Hey there! So glad you stopped by for coffee today! I am having an iced coffee due to the high today being 100 degrees. Yep. Still kind of hot here in Texas.
So, while we chat away, I'm going to show some more "cool" fall pictures of when we went apple picking in Illinois. It makes me feel better.
Today, I am going back into high gear of getting this house completely unpacked. There are a couple of rooms that I won't be able to finish (the nursery and guest room) until we've gotten things replaced by the movers since they broke/lost some things, but there's no reason the rest of the house can't be done. Especially our bedroom. It is a dump right now.
Dude, there are NO pumpkins to buy anywhere here yet. The grocery stores don't have any. WalMart doesn't have any. It's so weird. I know they are shipped in from other states (due to the drought and Texas not really being an ideal place for pumpkin patches), but I kind of thought they'd be here by now. I'd like to decorate the front of my house with pumpkins. 
I have pulled out the fall and Halloween decorations for the house, though. I love it when the girls cheer to see some of their favorite things. I have a ghost pillow (that I love) that Elisabeth always insists on cuddling as soon as I pull it out of the tub. Both girls like to reminisce about where we bought the decorations or why they like them so much. Christmas is the same way too. Gotta love holiday memories. 
(some of the apples were...um...gross)
So, tell me how it's going with you? Whatcha reading? I'm still working my way through The Scarlet Letter. I had never read it and I am loving it. It's hard for me to concentrate when I am pregnant (I totally gave up reading when pregnant with Elisabeth and even a few months after due to my lack of concentration), but I'm almost done with the book. Apparently, The Scarlet Letter is one that most high school kids are made to read, but somehow I missed out. I might watch the Demi Moore (1995) movie afterwards. I'm sure it's going to be a perfect rendition of the book. ;)
This weekend, I am taking Elisabeth shoe shopping. She has one pair of shoes right now that fit and she asked me nicely if she could maybe have a couple more pairs. Oops. In my defense, she just grew out of children's shoes and is now wearing a women's size 6. Do you know how sad that is?! And her feet are so narrow, I can't just go out and grab a few pairs for her, she actually has to be there with me. But, the girl LOVES shoes, so she's all kinds of excited to get some new ones. I think my sister is going to go with us and Evan's keeping Julia while we're gone, so it's a total big girl day out. 
Well, Evan's on his way home for lunch. Have I told you how much we love living on base? Evan has an 8 minute walk to work, so he usually walks there every day and walks home to eat lunch with us. Julia loves it. She gets an entire hour with him in the middle of the day. And, we're so close to the commissary and the gas station, we are barely using any gas. It's awesome. Definitely worth the wait.
Well, thanks for stopping by. Please make sure and see the lovely Amy at Lucky Number 13 if you are in the mood for another cup of coffee and more chatting. I'll see you next week!Oh, and happy birthday, Kyle!!!!!!!
Love all the great shots!! You're reminding me that I am slacking on the apple picking this year. Shoot, we better go soon. Hope it cools off there soon. Thanks for coffee!!!
ReplyDeleteNow that you mention it, I haven't seen any pumpkins yet either and I heard there was going to be a pumpkin shortage. Someone better tell the squirrels because they usually finish off two or three before I can get a few more to carve. I feel the same way about our Christmas decorations, funny how easy it is to forget about them and then get so sentimental when they come out! Thanks for sharing and the coffee.
ReplyDeletefall looks amazing :) i wish there was something close to us for apple picking! we are just too far south. of course, it is hot here, too!!!
ReplyDeletei hope your shoe shopping was a success! i remember that stage of not fitting into kids shoes but not being quite ready for womens... but i really hope you find the perfect pair!!
Oh you all are just making me miss fall in the States! Especially the pumpkins...oh the pumpkins. Thanks for coffee!
ReplyDeleteoh man, they need to get soem pumpkins down there to you soon, huh? glad you got to visit the apple orchard while in illinois, i need to do that with the kids soon, i love the apple orchard and the pumpkin patch...maybe as much as them!
ReplyDeletethanks for coffee.