The One With a Happy Saturday!

Happy Saturday!

Things that are making me happy today:

1.) Attending my first craft fair of the year with my mom in LaCrosse this week.

2.) SNOW! The first couple snows of the season are always my favorite. So fresh, clean & white. After Christmas, I'm over it, but right now it's magical.

3.) Spending Thanksgiving with my boyfriend's sweet family (all 50+ of them).

4.) My sister returns to the US in 27 days. (Who says I am counting?)

5.) Buying the last 2 Harry Potter movies on DVD so we can have an EPIC marathon next week.

6.) Hot apple cider.

7.) The Packers are 9-0! (They beat the heck out of the Vikings last week. Dad would be so proud.)

8.) Pinterest.

What's making you happy today?

The One With a Happy Saturday!

Happy Saturday!

Things that are making me happy today:

1.) Cool weather.

2.) Had a BLAST on a scrapbook retreat with my friends last weekend & finished 11 pages!

3.) I get to spend 3 weeks off of work & with my family over the holidays.

4.) Finishing 80% of my Christmas shopping on amazon with one fell swoop of the debit card. :)

5.) Watching movies with my boyfriend & snuggling on the couch.

6.) Seeing my mom next week! It's been too long.

7.) The Packers are 8-0!!!!

8.) We are getting busier at work because of the cold weather and it makes my days fly by.

What's making you happy today?

The One With a Happy Saturday!

Happy Saturday!

Things that are making me happy today:

1.) These two books.

2.) We visited 5(!) State Parks on Thursday! It was awesome.

3.) Even though I'm supposed to be on a yarn diet......I snuck 9 skeins in this week. The BF may only know about half of them.....

4.) Planning for a scrapbook retreat with my friends in November.

5.) Emailing my family and talking about the holidays.

6.) Working on my saroyan.

7.) Cool weather has FINALLY arrived in MN. I'm wearing a sweatshirt & loving it.

What's making you happy today?

The One With a Happy Saturday!

Things that are making me happy today:

1.) This book.

2.) The gorgeous trees in my area. It may still feel like 80 degrees, (EW) but atleast the trees are changing colors.

3.) Next week, the boyfriend and I are taking a couple of days to go and visit several State Parks close to us. One of the things on my bucket list is to visit all of the State Parks in MN, so this is a Big Deal.

4.) Honeycrisp apples. YUM.

5.) The Sing Off. One of our absolute favorite shows. We wait all year for it to start up again and this year it's going for 3 whole months instead of just 6 weeks. Yay! If you haven't seen it, you MUST. So much talent, it's ridiculous.

6.) I have been smoke-free for over a year now! SO proud of myself. :)

7.) Knitting this.

8.) Super cute banner class I'm taking on Monday at VIP Scrapbook.

9.) Cooler weather coming next week. Fingers crossed!

10.) My boyfriend.

The One Where I Remember

9/11/2001

I was at North Hennepin College, in history class. I remember walking out the door of class and my friends were there waiting for me. They told me that a plane crashed, and I just brushed past them. I was much more concerned about having a cigarette before my next class. Every tv in every hallway and classroom was on and tuned to the same channel. We watched together, and I realized the enormity of the situation, my cigarette long forgotten. I made phone calls to all of my family, boyfriend and friends. I remember being extremely worried and wondered what it meant, what it would bring, what we would do. I think about that day often. I will never forget.



My thoughts and prayers go out to all of those who lost their loved ones that day.

Where were you when our world stopped turning?

The One Where It's Almost Fall

This blog post was inspired by the Fall post that my friend Cynthia just posted on her blog, making me so very excited for the upcoming season.

Enjoying pumpkin spiced chai on a chilly morning. Long drives on country roads with the windows open, peeping beautiful changing leaves on the trees. Football games where you can see your breath. Pumpkin patches and apple orchards ripe with colors, fruits & children playing. These are some of my most favorite things about Fall.



I know that many people love Spring and Summer a lot and feel sad when they are over. I am one of those people that wait patiently through those two "S" seasons to get to my favorite season of all: Fall. One of my very best friends "hates" Fall (because it brings Winter) and I feel so sad for her. There is so very much to love about the season.



How can you not love these pictures and the feelings they invoke? Fall makes my heart feel full and happy.



I always look forward to September 1st because I bring out my autumn decorations for my home on that day, even if it happens to be 90 degrees. And Halloween is my favorite holiday; it's just so much fun!

All images taken from my pinterest (Need an invite to pinterest? Ask me! :)

What is your favorite season & holiday? Why?

The One With a Giveaway

Well, it's not me giving away the goodies, but another blogger that I've been following for many years. She has a cutie-cute babe named Scarlette & she's a rockin' scrapbooker too. So go here, check out her blog, and sign up for the giveaway! It's as easy as that. And who doesn't love beauty products?!