fall scents

barclay and i recently went a little crazy at bath and body works.

we snatched up all the fall and some winter scented candles.

i'm telling you, candles have come a long way recently and i think b&b have some of the best ones out there and at such reasonable prices.

these are my favs...

sweet cinnamon pumpkin

kitchen spice

creamy pumpkin (my personal fav)

cranberry woods

and for winter...twisted peppermint

also, in case you're interested they're having a sale on the big candles, 2 for $20...huge savings!

and i also bought this for halloween...

just stick your three wick candle in and get to spookin'!

trick or treat?

so halloween is right around the corner...literally 33 days away. do you have your costume picked out yet? if not you better get on it. here are a few options i've spotted at target.

this toddler's lion costume is so cute and i'm actually going to use it for dallas' costume this year. he's just too big for those doggie costumes!

olivia has told me she's going to be buzz lightyear to the rescue. not sure if her parents are sold on that idea yet!

i love the idea of a group costume so if you have a whole gang to dress, try the wizard of oz...an oldie but goodie!

cute couple alert!

love babies. love pandas. love babies dressed as pandas!

my personal pick and hopefully trav will agree...the flinstones!

fall bedding

i would love to be one of those people that changes their bedding with the changing seasons. alas, i am not. partly due to lack of bedding and money to buy new bedding but also because i can't ever make up my mind. i want new bedding all the time, not just with each season!

here are four bedding ensembles i found and love.

if you're a quilt person check out this set at pottery barn. it makes me miss my grandma brendie!

i love this mustard color. it's like a squash! and the geometric print is to die for. check out west elm.

this is a great stripe in very fall colors from crate & barrel. it's also very masculine looking for those sharing a bed with a man!

and this is actually a 'bed in a bag' from macy's. how wonderful to get every piece you see here for less than $200? awesome.

i think i love fall so much more than the other seasons because of the deep and rich colors. the reds, mustards, oranges and deep greens. oh my!

p.s.

martha stewart is the craft god! please check these other craft projects out. i'm making them all. right. now. (well, not really but you get the picture!)

nut wreath

i told you the fall posts were coming!

here's a craft i'm DYING to try. i'm thinking this weekend will be full of fall craftiness.

Martha Stewart's Nut Wreath

Tools and Materials

Hot-glue gun

2 bags (1 pound each) walnuts in the shell

24-inch flat wooden wreath form

1 bag (1 pound) each almonds, hazelnuts, and pecans in the shell

Wide ribbon

Nut Wreath How-To

Hot-glue walnuts to a 5-inch-long segment of 1 side of wreath form, varying direction of nuts.

Fill spaces between walnuts with the other nuts, hot-gluing them to the form and the walnuts as you work.

Repeat, working in sections, to cover the wreath form completely. Be sure to adhere nuts to inner and outer edges of wreath form to conceal it entirely.

Tie ribbon around wreath.

ta da! if you have any other fall crafts you just love, help a sista out!

fall music

rolling stone magazine has put out a preview of hot new music coming out this fall.

from taylor swift to bruno mars and elton john to young jeezy, there's bound to be something out there for everyone.

i'm personally excited for the remastered john lennon and new kings of leon albums.

go here for the entire story!

try this.

fall recipes...

you know any cake with bourbon in it is my kind of cake!

i love my mom's taco soup (like love, love!) but this seems like a little more grown up version if you like the veggies and heat!

these are all my fav veggies in one dish!

and fall food isn't complete without apple dishes. try this one for a delish breakfast!

bon appetite!

coming up...

so i've decided to give you a sneak peek as to what's coming up on the blog during october!

*fall, fall, fall. {fashion, recipes, decor etc.}

*boyd's orchard

*world equestrian games and keeneland

*our trip to san an

*my first trip to barclay's house in bowling green

*halloween

plus updates on dallas and oliva & lilly.

there will be lots to say and even more pics.

i love october, it's safe to say it's my fav month {besides december and january for obvious reasons!}

so if you weren't excited about my blog before, i know you are now!

sarah's wedding!

so saturday trav and i headed to louisville for my friend sarah's wedding.

it was a beautiful ceremony at her church and then we headed downtown to the old medical school building at u of l. the reception was super fun. open bar, dinner, dancing, great toasts and good music.

i got to catch up with old sorority sisters and laugh and tell old funny stories. it's so great to know that you can pick up with old friends right where you left off and it's not going to be weird!

here's some pics from the night...

trav blowing bubbles as the happy couple left the church...this is my fav pic of the day!

lovies.

