Monthly Musts: April

I haven't done this in a few months but I forgot how much I enjoy looking forward to what the new month has to offer, so here we are again!  Monthly months is back!  Here are my musts for April...

MUST WATCH // I'm actually not even sure right now!  The Walking Dead is over for the season, How I Met Your Mother is over for good.  And those were the only two that I would actually watch whenever they came on.  I'm never up on my shows.  Pretty much I don't get into them until there's about 4 or 5 seasons on Netflix and I go crazy on binge watching.  Then I get obsessed with the shows, start talking about them, and then I realize that I'm behind the times, like by a few years, and everyone is already done talking about it.

MUST DO // Picnics.  I have been bugging Nick to go on a picnic since we started dating, over three years ago.  I told him the other day that THIS is the year… the spring that we will go on a picnic.  I've build it up so much that I will probably love it initially but then realize that yeah, we're just eating food on the ground.

MUST MAKE // I've been getting the urge to try my hand at sewing something that I can wear.  I have been "sewing" since my parents bought me a sewing machine when I was 6 but I have yet to really give it a go to make something that isn't just for kicks.  I'll probably start with a skirt or something easy but you can bet I'll be sharing the effort here.

MUST WEAR // Graphic tees and boyfriend jeans!  I just bought a Sincerely Jules tee that I have been in love with for a long time and it's all I want to wear.  It goes well with my boyfriend jeans and sandals and it's perfect for my day to day errands and such.  And honestly, if I am not going to be seeing anyone I know, I'll probably wear that outfit it two days in a row at least.  I actually even wore it to work with a pencil skirt and blazer so yeah, I am definitely trying to get my money's worth.

MUST GO // To Austin!  Austin is so so pretty in the spring, as if it wasn't beautiful year round.  I have been saving up my southwest rapid rewards so that I can go a bit crazy with the amount of trips I make.  It's perfect for a weekend trip because the flight is only an hour long.  I'm getting excited just thinking about it.

MUST FEEL // Patient.  We've concocted a plan to move back to Austin but it is anything but sure.  Nick and I both really want this but there is still a lot to figure out and arrange before that becomes reality.  Patience isn't my strong point which can lead to a lot of stress in situations like these.  I am doing my best to let go and have faith that things will go the way that is best for us.

Here's to a wonderful April!  Have a great one, you guys :)

Monthly Musts // November

Must watch football.  College football, specifically.  I am a football nut come the fall time and with all the family get togethers that are about to happen, I need to be up on how all the college teams are faring.

must make pumpkin bread.  November marks the beginning of the two month span of guilt free comfort food overload.  I'll worry about those extra pounds come January because I've caught the holiday bug and the only cure is more... pumpkin bread.

must go to multiple family get togethers on one day, eat lots of food (I'm sensing a trend..), and repeat.  Some people may find this hectic but I loooove making the rounds on Thanksgiving.

must wear sweatshirts.  I am pretty over the moon about the new embellished ones.  Now I can wear a sweatshirt literally everywhere and still be accepted, socially.

must smell that wonderful aroma of people starting to use their fireplaces.  That smoky smell hanging in the air is one of my most favorite smell, of all time.

must wonder about why the holidays are just so darn magical.  

must feel that this is the start of the most glorious time of the year.  There's no stopping this crazy excitement.

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Monthly Musts // October

A litte while ago I saw a post by Allyssa that outlined her fall musts.  I immediately fell in love with the idea.  I wanted to take it a step further and make it a monthly thing because it is such a nice way to look forward and get excited for the month ahead.  This is especially true with me right now because we are getting into the fall months and these are my absolute favorites.  

So October is officially here and I am ready to get into the thick of fall!

MUST  WATCH  //  The Walking Dead.  Breaking Bad is gone but the Walking Dead is coming back to fill my lonely heart.  If you need your zombie fix, that'll do it.

MUST  DO  //  Pumpkin carving, of course!  I'm not sure which stage of pumpkin carving I find myself in this year, though.  I mean, when you're a kid you carve pumpkins because, well, you're a kid.  In college you carve pumpkins with your roommates because it's cute and there's lots of picture taking opportunities.  And now, it's just me, reminding N on the daily that pumpkin carving will happen ya know, sometime before halloween.  I'm holding him to it, you guys.

MUST  MAKE  //   An arm knitted scarf.  I just ran across this on Pinterest the other day and it seems simple enough.  I have a ton of yarn laying around from when I decided I wanted to knit a blanket.  Only to quit when it took me an hour to make three rows.  This seems fast, which is my kind of knitting.

MUST  WEAR  //  In honor of a new, big girl job, I bought myself this beauty.  For reasons like needing to bring my lunch, of course.  This is my must wear because it is pretty.  But also because with that price, I have to get some mileage.

MUST  GO  //  To the corn maze.  I've been here for about 7 years now and I cannot believe that I have never made it out to the corn maze.  I keep telling N that I want to wait until it gets cold to go, for the whole experience and stuff.  It's funny, as a kid, N used to work there around halloween, scaring people as they walked through.  I'm making it a point to not go around Halloween.

MUST  FEEL  //  Cozy.  If I am being honest, I broke out my best blankets a while back now, maybe like in August.  You never can be too prepared ya know, for things like these.

Are you as excited for October as I am?  What are your favorite "October" things to do?

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