fall decor

So as I mentioned, I put my fall decor away over the weekend.  I took a few pictures to share before taking it down.

I'll post my Halloween decor later...hopefully I'll get it done before Halloween is over!

weekend recap

Dave and I went out for supper Friday night then came home and watched Wanderlust.  I thought it was just ok but Dave thought it was pretty good.

My friend, Tasha, and I went to Sioux Falls on Saturday to do some shopping. We had planned to have lunch with our cousin but she wasn't able to get off work. So anyway, we ate at Johnny Carinos and I got my usual - the endless soup and salad.  I was almost done with my salad (had maybe two bites left) when I looked down and noticed a hair in my salad.  Not only was it a hair, but it looked like the kind that you REALLY don't want to find in your food, if ya know what I mean.  Ew.  Hopefully it was the only one in there.  Anyway, I didn't buy a whole lot while we were shopping but I did pick up some fall scented candles and wallflower refills at Bath&Body Works.

Sunday was a pretty lazy day around here.  Dave went to pick up lunch for us and came home with some flowers for me. :o)

I decided to work on a project later in the day while Dave was at his brother's house.  I had seen some cute fall subway art on Saturday at Gordman's so I thought I'd try to make my own.  I used some wood and paint that I already had so it was totally free....other than the 3 hours of my time and neck/shoulder ache I gave myself from painting on the floor.  I think it turned out pretty cute.

It makes me really anxious to get out my fall decorations!  :o)

Hope ya all have a great week!

Week in review...

Monday afternoon we went to our nephew's game (#64).  I don't remember what the score was...something like a lot of points to not many points with Conor's team winning.

I planted some mums on Tuesday afternoon.  Glad I did it that day because we had pretty much nonstop rain from Wednesday through Thursday.  Now I just need to get some pumpkins.  Not sure when we'll get that done though since the fields are all muddy.

Since it was cool and rainy on Wednesday, I baked some cookies after school.  These are my favorite (original Toll House recipe).  I like when they're flat and have the little ripples on the side.

I got my Halloween swap package mailed out on Thursday.  I'll show you what I sent once I'm sure my partner has received her package.

Friday night David and I went out for supper.  Nothing too exciting but it was nice to go out.

This morning I'm watching the Christmas programming on QVC.  90 days to go :o)

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Fall....

Well I've had my fall stuff out for quite awhile now so I thought I'd show you what I've done before I take it down.  I decided this year I'd decorate for fall in September then take it down to decorate for Halloween in October.  I usually just have the two out together but I decided to do it differently this year.  Then I'll bring some of the fall decor back out in November for Thanksgiving.  Since I don't have much it shouldn't be much work.

Anyway, I don't have a lot of spaces to decorate so I just have little touches wherever I can stick them.  Here's my buffet....it's pretty simple. 

I'm glad to report that everything is slightly stuck to the top of the buffet thanks to my impatience on letting the paint fully dry.  :/  Oh, and as you can see I still haven't turned the upside down handle the right way.  Or redecorated the wall space.  I'll get to it eventually.  Not sure why it looks like there are big dirty marks on the wall either.  Hmm, maybe I need to wipe that wall down.  Something else I'll get to eventually.

Yeah, that's the door to our apartment.  Try not to be jealous of our steel frame and awesome wood grain door.

And that's pretty much it for our fall decor.  We'll probably go get some pumpkins either this weekend or next so I can decorate our patio a bit.  :o)

The Face of Love

...looks like this after he's been in a muddy pumpkin patch for an hour searching for (and carrying) the perfect pumpkins.

After all the pumpkins were picked, carried to the car (a good half mile walk each carry), scraped of big chunks of mud, and loaded in the back, I asked him if it was worth it or if he wished we had just gone to Walmart to buy pumpkins there. He said, "If it was worth it to you, that's all that matters." :o)


Here is my fall display

**Yes, I got in on the experience too...I just wasn't as muddy because I'm not strong enough to carry the big pumpkins :o)

It's Finally Fall!

Ok, so I know it won't officially be fall for a few weeks yet but it looks like fall at our place! We had some great fall like temps over the weekend - lows in the 40s, highs in the 60s. Since it felt like fall, I just couldn't resist putting out the fall decor.


A little tour (warning: bad lighting plus bad photographer equals not so good pictures, but you'll get the idea).

Ignore the cords please. They hate me and refuse to stay hidden.

I love these BIG acorns! I got them at Walmart in the ornament section last year after Christmas. I think I paid 50 cents a piece.

This little ceramic leaf is another after season deal I got last year. I picked up two at JoAnn's for 19 cents each. The other is a little more Thanksgiving-y so it'll make it's debut in a couple months.

Oh and it smells so good in here too! I have a cranberry spice tart in my warmer, now our whole apartment smells like fall!!

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