O C T O B E R Goals.

Welcome October. You are my very favorite! 

September just got away from me. I did finish my Christmas shopping for my kids, and I spent some time at The Influence Conference and I finished Zane's "big boy" room. I didn't accomplish everything but the things that I did I'm calling a win! 

This month I've got a few more goals I'm hoping to check off my list, read on to see what's on my list this month.

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01. Pumpkin Patch - We love doing this in the Fall. This year we're going to explore a new patch up North in the mountains.

02. Read 1 new book - I didn't finish any of the books I started last month, so this month planning on finishing them, at least one. ;)

03. Escape to the Mountains - See #1, we're taking a weekend getaway this month up North. I'm excited for cooler weather and to see the leaves changing. 

04. Work on board & batten - We'd planned to finish this last month but September just got away from us. I'd love to work on this and finish it before the holidays start.

05. Finish Christmas Shopping - I've already started this for my kiddos. I'd love to finish my Christmas shopping for my kids and my husband. 

06. Have a family over for dinner - We love entertaining and having people in our home. We haven't for a few months, I'd love to open up our home this month and host a family for dinner. 

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What's on your goals list this month? I'd love to hear what some of your favorite parts of Fall are, leave them in the comments below. 

Coffee Date: Random Chit Chat & Weekend Plans!

Hi friends! Happy Friday! Today we're chatting weekend plans, the fact that it's still 100 degrees here in Phoenix and it doesn't feel like Fall, and some thoughts on rain and Walmart. Which by the way have nothing to do with each other. You'll have to listen in on today's coffee date to get the scoop!

I've been loving doing these coffee dates live on Periscope, join me every Friday morning at 9am MST my periscope name is andreamworley! 

Have a great weekend!

Exploring Downtown Indianapolis

The Influence Conference ended late Saturday evening, there was no way I was jumping on a early flight. Especially since my flight choices home were 6 am or 9 pm. I choose to take the later flight. Lucky for my I had some friends do the same, so we made a day of exploring downtown Indy.

My day started with sleeping in. Hallelujah! All the praise hands for this because normally my wake up time at home is 5:30 am! 

Jessie so sweetly ran downstairs to the Starbucks that was in the hotel and brought me oatmeal & coffee. 

We took our time in the morning and got ready as we pleased. Thank goodness for late check outs. Then we headed down town to start walking and decided on a lunch spot. 

It's a good thing Jessie was with me, I'm horrible at directions and probably would have gotten so lost on my own. It was a really nice day outside, and I learned that Indy is the second largest city with the most monuments next to D.C.

And it showed there was all sorts of historical monuments to check out along our walk.

We sat along these steps for a long time after lunch people watching and talking. 

Lunch at Bru Burger on Mass Ave. Great food, and in a cute little area with lots of shopping and cute little shops.

Thankful these ladies spent the day with me and I wasn't alone in my travel day. We all shared an Uber to the airport before saying our good byes and heading home. 

1 to Minnesota.

2 to Arizona.

Thankful for these friendships.

Have you ever been to Indianapolis? If so, what are your favorite places there? Tell me in the comments below. 

My Takeaways from The Influence Conference.

I got home from The Influence Conference in Indianapolis almost two week ago now. I remember buying my ticket a year ago not knowing if I'd know a soul there but really feel like God made it possible to go this year. I haven't been able to go in years prior, so I was especially excited when my friend Jessie said she wanted to go as well. 

She lives in Minneapolis, and it's been two years since we've seen each other. I was excited to spend a few days together in a hotel, soaking up God's goodness for us.

I loved Haley Morgan's opening keynote talk the first morning. One thing she spoke that really stuck with me was;

"Filter out the good for God's best he has for you."

So simple, but yet so true. How many times do we say yes to things that are good but they may not be the best that God has for you. Really evaluating those distractions that come up and figuring out what is God's best in your life.  She talked a lot about what it means to have a spiritually divided heart. When we are yoked together with Christ we stay in step with him.

That evening Jess & Haley talked about being "wild & free" and what that means. There was a powerful time at the end of the talk where they asked us to call each other up. Instead of calling each other out they asked us to encourage one another to call out the good we see in each other.

This was so powerful to look around a room and see 400 women walking in that. Such an encouraging time. It gave me the chance to speak life into my friend Jessie and tell her some meaningful ways she's impacted my life especially in the last 6 years of our friendship. 

I went to a Revival session with Ruth Simons of Gracelaced. This was such a powerful session for me as she reminded all of us who we are in Christ. 

The whole weekend was just what I needed! God really moved in my heart. Showed me my dreams aren't forgotten and even confirmed that now is the time to start walking in some of them. I also immensely enjoyed my time with my friend Jessie, it was such a life giving weekend to be with her and share this weekend together.

Stop by the blog tomorrow to see my Downtown Indy exploring day! 

Annual Miss America Viewing Party

The 2016 Miss America Pageant was a couple weeks ago, I hosted my annual viewing party at my house. 

I'm an avid pageant fan, and it's something that has been apart of my life since I was sixteen. As an adult now, it's fun to to have a few girlfriends over and watch together. I also have let Ava stay up way past her bedtime the last two years to watch the pageant. It's fun having a girl and sharing this with her. 

My mom and I made crown sugar cookies that morning for the party. Any excuse is a great one to make my Great Grandma's cookies. 

I kept things pretty simple, I made homemade chicken wild rice soup and pretended it's Fall here in Arizona. ;) 

I printed off some of these prediction cards and "CROWN" bingo that I made last year for the party. These were a big hit and such a great addition. Everyone had a lot of fun filling these out.

I love having this party every year and sharing it with my friends. It doesn't have to be big or really fussy and it's a great way to open your home and have fun with your girl friends. 

Did you watch the Miss America pageant this year? Who did you want to win? 

I predicted that Miss Georgia would win when it was down to the final four. She didn't have a great on stage question, but she did have a killer talent and was very likable. 

Till next year!