Well I guess its about time to update the blog...it has been awhile!!! October was a whirlwind month but was alot of fun!! The first weekend of the month I had to work and get my weekend shifts out of the way for the rest of the month. The next weekend I threw a baby shower for my good friend Amanda who was pregnant with twins :-) It was for our work friends and we had a great time!! There was a good turnout and instead of shower games (which I HATE) we decorated cloth diapers and onesies with stencils and puffy paint. It was soo much fun and they all turned out super cute!! 
The next weekend was wedding #1 for the month of October. My friends Becca and Jason got married at our church and then had a fantastic reception at the Brownstone Hotel in downtown Raleigh. It was such a beautiful wedding and all who attended kept saying how every detail was so 'them'. The reception was a blast with great food and lots of fun dancing. The funniest part was them walking back down the isle to Stephen Curtis Chapman's song "The Great Adventure".
Wedding #2 was the next weekend in Greensboro!! My cousin Kristin got married and I had the privilege of doing the scripture reading in the wedding. My nephew Riley was the ringbearer and he was absolutely adorable!! We weren't sure if he was going to make it down the isle because at the rehearsal he was acting extremely shy, but on the day he made it!! It was a very relaxing weekend and we got to spend some real quality time as a family. And of course I got to catch up on my baby lovin' with my new neice Laila at my nephew Mason's 2nd Birthday party on sunday afternoon. There was even a family game of kickball...hilarious!!
It amazes me how fast time goes by...I can hardly believe we are almost halfway through November!! Christmas is right around the corner...whew!! But with Thanksgiving coming, I am starting to think about all that I have to be thankful for. God has truly blessed me and I don't thank Him nearly often enough. With the way our economy is I am definitely thankful to have a job and a house and I can pay my bills. I pray that I will be continually thankful and not take these things for granted.
PS-Amanda's babies, Ainsley and Carson, were born the last day of October!! They are sooo precious!! I got to meet them both this week :-)
