Week in Pictures

A few photos from the week, which included a brand new baby(!!), too many Salted Caramel Mochas (I have an addiction), cute bow ties (and cute husbands), cozy sweaters (with chi chi balls!) and one or two cat wake-up calls (my favorite kind, actually).

Even though it was a good week, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't so ready for a couple days of football, fall decorating, pumpkin Nutella bread, the season premiere of Dexter (eeek!) and a few glasses of wine. How about you?

Here's to Friday - make it a fun one!

Dream Bob

Photo via Madewell

Have I mentioned lately that I hate my hair? Because I do. I HATE MY HAIR! (Sorry, hair - but you know it.)

On the flip side, I love Alexa Chung's hair. Photos of her have been popping up all over lately thanks to her partnership with Madewell, and every time I see her, I just want to grab the cute little, perfect bob off of her head and put it on mine. If only it were that easy...

Handsomest

That is one handsome fella' right there.

(Photos from a little project Mason and I are working on.)

Weekend Photo Love: 9/24

This weekend was nice and low key, full of movies (Moneyball!), lazy Starbucks breakfasts (I'm in love with the new Salted Caramel Mocha), sweater shopping, windowsill sitting (this one was mostly Cajun), a 30th birthday party and a little apartment clean-up (and nail polish clean-out).

It was nice to have Mason all to myself (there was no WSU football game this weekend - hooray), and to soak up all of the little things that are making it feel a lot like fall around here. Hard to believe there are only 5 days left in the count down to boot-wearing weather (and October)!

Autumn Arrival

Source: abeautifulmess.typepad.com via Charisse on Pinterest

Happy first day of Autumn! I have to admit, I'm fully on board with the change of seasons now (even though I'm not letting myself break out my boots until Oct 1st). To celebrate the autumn arrival, I've decided to have an over-the-top fall weekend full of apple cinnamon candles, new sweaters for Mason, fall TV, pumpkin sugar cookies and fall birthday celebrating. (Doesn't get much more fall than that!) Will you be doing anything festive?

P.S. - How pretty is this fishtail braid? If only my hair was longer...

Ribbons, Ribbons, Ribbons

Source: greenweddingshoes.com via Charisse on Pinterest

Source: engagedandinspired.com via Charisse on Pinterest

Wow - The things you can do with ribbons! I'm amazed (and totally using these as wedding inspiration).

(Remember, you can see all of the wedding inspiration I've gathered for my sister's wedding on my B+A Wedding Pinterest Board.)

Wedding Invites

1. Minted.com 2. Minted.com 3. WeddingPaperDivas.com 4. Minted.com

These wedding invites kind of have Brianne (my sister) and Andy (her fiance) written all over them. The boom box invite is just so rockin', the tattoo-inspired invite couldn't be any more perfect for Andy (dude's got some serious ink) and the yellow ones are completely fun and festive. What do you think? Do you have a favorite? (Click on the links next to the numbers to see them all up close.)

Follow Me!

If my blog posts are just not enough for you these days, never fear - Instagram and Twitter are here! Follow charisseadams on Instagram to see all of my photos (mostly of Cajun and food), and follow @charisseadams on Twitter to catch all of my tweets (mostly about what I'm watching and what I'm eating). (Have we covered the fact that I heart food? Because I so do.)

Also, if you're on Instagram or Twitter, leave your deets in the comments, and I'll follow you back. That way we can all be best online buds. Awwww. Makes me warm and fuzzy just thinking about it....

Weekend Photo Love: 9/17

Our weekend in San Diego was a good one. (I so love that city!) Even though the Cougs lost, we still had fun hanging out in the Gaslamp Quarter. On Saturday night after the game, we went out for steaks at The Gaslamp Strip Club (clever, huh?) - a restaurant where you grill your own steaks. It was super fun, and I have to say, our steak was pretty amazing - even if we were the ones grilling it!

On Sunday morning after we checked out of our hotel, we went out for brunch and a long walk through downtown. (Mason's not much for walking with no destination in mind, but I'm working on him.) Once we got back to Santa Monica, we were super tired, so we got cozy on the couch with Cajun for naps and a Storage Wars marathon (our new favorite show). All in all, a great weekend!

And in case you're wondering, my Friday night shopping spree was pretty much a-mazing! I take back everything I ever said about not wanting fall to be here yet. Bring on the cold weather - I've got cute sweaters to wear!

