Oh Eight. And Oh Nine. Two Oh One Seven

And I'm two months behind again. Go figure, right?

I'm honestly not sure I'm going to keep blogging after this year. It's definitely something I needed in my life for a time, and I do like looking back on old posts to see what life was like "back then", but I just don't have the time (or, let's be honest, the motivation or inspiration most days) to take the time to write posts. My purpose of this blog was to be an encouragement to others, and it's become more of a glorified journal over the past few years. So I'm just not sure I'm going to keep it up after this year.

All that being said, let's talk about August!

August started off with lots of planning and fun for K.M. and V.M.'s co-ed baby shower! The shower turned out amazing and was so much fun! I'm so glad I was able to throw the shower with S.W. and bless our friends.

The next weekend, I went wine tasting with my wine tasting ladies to celebrate K.A.'s birthday! We had such an amazing time and I'm so glad I was able to go with them!

We spent some time with my family at my sister's house. It was a really fun day and I'm glad we were all able to be together.

And there was lots of other fun stuff mixed in there! The whole month was a busy blur but it was a good one!



And then September came out of left field! I honestly didn't even realize it was September until about the third week in. That's how crazy life felt!

We had a fun make your own pizza night with some of our friends. We tried some amazing different combos and ate way too much. It was such a fun night!

Our niece turned 6! We had a blast celebrating her birthday! I still can't believe she's already 6! Time really does fly by.

I went to CO to visit my bestie and her family (you can read more about that here).

And K.M. and V.M. brought their beautiful baby girl into the world! I'm in love already and can't wait for more baby snuggles!

September also had lots of other fun stuff mixed in! It was another super busy month, but what else is new at this point, right? Life just doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon. But I don't think I'd have it any other way!

And now we are in October! My favorite time of year is starting and I'm so excited for what the next three months will bring!

Friendship Refreshes the Soul

I went to CO last month to see my bestie and her family!

I know I say this every time I get back, but I really have the best time with them. We have much needed, sometimes even really hard conversations, and I always leave feeling encouraged and refreshed.

I cried a lot on my final day there, knowing I had to get on a plane and come home. Em asked me in the car on our way to the airport what my favorite part of this trip was and I couldn't even answer her. I had to text her while I was waiting for my plane because I couldn't verbalize it through my tears. My favorite part was all of it, and I'm very much looking forward to the next time I get to be with them.

We went driving in the mountains to see the fall leaves, which was so beautiful. I feel like we often get a little ripped off where I live because sometimes the leaves haven't even had a chance to fully change before the wind and rain come in and strip the trees of their leaves. So it was amazing to see so many beautiful trees starting to get their fall best.

We went to a biergarten in the mountains as well, which was really fun. It was a place Em had been dying to try, so I'm glad I was able to go there with her. We also went to one of their favorite country bars while I was there, and had wings and lots of laughs.

We started and finished a 101 Dalmatians puzzle (the amazing Thomas Kinkade one) and played quite a few games with the kids.

We saw American Assassin in the theater and went out for drinks after at one of their favorite spots (that they took Josh and I to last year when we were there).

We also had a wonderful tea morning that turned into afternoon with Em's sister. She is such a sweetheart and I'm so thankful that I've gotten to know her a little better over the years.

And we spent a lot of time hanging out at their place with the kids. I love their little family so much and I love getting to spend time with them.

It was my longest amount of time spent there and yet time flew by as usual. I'm so thankful I was able to take this trip!