Dear Rodan and Fields, Thank you for this wonderful opportunity!  I am so excited to help people improve their skin.  The Soothe regimen has already done wonders for mine.  https://julietaylor.myrandf.com/  Dear Asheville, My husband hurt his foot so we were not able to visit...but we will soon!  Dear Little Man, You are just the cutest little guy to me and I can't wait to spend the weekend with you!  You did a great job at Daddy's ceremony last week.  Dear Rain on Monday evening walk, We did not enjoy the mile walk back to our car in the rain!  My shoes are still not dry. Please don't let that happen again.  Dear Husband, Little Man and I are so proud of you and your new promotion but we will miss you every other weekend!  Dear Painters,  I love the new coat of paint you are putting on my house, deck and fence.  Can't wait for you to be done and see the finished product!

Friday's Letters Linkup

Friday's Letters

Dear Fall, I'm so happy you are just around the corner and that cooler temperatures with less humidity will be here on Sunday.  Dear Little Man, Sorry you fell and hit your head on Monday...Mommy was really worried and that was the biggest goose egg I've ever seen! But you are still so handsome and almost all better. see picture below  Dear Husband,  Little Man and I have missed you this week and are so happy that you will be coming home this afternoon!  Dear Nordstrom Rack, I LOVE my new shoes see picture below (the dress wasn't so bad either)!  Dear Ashville, We are looking forward to visiting you next weekend and stocking up on our Favorite Biltmore Wine.  Wine  Dear Blog World, I am new here please be patient and nice.

Friday's Letters Linkup

Fall

Fall is my favorite time of year!  Pumpkins, the pumkin patch and corn maze, crisp air and the great clothes!  I am not a big fan of southern heat and humidity!  Lets just say I hate it and hopefully can one day live in the mountains.  Here are a couple of new items in my closet just waiting to be worn and a favorite outfit from last year.

 EMU Australia Alba Boots - A great birthday gift from a friend!

Polo Sweater find at TJ Maxx.  Mine was green with a purple pony but I can't find a picture of it online.

A favorite fall outfit from last year.

Our little family in the back yard.

The Best Stroller

We did not initially purchase this stroller.  I knew I did not want one that was like a Cadillac so we got the small version that went with our baby carrier/car seat and a friend also gave us her jogging stroller.  They were great...then I saw the BOB about a month after little man was born.  That's the BOB Revolution SE.  We just couldn't bring ourselves to purchase one when what we had worked just fine.  So I waited...and waited...  Our small stroller started to have issues when we took it on a plane (wonky wheel) but still we waited.  Then we had a yard sale and decided to sell both strollers and get the one we wanted.  By this time our little man was already 2.  REI usually puts them on sale once or twice a year.  So we have made our purchase and we couldn't be happier.  It turns on a dime with one finger and has a huge canopy.  I can't say enough about this stroller!  It's perfect for regular trips and is a great jogging stroller.

http://www.rei.com/product/798579/bob-revolution-se-stroller

They also have a great resale value!

The importance of date night, friends and good concert seats

Last Thursday Jamie and I went with our friends Marla, Nichole, Chris, Lisa and Terry to the Sheryl Crow/Kid Rock concert.  I can say this is one of the best concerts I have been to in a while! 

To begin with I had the day off to spend with Benjamin.  We went to a really neat indoor playground called Playnation in Morrisville with our friends who live in our cul-de sac.  $5 all day, you can come and go.  They sell swing sets and have them set up as a showroom but children are allowed to play.  They also do party's on the weekends. 

http://www.playnationparties.com/ 
Grandee came over in the afternoon to watch Ben and the adults were off.  We tailgated before the concert then headed in before the concert started...didn't want to miss Sheryl Crow. 

Let me just say that Jamie works off-duty at Walnut Creek on occasion.  This allowed us to have a few connections.  We had to wait till 2 days before the concert to get tickets (not really sure why).  But ended up with 6th row center seats, VIP parking and VIP lounge tickets.  Disclaimer:  we paid full price for tickets...VIP was a bonus.

I believe date night allows Mom and Dad to reconnect and have fun.  Making us want to be around our children more and be better parents.  Everyone needs a break.  Doing this with friends helps you stay connected.  When you have children you just don't have the time you used to and can't just drop everything and go.  Life involves more planning with children (good thing I'm a planner :)

Jamie and I

The Girls - Lisa, Nichole, Marla and I

Good concert seats speak for themselves!!

Day 30- Who are you?

Again something I really don't want to talk about or maybe think about.  So I'm gonna have to think about what I'm going to write about next or when I decide to write.  I'm might blog later about my first really successful coupon experience that I had last night...but later :)

Day 29- In this past month, what have you learned

That there are some things that I just don't like to talk about.  I don't have much time at home to keep up with this.  Hence why I'm sometimes behind on posting pictures or posting at all. 

I also believe I answered an age old question last night.  "If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is around to hear it;  does it make a noise?"  Well I would say no...because I was there but asleep and didn't hear it.  We were so lucky it didn't hit the house, fence or a car that we are trying to sell!  Bird feeder is history though...