Chunky Sweater Love

Source: thesartorialist.com via Charisse on Pinterest

For a girl who wasn't the least bit ready to see summer go, I've already got a fall wish list a mile long. At the very top of it? Chunky sweaters! I love 'em. I want 'em. I'm gonna go get myself some. Tonight. (Payday + gloomy LA weather = perfect fall shopping time.)

Then, once I've got myself loaded up with new knits, Mason and I are driving down to San Diego for some Washington State/San Diego State football fun. I'm pretty excited about the little weekend getaway. I love San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter dearly and can't wait for dinner and drinks after all of the football madness.

I hope you have some fun, fall-like weekend plans, too! See you next week!

(Above is one of the photos that inspired my fall craving.)

Breaking Dawn Excitement

There really aren't words to describe how excited I am for this...

B+A Wedding Inspiration

Source: greenweddingshoes.com via Charisse on Pinterest

Source: oncewed.com via Charisse on Pinterest

Source: greenweddingshoes.com via Charisse on Pinterest

Source: greenweddingshoes.com via Charisse on Pinterest

Source: greenweddingshoes.com via Charisse on Pinterest

Source: greenweddingshoes.com via Charisse on Pinterest

Source: oncewed.com via Charisse on Pinterest

Source: oncewed.com via Charisse on Pinterest

You may have noticed the recent addition of some of my favorite wedding blogs back into the "My Faves" section on the right. In case you're wondering - no, I am not getting married again (although I am always trying to convince Mason to go all Seal/Heidi and have a wedding every year because that would be a blast) - but my sister is! (Congrats again to Brianne and Andy!)

I don't even think I need to explain how excited I am for my sister, especially since she's asked me to help with all of the planning. The first thing I did was start a Pinterest board dedicated to all things 'B+A Wedding.' (You can see the whole board here.) Above are a few of the things I've pinned lately. So far, they're thinking food trucks, outdoor reception, strands and strands of lights, bohemian chic, loads of color, good beer, good music and only the very best of friends and closest family. Sounds like the perfect celebration to me!

Weekend Photo Love: 9/10

I'm sure it's no surprise to all of you that I had a BLAST with my sister this past weekend. True to form, we ate too much, danced too much and talked WAY too much. (There's a whole lot to catch up on when you live a million miles apart.)

Highlights of the weekend include: fondue/movie night (Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon is so good!), peanut butter and jelly waffles at Bru's, so many Cajun snuggles (and silly new nicknames), line dancing, mani/pedis, macarons in every color and yummy soul food from Baby Blues.

While I was so sad to see her leave, I really am so happy that she was able to come for a couple of days. Already counting the months until our next weekend of sisterly fun...

P.S. - The blog header got a little fall make-over yesterday. Whatdoyathink?

Fall Must-Dos

Images via Love & Lavender, Google, Google, The Daybook

Now that it's a couple weeks into September, I figure it's time to stop hanging onto my tank tops and flip flops and embrace the fall. So, to get me in the mood, here are four fun things on my fall must-do list:

1. Make mini caramel apples
2. Wear socks with high heels
3. Find a really good hot chocolate recipe (that reminds me of Paris)
4. Fill my closet with chunky, comfy sweaters

What's on your list?

P.S. - My sister is on her way to Santa Monica for the weekend as I type this, and I can hardly wait to spend some quality, girl-only time with her. Have a great weekend!

A Day At The Fair

A few photos above from our weekend trip to the LA County Fair. We played with the animals, ate too much fair food (the Hawaiian Shaved Ice was to die for), did a little shopping and left with a photo strip souvenir (my favorite kind of souvenir).

What is it about fairs that make for such good photos? I swear, they might be my favorite kind. (If you're in the mood for more fair photo fun, I might know where you can find some good ones. Enjoy!)

Weekend Photo Love: 9/3

Where, oh where, did last week go? I have no idea - no idea, I'm telling you. But here we are, in another week, and Labor Day has come and gone. You know what that means - no more summatime. (Boooooo!) I'm torn between wanting to cry myself a pool to layout by and wanting to jump for joy right into my favorite pair of riding boots, but we all know I'm a fickle soul, which means one Pumpkin Spice Latte, one whiff of a cranberry candle and I'll be all about fall, I'm sure.

And speaking of Labor Day weekend, it certainly was a good one. We watched football, ate entirely too many pizzas and burgers, played with Cajun and saw some live bluegrass at a fun new bar - but the very best part? We went to the fair!! (If you know me, you know I loooove the fair.) Check back tomorrow for all of our fun fair photos, and until then, how about watching yourself some good TV? This and this both premiere tonight - exciting! (One more reason to love the fall...)