Good morning and happy Monday Friends ☀️ 🍁
How are you this lovely new week? I hope your day is bright and lovely and your week full of promise already.
Did you have a nice weekend? It was a very fun one here! My sweet kiddo Aaron and the significant person in his life (their name is Jill 💗) came up to Ten Mile with Matt and I. Aaron finally got to meet Matt's folks and vice versa. Annie has already met them a few times and wasn't feeling well this weekend - so she stayed home. It was so fun to show Aaron & Jill around the lake property and cute towns nearby. We did some fun shopping (Aaron got himself like 5 Ten Mile shirts and a cute hat- Lol). We ate, gabbed, played lots of games and went for a final pontoon ride for the season up there. The weekend went way too fast and it sure sounds like Aaron and Jill had has much fun as we all did too. 😊 They want to go back in the summer next year and spend time IN the lake then.
Aaron really wants a water property one day and said he'd be fine with Matt and I giving him our home, or the ten mile property anytime we'd like - he's such a stinker and always cracks me up. In seriousness, though, he said that Jill has commented before that she really loves our home on the bay here, which I took as such a nice compliment :)
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:
ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING:
part of a pretzel bun with a little cheese, coffee w/ vanilla almond milk creamer
ON MY TO DO LIST THIS WEEK:
errands (Matt & I need to run to DMV this week), Annie's volleyball games, need to run to my Mom's, yard work & decorations, home projects, fun plans with friends the upcoming weekend, hospice work from home and at the facility
THINKING ABOUT:
I love that it looks so Fall in our home! I got most of my Fall decorations up, but haven't done the outside yet. I've even been thinking ahead on some of the season and even ordered our Thanksgiving turkey from the company I like to and set up the delivery date in November. I've also already started getting a few Christmas gifts that I've been storing away already.
Also, I have been talking to my gf who also shares an October birthday with me about scheduling our annual trip up the pretty shore for our special lunch date place. And Matt also has an October birthday so he and I have been talking about our fun Fall hiking and big day out to celebrate plans too. I love this time of year! Yay! 🍂 🧡
AS I LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE
Bright sunlight pouring in. I can see more leaves changing on some of the trees in the yard. I love seeing my Fall decorations out! I'll share some pics below but won't do too many. I will share more over the days and weeks ahead too. Don't want to overload you 😂
CURRENTLY READING
More Autumn magazines, home projects and might be tackling an embroidery project - all have been taking my time from book reading...but will get back to it soon!
ON THE TV TODAY:
HGTV shows, When Calls the Heart, Big Brother (Annie & I are so behind on this because of busy schedules! Lol), AGT, Better Call Saul, Halloween Baking Championship, Hallmark movies
ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:
MONDAY - leftover pizza from the weekend, caesar side salad
TUESDAY - tacos
WEDNESDAY - cheese & broccoli wild rice soup, lemon poppyseed scones, fruit
THURSDAY - pesto pasta with pine nuts & meatballs, salad
FRIDAY - pesto chicken salad sandwiches, french onion soup (or might be out for dinner)
TO RELAX THIS WEEK I WILL:
crafting, walks with Matt, fun home projects
TIPS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE:
FROM THE CAMERA:
Loved our time up in Ten mile so much! We had to take Aaron and Jill around the cute shops there and to the park where there's a statue of Lucette (the Paul Bunyan legend is big in the area and Lucette is his girlfriend - Lol)
PRAYER LIST:
For an end to the conflict in the Ukraine and other areas of the world living in war & fear. For peace and unity in this country, especially from hate and shootings or violence. For anyone sick, suffering, in pain or fear... that God bring them comfort and peace. For His Light and Love to cast out the dark everywhere. 🙏