It’s the first InstaFriday of February! As always, you can follow me on Instagram (@mandi224) or if you don’t have an iPhone, you can see all my pics on gramfeed.

- Baking a cake for Mike’s 29th birthday.
- The resulting cake.
- A cute little heart pin a couple of my sweet coworkers surprised me with!
- #FEBphotoaday, Day 1: YourView
- #FEBphotoaday, Day 3: Hands (got my hands on my first shamrock shake for the year!)
- Snuggling with my Gracie-dogger.
P.S. Don’t forget about my big birthday giveaway
going on throughout February!

TGIF, right!? Once again, I’m linking up with Life Rearranged for InstaFriday!
If you have an iPhone, follow me (@mandi224) on Instagram, or check out my feed via GramFeed.

1. Using my vintage Pyrex to make dinner earlier this week.
2. Just normal, dorky me.
3. One of my favorite ModCloth dresses!
4. Sewing a new tote bag with some fabulous repro fabric (that’s the wrong side – the right side is super vibrant!)
5. New living room decor – Mike and I had to have this.
6. Vanilla-scented owl candle I found on clearance for $3 at Target!
Happy Friday, everyone! I’m linking up with Life Rearranged for InstaFriday!

1. I’m almost ashamed to admit it, but the game Doggie Doo is now a hit in our household. I guess that’s what happens when the boys outnumber the girls, huh?
2. Me, before getting my bangs cut the other day. WHEW they were getting long!
3. Loving the Steve Jobs biography. I just wish I had more time to read and finish it!
4. Father-son snuggles! Mike’s huge arms around tiny Benny just cracks me up.
5. SHOES. (Darn you, ModCloth! 70% off?! How is a girl supposed to resist!?)
6. We’re under snow again here in lovely Erie, PA. It’s been a strange winter — snow here and there, then torrential downpours, then green and no snow for a while. I’m not exactly complaining.
P.S. I’m still looking for a couple more people to help out with a “top-secret” birthday celebration I’m having on my blog next month. If your’e an animal-lover who also happens to have an Etsy/handmade shop that you want to promote, please shoot me an email for details!

1. Pork roast and sauerkrautfor New Years (it’s a Pennsylvania Dutch/German-thing)
2. Snuggling my pretty girl
3. First snow of 2012 … stuck in traffic waiting for a train.
4. Letterbox (Day 4 of #JANphotoaday)
5. Something I Wore – ModCloth dress with We Love Colors tights (Day 5 of #JANphotoaday)
6. New laptop for Proper Dog Media!