It’s the best month of fall! Or really the best month of all! October is my favorite!!! I’m ready to embrace all the autumn traditions, eat all the yummy treats, revel in all the beautiful colors, and celebrate all the birthdays! (So. Many. Birthdays.) October is simply the best and it’s finally here. Some people countdown to Christmas. I countdown to October. For some this is spooky season, but we don’t really do spooky in this household. As Graham said this week “it’s pumpkin season!” That feels more accurate. Bring on all things orange!
We got a jump start on the October birthdays by celebrating with a friend who also has an October birthday on September 30th. It technically wasn’t October yet, but all three boys were less than a month away from their birthdays, so it was acceptable. It was funny because all the kids got books (shows you what type of moms these boys have). My guys got slime as a part of their gift. Let’s just say that slime isn’t a staple in our household… My boys are years behind the slime trend until now. Those containers of slime are seriously the best birthday present they ever received. Okay, not really, but they are big fans. Now that the first birthday gifts have been exchanged, the boys are anxiously counting down to their actual birthdays and family celebrations.
Our first autumn tradition of October was a visit to the corn maze. I like to visit the corn maze early in the season so it’s less busy. I’m thankful my hubby and boys (mostly Owen) love to read maps. Without them guiding me, I would wonder aimless until I stumbled on the exit by accident. The corn maze with my boys takes less than an hour and that is going through two separate mazes. I almost feel like we should do a timed challenge because it feels like a race. Left up to me, it would be a full day endeavor. So glad God made my guys with decent directional skills. They certainly make up for my lack!
Other autumn adventures for me include reading Jane Eyre for the first time. It’s been referenced enough recently that I decided I should read it for myself. Thanks to watching random movie clips over the years, I know the basic plot of the novel. If I didn’t know what was coming I would be rightly spooked from time to time. Even though I don’t do spooky, this book has those October vibes all over it.
I met up with my forever friend, Maggie, for lunch yesterday. Hashing out life with this dear friend is one of my favorite things to do! She is an amazing woman and I am so thankful we get to walk alongside each other through all the ups and downs of life. I had a fantastic mini pizza and mini piezookie at BJ’s Brewhouse. My soul and my tummy left our time together very happy!
It’s been a drizzly sort of day here despite the fact that my weather app says it’s not raining. Sundays are a favorite with me recently. We usually don’t have plans and I’m back to watching online church so it’s a good, settled in at home kind of day. I’ve done some tidying to reset for the week. I watched church while baking my October sugar cookies. Very cozy and yet productive vibes. After a couple days of back-to-back activity, it’s nice to have no where to go and really nothing pressing to do. Rest days at home are the best! And with that being said, I’m going to hunker down to do some journaling and reading. Not a bad way to spend a day!
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