I’m looking forward to Christmas time with you this year.  It’s my favorite time of year!  I can’t wait to see the glimmer in your eyes when you open your presents, but I also want you to grow up and learn the true meaning of Christmas.  It truly is a joyous time of year!  You love to pray to Jesus.  It’s the sweetest thing.  When we eat dinner you grab for Daddy and my hands and we pray.  Before bed you put your hands together and we say your prayers as well….melt.my.heart.

You are definitely ALL BOY!  You’re usually covered in food, dirt, or wet from getting into the shower.  It definitely keeps Daddy and I on our toes!  You are obsessed with Elmo right now and it’s usually the first thing you want to do when you wake up in the morning.  I think I can sing most of the songs on “Elmo’s World” now….that is something I never thought I would say! Ha ha!

We love you.  You are our joy.  Our heart.  And right now that is all we need.  We don’t plan on having any more children….and that is a whole other topic within itself.  So, if anyone asks….NO we aren’t.  Yes, we realize Connor will probably be a bit spoiled, but this is the life we have chosen.  We are happy, content, and blessed. 

I honestly never thought I would be able to have a child.  And my heart is still aching for the loved ones in my life longing for this journey.  Once you find contentment in your path in life….it happens.  Crazy how things work out.  I was content with it just being Terence and I.  Once I found inner peace, we had Connor.  It was and is the greatest blessing I’ve ever experienced in my life. 

Life is short, time passes so quickly…..

I find myself reading blogs now and it seems like everyone I was pregnant with at the same time I was with Connor is now pregnant with #2.  I am SO happy for you all!  Please don’t judge me for my decision to not have more…..we do have our reasons. 

I do think….”Well, what would it be like to have a girl?” or “Will Connor be lonely?”

Maybe.

Those are just thoughts.  And it’s not something that has to happen or will happen…they are just thoughts. 

Question:

“It’s the end of your day and you’re rushing to get ready for an evening out. How do you create a nighttime look in just a few minutes?”

My Answer:

“A smokey eye”

See what a difference it makes and it only takes a minute or two!

• Put the darkest shade on the corner crease of your lid
• I use three colors: A dark, medium, and light shade
• Then complete with creme eyeliner and mascara

I was tweeting or Facebooking or something the other day about how much I love LOVE love Aromatique candles.  My favorite scent of all time is called “Amaretto Nog”.  Unfortunately most of the line has been discontinued.  However they still sell the smaller candles on the website.  I got a surprise package in the mail from Peggy at Aromatique and she MAILED ME AN AMARETTO NOG CANDLE!!!  That was so sweet of them and that’s why I love Aromatique & what excellent customer service I must say! 

Lindsey won the pumpkin shirt contest a few weeks ago!  My sweet sister, Bonnie, made shirts for BOTH her boys because she didn’t want to leave the other out.  She’s so awesome!  She is making some pretty cute Christmas shirts right now too….I hope Connor gets to model one 😉 

Go like her Facebook page HERE so you can keep up with all the cute stuff she’s making!

And I framed Connor’s Halloween picture on our counter.  I love that picture!  He knows exactly where those M&M’s are and begs for them every day….he points and begs over and over! Eeeek!

I’m excited about fall HOT coffee drinks and ready to use my Dean & Deluca mug I got in NYC.  I never drink hot coffee except for a few months out of the year. 

Don’t judge me in this pic, we just got home from our evening hike.  AND-Keeping it real this is what I look like when I get home every day.  I get out of my work clothes as quick as I can and into my comfy pants 🙂
Oh BTW- Over 8 lbs lost so far.  We are in week 4 of our Paleo lifestyle…we’ve cheated off and on, but for the most part our main meals are strictly healthy eating.  My goal is to have lost at least 20-25 lbs by Christmas.

I got my October Birchbox in this month :

It was okay again….eh…really some months are a lot better than others.

* Green tea fitness mints
* Eyebrow gel (I like this)
* Oil serum for your face?
* Mineral foot cream
* Hair masque

Working on keeping Connor out of trash cans….do they make child locks for those?  Ha ha!