Fall is Here!!

It's officially fall and my favorite time of year!! I'm especially excited this year because we'll actually get to experience a real fall! I can't wait to see changing colors and cooler temps. My mom sent me a couple fall related decor items in her latest care package and I simply couldn't wait any longer to fallify (it's not a word, I made it up) our house! Take a peek...

Once we get into October I have a few more things to put out that are more on the Halloween side. I'm also thinking of doing a new Halloween wreath and posting a tutorial on the blog! Happy Wednesday!

Hello Monday!

Hello to a new week! I hope you all had a relaxing and fun weekend. Mike and I both had to work Saturday and Sunday, but we still managed to squeeze in some fun!

Hello delicious barbecue we had at Gigi's BBQ during our trip to Pueblo on Friday!

Hello new tools for Mike!

Hello craft supplies for me!!

Hello to fall almost officially being here!

Here's to a great week ahead! I'll be back on Wednesday with a new post.

This post is linked up with Lisa Leonard's Hello Monday series!

FRIDAY!!!

It's Friday!!! I've had a really great couple of weeks. School is going well for both Mike and I, and working is slowly coming to an end for both of us. He has two more weekends and I have four. There's lots to talk about so let's get started...

1. Our friends Jim and Lindsay have chickens (so jealous!) and they gave us some fresh eggs!!

2. I don't know if you remember or not, but in February I dropped my phone in a bucket of water while cleaning the house. I had the insurance and was sent a replacement phone (side note - I didn't realize the replacement phones are refurbished phones). The camera on the "new" phone stopped working about two weeks after getting it. I should have just sent it back right away, but didn't feel like dealing with it so I just haven't had a camera on my phone since March. Then slowly other little things stopped working here and there, so needless to say I was eagerly awaiting for my upgrade time to come. Well it finally came!! I'm a proud owner of a new phone!!! It's an LG G2 and so far I'm loving it.

3. I decided it was time for a little change and got my hair cut. It came out shorter than what I was originally expecting, but I really like it. I was hoping this new hair cut might make me look a little older (you wouldn't believe the number of people who ask me what high school I go to), but I think no such luck...oh well. I do have bangs, but I'm still trying to figure out how to style them so they are pulled back in this picture.

4. My Simplified Planner by Emily Ley arrived this week! I went with the weekly edition because I'm just not sure I'm busy enough for a daily one. I can't wait to start using the planner in the new year. It's nice that the cover is hard, so I know I can throw it in my purse and no pages will be bent. Plus, it sure is nice to look at too!

5. Have you seen these ridiculously cute stamps??

6. I have been pining for some cowboy boots all summer and finally decided to get a pair while they were on sale!! I just love them! Plus they have been making my closet smell like leather!

5. I recently read "The Joy of Less" by Francine Jay and got motivated to go through every room in our house and declutter/reorganize. It took most of my free time last week, but we did it. It feels so much better in here to have everything a little more simplified and in it's place!! We have quite a few bags and boxes to take to Good-Will, so Mike and I are using it as an excuse to head to Pueblo (about an hour and a half from Trinidad, and the closest Good-Will location). We are planning to stop and eat lunch at a delicious BBQ place we ate at last time we were there!

I would like to wish a happy birthday to my good friend Reina who celebrated her birthday on Tuesday and to my beautiful cousin, Kamella, who's birthday is tomorrow!! Also, USF has a football game tonight so let's hope they do better than they have the past two games...GO BULLS!! Happy weekend everyone!

This is a link up to the Lauren Elizabeth blog for High Five for Friday.

My First Quilt: Finally Completed!

I started working on my very first quilting project soon after moving to Colorado, which now has been about nine months ago (time flies!). You can read my first two blog posts about it here and here. I never would have guessed it would take me this long to get it done, but I've really procrastinated on these final steps. Sewing the top quilt was the fun part of the project, actually doing the quilting part was really stressful! I was so scared of messing up! All I can say was that it was a really good learning experience. I now know a few things I'll do differently next time around. Overall, I'm really pleased with the outcome. It really looks like a quilt!

It might be a little too colorful for some, but that's what I really enjoy about it. All the colors make me smile when I see them! I had a wonderful time working on this project and already have ideas for more. You know I'll keep you updated!

High Five for Friday

Happy High Five for Friday everyone!!


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I have some herbs, spinach, and two kinds of lettuces growing! They are starting to look good.

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We have an apple tree in our back yard. This little guy is working on growing nice and big. Our neighbor says they aren't very good for eating and that squirrels usually get to them first anyways, but they still look pretty.

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These lovely flowers also popped up in the backyard. All the colors make me a happy girl!

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I painted my nails earlier this week. The color is a little lighter than I was expecting, but I still like it. I was trying to pick out something to get me the fall mood.

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Mike's mom has officially booked a flight to come and visit us in November. Let the countdown begin!! I could not be more excited for her to get here!!!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

What I Wore Wednesday

Hello! I haven't done one of these in awhile, so it feels good to get back to it. All summer I've been wearing a uniform to work and then just shorts and a t-shirt when I got home, so now that we're back in school I have to put together actual outfits again. I wore this outfit to school yesterday and these pictures were taken in our backyard. I like that this outfit was really comfortable, but still looks put together.

This post is linked up with The Pleated Poppy for What I Wore Wednesday.  Have a great day!!!

Hello Monday

I'm linking up with Lisa Leonard Designs for Hello Monday!

1. Hello to a brand new month! I can feel fall is on its way. It's been in the high forties here in the mornings, but warms up to the high eighties by the afternoon. Rumor around town is that it's going to be a rough winter. I'm looking forward to fall, but winter can hold off a bit!

2. Hello to slowing down a bit. Mike and I are starting our third week of school, and after this Labor Day weekend, things will start to wind down at work. We'll only be working weekends from now until the end of the season. While Mike will still be crazy busy with work and school, my schedule will start to open up a bit. I'm only taking three classes this semester, so I'm looking forward to having more free time and will hopefully start blogging regularly again.

3. Hello to this yummy pie I baked for Mike. He was elected Treasurer of the Trinidad State Junior College Gun Club last week and I was super excited for him!! His favorite pie is Razzleberry Pie from Marie Callenders, and I decided to try my hand at making a homemade version. I think it came out pretty good!

4. Hello pretty flowers Mike picked for me! We have tons of these beautiful sunflowers growing all over town and they definitely brightened up our home.

5. Hello USF victory on Saturday night. We might be 1,700 miles away, but we'll still support our bulls!!

Here's to having a great start to the week!