Friday Favorites

Hello! I am so excited that it is Friday! I am ready to have a fun filled weekend of nothing with my girls! There are a few pumpkin patches that I have in mind, but it is suppose to rain the majority of the weekend, so I am gearing up for a lot of lounging around in my pjs. I may possibly even do a little cleaning. It will be a glorious weekend!

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 Pete has been out of town all week for work, so we are looking to a bunch of extra daddy snuggles this weekend, too.

I made some quick, no sew curtains for our hall bathroom the other night. They didn't turn out as cute in real life as they were in my head, but they get the job done!

This girl found her daddy's childhood stuffed animal when we went downstairs to find the hot glue gun. It has officially became our fifth family member.

My mom brought me Starbucks yesterday at work, Man, she's the best and one of my favorite's!

I jumped on the s'more cast iron dessert bandwagon (is that a thing?) last night and it was the most amazing thing ever. I mean ever. Do it. I promise you won't regret it....until you step on the scale the next day. :) 

Nora girl fell asleep in her lunch this week at daycare. Her teacher sent me this picture. Sweet baby just couldn't power through. 

You guys want to hear something bizarre that is seriously driving me insane?! I have two monitors at work right (so official, I know)...well, every time I hit the exclamation mark, my window jumps to the other screen. I cannot figure out how to make it stop and it is driving me bonkers. It is actually quite hilarious because I honestly forget about it every 45 seconds when it happens again, but dang, MAKE. IT. STOP. Computer's hate me. 

ANYWAYS

I posted THIS post earlier this week about our "must have's" for Fall. Time to go shopping for your little's!! (it just happened again, btw)

I really don't have much else going on today, so I will leave you with a few fun quotes!













Happy weekend! xoxo


Linking with some of my favorite's, as usual: Erika & Andrea; Karli; April, Natasha & Christina; & Amanda

Friday Favorites

Hello! I have had a super busy and exhausting week! When that happens the blog is the first thing that my mind lets go of! Here are some of my FAVORITE moments from the past week!

Last weekend we went to Sam A. Baker State Park with my mom's side of the family. We have went every year of my life (and my parent's before that). It is a perfect way to kick off the fall season. With Pete getting a new job, he couldn't make it work this year. The girls are I rode out there with my parent's and just enjoyed the weekend. I really like when I spend time with the girls away from home because it just forces me to focus totally on them and not stress about anything else. When we are at home on the weekends I try to get the house cleaned, laundry done and everything else that working moms have to squeeze in the hours of 6 -10 PM and the weekend hours. One of my biggest faults is letting my to-do list cloud my brain and I cannot just enjoy the "mommy watch this" or "mommy can you play with me?" It is a hard balance, and that is why I really like weekends with the girls away from home. I went into the weekend knowing that my only task was to give the girls 100% of my attention and basically let them do whatever they want..because why not--we're camping! We spent a lot of time at the playground, the nature center, taking bike rides, and just enjoying extended family around the campfire! Hands down, one of my FAVORITE weekends of the year!

I got a new camera last week (another FAVORITE), so I will do a whole picture post from the weekend once I upload those pictures.

This coming weekend Pete and I are taking our first little get-away since having kids! We have went out to dinner, or a wedding without them here and there, but we have never taken a trip together! Normally when we have to get a sitter it is because I have a girls trip, bachelorette party, or one of us is in a wedding. I am so excited that we get to get out of town without any events or obligations! It is definitely going to be a FAVORITE of mine! We are headed to Columbia for Mizzou homecoming! Not to mention it is our 5th wedding anniversary next week! Woo!

The girls had pictures at "school" this week. They are my FAVORITE! Could they be any cuter?!

My sister in law is one of my FAVORITE people, and it was her birthday yesterday! We have family dinner every Thursday night with Pete's family, and we made it extra special last night for her birthday! Pete and I got engaged 6 months after we started dating and his sisters didn't live here. Therefore, I really didn't start building friendships with them until AFTER we were family. Emily has been there for me through some of the toughest points of my married/mom life and always has the most level headed advice. She goes above and beyond and really bends over backwards for anyone. She makes me want to be a better person! Isn't that the type of friends that you want? The one that with be compassionate about what you are going through, but always make you see the best in the situation and helps you find the good instead of dwelling in the bad. I am beyond thankful for the friendship we have gained in the past 5 years and was so happy to help spoil her on her birthday!

I have decided that I love Fall for more than just the season. Yes I love the leaves changing colors, the cooler weather and pumpkins everywhere, but I also love it because everyone is in such a good mood! I feel like Fall is a fresh start, a new beginning and it just makes people happy. That is another reason Fall is one of my FAVORITES!

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And a few of my FAVORITE quotes to leave you feeling inspired!

Happy Friday!

Linking up with Erika & Andrea; Karli; April, Natasha & Christina; & Amanda

Friday

Hello! This week has been a pretty low key week in my neck of the woods! Zetta started running a tempurature on Wednesday afternoon, so she had to stay home again yesterday. My mom kept her in the morning and I went to work for a half day. She seemed totally fine when I got home, thankfully. We folded and put away all the laundry and then went and swept off our little outdoor area that I am trying to get put together. Even though she was a tad under the weather a little alone time with her was one of my FAVORITE parts of my week!

