Posted in Memes

Monday Memes

Hello and happy Monday!

How was your weekend? We had the perfect fall weekend here in Lexington. The sun was shining, the temps were in the 70’s, and there was no rain in sight. I went for daily walks, finally started season 4 of Ted Lasso, read my book, meal planned, baked pumpkin muffins, got a pedicure, picked up some pumpkins to finish off the front porch and ran a few errands.

I stayed home while the fam went to the UK game, and they are always excited for a CATS win.

We’re ready to tackle this last week of October! How is it the last week of my favorite month? Today, I’m sharing some favorite memes from the month…

Happy Monday!

Again, happy Monday!

This is so true…especially in September and October…we want it to feel like fall so badly. Thankfully, I think we’re really starting to cool off!

Not a bad idea, right?

We gotta live a little! haha

Some days are harder than others 😉

This is me on a Sunday:

Or if you ask me to go somewhere where I can’t hear myself think!

I hope these memes started your week off right!

Posted in Friday Favorites, Kids

Friday Favorites {#318}

Hello and happy Friday!

Well this week just seemed to fly by! Did it feel that way for you? Doesn’t that just figure that my favorite month is moving so quickly…

As always, I’m linking up with Andrea for this week’s Friday Favorites.

Here are some favorites from the week…

‘Tis the season for homecoming!

Hadley went to homecoming #2, and looked oh so pretty!

My resourceful girl borrowed a dress from a friend, and it was stunning….as was her bouquet from her date. The flowers matched her dress perfectly.

For Hadley’s homecoming, everyone was sweating while taking photos, and last weekend, everyone was chilly! Welcome to fall in Kentucky. haha

Always a busy bee, Hadley also had a lovely Sunday afternoon with her friends. Here they are dressed and ready to have fun at Keeneland:

Hadley sent me this photo, and I love it…There’s no better place than Keeneland in the fall, and the girls look so lovely in their fall colors.

I’m loving my new Walmart fall candles and burning them any chance I get.

When I went to Walmart last Saturday to pick up a couple more candles, I also saw this cute candy corn icon glass.

It’s definitely not the same thicker quality of glass as my other ones, but it will do the trick for my iced coffee! (When looking on the Walmart website, I did spot these sets of glasses…oh I wish I’d seen the white pumpkins…how cute!)

Also, while I was at Walmart, I picked up a Glade plug in, the pumpkin and spice scent..and one of my students said, “Mrs. White, it smells like fall in your room!” Isn’t that just the best statement ever?

As I’ve mentioned, I don’t purchase a lot of books, but I’ve been buying the Emma M. Lion series as I’ve finished the books. I don’t know if I will buy them all, but they are a fun pop of color!

I’ve had a couple of “self-care” afternoons this week.

I love my monthly facial, and that was such a treat.

I’ve made a point to go for daily walks after school. I find if I just come home, change and go, I’m more likely to do it! The weather has been lovely, the leaves are changing, and they are crunching under my feet. It’s the best time of the year.

Favorite Mom Meme:

Where is the lie? haha

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Bonus Fave: Flashback Friday

As I shared in yesterday’s post, October 2010 was definitely a fave…it’s when our pumpkin patch tradition started!

Weekly Recap:

Here are my posts from the week in case you missed one:

I hope you have a fabulous fall weekend!

Posted in Kids, Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: October 2010

Hello and happy Thursday!

I’ve been enjoying this little monthly Throwback series…

January, February, March, April, May , June, July, August and September…

Today I’m sharing a look back to October 2010…I’ve loved Octobers for a long time, but I think I really started loving them in 2010 because we started some of my favorite family traditions that mostly continue today!

We made a trip to the pumpkin patch. While Travis and I had been in other years, it wasn’t an annual thing like it is now.

At this point, the kids were almost one year old, so they had lots of fun.

I still put this framed photo out every fall…

Peep Hayden’s “I love my mummy” shirt…

…and Hadley with her cute jack-o-lantern shirt (and bow!)

Photo opp #1

Photo opp #2!

