girls day, bling rings, and pumpkin seeds

well, it feels like fall is officially here... we survived back to school! the weather is cooling off, and everything is turning brown. my family is harvesting their fields, and the holidays are fast approaching- can you believe it?!!! we have so many things that started recently, its rough trying to get down a routine schedule and try to keep it organized... but amidst the chaos, there is still a "walk through the park feel to everything"- and im so glad...i love seeing the 4 pumpkins that are sitting out front of my house, and i anxiously look forward to getting sloppy and pumpkin seedy this year carving them with the kids. i cant wait to roast the pumpkin seeds. the air is crisp and refreshing.

courtney started gymnastics a couple weeks ago, and ballet this past week... she looks like a little angel standing in her ballet line in her little slippers and leotard... and she has a blast in her gymnastics class- lets get that energy out!!! it makes me happy to watch her accomplishing whatever she is working on in class.  jacob is having fun with football, but i hope and pray he can get it together with school and keep his eligibility. he is growing up so fast- its killing me...where did the innocent little baby go, and where did this preteen kid with some major attitude issues come from...as i try to remember him being little i realize maybe this is a sort of kick in the butt to get me re-motivated to scrapbook again.   mason just turned 6 months old, and is hitting his own milestones with teething, and scooting around, i love watching how much he changes every day.

i actually got to get out of the house the other day too!!! me and a friend had our own girls day out, and i have to say...this needs to happen more often!  i think it helps all around with my happiness goals... being with good friends raises spirits, and of course shopping is always fun with friends... we started the day with our hair... it was an adventure in itself! 4 hours later...hahaha...we made our way out of the house to lunch--- looking cute even though we were sporting the minivan. after lunch and loosing ourself in cheesecake for dessert- and how does cheesecake not make someone happy, we headed to the mall... did some shopping and treated ourselves to a couple chunky fun blingy rings (very much a happy tool)... unfortunately we ran out of time, and our plans to get tattoos had to be postponed... but no worries- more girl days are in the future for sure.

so as i sit here with my blingy rings on...lol... even though they dont match a thing im wearing... i smile.

im soooo looking forward to taking trips to the pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and fall festivals this year... i will miss the warm weather for sure, but will be making deffinate vacation plans for next summer soon... ive been kind of edgy and crabby lately, but im trying to keep it under control...like a semi-happy balance of letting small crap go, and not dwelling on insignificant issues. but im glad i can still appreciate the little things that are all around me with the changing of the season...

so- sorry this post wasnt very insightful, or silly as some of the others, but i hope to post more soon now that we are settling in with our fall schedules, and hopefully getting over the teething fevers...maybe i might get a chance to do some more reading!!! i hope i hope i hope... i need some progress here at home. i did order another book to aid in my home re-organizing... it is just like the one minute organization book except it is about cleaning, im super psyched for it to get here... hahaha- i used to get excited about music, and movies, and toys and such... now i get excited about home appliances and cleaning books...lol   does that mean im getting old?  while i ponder that---enjoy the rest of the weekend......talk to you soon!