I think they were managing just fine! :) 

The weather around here has been a tad bit cooler and we have been soaking up some outdoor fun! These girls LOVE the park and is one of their FAVORITE'S for sure!! 

One of Pete's FAVORITE meals is spaghetti squash made like spaghetti and I have found the easiest, most delicious way of cooking it just right! I will do a full recipes soon because you have to try it!!!

Did you see my post earlier this week about or DIY concrete counter tops? It was our first attempt at counters and I am rather please with how they turned out! 

My sister's kiddos are in town this weekend and staying at my parent's house. I see a lot of cousin/family time in our near future and I cannot wait. Spending time with those kiddo's is definitely one of my FAVORITE things to do!

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend with the people you love most!



As always, I am linking up with Erika & Andrea; Karli; April, Natasha, & Christina; and Amanda

FriYAY

Hello ladies! I could not be more excited that it is the weekend! I was in a wedding last weekend and I am just ready for a low key weekend around the house with my girls! Since Pete got his new job, he will be working on Saturday's from now until forever ;) #dramaticmuch So this will be the first week the girls and I are free to do whatever we please all day. I have a few projects up my sleeve, plus we have the pumpkin patches, fair, farmers market, and many other places that will be calling our names in the weeks to come. I'm telling you, fall is my FAVORITE!

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Last weekend I was in a wedding for one of my FAVORITE girls (whole post coming soon). It was an evening wedding at a winery. Absolutely stunning.





We also had a bonfire at my parent's house last weekend with our extended framily. It was pure bliss and a perfect way to kick off the new season. Ah, I just get giddy thinking of all the fun things that are to come in the next few months. Definitely one of my FAVORITES. This is the first year in 4 years that I am not either pregnant, nursing, or carrying around a baby. Don't get me wrong, I love me some babies, but I am also excited to do things with my toddlers. I know each year events are going to get more and more fun as the girls start to enjoy things and really find the things that make them happy. Which then makes mama happy, too.







My parent's also got a kitten. And it is my FAVORITE. And my girls are deathly afraid. #whoisscaredofakitten #theyare



I ordered my ItWorks products to do a 90 day challenge to kick off the holiday season and just get back to the healthy version of me. ItWorks is one of my FAVORITE product lines and I cannot WAIT to get started!! If you are interested in joining me in the challenge, interested in a different product by ItWorks, or even better, want to change your families life with financial freedom contact me (resslererin@gmail.com) and I would LOVE to help you out!



Okay, I have a confession...I am obsessed with Starbucks fall cup. Like more than the oh so famous red cup. How can you not want to get Starbucks everyday when its delivered in this bad boy?!! #gimme

I think that is all I have for now. I hope everyone has a fantabulous weekend, and I hope you get to spend it with all of your FAVORITES!

Linking up with Erika, April, Karli, and Amanda!

Friday Favorite's!

I am going to do something a little different this week and choose FIVE small topics and share my favorite of each. Today I am going to talk about these five things: favorite quote, favorite picture I took this week, favorite new (to me) blog, favorite product, and my favorite purchase I made this week!

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Favorite quote

Growing up in church my whole life, this verse is a pretty "common" when it comes to memorizing different verses, but I keep finding myself coming back to it and reciting it in my head. Especially in that hard days of parenting a "I can do it all by myself" 2.5 year old and a 16 month old who is teething, falling, fighting naps, and everything else toddlers do. I love these ages, and I KNOW they are flying by quicker than I want, but some days I just long for when my girls are big and can put on their own shoes, and take themselves to the potty, heck do anything for themselves ;) I don't want to let my anxiety get in the way of enjoying these short baby and toddler years. Let's be honest, it is a constant battle, especially when you're running on a week of 3 or 4 hours of sleep. #momproblems #realtalk

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Favorite product

Whew. On a much lighter note, I have found a miracle product that I have to share with anyone who has red skin or a lot of blemishes. The best part? You can get it at any drug store and it is less than $10!! 

I have tried a LOT of different primers, BB creams, lotions, etc but nothing seems to cover the redness of my skin like this product! I just picked it up on a whim before my girls trip a few weekends ago because I knew we were going to be by the pool and I did not want to wear full make up, but I can NOT go without a little coverage these days. If you have red skin, do yourself a favor and go buy this, like now. #youwillnotregretit

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Favorite picture

EEEKK!! One of my very best friends had her baby on Wednesday (Pete's birthday!)!! I am so excited to add another sweet baby girl to our little group that is not so little anymore! :) I see many playdate's in our future! 

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Favorite new (to me) blog

I have really been trying to follow more encouraging blogs that hit on all the topics of my life right now...exercise, mom stuff, quick and easy clean eating options, home decor, etc. I don't know how I wasn't already following Natalie, but I spent a good chunk of my time after bedtime this week reading old post and her story. If you don't follow her, you should. She will not disappoint!

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Favorite purchase I made this week

I mean, come on, how could you not be giddy over these boots. #comeonfall 

Have a fabulous weekend and as always, linking up with Andrea, Erika, April, and Karli