Been a while since I posted! Life lately has been so sweet yet busy! Isn't it always that way in the fall?
We had my sister take some pictures for our Christmas card and I thought I'd share some out takes and ones we didn't use. Getting Henry to look at the camera and smile is quite the feat, especially when cars and trucks are driving by. He's obsessed with wheels!
Just got back from a quick trip to Michigan. Last Wednesday I started to not feel so great and it only got worse from there. Why is it that when you have a busy weekend that your body just decides to not cooperate? Doesn't help that when you're pregnant there is only certain kind of meds you can take. So anyhow, I'm spending this Tuesday cooped up in the house after going to the doctors. My O2 levels were low and my little cold turned into a nice chest infection which required a round of antibiotics, a new kind of inhaler and a breathing treatment at the doctors office. I guess they take asthma and anything breathing related extra serious when you're pregnant. So I snoozed most of the afternoon, caught up on school emails and now catching up this blog of mine! Hope I feel much better in the morning. Miss my kiddos!
What We're Eating This Week
I have a new crockpot recipe cooking as I type. I stumbled across a version of Broccoli and Cheese soup that can be made in the crockpot on Pinterest. That sounded like a yummy thing to try when you're not feeling the best. The recipe creator swears it tastes just like Panera's...I'll let you know what I think.
What I'm Reminiscing About...
Josh's best buddy Andy got married this past weekend. Weddings are always so fun. Being with friends and family just makes them so memorable. I got to see my hubby in a tux for the first time. He looked quite handsome but then again I'm partial! Andy and Kaytlyn made a beautiful couple and we wish them all kinds of wonderful blessings for their marriage and life together.
I even included a video of my husband doing his signature move "the fish". Our church youth group requests this move from him often. It's comical.
What I'm Loving.......
The tiny glimpse of fall weather we had while in Michigan. The leaves were just starting to change up there and the temps were in the high 60's. It seems like it'll be a while before we have those temps here in North Carolina but we enjoyed the cooler temps while we were there. These leaves were on the ground and they were too pretty not to take a quick snapshot!
What We've Been Up To.....
While we were in Michigan for the wedding, I also had my first baby shower! Josh's sister Aimee and our good friend Stacy threw it for us. Their decorations were so adorable and they had some fun games. The theme was "Little Man" so lots of mustaches and bow ties!
They even had a design your own bow tie station. Baby boy now has a box full of bow ties! :o)
Of course....Batman gear. The BatDad was thrilled. Ha.
This kid. Oh the one liners we could quote from him this weekend. What a ham.
These two are the best buds. Their bond is just precious.
What I'm Dreading...
This is dumb thing to dread. You'd think needles wouldn't bother me anymore after all the sticks Josh gave me to get pregnant. At my next appointment I have to get the flu shot and other vaccines. Since I'm increased risk with asthma and everything, I have to take all kinds of extra precautions. I just hate shots. I also get to do the lovely glucose test. Not excited about that either. Ugh.
What I'm Working On.....
I need to get cracking on my nursery! Our glider and crib arrived that we had ordered from Wayfair. The glider is awesome but the crib was dented in a few spots and we just didn't love it. So back it went. I'd really like to find a place that sells cribs in stores (not babies r us) that we can see them in person. Online is great but it's hard to tell the quality sometimes. Any suggestions?
I'm on the hunt still for a dresser and shelves/frames. Seems a daunting task to finish this room but I know it'll all come together!
What I'm Excited About (and looking forward to next month)...
October is BUSY BUSY BUSY. I'm traveling again to Michigan for my second baby shower with my side of the family. I'm so excited to see everyone! School conferences, doctors appointments, Josh's 35th birthday and a youth weekend are all in the plans this coming month. I'm going to try and enjoy the entry of the fall season too. Maybe escape to the mountains for a day.
What I'm Watching/Reading....
Call the Midwife loaded a new season on Netflix. Currently binge watching that. According to my husband I'm also a total nerd. I've found Cheers and started watching episodes from that as well. Hey, it's light hearted and I wasn't old enough to watch it when it originally aired. If that makes me a nerd, oh well. It has such a catchy theme song too. Ha!
As for reading, I've been trying to finish the sequel to Me Before Youcalled After You by Jojo Moyes. It's good but I just haven't had the time to just sit down and finish it.
What I'm Listening To.......
All Sons and Daughters has put out a new album. They are one of my favorites. I've attached the video of one of the songs I love called I Surrender. Baby L likes this song too...he kicks away when I'm playing it in the car in the mornings on our drive to school.
What I've Been Wearing.....
Loved my Loft dress that I wore to the wedding this weekend. It was not maternity either. Better wear it while I can.
I got an awesome pair of black maternity jeans at Target which I've been wearing frequently. Still too hot here to really break out any of my cute fall clothes. Maybe next month's post I will have more to share!
What I'm Doing This Weekend.....
