Looking Back at October 2024

October FLEW by, hard to believe we were still in cross country season a month ago!  That feels like much longer ago.  It's nice that wraps up right as the sunset is creeping early AND the temps are dropping.  I'm always a little sad to see that one over but we're already into the next SPORTS season!  Also bought pumpkins, had some cookouts, went to a high school football game, enjoyed the fall colors, celebrated Matt's birthday, AND had Halloween!  It was a month with a lot!

Looking back:
1 year ago: {14} Picture Books About Saints
2 years ago: A Being Green Update (I need to get back to doing these)
3 years ago: Travel: Amelia Island
4 years ago: Basic Buttery Biscuits (I still love these and have a batch in my freezer at this moment)
5 years ago: Creating a Reading Culture at Home
6 years ago: {11} Christmas Things to Think About NOW (I've been working on many of these!)
7 years ago: Miramar Beach, Florida (apparently October is when I've posted about beach vacations...should have gotten OBX up last month...)
8 years ago: Grandma's Sewing Machine
9 years ago: Nurturing My Brown Thumb (I still have that fake plant in the owl planter! It's out right now!
10 years ago: 6+ Weeks on Crutches (this was terrible)
11 years ago: A New Bench for a Simpler Look
13 years ago: Miami!
14 years ago: NYC!

 

1) Trying to fit in some zoo trips while the weather was still nice!  Matt actually made it with us a few times this month.
2) My dahlias still blooming beautifully!
3) Our annual pumpkin buying trip where we always end up with more than intended (I didn't buy this stack)....
4) But did get this mum and at least one of these, I think we grew the smaller one.
5) First hike in the woods for the month...
6) My FAVORITE tree in the whole city in it's prime.  I low-key stalk it for WEEKS to catch it when it's perfect.
7) With my tree.  Obviously needed a selfie.
8) Fall break, spent nearly 2 hours doing Perler beads with Sam.  Yoda took FOREVER but he was so excited about it.
9) Walking home from school, so pretty in October and the weather is so nice!
10) Once again, my blue morning glories ONLY come in the late fall.  Maybe September once or twice but nearly always October.  They are still beautiful though.
11) Even the leaves on the ground are pretty.
12) This was probably walking home from school again, just a different tree.
13) Another zoo trip, fall has the most beautiful light.
14) Hike through the woods #2 for the month...
15) Again, probably walking home from school.  Luckily our neighborhood has a lot of pretty trees.
16) Working with my tree while watching a Hart of Dixie Halloween episode, windows open.  Not a bad way to work.

 

Books finished: 19! My biggest reading month of the year, by far.  Had some shorter reads for myself and got through a few easy chapter books with my youngest too.  That helped.
Miles ran: 33.95! Pretty typical for what I run in October, but, man, I am ready to be done running.  I'm just tired of the time it takes.
Currently watching: We recently finished The Mandalorian series with the boys.  Matt has given up on The Perfect Couple and I still need to watch the last 2.  We just did a bunch of Halloween episodes and also are partway through Ahsoka, which I'm not super into but I just work on my puzzle more while it's on. 
Most read post this month: Unexpectedly, Book Love: The Vanderbeekers followed by Kool-Aid Cookies (which my younger son has been asking to make but we need to have an empty cookie jar first!)

November brings Thanksgiving and A LOT of Christmas prep.  So excited for it!!!