weekend recap

I want this month to last forever! The weather is perfect, my husband is home and all is well.

• I downloaded the couch to 5k app on my phone and I'm loving it. I think I might actually finish the program this time. :) The app allows you to listen to music while you are running and then a male or female voice will come on and tell you when to walk or run and when you are halfway through and when you have minute left. It is much easier than looking at your watch every 5 seconds.

• I bought this cute piggy bank from Target for Ty. Isn't it perfect for him?!

• Speaking of Target, look at this cute top. (Ignore my creepy eyes--I sent this pic to Chesley and wasn't worried about how I looked. I just wanted her to see the top.)

It reminds me of something Emma Pillsbury from Glee would wear! I think it will be so cute tucked into a pencil skirt.

• We went to dinner Saturday night with Ty's parents, sister and brother-in-law. Ty's mom brought us this Halloween bucket full of candy and other fun treats, including those cute little pumpkins.

today's thoughts

• I'm sure everyone has been following the story of the 33 Chilean miners who have been trapped underground for 69 days. I love watching the rescue footage. It makes me tear up every time. What an incredible story of faith!

• We experienced an earthquake today in Oklahoma. It was such a weird feeling. The earthquake wasn't bad and it didn't last very long, but earthquakes are out of our comfort zone. We are used to tornadoes.

• I am reviewing med school applications and it seems like everyone speaks Spanish and has done translating in the hospital. I wish I could speak another language.

• I have eyed these stockings from Ballard Designs for years. The Christmas catalog came in the mail this weekend and I finally bit the bullet and ordered them.

The red for me and the striped for Ty.

• Ballard Designs got me in the Christmas spirit and I bought my first Christmas gift yesterday. Too bad my family reads the blog or I would post it. It's from etsy and oh so cute!
  

• The weather here has been amazing! I went to my cousin's 8th grade football game last night and it was so nice to just sit outside.
  

weekend recap

Friday
My parents, sister and nephew came to visit. They were on their way to my grandparents and stopped by to stay the night. We had yummy chicken and vegetable tostadas and these delicious cookies for dessert.
I can't resist these things in the bakery at Reasor's. They are chocolate chip cookies baked in a muffin liner topped with chocolate icing. I'm addicted!

Mason loves to be facing out and bounced to sleep. It is pretty exhausting and my sister has found alternative ways to get him to sleep, but I'm a good aunt and always bounce him. :)
When he was almost asleep I sat down and continued to bounce.

Saturday
I spent the morning playing with Mason and the afternoon designing blogs. I hadn't been at home for a whole weekend in so long and it was so nice! I ran errands and picked up some mums and a pumpkin. The stem came off the pumpkin and I'm thinking about super gluing it back on. :)

Ty and I went on a date Saturday night to Te Kei's. We had sushi, lettuce wraps and a rice bowl. Yum, yum!

Sunday
Ty went into the hospital early in the morning (Saturday, too), but he was able to join me at church. We hadn't been together in a long time and it was so nice. He had to leave early to get back to the hospital, but I will take what I can get.

This evening we are heading to a Sunday School class get together and I am taking this dip.

See that curtainless window in the second picture and the fabric hanging over the chair I am sitting in. Yeah, that has been on my to do list for months. I really thought I would tackle it today, but maybe next weekend...

I'm having some issues with the font sizing. grr.