Happy Fall Y'all

It is my most favorite time of the year!!  I love fall.  I love the food that is enjoyed during cooler weather, coffee, apple cider, the scents of fall, the colors, the weather, pumpkins and pumpkin flavoring, a fall wardrobe (especially scarves and boots) the lists goes on and on!!  To welcome in the new season, I decorated the house for fall. Deer season is in full gear so while Matt was gone, I got to work.  I pulled up all the over grown summer flowers and replaced them with pansies, mums, and other fall plants.  I went to Bath and Body Works and brought some wonderful scents of fall into our home.  I brought out my lighted pumpkin and made chicken tortilla soup for dinner. Did I mention that I love FALL???? I am helping Mama make pear relish tomorrow.  I also love the fruits of the season.  I hope we soon will be enjoying cooler weather and the beauty of the leaves changing.

Yummy Chicken Tortilla Soup~ Thanks Trisha Yearwood

 I brought out my pumpkin that I painted at Paint and Pour and my favorite lighted pumpkin.  It makes our den so warm.

 The boxes will look better when the flowers grow a little. 

 All of our shrubs are blooming.  We have enjoyed our knockout roses all summer and our Azalea's are blooming for the second time this year.  I love my flowers!! 

Our front porch

Until next time, I hope you get excited for the season that is upon us.  As we are waiting for our little one, my prayer is to....

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time
we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
Galatians 6:9  

 

Let me CATCH UP!!.....

Oh my goodness!!!  School is back in full swing and I have failed miserably to update my blog.  So here is an attempt to catch up. I finally got the rest of our anniversary pictures so here they are.  We had such a wonderful time.  We certainly relaxed and enjoyed each others company and the beauty of the mountains.   The cool mountain air was wonderful as well.

Our room

 Lunch in Highlands

 The view at Blue Mountain

 Wrapped up in a blanket in early August.... only in the mountains

 We could see the gorgeous sunrise from our balcony. 

 We found lots of waterfalls tucked away!

 Another view  that I loved at the Bed and Breakfast where we stayed

I have started full swing into my new job as a Reading Recovery teacher. It has taken a lot of time trying to get my feet wet.  I am loving the opportunity to work one on one with my students.  It is so different from what I am used to, but good.  My new school is great and everyone has been so nice!  Everything has really worked out.  I am traveling every Thursday for training.  This will continue for the year. I have already learned so much about how to teach struggling readers.  I am excited to grow as a teacher this year.  My bible study is still going really well. We meet on Monday nights.  I have enjoyed opening my home to the women in my Sunday School class.  We have a great time together.  With the bible study and school my life has been really busy. 

Last weekend, we had a wonderful time with some great friends at the beach.  We went down on Friday.  Everyone else went on Thursday.  We enjoyed time on the beach.  The weather was wonderful.  I highly recommend the beach in September.  Then Saturday evening, we watched football and enjoyed Low Country Boil.  I hated that it was such a quick trip, but so much fun.   I wish we had a group picture, but we didn't think of it!

 Our balcony

 My sweet boy Evan. Emma was probably with Marcie.  Evan will come to me and Emma won't if Marcie is anywhere around.  She is a momma's girl

The guys dug a super deep hole on the beach. When Bennett was down in it....you could hardly see him!