That October, Trav’s brother took our first family photos. Not this exact pic, but I have one from that photo session hanging up, and I love it so much.

One warm day, I took the kids out on the back porch and took their photo in their birthday t-shirts to use for the invites for their first birthday party.

Look at those smiles!

Who needs toys when you can play with a Cheerios box?!

Halloween prep with glow in the dark skeleton PJs!

Halloween time! I did the best I could getting pics of them with their personalized trick-or-treat baskets. It was nice of them to share their candy with us 😉

Wagons…the main form of transportation as almost one year olds…

Trick-or-treating with friends…we carried on that tradition for over ten years! Oh the memories…

Of course we had to get a pic with our skeleton and jack-o-lantern!

Yep, this confirms it. October 2010 must have been when I truly started loving Octobers.

Posted in This and That

Wednesday Hodgepodge

Hello and happy Wednesday! How is your week going? I’ve been so tired by bedtime and even hitting snooze a time or two in the morning. Ever since fall break, it’s been hard to get back into a groove. That being said, the weather has been amazing, so it’s been nice to sit on the front porch when I get home from school or go for a walk.

Today, I’m linking up with Joyce for Wednesday Hodgepodge.

Here are my answers to her prompts this week:

1. This week’s Hodgepodge lands on ‘Back to the Future Day.’ October 21, 2015 was the date the movie characters (Marty McFly, Doc, and Jennifer Parker) traveled to in the future in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part 2. Did you see the movie? Tell us something about what was happening in your life in the fall of 2015.

Ok, well this blows my mind that we’re past the future date by eleven years! haha

We’re big Back to the Future people…well, I should say my brother and I are. He loves that movie. When I started dating Travis, he swore that Travis resembled Michael J. Fox…and would reference Back to the Future…even mentioning the flux capacitor from time to time. haha

Anyway, while I know I’ve seen Back to the Future 2, I’m more familiar with the original.

In the fall of 2015, the kids were in kindergarten, and I was all about being an elementary school mom!

2. Which – ber month is your favorite? (September, October, November, December). Explain why.

Oh…I love all the “-ber” months, but October has always been my fave.

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I appreciate September because fall is on the way, but it’s still so hot, and we’re so focused on school in September. November is fabulous because of Thanksgiving and the kids’ birthday. December is often stressful with the holidays and just busyness of school and the end of the semester.

In October, there are so many great things to do like go to Keeneland, go to football games, the temps are cool in the morning and evening, but the daytime temps are still in the 70’s, the leaves start to change colors, I decorate my porch for fall, we usually go to the pumpkin patch, and the list goes on and on!

3. Red, yellow, orange, bronze…your favorite fall color to wear? To eat? To see in nature?

Honestly, I’m a neutral girl even in the fall. I don’t own anything orange or yellow. I do have a few sweatshirts that are a crimson color.

I guess as far as favorite color to eat, I can say orange thanks to all the pumpkin options!

I love when the leaves change colors…with the bright orange and yellow and the pretty red colors too.

4. What do you miss most about being 20?

Oh, what’s not to miss?! I don’t need to go back in time…of course, there’s something about “with age comes wisdom,” and I’ve definitely settled into who I am. I’ve been through a lot, and it’s shaped me into who I am. There have also been many blessings in the twenty-five years since I was twenty. That being said, of course, I do miss some things from my youth…like having a jawline and not having random aches and pains.

I was working out a couple of weeks ago, and I remember thinking my knee was kind of hurting after a move…but then it went away. A couple of days later, my knee started bothering me again, and now it’s uncomfortable going up and down the stairs. So random.

5. We’re roughly three quarters of the way through the year. What’s one goal, habit, or mindset you want to purposely carry into the final weeks of the year?

I just want to make the most of what’s left of this year. It can be easy to think “I ‘have'” to do something when really I should re-frame some things into “I get” to do them. November and December can nearly take me out, so I’m just trying to take things day to day and not get overwhelmed.

January is always great for a fresh start and reset, but I want to enjoy what’s left of the -ber months too!

