Back at it

Back at it at school again. We started the 23rd and it was actually a really nice week last night to start. It wasn't too hot, and was relatively in the high 70's for most of the week so that was nice. There isn't any air conditioning in my part of the building so it's never a good idea when you start mixing junior high kids and heat, my room tends to smell. Bad. Other than that it has gone really well. It's definitely been hard getting back into the routine - I hate waking up at 6 A.M., but the days seem to just fly by now. Seems like sleep has turned into one of my favorite things (which I will post about soon. I've been wanting to do a "My Favorite Things" post for a while - now I just need to find time to get it done!) but it's definitely going to fly by I think and Christmas will be here before we know it! (YAY!)

Not much has been happening lately. I'm excited for Labor Day Weekend this weekend, not just because it's kind of the last weekend of Summer, but that means I can start putting out FALL decorations! I can't wait to get all my warm colors, Fall Yankee Candles, and pumpkin stuff out. I've really be itching to get it all out, and I told Josh I didn't care if it was 110 degrees on Monday I'm getting everything out! It's September so that gives me the go ahead to take down the beach scents and the red, whites and blues and get out the red, gold and oranges. I've even tried to talk Josh into making some chili but he says it just isn't chili weather yet (and he's right), but with the nice days we were having and the cool nights it was so tempting. Plus with Friday Night Football under way it just seems logical. I guess I'll have to wait a little bit longer for that. I'm actually going to make some of these that I saw on another blog: Jack O' Lanterns! I'm going to make a couple to put in the windows here, and then maybe two to take to school. It doesn't sound like it will cost me much, I just need to find all the material. So I'm hoping I can get to making some of those this weekend - that would just be great!

This past weekend Andy, Laura, and Kayden came down on Friday night so we kind of lounged around on Friday night and then Saturday we went to the Downtown Farmer's Market and then out to eat and then I had to stop by the mall and get a dress for my friend Nichole's wedding. It was pretty fun and nice to spend time with them all day. We were having some troubles with Tyson being extremely jealous whenever Josh or I would hold Kayden, and the first time they came down it was almost scary how crazy he was going:



But the more they come down here the calmer he is about it and he even kind of ignored me on Saturday when I was holding her! (Could have been because someone else had food.) But I got one good picture of her Sunday when we all went to Josh's family reunion, she looked so cute in her dress and bow:

Saturday night I went out for a girls night with my friend Danielle and our friend Brice and we had a blast, it was much needed from the stressful first week back, and I couldn't have asked for better friends to hang out with. So for the most part it was a successful weekend. Like I said, I'm ready for Fall and apparently the trees are getting ready too because our neighbor's tree is starting to lose a few of its leaves so that's always a good sign it's just around the corner. But before my garden goes away I wanted to post a picture of it at its fullest at the end of Summer:

With ISU rock:

Sending lots of prayers and well wishes to Grandpa and Brother - hope they are doing well and both on the fast road to recovery! <3