Roadtrip Snapshots

These snapshots from the road are my absolute favorites. Good people, good cats, good food and good books on tape truly are the perfect recipe for a great roadtrip. (If you've never roadtripped with a cat, I highly recommend it. It adds just the right amount of hilarity and weirdness to it all.)

Now that the weekend is finally here, I'm headed to Houston for some sister time (LOVE that she's only a three hour drive away now). We've got hair appointments and Christmas shopping on the agenda, and Mason will be spending his first solo weekend in Austin, exploring the city a little bit more. Have a great one!

P.S. - That "Watch for Snakes" sign was posted at the entrance to the restrooms at a rest stop somewhere in west Texas. Scary!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from Paul Bunyan and the cat twins! I hope your day has been filled with too much candy, a carved pumpkin or two and at least one really good scare!

More photos from our Halloween weekend coming up tomorrow...

Weekend Photo Love: 10/8

I kind of think this past weekend was the perfect fall weekend. The weather was amazing, the tailgating was good, there was plenty of snuggling on the couch and I even broke out my cozy boot slippers. (Too bad we didn't win the football game - that would've just been the cherry on the top.)

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!

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

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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...

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

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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.)

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...)