6. Insert your own random thought here.

I’ve shared about the Emma M. Lion series that I’m currently loving…and I’m on book 5 now. While I’ve either listened to the audio book or read on my Kindle, I wanted to own these books. It’s just such a fun series, and the book covers are so colorful.

I really only purchase a few books a year since I typically get my books (books, audio and Kindle) from the library, but I just couldn’t say no to owning these. I’ve ordered each book separately just when placing other Amazon orders. I hope to pick up five and six next, and then actually read the volume six book after I finish listening to volume 5.

I guess these are my adult version of owning a series…like when I was a kid and “had” to have the Babysitters Club books! haha!

Have a great Wednesday!

Posted in Weekly Report

Monthly Report

Hello and happy Monday!

How was your weekend? It felt like fall around here, so we were oh so happy! It was actually pretty chilly on Saturday, but then yesterday was a bit warmer since the sun was out. Now, we’re going to be in the low 70’s this week, and I’m ok with that.

I was pretty productive around the house which was needed, and I worked on some things for school. I also ran a few errands, finished a book, watched the MU Tigers lose (ugh) and the UK Wildcats win (yay).

It’s time for another monthly report…

Here’s what I’m reading, eating, preparing, obsessing, recommending and treating…

Reading –

I’m reading Kristy Woodson Harvey’s latest book…Falling for Peachtree Bluff. I’ve read almost every one of her books, and I’ve read all of the Peachtree Bluff books. I’m about 100 pages in, and this one is off to a great start. She’s definitely redeeming herself for Summer State of Mind (ugh).

Eating –

Ok, this isn’t the most aesthetic photo, but this recipe was a hit!

Last week, I made this Amish Green Beans and Chicken dish, and it was so good. Hadley said it tasted like Thanksgiving…is there even a better compliment than that? This will definitely be in the rotation this fall and winter.

Also, about a month ago, Travis found this air fryer recipe for red potatoes, and they have been another “go to.” I use the microwave Bob Evans potatoes quite a bit, so this recipe is a quick way to have a different kind of potato…and potatoes are the most important food group. ha!

Preparing –

In about a month, the kids will turn seventeen!! How is that even possible? While Hayden doesn’t care much about a birthday party, Hadley still does, and I’m thankful she’s combining efforts with a bestie who has a birthday about a week before hers. Both girls have a vision (thanks, Pinterest!), so we’ll see what we can come up with. They want to lean into the fall theme…Falling into 17! and have hot apple cider, an outdoor movie if the weather allows, a fire pit, and then scrapbook picture frames.

Here’s some of her vision board:

Obsessing –

I shared a couple weeks ago how I’m obsessing over my new Walmart pajamas , and now I have a new obsession…candles. Last weekend, I went to Walmart to make a return, and I told myself not to look around…well, I didn’t listen to myself…and walked out with two candles.

This one has the wooden wick and makes the flickering sound.

This flocked one is pretty, soft, and smells lovely! I prefer a more subtle scent, and these are impressively powerful given the price. It’s not a deterrent for me, but I tend to light this one in a room I’m not in all the time like the kitchen.

Well, I couldn’t stop myself…I went back for one more of each kind of candle yesterday!

Recommending –

Well, not sure if I can recommend these…have you seen them in your stores? They stopped me in my tracks! I did not buy them…

I am loving the Bubble milky toner that I’ve now added to my skincare routine. It leaves my skin feeling hydrated.

I showed restraint, but on my Walmart trip yesterday, I spotted this set of three wooden ghosts. So cute!

Treating –

Well, ’tis the season, and I’m treating myself to all things pumpkin. Occasionally, I get an iced coffee from Dunkin’, and I change it up, but I put in fall flavored syrups like hazelnut, tiramisu, and pumpkin.

The glazed pumpkin donut is 10/10!

There are a few monthly things to report. I don’t want October to end.

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Friday Favorites {#317}

Hello and happy Friday!

Shew! What a long week this was. It was a good week, but it sure felt like it took forever.

As always, I’m linking up with Andrea for this week’s Friday Favorites.

