Celebrate Your Story! #285

Celebrate Your Story! Link Party

Hola, friends! The big news around here this week has been our refrigerator woes. Of course, it’s not unusual for a refrigerator to crap out. But we just bought our fridge in 2017! Not only that, we’ve already replaced the compressor once since we bought it! Apparently, there’s a class action lawsuit going on regarding these models. What drives my husband crazy is that it got excellent reviews in Consumer Reports! Long story short, we’re getting a new fridge. It bummed me out because I really loved the fridge (when it was working).

Ok, rant over. Let’s start the party!

Oh, how I love lilacs! Unfortunately, my husband is allergic so I can’t have them in the house. So, I’ll live vicariously through Cindy of Cloches and Lavender. I love her gorgeous lilac bouquet in a rattan basket with the French chairs in the background!

Speaking of lilacs, Lori from Dining Delight shared the most lovely Lilac and Butterfly Tablescape. Can you believe the striped tablecloth is a beach towel from the dollar store? I’d love to pull up a chair at Lori’s table and sip some lemon tea and nibble on a sweet treat!

There’s been a lot of painted pots and vases lately in the blog world. It’s such a great way to give an old piece new life. I just love this plant pot makeover from Liz of Howling at the Moon. The shiny black paint against the aged terra cotta is such an attractive contrast!

This handmade star pillow from Allison of Darling and Dapper Life is so fabulous! With the neutral color, it can be used for patriotic holidays or year round. The cute tassels are the perfect finishing touch!

I love to go crabbing…it was such a fun part of my childhood. Regina of Saved From Salvage is planning a Father’s Day Crab Feast, and I enjoyed reading all about it! I’m so excited that it’s almost crabbing season here. I can’t wait to take my daughter crabbing for the first time!

Do you have a weighted blanket? I feel like I can’t live without mine lol! If you’re thinking about getting one, you’ll want to read this review from Jenna at Life of an Earth Muffin. This chunky knit style is also very decorative!

This month, we had a tie for the most clicked post, so I’m going to feature them both!

Patrick from Adventures in Weseland shared some photos from a boating trip he took in the San Francisco Bay. There’s the Gold Gate Bridge! Even though Patrick has lived in the San Francisco area his whole life, he decided to go on this boat ride usually taken only by tourists. He had a great time, and I just love his zest for life!

I had never heard of Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars, until now! Kippi from Kippi at Home shared this scrumptious recipe. I love that she used ready made cookie dough…easy, quick and delicious is my kind of recipe!

If you’ve been featured this week or any other time at CYS, please feel free to grab a button to post on your blog!

Thank you to everyone for sharing, and congratulations to all of the featured bloggers!  I had so much fun reading your posts and discovering new to me blogs.  Don’t forget to link up your new posts to have a chance to be featured next week at Celebrate Your Story!

Now it’s time to link up!  It’s easy, just a few rules:

1. YOU CAN LINK UP TO 3 POSTS: HOME DECOR, CRAFTS, TABLESCAPES, GARDENING, RECIPES, AND MORE!
2. ETSY | AMAZON | LINK PARTIES ARE NOT ALLOWED AND WILL BE DELETED. ALSO, NO ROUND UPS PLEASE.
3. PLEASE VISIT ONE OF YOUR FELLOW LINKUPS AND LEAVE THEM A COMMENT. DON’T LINK AND RUN!
4. YOU ARE GRANTING ME PERMISSION TO USE PHOTO(S) ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES.

PLEASE DON’T PIN FROM THIS POST…IF YOU’D LIKE TO PIN SOMETHING, JUST CLICK THE LINK TO VISIT THE BLOGGER’S SITE AND PIN FROM THERE. THEY WILL APPRECIATE IT!

I PIN ALL FEATURES TO MY CELEBRATE YOUR STORY! PINTEREST BOARD.