fall road trippin'

I'm really  not much of a fan of Halloween. Skeletons, haunted mansions and looming fright has no appeal to me. On the other hand, October is one of my favorite month's of the year with the breath taking foliage, chill in the air, apple cider donuts, baby pumpkins and mums. It's a serious level of autumnal bounty that brings heaps of yard sales, mornings of coffee on the porch and unplanned road trips. Road trips! 

Destination: Bethlehem, Pa. 

Keith and I had approximately 27 hours of road trip frolicking where there was not any particular destination and Bethlehem is where we landed. The past few weeks have been a little rough for me between lethargy and morning sickness (lies...it's ALL day sickness) there hasn't been a whole lot of time for frolicking and taking in fall's goodness. So this was perfect! 

We spent most of our time in the historic section with cute shops, great walking trails and quaint homes. I love nature and having the opportunity to just sort of take a few deep breaths and enjoy God's creation. Hitting week fourteen of prego has me grateful in general, but having less energy and not feeling so hot made this weekend all the more meaningful. Very grateful for a husband who values my love of nature and has embraced the power of spontaneity. Every once in awhile it's pretty awesome to put the laundry, house cleaning and approaching week's responsibilities on hold and roll with hopping in the car and see where the road leads. 

Coming to a beach near you

We're having a baby!!!! We have been empty nesters since the end of August and that is all about to change in late April. I am overwhelmed with joy and elated at the gift that God has growing inside of me. Last week during an ultra sound I found myself in awe of the little hands and feet that were fluttering on the screen in front of me.  My mind is seriously blown away at how amazing and intricately made we are and getting a vip view of what's going on in my belly was one of the coolest things I have ever seen.




Our family is pretty excited, but having the opportunity to surprise my 94 year old grandmother with a visit to Florida made the whole prego experience all the more beautiful. We told her awhile ago that I was expecting, but while my mom and cousin were down in Fl visiting her I managed to go full fledge surprise on her. She opened her door, took a few steps back thinking I was my mom for about five seconds and then was speechless just hugging me and pressing her hands against my belly.
All the tiredness and plane riding craziness was all so very worth it just to see the joy on her face. I know the next six months are going to pass quickly and I am doing the best I can to savor all these little moments that mean the world to me.