MAGS! i loved hanging out with you.

so glad i got to see jules!

the bride and groom coming in to the reception doing the john wall dance. hilarious!

first dance.

love him.

maid of honor and i.

sarah and i.

weekend recap

dancing. cake. wedding. friends. dressing up. louisville. morning walk. cigar bar. halloween decor. WEG's. pics, pics, pics. clean sheets. catching up. open bar. the office. cracker barrel. love. fall weather.

texas bound

in t-minus 23 days!

trav and i will be flying out of louisville on thursday october 14th and spending three glorious days in san antonio!

i can't wait to be back in the lone star state.

we're going to be really busy with looking at schools, sight seeing, lew's birthday party, visiting fam and just trying to get a feel for the city.

who knows what other kind of trouble we can get in to?!

weekend recap

iching. shopping. birthday party. friends. family. louisville. forever 21. taco bueno. dog park. petsmart. new toys. grocery. home cooked meal. 3 am visit. texas trip finalized. naptime. bro phone time. pictures. fall smelling candles. halloween decor. love.

what to be?

so barclay and i were playing around in target, trying to decide on halloween costumes.

hotdog?

banana?

we're not sold yet, so we'll keep looking,

on a side note, dallas is looking at being a lion this year. thoughts?

i heart facebook.

i'm a little embarrassed to admit that i really, really want to see this. oh, who am i kidding!

happy birthday grandpa david!

happy birthday to a wonderful grandpa! hope you had a great day and can't wait to celebrate with you this weekend! love you.

wishes:etsy

these are my current FALL etsy obsessions. enjoy!

i love caramel and it's totally a fall candy! try these from fusion sweet treats.

this pic is the epitome of fall from integrity studio.

this is a lovely light weight sweater from wool solution. perfect for tailgates!

fall wouldn't be so great without halloween and i love this pillow from joshua by oak.

i'd love to invite you to my pumpkin carving party using these invitations from jandpaper.

and last but not least...fall just wouldn't be fall without some sort of owl product! i love this hair tie from cynical redhead creations.

one week, ONE WEEK!!!!!

i can't even wait for the season premiere. and today the first season came out on dvd so don't even try to talk to me!

Sucky

It's so refreshing when you realize some people are just lying sacks of shit.


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dog paddle

every year the people in charge of the parks and recreation in lexington allow the dogs to swim in the community pool after it closes to the public. dog paddle has been going on for 10 years now and this was our first year there. dallas had so much fun and so did we!

this is only some of the dogs there. we got there right as they opened up and after about 20 minutes it was packed!

shake. shake.

he loved the beach walk in to the pool! so much easier than the steps.

there were tons of yellow labs there. i thought i was going to lose dal!

this is just some of the hilarity that took place today! i love my dog and i love my life!

happy birthday grandpa!

happy birthday grandpa doug!

i hope you had a fab day and i love you very much!

tomatoes

so i like tomatoes now.

wait. let me back up and tell you a story.

when i was 7 or 8 i got sick. i had to stay home from school and since the parentals were working i went to stay with my grandmommy and pop. while there gm fixed lunch, which included tomato slices. i hated tomatoes back then. (and still did until recently) and i went on and on about how i wasn't going to eat them. pop refused to give in. he told me i'd sit there at the table all day if i didn't eat those darn tomatoes. well the truth is that i sat there for a long time. i wasn't about to give in (if you know me at all, i'm def not going to do anything i don't want to do!). i think gm eventually felt sorry for me and let me get up and go play again. so in the end i won. but i'll never forget what pop said, "one day you'll like tomatoes. in fact one day you'll like most of the things you don't like right now." and think i responded with, "yeah, whatever pop!"

well pop, you were right. alright, i said it! you were right. and i know you're laughing up there in heaven about me, you and tomatoes!