Thankful

Today I am thankful for 

my parents

my husband 

my son 

my friends 

my health

my safety  

and Hawaii, because it has been an incredible vacation 

October/Halloween

I love fall in Chino Hills. It's cold enough to wear boots and sweaters, but you don't have to scrape ice off your windshield in seventeen degree weather every morning (which is what I will be doing in a few months). October was full of sewing, spending time with family, the Pumpkin Festival, and of course Halloween. Oh and I ate a ridiculous amount of sugar every day. We even made a rule that we're not going to bring in sugary snacks to work this month because we were eating ourselves sick. My boss bought a bag of Chips Ahoy cookies and the entire bag was gone within one hour. 

I am so proud of my mom for getting through October and yet again managing a successful Pumpkin Festival. Over 50,000 people came and my mom was pretty much in charge of everything. I don't know how she did it and still had energy at the end of the day. I'm so blessed to have such a hardworking example in my life.

 

I took Eli trick or treating for the first time, and he loved it! Well, actually he was slightly confused by the whole thing. He kept reaching out and wanting more candy and because he's quite convincing he always got a second piece. Trent and I decided that we wanted him to be Dr. Peterson for Halloween, so I made him tiny scrubs and a tiny white coat. He wore the costume for about twenty minutes before there was chocolate all over it. 

Here are some pictures from October! 

Hand sewing some belts. 

Eli and I watching cartoons together. 

The pumpkin patch! 

Farm Store orange juice is amazing. 

Trick or treat! 

Scrubs. 

Trent hid underneath the table and moved every time someone reached for the candy. 

The end. 

Natalie's Wedding

There is almost nothing better than watching your friends find happiness. With each year that passes it seems like someone else is engaged, getting married, or having a baby. Since I was one of the first ones to experience all three of those things, it's amazing to be able to watch my friends go through the same, knowing exactly what they are feeling. Knowing exactly how happy they are. 

Anthony, Amanda, and I roadtripped it up to Utah to stay in the Deushane mansion (as I like to call it), to attend Natalie and Derek's wedding in Mapleton. It was three days full of drive-thru food, candy, and diet coke. (I still haven't weighed myself since the trip). 

The night before the wedding we sat around and talked about high school memories. How does high school feel like so long ago and just yesterday at the same time? We also asked Natalie about every fifteen minutes how she was feeling and if she was nervous about the next day, which she wasn't. She was calm, content, happy, and just ready to be married. 

The experience was truly priceless. Amanda and I kept saying how happy we were that we got to go because it would not have been the same experiencing it via Instagram. Once Natalie told me she was engaged I knew there was no way I was going to missing it. We got to get ready with Natalie, see her mom and sisters zip her in her wedding dress, and then watch her walk down the aisle toward her future husband. 

After the ceremony we danced. A lot. Then we sent Derek and Natalie off to go enjoy their honeymoon and the rest of their wonderful lives together. 

A special thank you to Lissa and Mike for their hospitality. Thank you for letting us stay and be a part of the family :) 

Anthony drove the whole time. There and back. It was awesome. 

 

Bedtime. Not sure why I look like a serial killer. 

Amanda spotted this bag of healthy, wholesome goodness on our journey home.