Don’t Forget your Knickers!

World Series is TONIGHT!!!
GO RANGERS!!!!!!
It’s finally fall today…COLD!!!!
Connor wore his toggle coat & Momma got a hot cinnamon dolce latte!
Dude loves to play Angry Birds 🙂

My hair is so short…I’m getting used to it though.  Definitely feels healthier!

I have to get to work…I am so behind on everything maybe eventually things will slow down, but right now I am just breathing in and out!  xoxo Becky

Fall Fashionista!

We are getting a cold front tonight!!!!
Yippeee!!!!
It has me thinking of all things fall fashion 🙂
I love all three of these tops and they are on sale at TOTSY right now for great prices!
Vera Bradley Hipster Crossbody
This is a fun fall pattern & it would be great to carry in Europe!
 I love a cozy sweater too
Why do I always gravitate towards black and gray!
 Cute boots from Johnston & Murphy
Leopard bag from Olivia + Joy
What are you anxious to wear this fall???

My New Do

Chopped my hair off and dyed it darker for fall….

It looks okay from the front, but apparently I missed a BUNCH of places and I feel like a spotted leopard!  Ugh…so I will probably be putting some highlights back in.  Hopefully Mrs. Jenne can fix me up soon 🙂

Happy Tuesday…Have a BALL!

Weekend Update

This weekend we went to Dallas to spend the day.  Terence wanted to go to REI to get a jacket and I wanted to check out the new H&M store at North Park Mall.  I was very disappointed….I didn’t find anything!  It seemed like they didn’t have a whole lot in stock & the store was a complete zoo!
We met our newlywed friends Hyung and Sarah at the mall and then went to dinner at Grand Lux Cafe.  I hope they still want to hang out with us sometime…we had a pretty cranky boy on our hands!  Ha ha!  He fell and busted his lip on the concrete floor of REI. 🙁  Good times…..his lip is currently double the normal size!
We had a great day and fun with friends and family :
 Connor signing “more”
 A trip to Starbucks was in order
I still drink Starbucks (AND- we are still following the Paleo lifestyle diet) but when I do get coffee I get a grande, not a venti.  I also don’t get it every single day.  Terence and I have both lost around 10 pounds during month one!  Of course we’ve fallen off the wagon several times….but the point is you always hop back on it!
 Thank you Nana & Nannie for our care package 🙂
I love my new Elmo jammies you sent me!
FYI
Yet ANOTHER Erin Condren deal is in the works today at Plum District…..

GO HERE to check it out!
 
And don’t forget you have TWO chances to win a $50 gift card to Drugstore.com!!!
Just click on the links on the right hand side of this web page 🙂

Pinterest Me Fall Edition & More

It’s FALL Ya’ll!
This is one of my favorite pictures of Bonnie and I of all time.
Halloween princesses 🙂
I ordered this Halloween sign from Zulily awhile back.
I love it!  However, my hubs thinks it’s a bit too much for our front door.
If you love it and want it (and live in the DFW area locally) I’ll sell it to you for $15.
It really is cute and it’s HUGE!
I added the rod and ribbon to the sign myself.
Just email me at beckylbranch@gmail.com

I ordered the Halloween cards at CVS a couple weeks ago and mailed them out.  They turned out really cute & were only $8 bucks!

Some favorite fall pins on Pinterest lately :

Source: hgtv.com via Becky on Pinterest

Source: google.com via Becky on Pinterest

Source: google.com via Becky on Pinterest

I really am feeling crafty lately and Pinterest is not helping!  I want to learn how to sew SO bad!  I have thought about taking the classes at JoAnn’s.  Has anyone done that before?

Hope yall have a lovely fall weekend!

Random Thoughts Thursday

Did I mention I dyed my hair dark for fall?
This is a crappy picture…but here it is!
 My booger before work this morning
Gosh, it’s been so hard to leave him every day.  Connor has been EXTRA clingy lately & doesn’t want me to go.  He just cries and cries…it hurts my heart….I just try to run out as fast as I can & not think about it : /
I drove past In N Out Burger yesterday and saw this….
I guess this is how we do it in Texas?
 I love this picture of Connor
He got caught with scissors & his expression was priceless.
His little Frankenstein outfit is from Been There Done That.  A friend from AR started a boutique and has the cutest clothing on there at great prices!  Go like her page and tell her I sent ya!

 And for yet another year our neighbors have totally outdone themselves with the Halloween decor….

Whelp…I have got LOTS of work to get done!
Have a great day ya’ll!

Content

Dear Connor,
You are growing up so quickly right before our eyes.  It’s a good thing your Momma is a maniac crazy picture taker 😉  I am obsessed with photos…but I am glad I have them to look back on.  Life has gotten a lot easier than it was this time last year.  Last fall Daddy and I were so sleep deprived because you were still trying to get the hang of things.  Now is a different story….you are getting into EVERYTHING!

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. 

Parenting is the best, most wonderful, and challenging journey I’ve ever experienced.  I love my boy.  Thank you Lord for this life you have blessed us with & I pray you will continue to bless Connor’s life as he grows into a man of God. 
We love you my baby boo.
xoxo Mommy