October Goals

I can't believe it's October.  It's always a fun month and this year will be no different.  I've got a few October goals. First lets review my September goals...1) Make a budget, I did sit down and write out my budget for the month.  I've struggled to stick to it though.  I don't know why it is so hard for me but it is.  2)  Cook 5 nights a week.  This did not happen but we did eat out less that the previous month.  I tried to cook things that we could eat more than one night and that worked for us.  3) Go to the gym.  This did not happen.  I wonder if it will ever happen again.  4)  Start planning for the Holidays.  I did get my Christmas shopping list made out.  I got most of Barrett's birthday playdate planned.  I worked on the menu for our Halloween party.  I'm pleased with this goal.  5)  Clean out guest room.  I'm proud to say I got this mostly done.  I've still got a few things in there that don't belong in there.  But overall it's a thousand times better.  6)  Decorate for FALL!!! I finally got this done this week.  I added a few pictures but it doesn't look much different than every other year.  I feel like I usually have more but this was all I could find.

These pictures are terrible.  I put some pumpkins on the mantle in my glass jars.  Added some fall flowers and my scarecrows.  I also added a picture of Barrett from Halloween in the little frame. I just added a fall candle and some pictures from last Fall in the frames. My wittle baby from the pumpkin patch last year.  
Now on to October's goals.  I purposely made these a little easier and fun for the season! 1) Go to the Pumpkin Patch! I loved taking Barrett (and Patrick) to the pumpkin patch last year.  I can't wait to go this year because I know Barrett is going to enjoy it so much. 2) Take a Girls Trip! I kinda cheated on this one because I've been planning this girls trip for months.  I'm so excited! 3) Start Christmas Shopping. I've already bought a few things but I'd like to be done by the end of November.   4)  Host 2nd Annual Trick or Treating at our house.  Last year we had a few friends over to eat chili and trick or treat and we had so much fun.  We're planning on doing it again this year.   5)  Exercise!!! Clearly I'm not getting to the gym as much as I'd like to so I'd be happy to just get out and walk the neighborhood.  We get out most nights but I don't move as much as I should.

Cool Air has me giddy!

The air has been so cool today.  I've been loving it.  I thought i'd share the few Fall things I put out on Monday.  I wish you could smell my living room.  The pumpkin spice candle really makes everything feel like fall.

I added some fallish flowers to the vase on the mantle.  The curtains in this room are very warm colors and make the room feel more like fall anyway.

I needed new candles but I decicded at least for now I'd see how I liked the little pumpkins.  I like them. 

I added a couple little pumpkins to this dish on the coffee table.  When I first put the other stuff in the dish Patrick asked me if I'd just gotten some crap out of the yard.  Men.

Halloween bowl filled with candy waiting on cute little trick-or-treaters.  I'm sure I'll have to fill the bowl again before Halloween.  My scarecrows will go on the porch when it stops raining.

This is a ledge going downstairs.  I love those two little pumpkins.  I've had them for a couple years but struggled finding a place for them.  I thought they looked good here. 

Day 247

The whole living room. 

It's very subtle but that's how I like it!

Christmas Card Photo Shoot

Attempt #1= Failed miserably. Between Patrick, my mother and the fat girl that kept showing up in the photos I'm not sure we'll ever get a good shot!

This is just about the best one!

Is it just me or are the leaves starting to look a little more yellow theese days?

I did get some of the Fall decorations up this week though! I love this wreath that my mom made for me last year