Here are some favorites from the week:

Well, everyone in my family has been to Keeneland this meet except for me…that’s ok…they can have all the fun. haha

Trav and Hadley went the opening weekend with Trav’s brother and one of his boys. The weather was beautiful, and they had a great time.

Another favorite is that Hadley will borrow clothes from her friends when needed! I appreciate this because she’s “booked and busy,” and I’ve told her to “shop her closet” or “phone a friend.”

A couple of her friends do Nuuly, so she borrowed this dress to go to Keeneland last week.

Travis had a big TV interview in the paddock…

…and the kids tagged along. They were also there with friends, but I think it’s good for them to see how hard their dad works for our family!

They all look so nice 🙂

Have you heard?? UK football beat LSU in overtime last weekend…and can you spot Hayden in the crowd that stormed the field afterwards?! Well, I can’t spot him either, but he was there, and this was probably a highlight of his life!

The new football coach and some big wins are all people have been talking about lately.

The Major came to visit, and we had a great time. Thankfully, there wasn’t too much going on last weekend, and everyone was mostly around to see him. It was a good visit, and of course we had to go to his favorite restaurant for breakfast as well as get the front steps photo!

Testing/accountability scores came out this week, and my school made huge improvement…and we got a treat earlier this week!

Now that we’re at the midway point of the month, I put out my new Halloween flag. It’s spooky cute.

Favorite Mom Meme:

Yes! “Tell me more” but “play it cool.” It’s a whole thing. 🤣

Weekly Recap:

Here are my posts from this week in case you missed one:

What are your weekend plans? I really want to start season 4 of Ted Lasso, because I finished the first three seasons, but just haven’t had time to start season 4. I also hope to sleep in a bit! Hadley has a homecoming dance to go to, and I do feel like we need to spend some time getting things done around the house. I’m sure my family will be thrilled to hear that!

Have a great fall weekend.

Posted in Travel

Florida Fall Break Recap

Hello and happy Wednesday!

Well, we’ve almost been home for two weeks, and I’ve shared about Hayden’s time in Arizona and our pit stop in Tennessee at Dolly’s, and today I’m finally getting to share about our week in Seaside, Florida.

It’s hard to believe, but this is the fifth year we’ve traveled with the same crew and stayed in the same house…and while each year looks different, we’ve mastered some traditions as well.

You won’t be able to tell by this post, but on this trip, I took far less photos than I have on previous ones. The kids are around less (this was the first year they could drive!! We spent a lot of time telling them what time to pick us up from the beach…haha!)…and I guess I can only take so many photos of the pretty water and beautiful sunsets…but I still have lots to share today.

Since we have this week down to a science in regards to planning, ordering groceries, and relying on our strengths and weaknesses, I’m going to do this recap a little differently.

To start, here’s a breakdown of what we did each day:

