Currently...

Thinking:
That I'm incredibly lucky to have the friends I have.  My weekend was filled with some fun events including friends & family and I really had a blast.  I am a person who needs to be surrounded by people that I love or else I can get pretty depressed, and fortunately I've had a lot of fun with some of those people lately.  Of course, there are more people that I love who I haven't been able to see in a while and I really want to change that!

Dressed in 90s vintage for a Ladies Night Out

Feeling:
Excited for the fall holidays.  I love seeing my kids in their costumes (I'll post a DIY later!) and watching my 4 year old light up as he goes trick-or-treating.  I'm also excited about Thanksgiving and all of the upcoming events where we get to see our family.  Last year, Bennett was so tiny and needed so much from me that he didn't really let anyone hold him during Thanksgiving.  I hoped Christmas would be better but then he had RSV so he needed me even more.  While I loved having a tiny little baby last year, it's so fun to have an interactive almost-toddler this year.

Can you guess who we are?  It's a bit obscure, think children's books!

Watching:
Fringe, which we are going to wrap up with tonight.  I really enjoyed that show.  It follows a formula that I've realized is typical of my favorite type of show: there is a supernatural/otherworldly/just plain not normal event, then the team goes in to investigate and stops some evil/alien/science from striking again.  Shows like X-Files, Buffy, Supernatural, Smallville, and Star Trek all share that formula.  I'm not sure why I like it so much but I love the mixture of an arc that spans an entire season and individual stories per episode.  Fringe has some really great storylines and the actors are wonderful.

Reading:
Insurgent.  I'm still slowly plugging away at this series since I've been reading other parenting/postpartum books in between. I'd like to finish the series before the film adaptation of the first book comes out.  I just need to stop watching so much freaking TV during nap time!

Wanting:
A long nap, a hot bath, to play a board game without worrying about Bennett choking on the pieces, to eat as many muffins and drink as many PSLs as I want without gaining weight...the usual!

Eating:
This zucchini pizza casserole (with Morningstar Farms ground crumbles) waaaay too much.  It's super easy, super inexpensive, and super versatile.  Win!  Plus it makes lots of leftovers that my husband can take to work with him.


Drinking:
Hot coffee, which feels nice on a chilly morning but I somehow manage to leave a lukewarm cup of it on a counter somewhere while I'm scrambling around getting myself and the kiddos ready.  Thank goodness for my microwave.

Loving:
My new living room setup.  It feels really cozy and somehow, even though there's probably less floor space than before, it feels more open.  I bought a vintage chair from my friend Courtney and it's become my new favorite reading spot.