Weekend Recap ~ Everything Fall!

I've been putting off my weekend recap post for the last few days because my favorite pictures are in my locked away iPhone files. After several attempts to gain access to those files, I finally decided to give up hope for the time being. I will us the photos that I took with my normal camera and leave the others out (boo).
BUT on a positive note, at least I have these other photos!

My aunt, Mary, came into town this past weekend and we did lots of fall things that I've been waiting to do : ) I left work early on Friday and she got into town around lunch time. First things first, we went shopping! Naturally, I'm going to take advantage of having a girl around! We mainly shopped at GAP, Forever 21 and Marshall's. I found a cute pair of flats at GAP but I really hit the jackpot at Forever 21. They had all of their clearance Buy One Get One Free...I knew that the B1G1 sale was going on, but I wasn't very excited before I got there. Let's just say that I quickly changed my mind once I saw that the items on sale weren't your typical
thrown-to-the-side, left-over-from-last-season kinda clearance--it was loads of fall sweaters, cute jackets, and a ton of cute tops. Needless to say, I spent forever (no pun intended) trying sweater after sweater on. I finally decided on 6 sweaters, a sweater dress and a long sleeve shirt. I threw in a pair of sunglasses and some earrings (regular price) and still only spent around $60. I think I'm set for sweaters this season : )

Saturday was beautiful! We went to a local harvest festival and then took Mary to the downtown square area to show her around.

Someone had a peppermint in their mouth during this picture!

One of my new sweaters ;)

There was a book rummage-sale.

I've been looking for an old fan to restore for a while now and while we were walking around the square we finally found the one for us in a little ol' shop! Most old fans that we've seen have been in the $75-$90 range, which just wasn't for us. We waited it out and found a really good deal! The fan was priced at a mere $20 (!!!) and Ryan managed to talk the guy down to just $10! I couldn't believe it! We've cleaned it up and Ryan has un-mucked the motor so it will actually work. I plan on sanding and painting it this weekend. Can't wait to see the final result!

After that we finally got to pick pumpkins out! We went to a local nursery and picked out our favorites (yes, I picked 2 so I could carve one for my pup!), along with a jug of apple cider. Yes, I love fall and I love going all out.

 While my aunt was here she made the most delicious pot of chili for us! It was so nice to have the home cooking come to us in TN : ) We carved our pumpkins and enjoyed some more homemade food cheesecake and pumpkin roll....and hot apple cider! Hahaha We were all ready for bed early that night after a long day and lots of yummy food.

Mary's, Ryan's, Mine and Tiger's pumpkins!

Late Saturday night we were invited to the TN Titans game on Sunday. Naturally, we jumped at the chance to go! Little did we know, the seats were phenomenal! We had a great view and were able to watch the terrible game up close and personal. Hahaha The team played terribly, but it was still fun to see the team play and hang out with our friends, Mike and Julie.

Thanks for having us, Mike and Julie!

They had boy and girls lines....which I learned after I already stood through
one line! Super frustrating, because I missed Luke Bryan singing the
national anthem while standing in line.

Our view from the amazing seats.

Great day for football!

They had pink breast cancer awareness posters on each seat...great job!

I know it's a little late, but I hope everyone had a great weekend!

The weekend is almost here again!

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Is It Friday Yet?

No Thrifty Tuesday post this week! I have been super busy with work and enjoying my evenings with Ryan. He's taking some time off between switching jobs, so I want to make sure I get in some quality time before the new, somewhat more demanding job starts.

On top of having a busy busy work week, I've had some other issues weighing on my mind, so I feel like this week has already been 5 days long...and it's only Wednesday morning! I reached a level yesterday that caused tears and required hugs. Lucky for me, Ryan is there for me and knows exactly how to "fix it". He treated me to Sweet CeCe's for dinner and a trip to Barnes & Noble....and maybe to the newest issue of Real Simple : ) Of course I feel 10 times better today after talking it over with him and sifting through some stuff. I always feel better and really thankful after moments like that.

 Today is full of more work events and an after work get-together. I hope the rest of this week flies by because I'm really looking forward to this weekend-I'm leaving early on Friday and the timing couldn't be better. Seeing my aunt this weekend, finally enjoying some true fall weather, and partaking in some traditional fall activities...harvest festival day, picking and carving pumpkins, enjoying delicious cold weather food...are all in my immediate future : )

I hope everyone is having a great day so far and a much better week than I am

(although it IS looking up)!

All photos vis Pinterest

Fall Decor ~ Pumpkins

Just a quick mid-day hello and a picture of a few new fall decorations...baby pumpkins!

Nothing like some cute decorations to
balance out the manly TV :)

Beautiful, fabulous, amazing...Hump Day

You read right...today is beautiful, fabulous AND amazing...mostly because it's hump day!

I'm over the moon just thinking about the fact that 3 days of this week are (basically) over with already. Bring on Friday! Here are a few things I've been daydreaming about this week...



I can't wait to have enough space to have a vanity!



I love looking at wine holders. We've been looking at liquor tables/chests lately and I can't wait to get a cute one.



I have been itching to go pick pumpkins! We're planning on a fun trip the weekend of the 22nd when my Aunt comes to town. Can't wait!



Cute pumkin idea! I love carving, but maybe this year I'll do something different?



I love the colors of fall! I can't wait until November...we'll be in Gatlinburg for a long weekend and the trees  are going to be beautiful!



I love, love, love seeing mums everywhere this time of year. Oh, how I wish I had my own front porch to decorate with them :)



Do I even need to say anything here?



I've been thinking about a picnic lately...maybe I'll decide on a place and surprise Ryan one day.



I've heard good things about this honeycrisp sangria recipe all over the place. I might have to try it out this weekend.

All photos via Pinterest