  • Saturday: We all arrived at various times on Saturday. While we were the last to arrive, we were the first in the house, so we got unpacked while others finished up an Hurricane’s, a restaurant we usually go to on the way in. Then, once everyone was at the house, we unpacked the groceries before going to the beach for sunset. The kids went to Seaside Square for the evening, and the adults hung out at home.
  • Sunday: I slept until 10…and tracked Hayden has he made his way to Arizona. I was exhausted. Every morning started slowly with some reading and a cup or two of coffee. Then, overall, it was a beach day….and the kids even hung at the beach for a couple of hours which made us happy. We caught sunset, and then dinner was hamburgers and hot dogs we grilled out as well as some sides…followed by s’mores. We spent the rest of the evening at home.
  • Monday: We had another beach day which was lovely. That evening, we all headed to Seaside Square for dinner. There are lots of restaurants and food trucks, so everyone just picked what they wanted and met up to eat. The kids were around, but they all found friends who were there and ate with them. We hung out and watched the football game that was on the screens in Seaside before heading back to the house.
  • Tuesday: By the third day of vacay, I typically move a little slower, and that’s how Tuesday was. I hung out at the house for quite a while, and Trav and I went to Seaside around 10:30 or so. We walked around, shopped a bit, and I went to my favorite book store…Sundog Books! After that, we had lunch at Daytrader which we’d never been to before. Then, it was beach time, and I stayed there until sunset which was so nice! All the adults listened to Yacht Rock in preparation for the moms and daughters watching the Yacht Rock themed Dancing with the Stars. It was also “Taco Tuesday” at the house, so we had that dinner while watching DWTS.
  • Wednesday: Wednesday was mostly spent at the beach because the weather was beautiful, and we only had two days left. A couple dads and some of the kids went open water fishing very early in the morning. That evening was the parents night out where we go out to eat. We tried a new (to us) restaurant…The Bay. We got there right at sunset, and there was live music to enjoy while we waited. Dinner was delish, and that evening some of us stayed up and played cards for a bit.
  • Thursday: The forecast for Thursday had called for rain, but everything held off for our last full day. Travis and I took the girls to Seaside, and they got breakfast while we went to Black Bear for coffee and breakfast. Then, I went shopping and also checked back in at Sundog because I was looking for a book that they didn’t have on Tuesday. I did get the book and then a Seaside sweatshirt at another store…so it was a successful trip. When we got back to the house, Travis decided to go to Publix to get a few pub subs, and that was our lunch. I ended up with a slight headache, so I decided to take it easy at the house and finish my book…and I even took a nap. When we packed up to head to the beach for the final sunset of our trip, others were coming back saying how windy it was…and these are the tried and true beach goers! So, it was a bummer to miss the final sunset, but there was no point with the fierce winds (the rain did come the next morning). Thursday night is always eat all the leftovers…and clean out the fridge. We packed up, some finished a puzzle, and the kids ran around with friends and then had s’mores.
  • Friday: Friday morning it was time to head home. We were all up around 6:30 and on the road by 7:30 or so. We snapped one last group photo before leaving.

My friend is so talented, and she made us all cups…but each one had a different “mostly likely to…” Once we got settled on Saturday, we divvied up the cups…and mine was…

Most likely to…make it to three beach sunsets! yep! That’s me. Trav got “most likely to sit in the shade” yes!, Hadley had “most likely to go to Pickles,” which she went to at least three times, and even though Hayden wasn’t there, he got “most likely to bike to the beach” which is very much him.

Now on to the picture portion of my recap:

Great Weather:

We had great weather all week! The lows were in the 60’s, and the highs were in the mid-80’s. The only rain chance we had was Thursday, and it got bumped to Friday when we were leaving. I do think it rained most of the weekend after we left.

That being said, the purple flag was flying most days, and it was no lie…marine life (jellyfish!) got one of the kids and one of the adults on two different days.

Has there ever been a more perfect hat for me?!

The beach was only somewhat crowded our first day, but after that, we had our pick of spots!

Sunsets:

I think the only day I didn’t see a the sunset was our last night due to the winds. Three nights we made it to the beach, and then Monday night, we saw the sunset at Seaside, and Wednesday night at the restaurant.

First night sunset…

Sunset in Seaside…

Slow mornings:

Every morning was slow moving which I appreciated. Many of us started our mornings with coffee on the front screened in porch.

Lots of Reading:

On Sunday, I finished a book, and then Monday, I started…

Wednesday, I started…

By Thursday, I started another book, so I call that a success!

Fave Places:

Some of our fave places include the shopping in Seaside as well as Modica Market, Sundog Books, and Black Bear Bread Co.

So many books I read this year were on display…

This Poptart was delish!

Time Spent in the Square:

The teens were up there quite a bit, and I went there three times…once in the evening, and then twice during the day. It was not crowded at all!

The girls rode the golf cart with us one morning, and we grabbed coffee while they shopped.

The post office is always picturesque and is always a fave.

Travis…always working. haha

Purchases:

Hadley was so thoughtful and excited to show me this purchase…a drawing of the post office that she got for me. She was equally excited that she used her money (she’s a working girl!) to buy it.

On my first trip to Sundog Books, I picked up a couple of stickers for my Kindle as well as a word search book. ( I love word searches!)

