20,000+

Guess what, you guys?!

The Scoop from The Coop hit over 20,000 views this past week!

I wish I could have an "in person" reaction...but we'll have to settle for a "WWHHHAATTT?!?!?!!??!!"

So, in honor of this milestone, I thought I'd do an ultimate favorites list - say...20 Favorite Things, perhaps...?  ; )

(in no particular order)

1. Favorite color: red

2. Favorite animal: cat

3. Favorite game show: Wheel of Fortune
The Price is Right is a close second.

4. Favorite Pampered Chef product: Crinkle Cutter
This is both a nostalgic and practical choice.  Except, they stopped selling them - have I mentioned that here, yet?  Yeah - they discontinued my favorite product a few weeks after I signed on to be a consultant.  I literally almost cried.  Don't worry, though - I stocked up before they were completely out.

5. Favorite place to get a burger: Five Guys
The fact that I actually have a favorite burger place was a recent epiphany...and has proven itself true on multiple occasions, already (as in, I am disappointed by burgers elsewhere).  I crave these burgers regularly (stop right there - no need to read into that), and am always satisfied when we do indulge.  Plus, they just started selling pretty killer milkshakes, too, so...

6. Favorite web browser: Chrome

7. Favorite pizza: Papa John's
I'm going to have to specify "carry-out or delivery" here, because I could never choose between the traditional pizza I've had on the streets of Italy, the deep-dish deliciousness found in Chicago, and the homemade creations I've had in some of your kitchens.  They're just all too good!  So, favorite readily-available pizza would have to be Papa John's.

8. Favorite way to eat corn: on the cob

9. Favorite card game: Pitch

10. Favorite retail store: Target
Honestly, I think I have lots of favorites, but this is the most consistent one - I've always loved Target, and I'm pretty sure I always will.

11. Favorite nickname I've been given: Kens
That can be considered a nickname, right?

12. Favorite Pandora station: shuffle

13. Favorite Wii game: Just Dance

14. Favorite season: fall

15. Favorite thing about building a fire: s'mores

16. Favorite footwear: flip-flops

17. Favorite late-night host: Jimmy Fallon

18. Favorite Olympic sport to watch: figure skating

19. Favorite flower: roses
But I really love all flowers!

20. Favorite person: Bryant ♥
There is a pretty extensive tie for second-favorite. ☺


Thank you so much for contributing to this ever-growing view count!  I so appreciate your interest and support.  You are the reason I keep writing.

I'd love to answer any questions you have and/or write about whatever topics you'd like, so please let me know if you have any!  (You can leave an anonymous comment, if you're more comfortable with that.)

Looking forward to hearing from you!

20,000-ingly,
Kensy

Favorites of the day:

Norwex

checking things off to-do lists

The "new perspective" I gained this past weekend. ☺

Our Favorite Things: 2015

“Our Favorite Things: 2015”

Lyrics by: Bryant & Kensy Byers

To the tune of: “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music

New jobs and good jobs and trips to the mountains,

BSF, small groups, and praise team rehearsals,

A season to celebrate Jesus’ birth…these are a few of our favorite things.

Family time, good friend time, and new adventures,

Seared steak and cookies and sweet surprise flowers,

Ballroom dance lessons and grand piano strings…these are a few of our favorite things.

DIY projects and seeing new movies,

Our dog and friends’ dogs and even our kitty,

Concerts and cooking and dates at the range…these are a few of our favorite things.

When it’s trash day, and a raccoon, opens up our bag…

We simply remember our favorite things, and then we don’t feel so bad.

Toddlers and students and funny coworkers,

Netflix, vacations, and chats with the neighbors.

Warm, cozy nights that do not have to end…these are a few of our favorite things.

Fresh air and trimmed hair and time at the pool,

Long walks and Zumba and good bargain hunting,

Weddings and parties and Amazon Prime…these are a few of our favorite things.

New tools and Craigslist and clearance at Target,

Pen pals and board games and notes in the mail,

Road trips and cooking and trying new things…these are a few of our favorite things.

And when we’re asked, more than one time, when we’re having kids?

We’ll simply say, “We plan to wait just a bit,” and in the meantime, we’ll live… 

(full-and-fullfilling-lives-while-enjoying-being-married-and-doing-what-we-want-when-we-want-

yet-all-the-while-looking-forward-to-expanding-our-family)!

Thank you for reading/singing! Wishing you and yours a blessed holiday season! May you find time to enjoy some of your favorite things now and in the New Year to come.

Love,

Kensy & Bryant

Favorites of the day:

our Christmas tree

Masterchef Jr.
these two:

When we finished their puzzles, they said "Keke, let's take a picture!!"

Favorites of the week/end

Yep - it's a special edition post - lucky you!  

Favorites of this week and weekend:

such amazing work places, coworkers, and bosses

banana bars (with cream cheese frosting, of course)

Zumba

Raising Cane's (if you live in Lincoln and haven't eaten here, you should probably change that real quick)

wearing skirts and flip-flops

the Hunger Games trilogy (It's been on my summer reading list for months, but I decided to break down and read them now, instead.  I started them Tuesday night and will start the third book tonight.  They are excellent.  There's really no other way to say it.  You should probably read them...seriously.  No, I haven't seen the movie, yet, but hope to soon!  Any takers? ☺)

laying outside and reading...in March!

stamping weekend

bike rides!

Scrabble/Words with Friends

massage voucher on Groupon (and $5 in Groupon bucks to use toward it!)

baby cinnamon roll (recipe courtesy of Pinterest)

this guy:

Quick student story:

I asked one of the 6-yr.-old girls I teach (the one who wanted to set me up with her uncle) if she had any questions at the end of her lesson.  She said, "Yes - Do you celebrate Thanksgiving?"  I replied, "Yes, why do you ask?"  She said, "Well, some people don't."  Fair enough.

Enjoy the week,

Kensy

P.S.  Thanks for the 6,500+ page views! ☺