A Few of My Favorite Things...Guest Post!

I sure hope everyone is loving the holiday season as much as I am!

I can't believe there are just 11 days 'til Christmas...I plan to soak up all of my favorite things before it's over! And I'm actually sharing a few of my favorite things that revolve around the Christmas season over at one of my VERY favorite blogs: Hudson's Happenings. I was so excited when Ashley asked me to share a post with her for her Countdown to Christmas! There are other lovely ladies too sharing all sorts of Christmas goodness...like the perfect holiday outfit, celebrating abroad, and there will be more coming!

I'd really love for you to go check it out my guest post here :) And while you're there...if you want to put an extra big smile on your face, just take a peak at Ashley's sweet life with her beautiful son and handsome husband, you won't regret it :)

PS - Isn't that banner at the top of my post cute!? Ashley created it :) She is one talented chica!

I spy with my little eye...

Leaves bursting with color...

A momma and her little boy, all bundled up on a walk, ready to collect some of those leaves...

...sweet kids raking those leaves...

(who's with me and hopes they jumped in the piles after?)

...a stroller crunching those leaves...

...a little boy smiling because of those leaves...

...a gorgeous sunset with the colors of those leaves...

PS - Do you see my knit hat??? (remember I wore it for these baby bumps pics?) Well I got it from Meggie's Love...an awesome shop that everyone should check out. Ready, go :)

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Spiritual & Physical Health: see previous post from today :)

mini date...and iphone love

Two weekends ago my phone died...just stopped working. Whaaaa? But you know what that means? We got to go to Adam's mecca: the Apple Store. And we made a little date out it too. Brooks was over at Penny's, and we enjoyed our nice drive to The Gateway to get my phone replaced and then grab a little something for brunch. A tall Starbucks cream-based (non-coffee) vanilla bean frappuccino with caramel on the side was calling my name...and they happen to now have breakfast sandwiches! (pretty sure courtesy of Jimmy Dean, but they were tasty nonetheless). I loved every minute of our mini-date...holding hands, talking about how peeps at the Apple Genius Bar (customer support) rock, discussing halloween costume ideas, telling Adam about the funniest things Brooks has been doing at home lately, and sneaking in plenty of kisses in between. We need these mini-dates more often :)

Oh and since Apple and the iPhone was involved in our little date, I think I'll share what Adam was just giddy about to tell me when he got home from work last night...the iPhone 5 specs are going to be announced this Tuesday (Oct. 4)! :) After showing me the email with the info, he looked at me all excited and said (in all seriousness), "We should have an iPhone party," to which I replied with a little snicker, and then, "Totally babe." He looks forward to every new iPhone release like it's Christmas. Goodness I love my Apple nerd :)

And check this out! My friend posted this on Facebook yesterday...oh I sure hope it fits the iPhone 5. If so, you can bet that bad boy will be one of Adam's stocking stuffers come December. Mwahaha!

{ here's the UO site where you can order that rad iphone case }

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Spiritual Health:

"The Eternal Blessings of Marriage" by Elder Richard G. Scott

I've read & listened to this talk so many times...and love it more with every read :)