My Once Upon a Time...

Looking back at the month of September! I was dog sitting at my friend's house and listening to a lecture that my professor recorded. My professor has a dog who constantly barks in the background (talk about annoying), and my friend's dog loved it (although I think she was also a little confused about where the barks were coming from) and didn't leave the computer.  The boys and I had some time to kill before a family birthday dinner, so we went to a nearby mall and they were begging me to put some money into those massage chairs. Their faces say it all! Lucky for them, Katie bought one of those chairs for their house shortly after.  Purchased this garden stone for my mother in law for her birthday and loved how it turned out. When I started school, I quickly realized that a lot of my classmates bought the exact same stethoscope, so I got myself a personalized stethoscope ring...I love it! Making pumpkin bread with my little helper. His great-grandma got him some cookies wi...

In August, the boys and I escaped the Phoenix heat and went "glamping" in Flagstaff. I booked the cutest little cabin, that didn't have a bathroom, but we had beds, electricity, and even a mini fridge and a microwave.  This was the view behind our cabin, and after a long Phoenix summer, I was so happy to be outside. We even had a thunderstorm while we were there! While I love camping, I have no idea how to cook on any kind of camping equipment (not that I own any), so I was super happy that they had a food truck in the mornings where we could order some breakfast, and the boys were happy as well! After breakfast, we explored the campground for a bit. Fox must have taken 7 rides in this train, while Finn was too scared to try. The night we arrived, my friend Marcela texted me and asked if we wanted to join their family in Flagstaff the next day to go mushroom hunting. I replied that we were already there and would love to meet up with them. Such a great coincidence.  I had...