As many of you know, today is the Bloggers Day of Silence, and I really struggled with whether or not I actually wanted to post today. Some might consider such a frivolous post as insensitive, when many other blogs are staying quiet to help Japan.
To be honest, the only reason why I even considered participating was because I almost felt bullied into it. I would see posts on other blogs about the day, and even tweets, saying that they would be sad if they saw someone post today. Now, I'm not saying that it isn't well intentioned. I just don't know that's entirely necessary {don't be mad, please}. I've made my peace with the issue in Japan, and its on my mind a lot. I've written my thoughts, and me staying silent today is, really, not going to make a difference. They want to raise money, which is fantastic, but what if instead we used this day to all post the same thing, asking our readers to donate? I just don't want to feel pressured into doing something that I don't feel like I need to do, is all.
That being said, I understand if I don't get as many participants today as I have in the past. I still want to have Happy Hour available for anyone who wants to be involved, however.
So, it's Friday. What are you drinking today?
Unfortunately, my doctor has put my on an antibiotic cocktail, and the instructions on the side of the label explicitly state that I can have no alcohol for the next two weeks. Bummer. So tonight, I think I might just be having a nice coke.
This week has absolutely flown by. It's been a busy week, but not too busy. I wouldn't say it was an exceptionally good week either. It kind of just...was...
This weekend is going to be semi-lazy/semi-eventful. We have an engagement party to go to tomorrow night, and my friend and I are taking another class with Fabio Viviani at his restaurant, Cafe Firenze. This time we are learning how to make risotto, and if you are interested in watching the class live on Sunday at 11:30, you can view a live stream here.
Other than tutoring, cleaning, and making food, that's pretty much all I have planned for the weekend. I'm excited to spend some much needed lazy time in bed, watching HGTV. My life is exciting.
Anyway, here are a few things that I found that I wanted to share with you this week:
This is cute. But let me know what you think of the mom...
Wedding = Gorgeous. Bride = Even more gorgeous.
I have strong political opinions, and I try not to express them too much here. But this makes me sad.
My inspiration.
And you still have time to enter my giveaway {until midnight tonight}.
I hope you all have a fantastic weekend too, my friends. And be sure to link up!
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We do happy hour all day on Fridays. Because it's five o'clock somewhere, right?
What are you drinking today?
What are you drinking today?
Happy Hour is my weekly blog party, where we get to meet new friends, find new blogs to read, and destress from our week. We're all busy ladies and sometimes we just need to get out with some friends, chat, and have a drink.
How to enter the party:
- Must be a follower of Love is Home to participate. If you aren't already a follower, just click that "follow" button over there to the right.
- Scroll down to the bottom of this post and click on the link to enter.
- Add your blog's information and button.
- And you're done!
How to play:
- Write a post about anything you want to write about. Do you need to vent about a stressful week? It's okay, we all have them and that's what we're here for. Vent away. Did you have a fantastic day? We want to hear about that too. Or do you have big plans for the weekend? You know what to do...
- Visit two other blogs linked below and leave a comment, saying that you are from {Where We Love} Happy Hour.
- Come back and leave a comment below telling us who you visited and any wonderful new blogs you found.
But there are some rules...
- Don't post and run...that's not cool. And if you do, your link will be deleted.
- I thoroughly dislike "copy and paste" comments...you know, the ones that say "I'm a new follower from Happy Hour, I would love for you to follow back..." blah blah blah. Don't do it, please. I don't want to have to delete a link for doing that either. The purpose of this is to find new blog friends and support each other. We like authentic followers, ones that actually enjoy our blogs and aren't blindly following a bunch of blogs in hopes that they will gain more followers.
And if you want, you are welcome to use one of my buttons in your post!
Much love friends,