Come to the Well/3K Open House

Last night we went to the Casting Crowns/Francesca Battistelli concert and let me just say, it was phenomenal! Seriously, it rocked my socks off.

I already loved Francesca Battistelli long before the concert. I bought her My Paper Heart album and loved it! She seems so down to earth. I did a little research on her while she was performing and we're only like 2 weeks apart in age! Plus we have children that are only about 6 months apart.

We were so close to the stage! We had awesome seats (thanks to my mom for scoring those!) This is a picture from my Iphone that is not zoomed in at all:

I LOVE Casting Crowns. They are so talented and I've never heard a song from them I didn't like.

This was my first Crowns concert, unlike the rest of my family who had seen them at least once. I already knew that he was a youth pastor, but he said they are all very involved in their churches so they are home Sunday through Wednesday so they can be at their home churches and they only travel Thursday through Saturday. How awesome is that?

They sang their new song, Thrive. I think I hard that a new CD comes out in January. Can't wait!

I thoroughly enjoyed my evening, except for not getting into bed until about midnight, and cannot wait to go to another Casting Crowns concert.

By the way, if you look back at the pictures, you'll notice my sister has a purple contraption hanging from her neck. While she may look 26, she's really 75 at heart. Every time I've seen her outside this summer, she's had that fan hanging from her neck fanning herself with it. Hey, I'm sure she was more comfortable than we were! :)

As I mentioned, last night was also 3K Open House and I had to miss it! I gave Tyler strict instructions on everything to do, even down to what I wanted Brayden to wear. I also instructed him to send me a picture. When I got this one, I got a little freaked out:

I just knew that he was sad and upset that I wasn't there and anxious about meeting his new teacher and it was killing me!

Then he sent me this one and I felt much better:

He starts school Tuesday and I can't believe next year will be his last year before kindergarten. I am definitely ready to get back into a routine though!

Mid-Week Randoms

I'm linking up with Megan again for Mid-Week Randoms.

1. I found this on Pinterest the other night about introverts. It describes me perfectly. I consider this blog a Catch 22 - I can express myself without having to worry about people looking at me and being the center of attention, but it's also very hard for me to put myself out there like this. Anyway, I am 110% introverted!

2. My sister loves to go to yard sales & she finds really good stuff. She got an entire box full of Fall clothes for Bray for only $15! I mean, check out all of the clothes:

My sister really does make my life so much easier and I hardly ever give her credit for it. She pretty much always takes my child to get his hair cut when he needs it. She keeps him stocked up on clothes that fit him; like seriously, I don't think I've bought him more than 5 pieces of clothing in his life. She keeps him any time I need her to after she's spent 10 hours a day with him 5 days a week. She's a lifesaver for this working mom!

3. You know that estate sale I mentioned in this post? Well, I racked up on some gently used household items. I got some new sheets for my bed and a couple of lamps for my living room. Previously I had a standing lamp that had lost its lamp shade many moons ago. It's amazing how much more homey my living room looks with these new lamps! It's like a new room and I love being in there!

4. I just found out I'm taking a beach trip with these 2 cuties!

We're not going until October, but I am so excited! Brayden is beyond excited. I know it will be such a fun time!

5. Tomorrow is the Casting Crowns concert & Brayden's open house for his new year of school!

Happy Hump Day Friends!

5 on Friday



 

 



 

 

 

 



I'm linking up with Darci, Christina, Natasha, and April for 5 on Friday. This is such a fun linkup that so many people participate in so click on the button and go read some of the blogs that linked up!

1. I'm pretty sure I've found the planner I want for next year. Don't hate, I'm a planner (haha, pun intended) and I know it's early but I need to be prepared so I can order it in a few months. Molly at Duchess of Fork posted a picture on Instagram of her planner and I loved it. She commented that it was from Plum Paper on Etsy so you better believe I looked them up. They have so many cute planners! I love the Fitness Planner because it still has the monthly view that I like but then it has each week broken out so I can record my calories and workout information. Perfect! I can't wait to order it!

2. My work friend Nena is currently battling breast cancer and she is going through chemo treatments right now. Everyone at work is wearing pink bracelets to support her until she is done. Her little boy is the same age as Brayden and was in his preschool class last year so Brayden knows why I wear the bracelet. A couple of days ago, he asked me if his friend's (not using his name for privacy purposes) mommy was still sick and I said she was and that she hadn't been at work that day because she didn't feel good. He said "Let's pray for her. Close your eyes and put your head down." I was driving at the time so I just leaned my head forward so he would think I had my eyes closed. He said "Dear God, thank you for helping my friend's mommy feel better. I love her to the moon." Y'all, I was stunned. Not because he wanted to pray for her (although I was very happy about that), but because he doesn't really know her and has only seen her a handful of times and yet he still said he loves her. This is what God wants us to be like. Whether we don't know someone at all or know them fairly well and don't really like them, he wants us to love everyone. My sweet 3 year old has empathy and compassion for his friend because he has a sick mommy. I was so proud of him in that moment and pray so hard for God to continue that spirit of empathy and compassion in him as he gets older.

3. I am so excited to be going to a Casting Crowns/Francesca Battistelli concert Thursday! I love them both so I know it will be loads of fun.

4. Brayden starts 3K a week from Tuesday. He has open house the same night of the concert and I am so upset I'm going to miss it. His daddy is going to take him, but it is seriously killing me inside that I can't go. I hate missing anything and I want him to grow up knowing that his parents will always be there to support him.

5. My husband has recently told me that he thinks my blog is too boring! I can always rely on him to be brutally honest with me. And I do mean brutally! Please give me suggestions of what I could do to make it more interesting or anything you'd like to see me blog about.

Have a great weekend friends!