What's Up September!

It's the end of the month...how is that possible?!?!

Wasn't Labor Day just last weekend?

Either way, it is what it is.

End of the month means it is time for What's Up Wednesday with Sheaffer & Shay!

What we're eating this week...

Monday - Chipotle

Tuesday - Pork schnitzel & spatzle

Wednesday - Spaghetti

Thursday - Fish & Chips

Friday - Pizza

Weekend - Out

What I'm reminiscing about...

Our wedding :)

Our 13th anniversary is coming up on October 7th, and this time of year always has me thinking back to that day.

I shared the engagement, planning (1 & 2), getting ready, wedding day (ceremony & reception), and more :)

What I'm loving...

I mentioned this last week, but I feel it deserves another...

My friend (and X's teacher this year), Lindsay, asked her friends on her personal FB page to sponsor a child in her classroom this year to receive books.

For just $10, a child will receive 10 new books (1 each month + one for their birthday).

There was actually enough donations for each child in the class to receive 20 new books!

This is such a great idea!!!

We all received a photo of the kiddos sharing their first month of books :)

What we've been up to...

If we aren't at the soccer fields...

we are at the football fields!

We have been busy going from practices and games, but I wouldn't have it any other way :)

X just attended a birthday for a sweet classmate, and got to play a little cornhole with his bestie. 

Our town had it's second annual Oktoberfest this past weekend, so we threw on our hats and stopped by to grab some German food and a couple adult beverages :)

The kiddos had a blast playing a pick up game of soccer,

and climbing all over the bounce houses!

On Sunday I headed north to tailgate and go to the Cleveland Browns game with my dad.
We opted to tailgate on the west bank of the river and take a boat over to the stadium.

This view from Lake Erie never gets old!

Sunday Night Football!!!!

At halftime one of my favorites was honored and inducted in the Ring of Honor in the stadium.
Clay Matthews is truly a great guy, and I'm praying this is his year to also be inducted into the Football Hall of Fame!

It was so sweet that his son was able to run out after halftime and give him a quick hug before he went onto beat my Browns 20-13.
Honestly, I'm still a proud fan regardless of the loss.


What I'm dreading...

Nothing really

What I'm working on...

Meal planning for next week, while listening to Netflix ;)

What I'm excited about...

All things Fall!
Give me all the sweaters, boots, scarves, cooler temps, leaves changing colors, etc.!!!!

What I'm watching/reading...

Dancing With The Stars - I'm a fan of Lauren Alaina, Kel Mitchell, Ray Lewis, and of course James Van Der Beek!

Blue Bloods - Currently finishing up season 7 on Netflix.

And quite a few of my favorite shows are back this week!

This Is Us, A Million Little Things, The Masked Singer
And I'm looking forward to seeing Almost Family.

What I'm listening to...

And I'm that mom that loves to see my child smile on the way to school when he hears a song he likes.

We kicked off Tuesday morning with a little Tupac...it's the edited version ;)

What I'm wearing...

Layers - The mornings are finally starting to be a bit cooler around here, but by the afternoon it is still in the 80's.

What I'm doing this weekend...

9am soccer game followed by a weekend of watching football

And playing catch up with my DVR! lol!

What I'm looking forward to next month...

Oktoberfest with friends

Our 13th Wedding Anniversary

Trick or Treat with friends

X's Halloween party at school

And hopefully some more house updates!

You can check out all of my home renovation posts here :)

What else is new...

Speaking of Halloween....we found X's costume for this year!
He was super pumped to get the Skull Trooper costume from Fortnite!
Fingers crossed we don't have any accidents like last year :/

FYI: I found this costume at Target for half the price most places show the exact same one online.

And that is it my friends!
Thanks for stopping by today!

XOXO ~ Vanessa