Happy Fab Five Friday! (I am loving this Fab header image in honor of Wimbledon. It’s giving.) We are coming off of such an amazing high from last week’s nationals competition. Rylee and her team competed at Nexstar nationals at the Swan and Dolphin hotel all week, and we could not be prouder. It was amazing to see all the girls dance their hearts out to this season’s routines one last time. Saying goodbye to our favorite routines was bittersweet, but everyone’s so stoked to learn their routines for next season so the energy has just been non-stop since last week. Everyone is pumped up and their love for dance makes it all so worth it.
That brings me to my very first Fab Five for this week!
1. Rylee’s a National Champion
Rylee and her team’s large production number won first place at Nexstar, and they got to take home some serious hardware. It’s taller than she is! She also did such an amazing job with her contemporary routine, Runaway, it got invited to perform again at the Big Show and won 6th place overall. It was such a great week (exhausting, but great!) and she’s gearing up already for this upcoming season. Go Rylee!
2. My New Favorite Water Bottle – The Hudrojug
I am obsessed with this new water bottle! My old Stanley was so beat up and I wanted a 40oz one, so I was ready for an upgrade. When I got to Dick’s, I had every intention to pick out my new Stanley (I wanted the new model with the pop up straw) and even knew what color I wanted. As I walked up to the miraculous, colorful wall of Stanleys, I passed by an aisle filled with Hydrojugs. I hadn’t seen them before but a few things caught my eye immediately. 1) The straw mouthpiece was more straw-shaped, like I was used to, versus the new Stanley versions which are a bit wider, and hard to open. 2) The BEST part of the hydrojug is it has a rubber bottom—so no more clanking around every time I put it down. It hands down sold me on their brand. And it was $5 cheaper!
3. Crest Whitening Toothpaste Results
Ok, I posted about this a couple weeks ago, and I swear I’ve noticed such a huge difference. When I compared some photos, I was shocked! So I wanted to for sure come back to share that I am loving the toothpaste. It stays on the Fab Five Friday list!
4. Frownies
While I am at it, I wanted to bring back an oldie Fab Five Friday find, Frownies! I’ve been using these for a while and they always worked well, but I noticed incredible results when I put them on clean, dry skin, without any products. The results wowed me after wearing them consistently every night this week. I definitely have some insecurities (40 is right around the corner) and whether others can see them or not, I am so distracted by the 11’s on my forehead. I know aging is a privilege and I am so grateful, but it still nags at me. Anyways, the photo on the left is one where I had on full makeup, and you can still definitely see them. The one on the right was taken this morning without any makeup at all. I think it looks pretty good!
5. Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
The current book I am reading, and almost finished with. It’s the second novel I’ve read from this author, and it seems like she has a theme to her writing. Both books take place in a fictional world where the environmental issues we are all aware of have progressed so much that the common theme is extinction across all species, including humans. And mixed in there are characters, emotions and stories of love and survival strung throughout. The writing is beautiful and it’s really starting to pull at my heartstrings.
We’re on our way to Clearwater for the weekend and I’m about to plug in my headphones now to listen to it, I can’t wait to hear how the story ends.
Thank you all for stopping by this Fab Five Friday! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and have something Fab that you are excited about this week and into the weekend.
Your teeth is that real or trick photography! I’m going to read that book now! Thanks