One to Remember - Football Season 2014

Storming the field after Ole Miss upset Alabama. Ole Miss ranked #3 in the country.

Rainy game day but a victory over top ranked Auburn, putting Miss State at #1. 

Attending two ESPN College Game Days in a row and watching front row both times. 

Tailgating with college friends like old times and seeing Katy Perry up close and personal. 

The most perfect football weather and sunset at Ole Miss vs. Tennessee.

Heartbreak at Ole Miss vs. Auburn when insult (loosing) was added to (Laquon Treadwell's) injury.

A few of my favorite things: October & Franklin

Franklin, TN - October 2014

snapshots around the house

 

The trip to go get mums for the front porch happened today which was followed by a trip to get the first pumpkin spice latte of the season. Gosh, I love fall!

getting into the holiday spirit

A much needed break is finally here...and I can't believe it's because the holidays are already here. But I'm so thankful they are! I'm up watching Justin Beiber on the Today Show, drinking hot apple cider and thumbing through some holiday catalogs and magazines. I'm usually already fully into holiday spirit mode by now, but for some reason it's been slow coming this year.

To help get myself in the holiday spirit, this past Sunday I headed out shopping to pick up my favorite holiday candle, Anthropologie's warm gingerbread {I became obsessed with this candle three years ago and get the new edition every year}. The crowds and the Christmas music in the stores definitely help make it feel a little more like the holidays.

I noticed they had changed things up so I took some snap shots of the new decor.

It never fails to impress me how they come up with all this. It's like a little creative museum.

I also went to Lowe's to pick up some chalkboard paint for a holiday project. While I was in line to check-out, I picked up the December issue of Real Simple. The smell of the gingerbread candle while flipping through it quickly made it feel a little more like Thanksgiving holidays are here and Christmas is not far behind. The Michael Bublé Christmas CD I picked up at Target helps too!

the drive home in the fall looks like this

the best time of year for Starbucks

I begin to frequent Starbucks much more than usual around this time of the year, and it's not because the temperature is dropping and I want a hot cup of coffee...it's because of their seasonal offerings. They are so good and I have been thoroughly enjoying them.

 Hurry, go try for yourself.

cold weather is close

The temperature is dropping and I'm getting my cold weather wardrobe squared away.  Trying to stray away from wearing so much black {my black peacoat and black leather boots are my usual staples}, I have been on the lookout for standout coats in a bright color, with a faux fur collar, neutral tones, or with a hint of leopard. These are some of my favorites I have found.

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Athens, GA

Another football game trip I missed was to Athens, Georgia. Don't get the wrong idea - I love some football and love traveling even more, but traveling to see MS State play is not my favorite cup of tea. I went to see a game in Athens when I was in college at Ole Miss, and had been another time for my cousin's graduation from UGA. But Wesley had never been, so he and his Dad went together. It was another 11 a.m. game, and with the time change, I was receiving all these photos on my phone from Wesley just as I was beginning to get my Saturday started.

fall + instagram

The combination of cooler weather and football is always an anticipated arrival. There are many other things I love that come with the transition into fall: wardrobe change, updated seasonal decorations, Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes, no more re-runs...new episodes of favorite shows and then new shows introduced, windows down and sunroof open on drives, pumpkin patches popping up, the cinnamon smell at Fresh Market, pleasant porch time spent drinking coffee in the morning or a Blue Moon after work...and the list goes on.

 

DIY Fall Wreath

 It's amazing how empty my brain can be until just one look at something can instantly set off ideas. I guess that happens because until I see that something can look so great, I never imagine that it could actually work. Like this wreath I made in about 10 minutes. The idea would have never occurred to me if I did not run across this: 

I wasn't even searching for ideas for our front door even though I needed something, but when I saw this wreath in an HGTV online article about easy accessorizing with metallic spray paint, it specifically mentioned "sprucing up an inexpensive wreath".

I first thought about running out and getting a cheap wreath similar to the one above, but then I remembered some garland we had in storage. We already had gold spray paint and a hot glue gun, so I figured I would try out what we had and see if it came together. I first hot-glued the garland in the shape of a wreath, then spray-painted. While it was drying I pulled out some of my unused zig-zag fabric and cut off a strip.  

Now, I'm completely aware my little do-it-yourself project didn't exactly turn out as fancy as the one in the article, but I decided to use what I had instead of buying new materials and it took very little time and hardly any effort. And because of that I'm extra satisfied with the outcome!

 

 

Meant to be

How cute are these velvet-y plush pumpkins..I found them over at Nesting Place and it was an opportunity to win a whole assortment of them, so I registered along with 1,500 other people who love them too. After ooohing and aaahing over them, I took a closer look and noticed the white ruffle bowl they were sitting in. They are from Pier 1 and I have two of them in our house...

 

I think it's definitely a sign I need those pumpkins.  My bowls are sitting here empty just waiting to be spiced up for fall. All I need is a little some major luck to win the giveaway.

Auburn

 

Wesley traveled to Auburn to see them play MS State. I really wanted to go and see the town of Auburn, but the schedule he had planned out was not ideal. The game was at 11:20 a.m. and since all hotel rooms were booked in Auburn he was waking up and driving from Montgomery that morning. So I stayed back and watched the exciting game on TV while he sent me pictures!

Wesley and I have made it home after a little traveling to see family. It's good to be back home, just the two of us again. Right now I'm giving thanks that we can sit back and relax in peace and quiet and enjoy each others company.

And when realizing it's officially go-time to replace fall with Christmas around the house, it hit me that it seems like my kitchen dish towels that I love for fall were only up for a few days at best. This year has flown by so fast and I swear it seems like yesterday was just Halloween. And to think I won't see these again for another year...
Hope your Thanksgiving was warm and cozy with friends and family!