You know what makes me smile? When weeks pass by so quickly. I don’t normally like to wish time away, but right now every week checked off in this pregnancy feels like a victory. I’m ecstatic that it’s already Thursday night! I love Thursdays. They are my one weeknight to just chill. Although, tonight will be a little different as I have a Skype interview with the site Fit Moms Fit Kids Club. I also plan on finally watching this week’s episodes of Glee and Parenthood. I look forward to it.

I also awaited tonight for another reason. To finally carve the pumpkins we picked up at the pumpkin patch two weekends ago! Would you believe me if I told you this was my first time carving pumpkins? At least that I can remember. We didn’t do many traditions like this growing up. I wonder if that causes my extreme interest in creating traditions such as these for my own family?

We set up out on our front porch for the pumpkin carving fun.

Since, we aren’t too skilled artistically, we opted for the cheap-o design patterns to trace onto our pumpkins.

Then, we got to the manual labor. Carving is pretty tough on the hands!

It was all worth it in the end, though. I think mine came out pretty good. Smile!

Maybe I do have artistic talent. If you show me exactly what to do and tracing is the only talent required. 😉 We realized after carving them that we don’t have the candles for the inside yet. Bummer. I can’t wait to see it all lit up!

•  Did you carve a pumpkin this year?
• What would you say is your biggest talent? I think I can be pretty strong for my size when I focus on weight lifting. It’s fun to freak some guys out in the gym. Otherwise, my talent would likely be the ability to tune out annoying sounds…like all of M’s noisy toys.

Up until my last half of college, I was always a goody goody two shoes. I never broke the rules, worked hard to get all As in school, and preferred to stay under the radar. Then college came around and I went a little crazy with partying and not caring too much about perfection. I had the mindset that I couldn’t achieve it, so why even bother being good at all?  I guess you could say now I have found a nice place to settle in the middle. I try to do things well, but don’t seek perfection, and just go about happily living my life and trying to spread love to others.

It’s always nice when the love comes back to you too though. I got two goody goodies delivered to me in the last 24 hours. First off, I received a batch of Lindsay’s mother’s special homemade chocolate chip cookies in the mail. As well as a cute Halloween card and some fun stickers for Makenzie.

Oh, sweet heavens. I will need to practice some serious self control around these babies. I have a weakness for chocolate chip cookies. Especially ones that have such a soft, chewy, almost dough-like consistency. Lindsay, let your mom know that these are perfect. Thank you so much!

Another goody goody arrived on my doorstep today. I’ve been “Boo”-ed!!! Our Mom’s Club has been doing a fun activity where each person goes to 2 other moms’ doors to ring the doorbell, drop a treat, and RUN! It is a secret little game to liven up the Halloween fun. I found this little friend on my doorstep.

Have I mentioned how much I love fall and all the little traditions that go with it? Oh, I have? Well, I just had to say it again. Now, I get to pass on the fun sometime this weekend or Monday. 😀

Well, time for me to log off so I can spend a goody goody of a night with my husband. We’re doing the usual Friday night routine of a pizza dinner on the couch with a movie or some DVR’d shows. I love Friday!

• Were you more of a goody goody or wild child growing up?
• What food is your weakness?
• Don’t forget to ASK ME ANYTHING for the Q + A series in November!