October!

Ummm y'all. I'm 30. THIRTY. The BIG 3-0. When did that happen?! like seriously. When did I get to be so old. Alas, I shall embrace the new decade. I know my 30's will bring great things:D I dont even feel any older, just everything around me keeps reminding me that I am now old. I wonder if this happens to everyone...lol :D

The first two weeks of October were spent on our epic trip! Again, I'll post the link to our blog once it's finished :D

When got back on Oct 11th and took the 12th off to recuperate some. I'm not gunna lie- the time change was rough! I know it was only 3 hours, but dang. It was hard to get back on our schedule!!

My mom did send me these gorgeous flowers when I got back to work!

That weekend, John and Krystal threw me a 30th birthday party :D They gave it a camping theme since we camped so much on our trip. We had a fire and roasted hot dogs and smores. It was so much fun. So much love from all my friends. It was great!!

 Thank you John for an amazing party :D 

 The Hutch's!

 The Chases!

 Julie came by!

 The Klings :D

 So much fun. Of course I didnt get pictures of outside, or the rest of the people. Just know a good time was had and I am a very blessed woman :D

Sunday, John and I got up and John told me he wanted to go to At Home. Umm. Yes, please. I'll never turn down a trip to there. We needed more fall decorations, so he said that would be a good place to go. After we were done shopping, he told me that my mom had actually wanted me to stop by because she made a cake for me. I had no idea- but when we got there- SURPRISE! My mom threw me a surprise party too! My in-laws, mom, a few of her friends, my brother and Britt were there- It was so nice. There was tons of food and it was a great time again! Of course I forgot pictures :( But honestly, I was so surprised! It was nice to be able to celebrate with my family :D

The next weekend, John went out of town for Brad's bachelor party! The Kinlaws were in Iceland. So, I decided to invite Jenny over for a little girls sleepover. It was Me, Jenny, Bailey, and then Carter crashed the girl party. haha. Jenny and I made pizzas, sat up and talked, and watched Quantico. It was very relaxing and enjoyable. :D

It was too bright for Bailey girl.

 Pizzas!

 All the snuggles :D

Over the past few months, my eyes have been super dry. My doctor had restricted me to glasses (hence why I'm wearing glasses in ALL of the pictures since July). But I was finally cleared for contacts! I was so excited! I cant wear them all of the time, because my eyes are still so dry, but I can sometimes! And that makes me VERY happy! Selfie at the eye doctors office!

John and I had purchased a Livingsocial for Second Empire! Of course it was about to expire, so I quickly made reservations for the same week. We ended up going on a Wednesday. The food was amazing. Seriously. I wish the pictures came out better, but YUM. The experience was also very cool :D 

 My handsome hubs!

 The next night, we went to Turnpike Troubadours! We had given Josh a ticket for his birthday and the time had finally come. They were REALLY good. It was a really fun night :D

The last weekend in October was Krystal's birthday and Halloween! Friday night we celebrated Krystal with a Murder Mystery Party. It was AWESOME. I am loving these themed parties lately! We all got dressed up in our 1920's attire, made food and drink that you would have had in the 20's and then tried to find out whodunnit! Kallie and her fiance, Andrew, came up from GA to play. It was so good to see them! Here are some pics from the night! Again, I wish we had gotten more pictures! Krystal did a great job on the decorations, and we even made a secret entrance! So much funn!

 Deciphering clues!

 Kristen DID IT! :D

 Vicky and the Congressman..

 Happy Birthday Krystal! :D

Saturday was Halloween, we spent the day at the Kinlaws watching the Clemson game and hanging out with friends :D After the game, Krystal and I sat in rocking chairs and handed out candy for awhile! We got a ton of trick-or-treaters!! 

I got to snuggle this cutie on Halloween!

                                     

                                                  

Before the party, I gave Krystal her birthday present- I made it Scandal theme! So much fun! 

October went out with a punch for me! I got Strep throat-reminding me that you are never too old to get sick. It was no fun at all. Luckily, I have a great husband who will take good care of me!

It also taught me that sometimes you just have to adult- I had to replace the battery in the mustang. Which was actually very simple- you go to Advanced Auto parts, have them test the battery to find out it's reading Zero charge (so lucky it started that morning!) and then have them replace it for you! Haha :D The blue you see is battery acid- no wonder the battery died! 

 

My first month of being 30 was amazing. I cannot wait to see what else this year holds!!