On my second trip to the book store, they had the book I was looking for…and I spotted these cute matches that I had to have!

Tried New Places:

For lunch, Travis and I tried Daytrader for the first time. The A/C saved us, but the decor was cute too!

He got a burger, and I got a shrimp bowl; both were delish!

We had the parent dinner at The Bay on Wednesday night. We’d never been there before, and the atmosphere was so nice. We were right on the water, there was a live band, and the food was delish.

Evenings at the House:

As everyone knows, I’m a homebody and even more so in the past few years. I feel thankful to feel “at home” in Seaside and at the house we rent because we’ve been there five years in a row. Also, the kids are at the age where they don’t need us as much, we we enjoyed hanging back at the house, playing games, listening to music, roasting s’mores, etc.

On Tuesday, we did listen to Yacht Rock most of afternoon and at sunset because we were going to watch Dancing with the Stars that evening.

Play Nine is always a fun game to play…

It was a group effort, but one puzzle was completed during the week. Two moms stayed up pretty late finishing it on the last night!

Pool time:

We have two pools in the neighborhood we stay in, and I’ve never been to either…that being said, the teens use them quite a bit.

This could be an album cover! lol

Photo Opps:

You know who loves to take a photo?! Teen girls!! They had three nights were they hit up Seaside and the beach for sunset photos…and they turned out so amazing.

They pack a lot of clothes, and then share with each other! LOL

They got good at asking people to take the group photos. haha

…with the occasional selfie!

Hadley loves the beach!

Great Crew:

We missed Hayden, but this crew had a great time together….no fighting, lots of late nights, lots of laughing, running around, beach time, pool time, golf cart rides and more.

Again, it was a great trip and another year filled with memories. Of course, it was different not having Hayden with us, but he was having a great time with his cousins.

We have this vacation pretty much down to a science…even after the initial Publix delivery, we still almost make some kind of daily Publix run, we let the kids do their thing (with restrictions, of course) and they are good about being back to the house by 8:00, we take multiple trips to and from the beach for those who want to go, we know who wants to get oysters a time or two, we know who is likely to sleep in (that’s probably me!), who likes to go on daily walks (Trav and others), who wants to be at the beach as early as possible, and who wants to catch as many sunsets as possible (again, me!)

We still use the Splitwise app to settle up at the end of the trip, and it’s been an easy way to keep track of expenses.

Other Trip Recaps:

What a blessing to have a crew who is easy to travel with and oh so much fun!

While Seaside was mostly spared during Hurricane Isaias, the community was closed Friday-Monday with power outages, debris and some damage. I follow a few 30A accounts, and seeing the photos of washed away boardwalks and uprooted palm trees was a sad sight, but it could have been so much worse.

I’m so glad our favorite little town was spared.

Posted in Travel

Pit Stop for Dolly

Hello and happy Tuesday!

Last week, I shared about Hayden’s trip to Arizona for fall break, and Friday I’d hoped to cover our time on 30A (which is now recovering from storm damage) 😦 ….but I ran out of steam at the end of the week.

That being said, I can’t go out of order, and we had a fun pit stop on our way to Florida, so I’m sharing that today.

I’d heard about Dolly’s Travel Stop, but I wasn’t exactly sure where it was located. Well, friends that were about thirty minutes ahead of us texted that they’d stopped there, and I was happy we hadn’t passed it yet!

Exit 22 on 65 is Dolly’s Tennesseean Travel Stop…and it was everything I’d dreamed it would be and more. haha

Travis might not agree that we needed to spend thirty minutes here, but Hadley and I outvoted him!

The drive leading up to the pit stop was so colorful…

…and that’s one of Dolly’s tour buses in the background.

Inside, the chandelier was made of guitars…

and of course there was all kinds of cute merch.

Even the hallway leading to the restrooms had trunks from her tours…

While Trav and Hadley shopped around, I got in line at Cup of Ambition Coffee.

While only four people were in line in front of me, it did take a bit, but I got my cup of ambition.

How cute is this sign by where I picked up my coffee?

