Feels Like Fall

My oh my... I may be speaking too soon... but it feels wonderful sitting out on the deck this morning.  The trees are moving and the leaves are blowing!! My dear Texas friends, I do believe Fall is right around the corner!!
Yesterday morning when I woke up and went to let Lyla out in the backyard,  I was amazed at the breeze that was blowing.  I immediately thought all things PUMPKIN.  The change in weather definitely put me in the mood for Fall.  Reagan was gone all day yesterday, so I thought it was a perfect time for me to decorate the house all things Fall! The table decor is out, pumpkins are everywhere, and there is a pumpkin spice scentsy filling up our house with its yummy smell! I love fall... football, boots, pumpkin spice lattes... can I get an AMEN again?!?

I am looking forward to the cooler weather, dinners on the back deck, and time with friends and family.  Fall is just lovely and I am glad the weather is changing and hope it is here to stay!

Pics to come soon of all the lovely decor... I just do not feel like moving from my spot on the deck quite yet :)

I hope everyone has a fabulous Sunday! Go have a pumpkin spice latte for me!

Much love,

Good-bye Summer :(

Ughhhhhhhhh. Feel my frustration??? Summer is OveR!!! I go back to work tomorrow and I am not ready one little bit.  The only thing I am ready for is getting on a schedule... I know I am a weirdo. I could probably live in summer mode for forever but I would be the most laziest person E.V.E.R. So to say the least...  Lil OCD me needs my schedule back.  This staying up late, sleeping in and reading books, and hanging out at the pool has been such a treat, but I need my routine back. badly. and I need a good nights sleep. and I desperately need to see my sweet friends (I have missed so dearly). and to get back into bible study with my ladies and be poured into and fellowship with those sweet gals.  Going back to school also means fall is coming, and I cannot wait for all things fall-- football. boots. cute scarfs and sweaters. and pumpkin spice lattes... Can I get an AMEN!! So tomorrow I will wake up when my husband does, put on make-up for the first time all summer (OOPS), say bye to my Lyla bear, and head to work.  At least I have Thursday and Friday to prepare before the kiddos come.  All  have to say to that is Monday is going to be fun yet exhausting... I can already feel it in my bones.  Anywho, for those of you who don't have work tomorrow... sleep in extra late for me, take time to read a good book and catch some sun! Oh summer 2012 you have been a good and memorable one... One I will never forget!


Hi Ho, Hi Ho, its off to work I go...

Much love and tired eyes,

Lyla Bear.

I have a confession to make. I must admit to you all that I think my puppy is pretty special and I am pretty much in love with her and her curly/wavy lil self. She is smart, hysterically funny with her chew toys, has lots of energy, loves to play and more than anything would cuddle with me all day... if she could. Whew.. I feel much better now that I have admitted to you all how in love I am with this cute lil cuddly pup.
Anyways....
On Saturday, we had to take her to get her first set of puppy shots.  While we were waiting in line, all these people kept approaching Reagan and I and asking us if they could hold her and telling us that we had the cutest puppy they had ever seen.  I just kept laughing because the attention she was getting was ridiculous.  Little kids wanted to hold her, moms, moms to be, and even cute old couples.  It was the funniest thing ever.  Though, we both admitted later on she is a pretty cute lil cuddle bear. Anyways, back to the shots.  I couldn't do it... I made Reagan hold her.  Oh and to hear her yelp when they stuck the needle in... Broke. My. Heart.  Seriously, I know I am pathetic... but I made Reagan be the bad guy this time... Oops. This pup is turning me into a complete and total softie!! Though, I felt a little bit better after the shot was over, because she acted like nothing had happened and she was back to her normal playful and cuddly self... made me feel a little LOT better that she didn't hate us for taking her to get shots!
I just know I am going to miss my lil girl when I go back to work on Thursday... Oh goodness... see I am already nervous about leaving her at home while we are at work... seriously people what is this pup doing to me... deep breaths. it will all be OKAY. it is just a dog... My goodness!!

I will leave you with our cute lil pup.  Little Miss Lyla Bear and all her cute lil fluff.  Who could not love a face like that?! I mean seriously!!!! 

*Disclaimer:
I promise posts to come will not be completely focused around our extremely cute pup... I just really cannot stop posting about her and all her daily happenings. haha. I am like a proud momma.. and honestly, we all know you just want to stare at her sweet lil face and take her home and cuddle with her! :)

I hope everyone enjoys their last days of summer! I know I am taking in every relaxing moment while I can!

Love y'all,

Raising a Pup :)

We are learning that raising a pup can be hard but being on a schedule is GoLdEn!! Honestly, it has been worth every penny we paid.  Lyla has been a wonderful puppy and we couldn't be more happy with having her in our home.  Though, I will admit her daily 3:15am wake up call to let us know she needs to go potty outside has been an adjustment, but we will take it if that means no accidents in her crate! We are learning that Lyla is very smart and thus far we have not had any accidents in the house... KNOCK on WOOD!! Reagan even made the comment last night, "Whatever you are doing to get her to go potty outside, keep it up because it is working!!" His comment made me LOL but honestly it is all about being on a schedule... just like a baby... Go figure- all my child development classes are coming in handy with this cute lil pup.  Honestly, she may be preparing me for future years when we do have a baby... because we have to think about HER now not just us! We love her bunches and love all the cuddles she has given us.  She is indeed our little cuddle bug!

All tuckered out after playing this morning.  Goodness. Being a Puppy is hard work!!! 

***Question for all you dog owners out there:

So like I said above, Lyla has had no accidents in her crate or inside the house (Praise the Lord)!!! Though, starting next week Reagan and I will both be at work for the day and I am worried that she will not be able to hold it all day in her crate since she will just be 7 weeks old at that time.  A friend told us that we should section of a part of our kitchen and put her crate in there with a bowl of water and a puppy pad with newspaper over it (so it feels like the texture of grass) and have her play around in there while we are gone and be able to use the bathroom during the day.  It sounds like a wonderful idea... but my only concern is that she may have a hard time going outside if we start doing the puppy pad thing for the day!  To be honest, I do not want to ruin the good thing we have going with going outside and not having accidents... it may drive me crazy... just a lil bit. ANY ideas on what we should do?!!? Needing help from one puppy momma to another!!

Much love,