Slices of Life

Happy November! I hope this month is starting off great for you all. So far we've enjoyed ourselves. If you live in the U.S don't forget that today is election day; please go out and vote.  We had another wonderful turnout for last week's party and I had lots of fun looking through all the links. Thank you for returning each week and helping to make this party such a success.  The link with the most views from last week's party: Loving Lately- September/October by Our Life in a Click A few that caught my eye: This England- Welcome to Bath by The Marmelade Gypsy Something Cute or Cuddly for the Allsorts Challenge by Ellibelle's corner Crock Pot French Onion Soup by Flour on My Face This party will remain open until the weekend.  My hope is that everyone will share all sorts of wonderful posts: travel, recipes, how to's, crafting ideas, and more-- up to 3 posts per blog.  Anything that is family friendly is welcome; even old posts that you'd like to get some

It was another busy month of purchases. As I'm going through my closet and getting rid of things I'm also ordering new things to replace those discarded items with. I want to be one of those minimalist clothing people but I have come to the realization that I never will be. I love clothing far too much!  I missed wearing all my chiffon tops from summer but wanted something in a totally different style to go with more of my fall/winter wardrobe and I found this long kimono that I just love! I also felt like I needed a few new long sleeve shirts so I bought this pretty blue/green floral blouse & this velvet top   I've also been trying to step outside my comfort zone and wear more dresses-- short dresses that is (I love a good maxi dress). I bought this velvet one and this cotton green one . Both of them hit me right at knee length but I honestly think I'd like them better shorter with some leggings underneath for fall/winter.  I've started baking my own sandw

 We had a wonderful October with lots of fabulous (and sometimes downright HOT), sunny weather. We had some really cold fall feeling days too so it was often a challenge to know how to dress but those warm days made it all worth it. We did lots of hiking and I did lots of crafting. We toured another college-- if anyone is interested I do have photos/notes/thoughts about each college but I'm not sure if anyone really cares what we've thought or seen so I haven't bothered to share much about it on the blog! So far we've liked all the ones we've looked at and have 2 more planned for November.  1. I made some homemade pie crust, did some laundry, and worked on schooling with Evan before heading out in the afternoon to pick up his friend and go hiking at Purgatory Chasm. 13,602 steps.  2. Gym with my mom, school with Evan, and then all 3 of us (my mom, Evan, and I) went to lunch at Panera bread. I spent my afternoon blogging and card making. 8,429 steps.  3. Evan and I h