Sometimes You Just Need 15 Minutes...

This weekend was busy. Full to the brim.
Wyatt's last soccer game, errands, last minute snacks to pick up, school Trivia Night fundraiser Saturday night, a very late night
out afterwards with friends, running into the office on Sunday morning to get a little work done, celebrating a couple of Birthdays
in there today real quick and then a family cook-out.
Geeez.
I mean... that's a lot.
It's way more than I like on the weekends.
It stresses me out, makes me grumpy.
I feel like our weekdays are busy enough... I dream of sleeping in, late breakfasts, second cups of coffee...
You know...   s  l  o  w    w  e  e  k  e  n  d  s.

But since I didn't get that...  I did get this.
I got about 15 minutes on our way home this evening when the sun was just starting to go down.
We passed a bike path and the sun was perfect and the trees were perfect and beautiful.
So we stopped and no one really complained and we took a short walk and I even had my big girl camera in the car.
Deep breath.
It's just what I needed.
These fifteen minutes were just the mini "reset" that I needed.

Thank God for a reset... I'll take whatever I can get these days.
Hope you had a beautiful Fall weekend wherever you are !


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Succulents + Thrifted Cup = Happiness

I bought a set of these little tea cups about 2 years ago at a thrift store(I think) and they have  just been sitting in my
china cabinet waiting to be used. 

I think I finally found the perfect use! 

Don't you ?

So, so cute. 

And a new use for a favorite birdy mug, a terra cotta pot one of the kids painted and a vintage bright blue coffee can.

Happy. 

Sometimes the littlest, simplest things make me so happy. 

Now to fill the rest of my little tea cups and gaze at this little backyard corner... 

Have a happy day. 

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Leaves, Leaves, Leaves.....

We spent the morning raking up leaves...and leaves and more leaves. They look so pretty on the trees and they are so much fun for the kids to play in but MAN, that's a lot of leaves. Which means a lot of raking. And bagging. But remember how much fun it was to jump in the leaves after your parents raked them up in big piles? And just walk through them, kick them, throw them...and have leaf fights? Our leaves are still a little wet because we have had so much rain lately but it didn't seem to bother the kids. Too bad we can't still burn leaves because I LOVE that smell and it definitely brings back many childhood memories.

 

After a relaxing Sunday I am headed out on a date--dinner AND a movie while the kids are with their grandparents. hOoraY!!! We are finally seeing The Informant, which was filmed here where we live and although it has got mixed reviews I must admit I am super excited to see it because of the food--

my brother prepared the food for one of the scenes. Exciting!