hello october...

Oh beautiful, wonderful, happy October!  You are finally here, yippee!!!  I am loving the phrase October is my favorite color by the way… -no really, it's pretty dang appropriate.  Living in Oklahoma has its weather challenges… for instance, the summers here are just WAY too hot.  So as a friend put it, I do lovingly look forward to the "ber" months the most.  But I mean come on Oklahoma, 90s in September?  It's gross.  Can we just get past this already?  Because fall is just that pretty time of year when I like to hop on my pumpkin obsession train, and deck out my home in all those gorgeous autumn colors, and let's face it… I am SO ready.  (side note: people may get confused when they come over in summer, because I tend to prefer these warmer, richer hues year round! -minus the pumpkins, I suppose)  Another fun fact I've recently learned… when it comes to fall, I've discovered I'm a basic white girl, and honestly… you guessed it, I'm perfectly okay with that.  Here's just a few of my favorite things that point out specifically why:

pumpkin spice lattes

well basically anything pumpkin spice

decorating for fall, inside & out

plaid flannels & leggings & chunky knit scarves

boots on fallen leaves #fromwhereistand

taking entirely too long to search for the perfect pumpkin

black friday shopping

layer upon layer of colorful turning leaves

So hello, October.  Glad you are back.  You are my very favorite.  

celebrate good times...

come on!  we're gonna have a good time… 

and indeed we did, yippee for birthday weeks!!  Laura's little one just turned 6 months, and I am celebrating my not so 6 months, hehe.  Mine was spent with wonderful people, sharing good conversation & of course lots of yummie food… 

It's always amazing to me how fast the time goes by, and before you know it, 

another year has come and gone.  So here's to good times with great friends!

now on to the celebrations… & I must thank the lovely Brandi.  

She made me these scrumptious looking cupcakes, 

and I just couldn't resist photographing one (and eating a few of course).

week lucky number thirteen :: celebration

Laura :: me

a special Happy Birthday to all you October babies!!
and next up will be… "light"

the color orange

sorry for the late post…

but it seems with the change of season, comes the occasional cold… 

and let's just say it's hard to hold a camera steady when you're constantly sneezing.

now that I'm feeling human again, here's week eleven.

the color orange

me :: Laura

and since last week has run into this week… 

be looking for week twelve to be posted soon!

intricate...

Hello all!  This week has been significantly better than last week, thank goodness… 

We have family visiting, which means I've been lucky to have my hubby at home along with some great company.  Gracie is doing much better… and although she still has some swelling, it seems to be slowly subsiding.  I can't tell you how much I've truly appreciated all your well wishes.  And if that wasn't enough… this morning I discovered that I just made my esty front page debut!!  My bier garten print was featured in an Oktoberfest tribute… awesome timing & talk about a great way to start my day!  The weather here has been beautiful, and I'll be rounding out my week with a trip to the annual Hitscherhof Farm Festival, here in Germany.  I visited it for the first time last year, and I can't wait to go again!!  It's where I'll be buying all my pumpkins for my front walk, not to mention gobbling down on the best pumpkin soup I've EVER tasted… 

now on to our photo of the week, and look at us!! posting early for a change…

week nine :: intricate

Laura :: me

see you back here next week, where our theme will be "balance"
enjoy the rest of your weekend!