OUR WEEKEND + FIVE THINGS I LOVE

It was such a lovely fall weekend! The temperatures dropped over the last few days and it actually got me in the Christmas-y spirit, finally.

Friday: We spent the evening at home and decided to make it a special “date night in” night. We put Ayla to bed a little early, and then Ben and I had a “date” in the living room with apple crisp, frozen yogurt, and hot drinks. It was a cozy evening at home, and even though I would have loved to have gone out for an evening together, it was still a date!

Saturday: We met some friends from church for breakfast in the morning, and had such a good time talking and getting to know them and their little girl who was actually born on the same day as Ayla. I think they are meant to be friends, hehe! We stayed and chatted with them as long as our little miss allowed us to, but eventually nap time called and we had to head out. We did a quick stop at Lowe’s for some house stuff on the way home, and I think we have our kitchen floors and countertops both decided on, so huge sigh of relief here. The afternoon was full of house work and chores, and Ben put our new shed in place in the yard so we’ll be able to get a lot of things cleared out of the garage now, woot! We semi-watched the football game in the afternoon, but both ended up having things to get done yet that day so we didn’t really get to sit down and watch much. I ran into town at half-time for groceries and a quick Target run for living room curtains (which are finally put up and it feels like we’re officially moved in now, hehe), and came back home at five thirty in a terrible funk. It was like one of those things when you know you’re acting like a child but it seems almost impossible to just snap out of it…like, I just want to act immature for a little bit here. Goodness, I’m embarrassed of myself just even typing that out. But that’s the truth of how my Saturday afternoon was…and thankfully, I did manage to snap out of my immaturity after talking out all the things going on in my heart and mind with Ben. It’s weird how it can just make it better to simply talk about it, right? So we talked and I realized that I was stressing out over things that didn’t need to be stressed out over and I just needed to take a chill pill. I’m much better now, hehe.

Sunday: We had a quiet morning at home, playing with Ayla and being cozy in front of the fireplace. We lit the fireplace for the first time on Saturday night, and it just creates such instant coziness that I love! Ayla loves to sit and watch the flames and grins at the crackles and pops that come from the wood. Ben went out to walk in the woods at a nearby state park for a while in the morning, and I made lunch and a big stack of pancakes to have ready for our supper after church while he was gone. We had church in the afternoon and came home to eat pancakes and eggs and catch up with some sweet young friends that are here to visit us for a few days. It was a great start to a full week of spending time with family and friends!

Here are five things I love:
– this attitude
– this genius product
– these ideas for Thanksgiving leftovers
– yes to this
– this pretty clutch // keep your eyes open for a giveaway coming soon!!!

Have a great holiday week, dears!