Getting an oil change is on the agenda. Fun stuff, huh? Picking up the house, grocery shopping and trying to meal plan are also in order. Plus, just plain old relaxing. Yay!
1. This has been a roller coaster of emotions week. Honestly...I'm glad it's over. But God is still good in the low moments. I'm feeling that peace that only he can give. Not to mention I'm blessed with the best husband in the world. Glad he's my love and best friend. We took a little time tonight and hit up the food truck Friday happening in our little downtown. It was packed! We chose to eat from a neat burrito/wrap truck, delish!
2. Today was Pumpkin day in Kindergarten. My sweet teammate Jamee and I always bring our classes together to carve, count our seeds and just have some fun! Our pumpkin had 500 seeds!! The kids were amazed. Surprisingly, no one whined about touching the pulp- brave kids!
We read a really cute book called Little Boo. It's all about a pumpkin seed that wants to be scary. Little Boo figures out that he needs to "grow up" before he can be a scary jack-o-lantern. The kiddos loved the book and this little craftivity we made.
3. Stitchfix has an app now!! Yay! I haven't ordered a fix in a while but my next one is arriving November 13th! I love that you get to load a picture of yourself, send notes direct to stylist, etc. I think the stylist seeing the client will help them choose colors and maybe styles that will fit them better. Excited to use it with my next fix!
4. My dad just got back from a trip to Japan and China. He asked if we'd like him to bring us anything as a souvenir. I noticed in a picture he text some adorable dolls dressed in traditional outfits. So I asked for one of those. Look how cute! The doll with black hair is the one he brought back for me. The other two were ones he brought back from Japan when we were little kids. My mom gave them to me. How pretty are they? I'd love to travel there with him someday!
5. Josh and I are heading to the mountains for the day tomorrow. It's probably the last good weekend to see peak foliage colors, so we are going to check it out. It's not fall until I've gone at least once! We are going to just take it easy, enjoy driving with the windows down, hike a little and listen to our favorite music. That's what I call relaxing!
Thanks for all the kind thoughts and prayers this week. We appreciate them all!
What we're eating this week....
This one is funny. Not much cooking going on so far. I do plan on making a batch of Cheeseburger and Chicken Noodle soups to eat and another of each to freeze. Nothing like crockpot cooking on a nice fall day! The Cheeseburger soup may sound weird but it is delicious. I always sneak way more veggies into it then the recipe calls for.
What I'm Reminiscing About...
Honestly...not much.
What I'm Loving.......
The beautiful bit of sun we had today! We've had what seems like 2 weeks of straight rainy days. I'm a girl who enjoys the random rainy day but come on! I would never make it in Washington! I had a doctor's appointment this morning (more about that later) and as I drove home the sun came out. I walked into my classroom to the sweet adoring smiles of my sweeties and promptly told them that we were going out to recess....regardless of muddy shoes! We all needed some time in the sun!
What We've Been Up To...
It's been a busy September. I hope October slows down a bit. Josh has some big projects to accomplish at work and I'm heading into parent teacher conference season..so our weeks are going to be crazy for a while. Plus, it's been so rainy that all we want to do is be cozy in our jammies at home! I've been taking tons of meds that make me feel like I'm walking around with Mono...so dead tired! My kids asked me the other day why I'm yawning so much! Ha!
What I'm Dreading....
I know I said that I was going to do it in the summer...but I didn't. My first trip to the dentist this year is next week. I just know I have cavities. All my girlfriends that have had kids tell me that I should go before I can't take the lovely pain meds anymore. I do not want to feel them DRILLING in my mouth without pain medication! Please pray for me that maybe by God's grace I won't have any cavities?!
What I'm Working On....
I've been totally slack in my fall decorating. It's on my list for this weekend. I bought a few pumpkins at the farmers market two weeks ago and I need to finish my dining table arrangement with them. I found a few pictures of mantles I loved on Pinterest. Figured I'd share! (Clearly I like bunting. Any kind of bunting.)
What I'm Excited About...
I'm excited about lots of things! Looking forward to taking beautiful fall drives around town and maybe take a trip to Blowing Rock or Asheville. We also have our annual Fall Into Worship evening planned at church. It's such a wonderful night of music and fellowship...and we are having a bonfire with s'mores! I bet I had you at s'mores!
What I'm Watching/Reading...
All my favorites are back on tv! We love Modern Family, Fresh off the Boat and The Goldberg's. I'm also going to check out Newsroom and Scandal on Netflix. In all my spare time...since I have so much of that! ha! All I've read lately is Junie B Jones and Ramona books...oh and Southern Living magazine. I need some good book recommendations. I'd like to read some for fun...got any for me?
What I'm Listening To.....
This song! Chris Tomlin has a new live Christmas album coming out and he released a single. It's on REPEAT all day. In my car, at my house...in my head! I hum it all day at school. The chorus just stays with you all day. Check it out in the video below.
What I'm Wearing...
Lots of cuffed pants and dresses! Weather is so unpredictable! Ugh!
