High five for Friday

Its time for another lovely edition of......delanas high five. 

*applause applause* 

This week has been one of those weeks where we wake up each day with our feet running. 

The leaves here are FINALLY turning their beautiful fall shades. I just love the vibrant colors that this time of the year has. 

Seriously this is my new all time favorite creamer. I should be ashamed of how much I love this creamer. It makes my coffee taste like a white chocolate peppermint mocha. Irresistible! 

 

Both kids got major hair cuts on Saturday so I decided with their new dos I would teach them how to flat iron their hair. That little bit allows me a little bit more time to get my stuff together so I'm not runnin out the door like a bat out of hell. 

I have found out why brides to be start on wedding diets a year ahead of time. Cake samples. Amazing cake samples and buttercream. 

Lord help me over the next 11 months that I don't eat my weight in cake samples. 

I got to spend some time with this little ham on Sunday. I haven't seen her in a few weeks so when my parents joined us for dinner it was a nice surprise. 

Why is THIS stuck in my head today?

Truly blessed beyond words

I'm not the most religious or sentimental person.

I've always had that doubt about God or a higher being.

But the past few months have made me stop and reevaluate my beliefs. While I still question who God is, I do believe that someone is looking out for me. Whether my grandparents who have passed on or if it is a much bigger entity. All I know is that I'm grateful for what I have been given.

I have a fiance who without a doubt is my soulmate. I have two beautiful daughters who have saved me from a road of lonliness. I have a family who are my rocks and a great support system. I have so many friends who there are too many to thank for being there for me. Many of whom I haven't seen or physically spoken to in years, but I feel like you are in my life for a reason.

There are going to be a lot of BIG things happening over the next year and I'm excited about each one of them. I truly feel like the hard work that Dustin and I have done together, karma is giving us a small reward. We are going to keep doing what we do and enjoy life...together.

DIY wedding and kids

I think to really add to the family feel of our wedding I am going to find ways to incorporate the kids personal touches to the decor. Just little touches that shows them that they are as much a part of this wedding as Dustin and I are. 

Wedding planning bug

I'm obsessed. 

I have spent a good majority of this weekend looking at ideas and thinkin of what KIND of wedding I want to have. 

Dustin and I are going to be footing the bill for the wedding so it will definitely be a simple probably DIY as much as I can type of affair. 

I had to take my ring in yesterday to have resized. I can't wait to get it back. 

I'm engaged?!?

Holy crapola!!! 

This was just a far off dream that this would ever happen. Now it actually has. To me. I never would have thought that I would meet someone who would want to call me their fiancé let alone their wife. 

I am beyond thrilled. To be honest that doesn't even begin to explain the overwhelming excitement that I have. The kids were so excited about getting involved with the question it was so adorable. 

High Five for Friday

What a day this is! What a day!!! AND it's before noon. This week has been a wee crazy in preparation for the kids first halloween in Louisville.

This High Five for Friday is going to be based on the fact that I'm running on pure adrenaline today.

An old friend of mine reconnected with me early in the week and it was a very pleasant text message. We used to work together and she ventured off into the entrepreneurial world. We keep in touch pretty much every couple of years, so it was really awesome to get a text from her.

Halloween night was a wash because of the weather. I couldn't wait for the kids to get home because Dustin had planned a night to make up for the fact that we couldn't go out trick or treating. I still had the kids get into their costumes and I did their makeup. The rest of the night I was banned from the kitchen since they were doing their super secret stuff.

Ok so I admit that I'm a crazy stepmom. It's part of who I am. But the kids were super cute rocking their costumes around the house. We had fun playing dress up and I had fun playing with makeup. It was funny watching them try to get all the make up off last night before bed. 

Part of the fun that Dustin had planned for us was to carve pumpkins. The weather by this time was beyond crappy. It was windy and very rainy. We had fun getting to each decorate our own punkin, and the other Dustin even came over for the fun too. We were all surprised that the candles stayed lit with all the wind. They were the punkins that wanted to light up halloween. 

 Ok now the really most amazing news of the week. It's my birthday today. The reason why I was banned from the kitchen last night was because my birthday brownies were being made. I wasn't allowed to help, at all. So before I left for work this morning I had to blow out my candles. Birthday brownies for breakfast are TOTALLY acceptable.

 The girls and Dustin have been unusually giddy all week. And this morning I found out why. After I blew out my candles I saw what they had been planning. Dustin and the kids proposed to me. Who needs coffee after that?!?!

Of course I said yes. I think it was more along the lines of "absolutely" but I don't really remember. I've been on cloud 9 since that point in time. I haven't gotten any work done and I have a feeling that is going to be the trend for the day. 

I hope everyone has a great Friday (I'm off to celebrate with my FIANCE-holy crap I just said that out loud!!!)