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Fall Brings a Fresh Start

I’ve always loved this quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald (one of my favorite American authors), but it hasn’t really rang true until I started getting older.  Other than my birthday, fall was a season I didn’t look forward to because it meant school and colder weather, and this southern girl loved hot summers.

But this fall has felt different.  August really was just a terrible month for me.  I dealt with so many changes and transitions–being away from Harrison for the first time, Harrison going to preschool, and then when he contracted the stomach virus, it threw off all normalcy with him because my goal literally was for him to just hold down any sort of liquids.

Today I’m coming off of a long holiday weekend and starting a new month, and things feel like a fresh start.  The house is decorated for fall, I’m burning fall candles, and in my mind, I’ve left summer behind.  I know this is a ton of rambling, but is anyone else feeling this way too?


And don’t forget about linking up with me and Emily tomorrow!  I’m so excited to share my fall bucket list with Dustin and Harrison!

What’s Up Wednesday!

Hey y’all!!!  Today’s post is going to be short and sweet because Harrison is fighting sleep regression or something?? and I am EXHAUSTED!

What we’re eating this week…
I made Cheeseburger pie and we ate leftovers.  Tonight we’re having Enchilada lasagna and tomorrow we’re going to a concert so we’ll be eating out.

What I’m reminiscing about…

Harrison turned 6 months yesterday and I cannot stop thinking about this day.  So many emotions.  I’ll have a blog post up about it in September.



What I’m loving…
Right now I think I’m so overwhelmed still with a new school year, new schedule, being away from Harrison during the day that I don’t have time to love anything except the time I spend with H.  Lame, I know.  Dustin and I were doing date nights this summer every other Friday night and I was really loving those.  I hope we can get back to that now that Harrison is over the stomach virus!!


What we’ve been up to…
…the hell that is known as the stomach virus.  It was TERRIBLE and I stayed a nervous wreck the entire time Harrison was so sick.


What I’m dreading…
Nothing???


What I’m working on…
Figuring out some sort of routine on days Dustin works (he gets home after 6).  Once it cools off outside, I’m looking forward to taking Harrison for walks in his stroller.


What I’m excited about…
FALL!!!!!
September means fall to me and I cannot wait to start baking all of the fall recipes, burning all the fall candles, and doing all the fall traditions with Harrison!!!


What I’m watching/reading…
Still watching Gilmore Girls THANKS TO Y’ALL!!!  I wish I had more time to binge watch, but I just started season 3 last night!!

Reading???  The only thing I have time to read these days are magazines because I can read a short article, put it down, and come back in a few days not having to remember a plot ha!


What I’m listening to…
I have actually enjoyed Mallory Ervin’s podcast!  Oh, and I came across Lauren Conrad’s podcast, Asking For a Friend, and I listened to almost every episode!!!  It was really good!


What I’m wearing…
 I am loving this jumpsuit that I got in my Nordstrom Trunk Club box!!  I love navy and I wish y’all could see the back because it has cute detailing!


 I’ll admit, I fell for the marketing and constant talking about Emily Jackson’s (Rachel Parcell’s sister) new workout line, IVL Collective.  I ordered the tank top because I wanted to try it out but I didn’t want to spend a ton of money in case I hated it.  Well, I love it!  I’m looking forward to the next release next month.


This outfit is a perfect transition from summer to fall.  Plus, I just got these new white jeans to replace my old ones and I love how stretchy they are…but not see-through.  I love wearing them to school!  Also, this top is so versatile that I can’t wait to wear it with lots of different things this fall!


What I’m doing this weekend…
Hopefully getting caught up on sleep haha!!!  Oh, and I’m going to try the new pumpkin cold brew from Starbucks!!


What I’m looking forward to next month…

Cannot wait for mine and Emily’s annual Fall Favorites link up!!!  Because of the season I’m currently in right now, it’s hard to find the time to blog OR my blog can be boring right now because it’s about Harrison a lot and that’s because that’s basically my life right now.  I’m excited to have prompts to help guide me next month!


What else is new…
Nothing!!!

Weekend Review!

This weekend wasn’t remarkable in any way other than the fact that we think Harrison is finally over the stomach virus!  It was terrible in the fact that it required two hospital visits (the second one so bad because he was too dehydrated for them to start an IV to give fluids and we were discharged–what????) and a visit to the pediatrician.  It’s been so sad seeing your baby so sick and not being able to fix it immediately.

Here’s a snapshot of our normal-ish weekend!

 Dustin was off Friday with Harrison and sent this picture to me while I was at school.  I then showed all of my students because they always ask about Harrison haha!!!  Then Harrison threw up 2 times on Friday so at this point, I really thought he would have the stomach virus forever.



 Saturday morning Dustin got a Boston butt in the smoker so we could have bbq nachos that night for football!


 During Harrison’s nap around lunchtime, I went and ran a few errands.  I got Harrison a new lamp for his room from Kirklands (sent this pic to my mom to show her) and found a rug that I loved–but they were sold out of the size I needed 😭.  I didn’t get a picture of this but I also bought Harrison a Christmas tree for his room haha!



 BBQ nachos for the game that night–Dustin likes jalepenos and I do not



 My kind of relaxing on a Saturday night…..minus the laundry in the background


I was really torn over taking Harrison to church Sunday.  He didn’t throw up any Saturday, but his eating was still off and he was having diarrhea with pretty much every bottle.  So I decided I would keep him home one more day to make sure he really was better, and Dustin went to church.

 We were bored being at home on a Sunday morning, so we took pictures!  His personality seemed to be completely back to normal on Sunday which really made me think he’s over the stomach virus.  We sent this picture to Daddy while he was at church!  Roll Tide!  (Also this picture made me want to cry because I felt like I was getting a glimpse of my future college boy in his game day polo 😢)



I’m making Harrison’s food using this (thanks Mom and Bill!) and I made peas for him to eat last night.  You can tell by his reaction that he hated them.  He actually gagged after tasting them…which he did not do after eating carrots.  I guess sweet potatoes are next!


Have a happy Monday!