Mermaid princess sans scales

October really rings in one of my favorite seasons: AUTUMN. For better or for worse, change happens quite often in my life. You'll often find me chuckling over the phone with my mother with whimsical laments like: "I don't even try to make my life this random Mom". Change is healthy. Here's a song to listen to while you read: Blackbird. It's what I listened to on repeat while I put together this blog post.

One year at the leadership seminar I volunteer with, EDGE Youth Leadership, we taught the students an important life principle: "If you do what you always did, you'll get what you always got". (Go ahead, read that phrase again 2 or 3 times...it's a bit of a tongue twister). It's true. I suppose that's why I find so much beauty in ocean waves. (That link has about 3 hours of waves...so enjoy that...). I like the consistency of change that waves embody. Always changing. Never the same. Constantly. You can expect an ocean wave to come into the shore, but we don't have, at a glance, the notion how far the wave will stretch, how fast the wave will approach or if it will bring any sea treasures with it. I think that's how I've been feeling lately. All of the very awesome experiences in my life are happening at a constant and very unpredictable rate. Who knows what the change will bring!

In other news, Mckenzie is going to be a princess for Halloween. Out of practicality sake. That was the *adorable* costume selected (and purchased) for her by her grandmother (my mother of course). Too bad Mckenzie wants to be a mermaid. She can be Ariel in the last 5 minutes of The Little Mermaid. That's my suggestion. Mermaid princess sans scales. She's incredible. I love that little one.

Here's what I know for sure: I am doing things I've never done before. I suppose I will render experiences and lessons I have yet to learn. 

The photos below highlight a glimpse into my life as of lately. Enjoy!

 My 2013 pumpkin patch experience. Very different than my 1993 pumpkin patch experience. Wouldn't have it any other way. Mom and I were laughing so hard the whole time.

Note the double peace signs. That must evidently mean double the peace.

 Go Chargers! Go Brennan!

Again....Blackbird.

 Lauren's hipster pumpkin. Chevron is so in right now.

So grateful for these two. Very terrific catch up day!

 What H.A.M. does best: awkward.

Got to see Trish for a little visit!!

We made it rain. Diamonds.

Wiggin'-out with the Bride-to-Be. Britt Britt in San Diego! The button says it all: Team Bride.

 So grateful I got to spend time with Lisa! You could have plopped us in a field with a scarecrow and we would have that scarecrow busting at the seams.

I LOVE MARCENE.