Life's Little Moments {October Edition}

This weekend the husband and I took a quick weekend trip and had the best time. 

We went to Warsaw, Poland and honestly had very low expectations. But man, it was the most pleasant surprise. Fall was in full bloom there and beauty surrounded the city. It was a wonderful getaway and I will share about our adventure tomorrow!

I am pretty shocked it is already November. But it makes me pretty excited. I just love this time of year! Before I get on with this great month, I want to take a little look back at some little moments from October...a month full of lots of change and also plenty of fun. Get ready for a picture overload!

 My mom, grandmother and I took a little weekend trip to Colorado. On our agenda? Lots of snuggles! We went to visit my cousin and her growing family. It was such sweet time. My aunt had baby kitties, and oh my cuteness. Though nothing could compare to sweet baby Nora...

 We celebrated my step-dad and my step-sister's birthdays this month! It was full of balloons, plenty of dessert and lots of family time. One night we went to the Corn Maize to celebrate and totally enjoyed ourselves.

This stud has been practicing and playing all month. So amazed every day by his dedication and hard work.

We celebrated this little nuggets baptism. I mean look at that smile??

There was lots of packing and preparing for Poland. Seriously, such a task!!

 I made some easy DIY pillow covers to bring to Poland with me. A little apartment tour will be up eventually {hopefully sooner than later}.

Love me some KC and Nicholas Sparks. But this sunrise...leaves me speechless. God's majesty is all around us and it is incredible.

 I spent loads of time with family this month, preparing for my leave. And it always makes my heart so so happy.

We had a pumpkin painting party...

Watched a little stud and big stud play some football...

I even got to see my in-laws and enjoy a wonderful weekend with them before I headed out. 

I said my goodbyes. Which is never easy but we make it better with funny pictures before school and princess crowns...

And then I arrived in Poland with my love!!

And have been getting situated and cheering on the royals ever since.

I finally got to see the hubby play, we hosted a dinner and have been exploring a little of what Lublin has to offer during our time here. 

Moving is never easy, but so glad to be back with that man of mine and we are slowly but surely getting situated! Very thankful for this adventure and opportunity.

And I made these delicious Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins...not only are they perfect for October but November too!

Too many pictures and a lot to recap about beautiful October. What a sweet and busy month!

Linking up with B Loved Boston and Join the Gossip.

A New Home {Five on Friday}

I unintentionally took a little blogging break this week, but I am glad I did, as it was very needed.

Moving, well you know, moving can hit you hard. You are tired, you are excited, your are very emotional{well this girl is} and a lot of "new" is thrown at you all at once. So this week I have had some productive days and then some very lazy and emotionally hard days.

But I am slowly getting into the groove of things and man that husband of mine, to be with him?? Fills my heart with so much joy and makes the difficulties of moving fade away.

And now Friday is here and that is exciting in itself! Roberto has a game tonight and it will be the first one I attend...woo! And then there is a possibility of a little traveling this weekend, which just makes me giddy!

But before we get on with this Halloween (!) weekend, a little Friday catch up and randomness to fill you with...

O N E
Last night we had one of Robert's teammates and friend over for dinner and we just had the best time! Bananagrams {such a fun game}, a pasta dish and homemade funfetti cupcakes {you have to get creative here in Poland sans box mix}. Inviting others into our home is something I am trying to get better at. It brings me so much joy to do so, but it seems like so much of the time I do not do it because I feel too much pressure. What will I cook? What will we talk about? Is my house clean enough? Anyone else? BUT my heart is slowly changing. Thanks to the She Reads Truth Hospitality Plan I am learning to view hospitality the way Jesus did/does. It is not about perfection at all.

T W O
Thank you for all your TV/movie/book suggestions from last week! It was so helpful. Currently I have added these to my list... I want to try Homeland and/or House of Cards for a new tv series {I think those could be ones the husband and I would both like}. And for books I have added Unbroken, The Husband's Secret, Bread and Wine, The Power of a Woman's Words, The Best Yes, Highly Happy Marriages {with Rob}and The gift of Imperfection. Whew! That will take me a while, but excited to read lots in the coming months! And thank you all for help!

T H R E E
We got out and explored a little this week! Lublin is a pretty big city, it has it's Old Town which is quaint and filled with restaurants and then the rest of the city is just what you would imagine a city to be. Not as much to do here as there was in Nuremberg last year. So we will have to get a little more creative with our time! We did see a movie on Sunday at the theatre and it was wonderful...a little slice of home. We would highly recommend Fury!

{exploring equals kebabs...Roberto's fav}

F O U R
I married into a KC Royal loving family. So am I the best Royals fan? Sadly, no. But you bet we watched them play this week, cheering our little hearts out! We thought our shirts from Mama Lew would bring them Good Luck...game 6, yes! Game 7, not so much.

F I V E
We do not have a car here so I am learning the public transportation ropes! Aka the bus. Roberto has it down, and I took it all by myself the other day. I am such a big girl :) Slowly but surely I will get it down. Right now I am just rejoicing in the fact that I have not gotten lost!

If you got through all that, I am sending you a big Polish hug!

Happy Friday, friends! And Happy Halloween! Enjoy all the candy and have the best weekend.

Linking up with Oh Hey Friday, Meet at the Barre, Five on Friday, Lauren, Jennie and Rebecca.

Hello Poland!

On Wednesday I arrived in Lublin, Poland! I was greeted by my sweet husband at the airport and to see him again?? Just the best feeling in the world! 

So a few tid bits to get caught up...

ONE
I cannot for the life of me sleep on a plane. This time I even had a WHOLE row to myself, a whole row! So when it was time to sleep I laid down with my pillow and blanket fully prepared to zonk out. But nope did not happen. I would fall asleep for maybe 20 minute increments and then wake up. The thing was I was SO tired but so uncomfortable. So I have been catching up on sleep the past few days here, lots of sleeping in on my part. I did get to see some beautiful views though...

TWO
When I arrived, Robert made a delicious dinner for me and then the next day for lunch he took me to his favorite local Polish restaurant...it was soo good! And SO much food. The sweet ladies were laughing at us and how much food we got. Thank goodness for to go boxes! My goal is to learn how to make some of this amazing cuisine like the Pierogi {the delicious dumpling looking thing}. I know it will not be near as good as what we had but I sure want to try!

THREE
I need your help! I have quite a bit of time on my hands, which can be a good thing and a bad thing. I want to be productive and I want to do some leisurely things as well while I have time to do so. Such a rare time in life. So what books, television shows or movies would you recommend? What are your favorites?

FOUR
We took this picture the morning I left, afterwards a few tears were shed. I sure do miss these faces! But so grateful for facetime, such an amazing perk of technology these days.

FIVE
We have a tiny elevator in our apartment that we use quite a bit. So an elevator selfie was definitely in order. Also, it is cold here, really cold! I have already pulled out the heavy winter jacket which is just crazy to this Texas girl. And most importantly, so glad to be back with this man...

I am so happy to finally be here and start this new adventure with my husband.

Happy weekend, friends!! So glad you stopped by!

Linking up with Oh Hey Friday, Meet at the Barre and Five on Friday.