happy halloween!

I am thankful for my wonderful, quiet Halloween at home with my husband.  I had pot roast cooking on the crock pot all day, so I didn't have to make dinner when I got home (which is always a plus!)  We ate dinner, had a drink, and waited on the (few) trick or treaters that we had! All in all, a pretty nice evening!

I just had to share this picture of my glass of wine from tonight.  Yes, I am still the nerd who drinks from the "Bride" wineglass my MOH Brittany made for me! 

What can I say, it makes me smile. :)

mini ham and swiss poppy seed sandwiches

One of my favorite things my mom would make for us growing up were these delicious ham and swiss sandwiches.  We would always have them once it started getting cool out and eat them alongside soup.  I made them for Richie when we first got married and they quicky became one of his favorites too.  They are super easy and super yummy!

They no longer carry the rolls you use, so any time of pre-made (not frozen) dinner rolls will work.  I use potato rolls.  Cut the rolls in half and put a mayo-mustard mix on both sides of the bread.  Put thinly sliced ham and baby swiss on each sandwich.  Melt better and spread on the tops of all the sandwiches.  Sprinkle poppy seeds on top of the melted butter.  Bake at 350 for about 7-10 minutes.

I am thankful for these yummy sandwiches from my childhood!  I hope you enjoy them as well!

pretty perfect Saturday

One of my best friend's Jenna and her boyfriend (and one of Richie's best friends) Michael stayed with us Friday night.  Saturday morning, Jenna and I got up and headed over to J Christophers for brunch.  It was soooo yummy!  I had a pumpkin pie cappuccino ( Jenna is a frequent blog reader and laughed when I ordered it since she has seen my love of Fall things through recent posts!) and a skillet with turkey sausage, mushroom, and goat cheese- delicious!

Soooooo yummy

After brunch, we went back to my house and our friends Nate and Bryn came over to hang out for a while.  Then we went to my brother and sister-in-laws house for a Halloween party.  Laura did the cutest job on it- the house was all decked out for Halloween, there was a candy table, and we had Richie's aunts white chicken chili (best ever) and s'mores over the fire with ghost peeps!  We also picked up a couple of bottles of Free Spirit which is a beer that was brewed in memory of Brittany Fox Watts. 

All in all, it was a pretty great Saturday- minus poor little Tripp falling and having to go get stitches! 

I am thankful for days filled with friends and fun! (Wow...I really am cheesy!)

Candy fractions

We did the most fun math activity today. We are finishing up our fraction unit and did candy fractions today using candy corn and pumpkin candies. We did fractions of a set with them and my kids had the best time. I am so thankful for my job and for fun activities with my kiddos!

Pumpkin Spice Latte

I had the most delicious pumpkin spice latte (there I go again with fall stuff! I swear I do enjoy the rest of the year as well!) before school on Thursday. I looooooooove pumpkin spice lattes and was thankful for that wonderful start to my morning!

people who love my dog :)

I took my precious dog (yes, I am completely obsessed with him and he will be a post before the year is up) Wrigley to our kickball game on Wednesday. I was told that I didn't have to play (phew!), so I decided to bring the Wrigglebug to enjoy some fresh air and fun. He had a fabulous time there and made a friend! There was a lady there set up in an RV for a dog agility contest and she LOVED Wrigley! She took pictures of him so her husband could see "how cute he was" and kept giving him treats the whole time we were there. She even gave him a rope toy to take home! Sounds so silly, but it made me smile seeing someone enjoy my sweet Wrigleypup so much! I am thankful for that lady appreciating my dog!

Fall candles

I got "boo'ed" at school this week and in it was one of my favorite things...a fall scented candle! I am obsessed with candles, and given my love for all things autumn- those scents are of course my favorites! I am thankful for my wonderful new pumpkin candle and for being "boo'ed". So if you are the one who gave it to me and are reading this... Thank you!!!