FALL IS ON THE HORIZON {07.29.2015}

I seriously cannot even believe that August is this Saturday. Not only does the first and second fall on a Saturday and Sunday, but it is also my mom and dad's birthdays. In some ways, I try to celebrate them, I think about what we would be doing for their birthdays if they were alive. But I am blessed to have them both as guardian angels. So this weekend, I will be prepping my house for Fall. For those who don't know, one thing that I love...is FALL! Although Texas doesn't look like a typical Fall, it's still my favorite time. I especially love the Texas Ren Fest. Sure, to some it's probably dumb, but if you haven't had a chance to stop by, you really are missing out. In addition to the TX Ren Fest, who doesn't love all the fun holidays and birthdays! Here is what our schedule looks like for the Fall holidays and birthdays...

 

August 1&2- My Mom & Dad's Birthdays

September 7- Labor Day

September 9 - My Birthday

September 24- My MIL's Birthday

October 10 through November 29- Texas Renaissance Festival

October 22- Hubby's Birthday

October 30- Little Princess Alli's Birthday

October 31- Halloween

November 21- My FIL's Birthday

November 26- Thanksgiving

December 24- Christmas Eve

December 25- CHRISTmas Day!

 

Fall is busy but I love it and it really is the happiest time of the year!

 

Also, I just love the way the trees have that golden color. Oh and we can't forget the adorable decorations that people put up, specifically pumpkins. They are the cutest things ever. Ladies, get your Pinterest boards ready!!!

 One thing I really want to strive to do this year is make a Fall Bucket List. I think it would be so fun to complete things with the Hubby for Fall. Whose with us? Some of the Bucket List items on my mind are things like: Going to a pumpkin patch, make s'mores outside by a fire, ect. That's all I've got so far, but I will work it and present a really great Fall Bucket List for those that are interested. I think I will even do the Bucket List with a hashtag and add photos to Instagram.

Also, I wanted to chat a little about some of the ladies that I follow on Instagram. So many of them have been receiving their BFPs (Big Fat Positives- on Pregnancy Tests). Babies are such blessing and I love seeing all those positive tests. 2016 will welcome so many little miracles and I just love that each of these special ladies are able to celebrate these Fall holidays with a little miracle baby in their bellies. What a great Christmas gift! Look how wonderful and giving our Lord and Savior is that He would allow so many to enjoy the feeling of their own child growing in their womb on the day that His son, Jesus Christ, was born.

That's all I've got for today, I just felt like writing something short and sweet. Of course I had to give a shout out to the Insta-blessed ladies.

Thank you for reading and God Bless

Texas Renaissance Festival Throughout the Years:

 http://meganrrichards.blogspot.com/2012/10/turkey-legs-cool-sunny-weather-costumes.html
http://meganrrichards.blogspot.com/2014/12/2014-end-of-year-recap-12312014.html

From Saturday to Today, Our Week {10.23.2013}

This past weekend, Erik's mom and I attended Katy Market Day as vendors. She sells custom handmade crosses, gift baskets, and stunning wreaths. Her business name is 2 Basket Cases (check them out on Facebook and be sure to order your custom handmade crosses, wreaths, and gift baskets for the upcoming holidays). I sell baby bows, custom baby bibs, burp cloths, and blankets. I have also recently started selling rompers, lace leggings, diaper covers, and so much more (you can visit my shop here)! We were supposed to stay and work our booths until 5pm, but it was so windy and there just weren't very many people, so we ran over to JCPenneys to buy Erik's birthday presents. His parents got him two new pairs of jeans, a really nice blue shirt, and new tennis shoes {which he really needed}. Later on that evening, we headed out to Texas Roadhouse {our go-to spot for birthday dinners}. We met with Erik's parents, and our best friends Will and Amanda. It was a really busy day, but it was so fun. Sunday, we enjoyed a late morning and decided to relax around the house until the Texans game. We always watch the game at Erik's parents house. It was such a beautiful day and being able to spend time with his parents is such a blessing. Monday, Erik had work and then had to go to school. Tuesday was Erik's 22nd birthday. We celebrated by surprising him with a delicious steak dinner which also included chopped up and fried potatoes, deviled eggs {mine and Erik's favorite side dish}, and FHA cookies {which to my surprise, I loved them!!! and I am not the dessert type}. He was so surprised because he thought that we were just going to his parents house to drop off keys, not to mention, he got to eat a huge steak and we went home and he was completely stuffed.

Every morning, I try to get up with Erik and help get his stuff ready for work that day. Typically, I try to go back to sleep so that I can get some rest, but this morning I decided to just stay up and do laundry. We had soooo much laundry left over from our previous apartment when our old washer and dryer broke. When we bought our new washer and dryer, we thought we would be able to get all the laundry done before moving, but that didn't work. I have managed to get all but one and a half laundry baskets completed. I have a really good feeling that I will be able to have all the laundry done today, which would be such a relief.

