What's Up Wednesday {11-22-17}

Hey Hey!! 

It's What's Up Wednesday and I'm linking up with Mel, Shay, & Sheaffer :).

The questions I'll be answering...

1. What we're eating this week...

I made frito pie casserole Monday night so we've been eating on that and then as of tomorrow it's all the Thanksgiving food!!

2. What I'm reminiscing about...

Meeting Dallas this weekend! And sweet Rozlyn asking when Graham is going to be here!

3. What I'm loving...

Our living room is done, the Christmas decorations are up, and I am loving the twinkle lights!!

4. What we've been up to...

Putting ALL the baby things together!

Bi-weekly & weekly baby appointments!

5. What I'm dreading...

If I'm honest....the labor part. I've asked every question possible to the mamas and I know every experience is totally different! It'll all be worth it in the end BUT it's still on my mind lol!

6. What I'm working on...

I am finishing up Christmas shopping! I think I'm down to 3 or 4 gifts left! Now to wrap!

7. What I'm excited about...

Holding our sweet babe!! The car seat is together and the bag is semi-packed!

8. What I'm watching/reading...

I am watching all of the Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel!

Sometimes I just like to have them on in the background!

Yesterday I shared my October reads and this one was probably my favorite!

9. What I'm listening to...

Silence right now....here soon it will be a baby sleeping/crying!!

10. What I'm wearing...

All of the leather earrings!! My most recent fav are these silver glitter sparkle for the holidays!!

I've been wearing them on repeat since Saturday!!

See??

11. What I'm doing this weekend...

Celebrating Thanksgiving & watching our high school boys basketball team!

It's going to be so weird Noah not coaching this year!

12. What I'm looking forward to next month...

...umm Graham's arrival!!

13. What else is new...

We have less than 5 weeks until due date!!

Happy Thanksgiving friends!!

October books

I guess since we are over halfway through November I will share what I read in October!

It Ends with Us was such a good read! This was the first Colleen Hoover book I read and I loved it! A woman named Lily has always worked hard for what she's had. She starts her own business in Boston and meets a neurosurgeon name Ryle. He seems too good to be true...especially his aversion to relationships. Her past relationship with Atlas is brought up and that's all I can say about this book!
Guess you'll just have to read it to find out!

The 5 love languages has been on my list for awhile. I had taken the test over a year ago but I wanted to read in depth about each of the love languages. My two love languages were physical touch & receiving gifts. Noah's were words of affirmation & acts of service. This is something I loved reading as a way to remind myself to always be putting 100% into my marriage. Sometimes with the busyness of life your marriage can be put on the back burner. So go grab this book and see what your spouses love language is too!

This whole renting books at the public library is working out great! I've had cancel the wedding on my Goodreads account for over a year. So when this book came in I started it right away!
Olivia seems to have it all...she even seems okay with her mother's passing from cancer. But when Jane, her mother, has one final wish Olivia isn't so sure. Olivia heads on a summer road trip where secrets are revealed and she questions her own future. 

Some women is about three women who live very different lives! Annabel's husband announces he's leaving, Piper has raised her daughter alone and now her father comes into their lives, and Mackenzie has an overbearing mother-in-law. They seem like they have nothing in common but when you look into their lives they do. They form relationships and help each other navigate through life. I could not put this book down! 

And lastly for October...First Comes Love. This is another book I've been waiting to read. I really like Emily Giffin's books and couldn't wait to get my hands on this one! 

Josie and Meredith Garland are sisters who had a contentious relationship growing up. Now that they are grown they are following different paths. Josie is a first grade teacher who was just assigned her ex-boyfriend's daughter to her class. She wants more than anything to be a mother and decided to take matters into her own hands. 

Meredith is a successful attorney, married to a wonderful man, and raising their four-year-old daughter. But lately Meredith is feeling dissatisfied with her life. 

As the anniversary of their tragedy approaches, Josie and Meredith must confront the issues in front of them and also come to terms with their own lives. They learn in the end that in their true search for happiness....love always comes first. 

October was a good reading month and I've already got a huge head start on November!!

Happy reading!

P.S. If you want to see what I'm reading or what's on my to-read list follow me here!

Celebrating Graham

Since I promised.... :)

Before I begin I had always wanted a fall wedding but that wasn't in God's plan so it was only fitting that His plan involved a fall baby shower instead!

Love love the invites!

There were so many people that made this day happen and I can't thank you all enough!

Friday night we started decorating and these two retreated to build a dinosaur!

Ahh! And auntie Ash made this sign possible from House of Jason...I can't wait to hang it in his room!

Now for the decor...

My sister made this possible and I love it!!!

It was perfect!!!

A few cuties watching me open our gifts!

And holy moly we are so grateful!!!

Noah stopped in to help carry everything home!

My high school girlfriends! Three of us are pregnant :). We missed you Megan!

My sister also made this sign happen!

Thank you Morgan for everything you did!!!

And to my momma....I can't wait to watch you as a grandma!

And now for the food!

My mother-in-law made this cute veggie tray!

A few more pics...

My MIL also ordered these hand sanitizers and made the tags to go on them!

The three preggos!!

We cannot wait for Graham to be here!

October

Here's our October for you!

That quote I love fall most of all? It's my mantra :). 

Reading and coffee? Sign me up!

Cardigans, dresses, and fun sparkly necklaces? Umm yes! I can't stop wearing this necklace from Luxe Statements!

A little pre-baby shower decorating :). 

I want to remember some of the things I wore....

Woohoo I passed!

I participated in a #thriftythursday and score the dress & shirt secondhand!

And my earrings?? They were $2!!

And my FAVORITE thing about fall?? Our annual trip to Brown County!

Y'all...it was hot!

The best picture we got lol! See I can't stop wearing that necklace!

I posted something similar on my IG when we went but last year I so badly wanted to have a little one with us. I thought oh maybe next year we will....we didn't BUT in 2018 we will! And friends God is so so good!

Trader Joe's pumpkin cinnamon rolls?? So yummy!

Brinley & Co. had a huge sale so I grabbed a pair....and may have grabbed some Christmas presents too!

Tried Halo Top....I think I may be the last one lol!

Two of my favorites from October? This matte lip cream and drinking more (flavored) water. 

See?

Noah & I helped out with a meal packing for Haiti at our church and loved donning the hair nets!

And IKEA in Indy opened up!! So we rounded up my parents and grabbed some baby furniture!

Oh man I can't wait to go back but Noah says he can wait! 

I scored a full length mirror on that IKEA trip and have been loving it!

We attended a cookie decorating class one Friday night and I'm going to attempt to use my skills this holiday season!

They were delicious too!

And these two?? They are avid readers and I don't give them enough attention....so here they are!

Gabby letting me know that she doesn't make the blog enough!

We had a blast and I am so thankful for how close my co-workers & I are!

The hubs works most Saturdays so I headed to find me some cotton stems!

Success! Now if our house wasn't demolished I could decorate with them! Hopefully next week friends!

And last but not least....my uncle Dan worked super hard getting the baby's room floor fixed/corrected. And poor Joe was tired lol! He fell asleep in our hallway!! 

See that tan carpet? It's no longer there....I can't believe it!

I didn't forget about my baby shower....it just deserves it's own post! Maybe tomorrow! This pregnany insomnia has me up all the hours lol!

Happy Wednesday!