We started off September with a trip to the beach! Since Josh and I both had Labor Day off, we escaped the heat (well, sort of. It was still warm at the beach) to spend some time with our toes in the sand. We went with our friends K. and S. and had a great day!
Later that week, I got to celebrate my bestie's birthday. We had a fun sushi night out with some girlfriends. It was much needed and such a good time.
The next night, I went to a little Pinterest craft night with some girlfriends. We had a lot of fun working on fall and Christmas projects.
One of my unfinished projects
I was most excited about this. I wanted to make a fall wreath, so when I searched on Pinterest for them, this one came up. I knew it was perfect!
My first ever fall mantel. I hope to add more to it next year, but I'm pretty happy with it for now
The following evening, we went to a friend's birthday party. We played lots of fun games and enjoyed each other's company.
The next day, our re-vamped Sunday morning service started and I was asked to sing on the worship team. It's definitely different than our evening service was, but we are making the best of it and trying to focus on the positive.
Later that week, I was able to have a fun date with my friend M.D. She moved into a new house, so I was able to go over and check it out. And then we went and grabbed shaved ice at our favorite local place. So good!
That weekend, I had a fun girls night with some friends while the guys went out to try a new beer house.
I had another small craft night with a couple of friends the next week. I was able to finish up a couple of the projects I'd been working on.
Later that week, we celebrated our niece's 3rd birthday! I still can't believe she is already 3! We had a little family celebration on her actual birthday with cake and presents. And then that weekend, we had a bigger party with some of her little friends. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law set up a movie screen in their backyard so the little ones (and the big ones...who am I kidding?) could watch Frozen.
These two melt my heart. I love when she tells him how much she loves him, or calls him a "bad girl" when he makes her mad
This kid loves singing happy birthday and blowing out candles. We may have sung happy birthday multiple times at each birthday celebration
She was eager to use the birthday gift we got her
This was at her bigger party. You can see part of the movie screen behind us
This spider scared her at first, but she quickly grew to like him and named him Mr. Skinny Legs
Earlier that day, we went to a co-ed baby shower for our friends M. and A. They are having a little girl in a couple of weeks and we are really excited that their little family is growing!
The only picture I got at the shower. My husband went to get me a drink and came back with one that said Soulmate. He can be a bit sappy at times.
And after our niece's party, we stopped by a friend's birthday party for a little while.
The next day, we went to see Josh's great grandma to say our goodbyes (more in my next blog post about that). That evening, we went over to my brother-in-law's for dinner because they had a lot of extra food from the party. We got round two on the s'mores from the movie night before as well!
The following day, we spent all day with family (more in my next blog post about what that looked like).
Later that week, our transitional pastor and his wife took Josh and I out to dinner at our favorite BBQ place, partly as a thank you for Josh helping them with some computer issues, and partly to get to know us better. We had a nice time with them.
This past weekend, we went out to dinner with two of our friends to celebrate their birthdays. Most of the boys went to play video games while the rest of us went out dancing. It was a fun night trying out a new restaurant and getting to spend some time with friends.
Other highlights for this month:
A couple of fun hang outs/coffee dates with my friend L.B. I always enjoy my time with her and our conversations.
A couple of video chats with my book club friends. We read a really funny book called Beauty Queens. I look forward to our chats so very much.
And of course, most of my fall shows have started back up! I'm excited to have some of my favorites back on TV.
It also rained a couple of times this month! I seriously love the rain and was so excited to be able to drive in it the other day.
I promise the car wasn't moving when I took this
Overall, September was a very fun month filled with a lot of good memories.
