Friday Favorites: New Hampshire Weekend

 We had a fabulous week that just seemed to fly right by.  In fact it was 8:20 on Thursday night before I even realized that the next morning was Friday and I had no post written!  I thought I still had another day in there to get things done.  


I got not one but two bouquets of roses on Friday! One of our local associations sells them for fundraisers and my husband's uncle always buys the women of the family an arrangement but this time my husband bought one too.  They looked and smelled so good!









My husband and I headed up to Loom Mountain in New Hampshire Friday night.  We arrived late and while the hotel was not my favorite the hiking views sure were! We went on two really great hikes; one on Saturday and one on Sunday.










Alec finished up his sophomore math credit (honors geometry) already with a 97 average for the year!  They've moved him onto next year's Algebra 2 work. It's so funny since he thinks of math as one of his harder subjects. I'm so proud of how well he's doing in school.  
I worked really hard for two days straight and got the bathroom repainted and put back together.  I think I'd still like to paint our light fixtures and repaint our trim work so the white is a bit fresher but I am loving this color! Such a fun change from the tan.  (We still need to replace the tub faucet and I'm debating about spray painting the light fixtures black but not right now).






Evan and I went on a lovely hike on Thursday but I didn't take any photos!  We hiked through the Thompson Dam and the weather was just perfect.
We've had some beautiful sun rises this week! 




Linking up with: On the Edge, 








Comments

  1. Azka KamilOctober 22, 2021 at 5:04 AM

    awesome your post

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  2. Heather{Our Life In a Click}October 22, 2021 at 6:24 AM

    What a fun filled post! Those hikes all looked stunning! Good job Evan! I love your new bathroom color. It's always such a great makeover to repaint! Have a lovely weekend!

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    1. Joanne October 22, 2021 at 7:27 AM

      It really is a wonderful makeover! We had a few holes in the walls from repairing some plumbing recently so it was a good time to change up the color scheme.

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  3. Michele MorinOctober 22, 2021 at 7:13 AM

    Nice photos of New Hampshire! Congratulations on the bathroom! It looks great!

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  4. HollyOctober 22, 2021 at 7:59 AM

    I would've waved when you drove by my exit had I known ;) Love it up at Loon- great area!

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    1. Joanne October 24, 2021 at 12:06 PM

      LOL! I did think of you as we were driving up there!

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  5. Dara @ Not In JerseyOctober 22, 2021 at 8:30 AM

    I love the fall colors! The bathroom looks great too and congrats to Evan on moving up in math!

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    1. Joanne October 24, 2021 at 12:07 PM

      I was so happy to finally finish the bathroom and get our closet put back together again.

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  6. Andrea NineOctober 22, 2021 at 8:39 AM

    Oh I’m so happy you’ve got this trip in! New Hampshire looks amazing and you know I would love those hikes! Congratulations to Evan on moving on up, I always loved math. Have the best weekend!

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    1. Joanne October 24, 2021 at 12:07 PM

      We were thrilled to find time before his new job starts since we really don't know when he'll be able to time off next.

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  7. Tamar SBOctober 22, 2021 at 8:45 AM

    That foliage!!

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  8. Lisa EhrmanOctober 22, 2021 at 12:09 PM

    The roses are absolutely gorgeous! Lucky! Looks like you had a marvelous hike...I loved seeing the waterfalls. You always have such pretty pictures!

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    1. Joanne October 24, 2021 at 12:08 PM

      They smelled so good too! It's been a long time since I've enjoyed some flowers (that I didn't buy myself!).

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  9. TorontoSAMOctober 22, 2021 at 12:14 PM

    Applause for your son's grades! Keep it up!

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  10. R's RueOctober 22, 2021 at 12:53 PM

    Beautiful scenery my friend.

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  11. NicoleOctober 22, 2021 at 1:25 PM

    Your bouquets are beautiful! And you sure did see some great scenery on your hikes!

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  12. Sparkles and LattesOctober 22, 2021 at 1:52 PM

    Beautiful roses! And I really like the bathroom color that you chose.

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  13. Kim CarberryOctober 22, 2021 at 4:22 PM

    Ohh! Lucky you, those roses are beautiful.
    Well done to Alec with his maths. It sounds like he is doing great. x

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    1. Joanne October 24, 2021 at 12:12 PM

      He is really doing quite well and loves school so much.

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  14. Jo TraceyOctober 22, 2021 at 6:30 PM

    Loving those roses and that paint colour. Oh and the autumn colours - speaking of which, heading over to check out the hiking post.

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  15. Jodie's Touch of StyleOctober 22, 2021 at 9:22 PM

    I love how you painted the bathroom. That's something I need to get working on.
    OXOX
    Jodie
    www.jtouchofstyle.com

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    1. Joanne October 24, 2021 at 12:13 PM

      I ordered a few pictures to put up on the wall this weekend and then it is finished (for now.. until I get the urge to paint the trim and fixtures).

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  16. Amy JohnsonOctober 23, 2021 at 8:44 AM

    Wow! What an incredible hike.

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  17. DawnOctober 24, 2021 at 8:59 AM

    Gorgeous week.
    Blessings, Dawn

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  18. csuhpat1October 24, 2021 at 1:25 PM

    So very beautiful. Very nice.

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  19. Lindsay's Sweet WorldOctober 26, 2021 at 10:15 AM

    Oh those New Hampshire photos are gorgeous, but I think the sunrise pictures are even better! I love that you can't even tell where the lake ends and the sky begins. How awesome that y'all get to see that view right from your own home.

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    1. Joanne October 26, 2021 at 12:10 PM

      I love those days when the lake is so calm that everything is reflected perfectly.

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  20. LyshaNovember 1, 2021 at 10:28 AM

    So many beautiful pics.

    I hate when I think I posted and then realize it didn't happen.

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    1. Joanne November 1, 2021 at 1:03 PM

      I've been doing that so often lately! I used to blog a good week ahead but have been falling behind more and more lately... just not motivated to blog I guess (because we aren't any busier than usual).

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