I'm looking forward to this weekend. Erik has to attend school on Saturday for a few hours to make up for taking off on my birthday, but afterwards we get to attend a wedding for a friend that Erik and I have known since elementary. I am hoping that Sunday we can visit Dewberry Farm, a huge outdoor place with a pumpkin patch and sooo much more. I am praying we can take pumpkin patch pictures because they are my absolute favorite. I also want to take Christmas pictures. I want to make it a habit to take yearly photos. I think it will be especially important when we have kids.

Hoping to post pictures from this weekend of the wedding and pumpkin patch.

My laundry today....that's not even half of it!!!

Brooks just couldn't help but give daddy kisses for his birthday.

Daddy finally came home! Time to celebrate his 22nd birthday!

Chief was waiting for daddy to get home so we could celebrate his birthday!

Brooks was also waiting for daddy to arrive so we could celebrate!

So I've been brunette for quite some time but recently decided I was ready for a change and went ahead and dyed my hair back to blonde!!! 

Brooks decided she wanted to model one of the bows I made...doesn't she look darling??

Here is the side of our booth from Saturday. The tutus and outfits you see are sold by 2 Basket Cases.

This is the front of our booth from Saturday. The wreaths you see were handmade by Erik's mom....order your custom wreath and cross NOW!!!

Here are a few of the bows I have made. If you would like to order bows, they are just $1.50 each. I make them completely custom from ribbon colors, bow style, and I can also embroider them. Visit my website (link above) to order NOW!

Here is a photo of some of the bows laid out, you can also see the custom blanket (can be any color or fabric, and we can embroider), and the bib and burp cloth (again, these can be completely customized and embroidered...ORDER NOW!)

Here is a picture of me and my sweet husband at dinner on Saturday before everyone arrived. My hair looks brunette, but it really is blonde.

Thanks for reading and God Bless,

Megan 

So Much To Do, Such Little Time {10.14.2013}

So this past weekend was a very, very busy weekend for Erik and I. Let's start with the fact that our electricity went out at 4 am Saturday morning when we had to be up at 7 am. It was so frustrating!!! Erik and I are hot natured so as soon as the electricity kicked off...BOOM...we were WIDE awake. We decided to just try and sleep through it but 30 minutes later our alarms were screaming at us. We got up, got ready, and headed to E's parents house. We jumped in their car and sped off to the BBVA Compass stadium for the University of Houston vs. Memphis football game. It was HOT!!! {That's really an understatement, it was MISERABLY HOT!!!} But we still had a fun time. During halftime, we were able to go down on the field and let the Cougars run through us. That was such a fun moment for the family, we've never done anything like that before! Afterwards, we hoped in the car and drove over to Harwin. Harwin is a place where they sell things at wholesale prices. It's kind of a scary area, but it's so fun! After we left Harwin, we were dropped off at E's parents house and off we went to the Katy Rice Harvest Festival. It was fun but it was a little rainy and so humid. We walked around and checked out the 300 and something vendors. Before leaving we had to get me a Turkey Leg but it was nothing like the Ren Fest Turkey Legs! Speaking of Ren Fest, we can't go until the Halloween weekend because E's mom and I are going to be participating in the Katy Market Day this upcoming weekend so we won't be able to attend Ren Fest this weekend. {Back to this weekend...} So after spending a good hour or so at the Katy Rice Harvest Fest, we went home, kicked back, and relaxed until we were just too tired. Sunday was a lazy day in our house! We didn't get up until 11:30 am!!! {I know, I was shocked myself!!!!} We jumped up, got dressed, and ran out to E's parents house for the Texans game {which was soooo embarrassing to watch but it's E's team so I can't complain}. Sunday night was spent resting and getting E ready for work this morning. Coming up soon is E's 22nd birthday! Last year I threw him a surprise party so I think this year I will try to do something a little more calm. He's not really one to want a party, he just likes spending time with close family and friends. I'm trying to plan something I know he will enjoy, so we will see what I come up. Now, I have to get back to making bows for our craft show this weekend. Looking forward to posting pictures. If you have a baby girl, or two, check out www.squareup.com/market/bayou-baby for baby accessories and bows galore! 

Oh and I just have to say, I can't wait to head out to the pumpkin patch this weekend. I just really love pumpkin patch pictures!!! Hope to post some of those this weekend. And did I mention how absolutely excited I am for Christmas?? Oh, it is my favorite time of year!!! I'm already planning gifts and stocking stuffers. I even started buying a few things. I bought two ornaments, one for each of our little fur-babies, and I even bought one for our SweetPea in Heaven, to remind us of our first baby that we lost. We try to buy one ornament each year to symbolize what happened that year and I just knew that I would want to buy something for our first ultrasound picture. (See photos below for ornaments).

Thanks for reading and God Bless 

Megan