I do have a suggestion for the pit stop…I feel like if all you want is a basic cup of coffee, you shouldn’t have to wait in a separate line…Even though the line in front of me was short, everyone was ordering frappes and complicated drinks that took a while.

On the way out, I spotted The Dream Well for Dolly’s Imagination Library.

And that was about all we had time for, but they have a full service restaurant, live music, and a spot for pups to run around!

Here’s a little more info on Dolly’s Tennesseean Travel Stop if your’re interested.

While the pit stop was a little longer than Trav would have liked, I feel like it was worth it!

It only opened in June, but I’m curious if you have ever been there?

Posted in Gift Ideas, Not Just a Mom

Share Our Lives

Hello and happy Monday!

How was your weekend? Ours was pretty relaxing thanks to the rain and cool temps. That being said, Saturday was full of excitement with Mizzou football winning, and then Kentucky beat LSU in overtime. Hayden was out there with the thousands who stormed the field afterwards. haha

Time got away from me last week, so I didn’t get a Friday Favorites post written, but I did post a 10 on the 10th post written on Saturday.

It’s already the second Monday of the month, so I’m co-hosting the Share Our Lives link up with some of my favorite bloggers.

So far this year we’ve discussed…

  • Ways to stay warm in winter in January
  • Binge worthy shows in February
  • Grocery list frequent buys in March
  • Favorite cleaning products in April
  • Go to lunches on the go in May
  • Emojis used most often in June
  • Favorite room in your house in July
  • Favorite current music in August
  • I wish I’d known in September

This month’s topic is hostess gift ideas.

This is such a fun topic because I love giving gifts. Through the years, I’ve given…

  • Flowers
  • Bottle of wine
  • Candles (maybe with a box of cute matches?)
  • Personalized items like a monogrammed dish towel
  • Icon glasses, coffee mug
  • Seasonal items like Trader Joe’s faves – box of pumpkin bread mix, seasonal candle, etc

Landyn just shared this idea this weekend…

I lovely gift basket is always a good idea. We have some cute boutiques in town, and I love to shop local when possible to find things that make sense together.

Teen girls love to put a gift basket together for birthdays! haha

This idea from Alli Sadri is so cute…an icon glass candle wrapped festively!

I can’t wait to read what others have to share.

Next month, our topic is how we express gratitude.

Have a great Monday!

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Posted in 10 on the 10th, Seasonal

10 on the 10th

Hello and happy Saturday!

Well, the week got away from me, so I didn’t get to my Friday Favorites post, but I had a few minutes this morning to finish up my 10 on the 10th post.

I’m linking up with Marsha.

This or That…

  • Pumpkin spice latte or apple cider: I don’t really do pumpkin spice lattes anymore, and I only really like warm apple cider.
  • Lots of layers or one big bulky one: I like layers. I hate being hot, so I need options. My favorite cardigan is often my “go to!”
  • Harvest festival or craft fair: Either sound fun, but I haven’t really been to either recently. I need to get out more!
  • Football games or movie nights: We love football around here. That being said, the kids tend to go to the Kentucky games, and I watch football at home most of the time. My Mizzou Tigers have a big game today as do the Kentucky Wildcats.
  • Fuzzy socks or fuzzy slippers: I like both! That being said, both of those are more winter items for me.
  • Orange pumpkins or white pumpkins: I love all pumpkins. haha! I buy colorful ones for the front porch, and we get orange pumpkins for carving.
  • Jeans or leggings: I’m a leggings girl over jeans most of the time. Who likes “stiff pants”?
  • Horror movie or Halloween Baking Championship: Oh…I love the seasonal shows on the Food Network…including any baking championships. I love seeing all of the creativity.
  • Thunderstorm or crisp chilly day: Both? Aren’t those two of the best parts of fall? I like a lovely rainy day in the fall.
  • Kettle corn or candy corn: Kettle corn is more of a preference for me. I only like candy corn in a mix of sorts.

The rains are rolling in with the remnants of Hurricane Isaias, so we’re in for a soggy Saturday.

I hope you have a great weekend!