's body due to a disliking of long road trips and plane rides.

• I am seriously living in OCD heaven thanks to Jennifer over at My Purpley Life.  I love getting inspiration for my planner from her Filofax posts.  The obsession is real, folks.

• Everybody has bad days.  But, not everyone has this magical list of steps to get you through a rough day.

• Oh, people.  I love me some Robert Downey, Jr.  (Tony Stark, anyone?)  But couple RDJ and a swoon-worthy singing voice!?  As if I didn't already love him enough...

• If you haven't already discovered the International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club, your life is not yet complete.  I'm a fan...

• This cartoon about love really hit me in the feels.  It's pretty much the condensed story of Amber...  (That story is coming soon.)

•  Wanna know what song won't leave my stinkin' brain this week!?  "I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo" by Capital Cities.  It's so catchy.  You know it makes you want to take a much needed dance break...

Alright!  And that concludes our very first 8-bits!  What things are bringing the awesome to your life this week?  Let me know by sharing your links in the comments.  I can always use more awesome.