I did bust out my first scarf and boots on Sunday! Yay!
What I'm doing this weekend...
Sleeping, decorating, cooking and cleaning. Story of my life. Maybe some sewing too, we'll see.
What I'm looking forward to next month...
Since next month is tomorrow, this is easy! Next week we have our FET (Frozen Embryo Transfer) scheduled. HALLELUJAH! I'm taking two days off from work, one for the procedure and one day to just take it easy. I would love if if you would say some extra prayers for us next week. I'm super nervous and know I'll be biting my nails extra (such a bad habit...I know). After that you may not hear much from me on the baby front for a while. I think it'd be kind of nice to pretend I'm a normal person and spread the news of a future baby in a fun way. Even though we will find out sooner than normal if it's resulted in pregnancy, we still want to keep it to ourselves for a while! I know ya'll will understand! Thank you, thank you for all the prayers and well wishes. Every person who's texted, wrote notes and just given me a hug and their well wishes have touched my heart more then you know. To have such supportive family and friends is such a blessing to us!
Hello everyone. Long time, no blogging! I meant to do a Five for Friday post yesterday but it didn't happen. Figured I'd catch you up a little on life in the Lindstedt house.
I've had a couple of Amazon gift cards from Christmas that I hadn't spent yet so I decided to order some school supplies and this fun book! I've been practicing my hand lettering skills a lot and when I took a class once the instructors mentioned this book as a great resource. It came today and I'm so excited to practice and learn some tips from this great book! I love that it has space inside for you to copy and practice the skills they have on each page.
Below are a few of my hand lettering products! I really love the chalkboard that I made for my sister in law's mantle! It turned out so good!
Football season has begun in our household. I have to laugh because we've had basic cable the past couple of months and didn't have many stations. We decided to upgrade again and boy was this guy happy! (Maybe I should have thought twice! Ha!) Does anyone else's hubby watch it so close to the tv? I crack up as he paces, yells and pounds our couch....I don't know that coaching any little league will be in his future- though he swears he keeps his cool. Right. Anyhow, GO Irish and the Bears!
This picture is just to cute not to share. It's our nephew, Aidan. We skyped the other day with him and Addy. He said to Josh, "Uncle Joshee...come visit me". Melts.your.heart. It's adorable how he is mimicking Josh's position. We just love our nieces and nephew!
School has been going great! I love my little class of sweeties! I'm also blessed to have the BEST ASSISTANT in the world all day! Shout out to Cherie Parsons!! I haven't had her to myself all day for the past 4 years! It's awesome! My past Donors Choose projects are being put to good use. My kids love the letter stamps and fun math games that we got! (Yes, I realize that blue doesn't have an "i" in it. We are still learning to recognize our letters! Looks pretty close though! Ha!)
Have ya'll ever looked on Zulily before? It's a website that sells discounted kids clothes, adult clothes, home goods, shoes, toys- you name it, it's on there. Brands like Keen, Under Armour, Tiny Prints and so much more. They often have cute tshirts too. These are my favorite! I think I nearly spit out my drink from laughing when I saw the Okayest wife one! Ha!
I hope you are enjoying our first fall like weekend, I know we are! Hopefully I'll be back on next week to blog for Show and Tell Tuesday! I love the topic- Who are five people you'd love to have over to your house for dinner?
Ya'll have no idea how much this image makes me smile!! I'm crazy about Fall. If I seem extra smiley- it's fall. Ha!
Maybe it's the Michigan girl in me. Fall was always super beautiful up north but now that I'm an hour or so from the mountains, nothing beats the miles and miles of fall foliage. I thought I'd share my fall goals with you. I'm going for super simple for this season. Things I know that I'll
look forward to doing.
My pinterest boards are full of fun fall stuff. I just love these fall outfits. Pulling my boots out of my closet is a happy day (even though they make me hot and I keep a pair of slippers at school just so my legs can cool off, ha)! We are having our family picture taken on Thursday and my sister and I have been having fun planning outfits! If only it was going to feel "fall-ish", ugh....93 degrees.
But even if we are sweating buckets...I wouldn't wish to be cheesing it up with anyone else other than these yahoos. (Mom, Josh and Brooke are missing..but still loved!)
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Last Friday I was talking to my coworkers in the hallway when I glanced down at my wedding ring and band and noticed that a prong was totally loose on it. Talk about FREAKING out. I'm a nervous nellie about that stuff. So right away on Saturday we drove to a store to have it fixed, cleaned and polished. While we were there I brought my citrine gemstone that my dad bought me once in Tanzania, Africa. It's a beautiful and BIG oval and I wanted to get an idea of cost for having it set in a ring while we were there. I can't decide on the style I like though. Can ya'll give me some input? I'm partial to the bottom right because it's vintage looking and so is my engagement ring. But I'm open to different styles, just can't decide. I also can't decide whether to do white or regular gold. Decisions, decisions.
I hope everyone's first day of September was wonderful. Here's to a beautiful and joy filled fall season!
