Plan Ahead? Nah!

Planning ahead isn't always my strong suit. Our weekend was busy with kids' activities and life in general made the weekend fly by! I hadn't really thought ahead to packing lunches for my now 3 kids this morning and so they ended up with a hot lunch delivered by me from Hy-Vee. :) I don't think they minded this at all, actually I think they enjoy the days I don't plan ahead for. Spontaneous hot lunch is a great thing! I did make it to the store this afternoon and have now planned out the next few days for packing lunch and dinners until Michael does our grocery shopping later this week. I love that he plans out our meals for the month! I only need to worry about the staples that we run out of.  I appreciate his ability to manage our food and help with a task that I don't enjoy doing at all. I am a spoiled girl!

Here's to Monday and not always having everything planned out perfectly. Often times that's the fun in life, the moments you never plan for!

Thankful Thursday!

It's a little later in the day than my typical Thankful Thursday post, but I have the joy of reflecting back on the whole day now. Date day today was amazing... my wonderful honey took me out on the town! He planned a lunch date at one of my new favorite restaurants in Lincoln, Dozo! Then after our great lunch of sushi, he took me shopping at a fun local wine shop, then we headed off to get some ice cream at Ivanna Cone! He's the sweetest! I love that my husband plans dates after 15 years of marriage. I am a blessed woman! So that's what I am thankful for today, an amazing husband!

Love you Michael!

Arrival!

Happy to report that Ethan has arrived in Lincoln from Beijing, China. He had quite the experience coming here though. He spent 28 hours in the Chicago airport due to customs hold ups and missing the flight due to exhaustion and sleeping thorough it the next day. So he ended up flying into Lincoln late last night. Everyone is glad he is here safe and sound. He is very tired still though! His Aunt and Uncle live here in Lincoln and they have kept him last night and they are also keeping him tonight. We had the joy of hanging out with him this evening and can't wait until he can join our family tomorrow!! The boys had a great time bonding over PS3 and talking sports, Ethan seems to blend right in to the family! He brought us some amazing gifts from Nepal, he has traveled all over the world and we look forward to hearing more about his trips everywhere. It's amazing to think that he'd end up going to school here in Lincoln, NE. We are so happy he chose to come to the States!

Here's a few pictures:

Looking forward to all the fun we'll have this year!

Thankful Thursday!

It feels like a great day to post some pictures of things I am thankful for!

                                       The room is ready for our foreign exchange student! :)

Love how my boys goof around!

Spending time hanging out with my sweet girl!

Loving the way the trees are dressed in their fall best!

My honey's cooking! Love that he blesses us with cooking dinner!

Hope you have a wonderful Thursday! There is so much to be thankful for! :)

It's Fall Y'all!

It's that time of year to welcome in Fall! I thought that my front porch needed a new wreath, so I got a few supplies and did some creating. I purchased ribbon, picks, and a wreath made from raffia. All I needed after that was a good hot glue gun and about a half hour to complete the project. Hope you feel inspired to create your own wreath! Happy Fall Y'all!