sitting at the adult table

Brian and I are hosting our first Thanksgiving this year now that we have a house big enough for everyone! Thank goodness for parents who help us out.  Brian and I are blessed that our families do Thanksgiving all together, including his sister's in-laws as well! My mom helped me organize all of the prep so we created a timeline:

3 weeks before// invite everyone and has them to RSVP
2.5 weeks before// gather RSVPs & inspiration
2 weeks before// create menu and share with everyone what they can bring
1.5 weeks before// grocery shop for what you can
1 weeks before// set table
week of// clean house & shop for & prepare everything else

Have you hosted Thanksgiving at your house yet? Any tips?

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embrace november

people.. it is not December 1st it is November 1st. Why must we rush the year? I love Christmas and the winter season just as much as the next girl but I'm just not ready to celebrate it yet! It's the same reason we don't eat our dessert first, dinner is usually just as good as dessert but we'll never go back and eat the dinner once we've rushed off to dessert will we? Christmas has it's time my friends, let's enjoy fall all the way until the day after Thanksgiving, yes?!

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I LOVE FALLLLLLL

My friend Laura's post last week got my pretty stoked about fall. Not that I wasn't already, it is my favorite season of the year but I do like to milk summer until October.

BUT I think I'm ready...

a few of my favorite things: Orchards, Pumpkin Patch, Apple Cider, Beautiful Oregon, Scarves, Boots, Pumpkin EVERYTHING, Farms

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Laura's post also got my pretty stoked to try out something new this year: Hood River Fruit Loop. I've already tried to convince Brian and some friends, now just to find the day!

What's your favorite thing about the fall?

my perfect fall weekend

Duck Game & The Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie's Island!

in the fall mood

Fall is in full swing. Tonight is my high school's Homecoming football game. (Yes I know that I am 24 and married and should not care of such things but I am a Young Life leader but also will have Apollo pride forever :) ), I am going to the Duck game tomorrow, the pumpkin patch and cider fest on Sunday!! Getting in the mood for pumpkins!

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color love: mustard

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annnd... welcome fall.

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halloween traditions

dinner:

chili + rice.

My mom always made a mean batch of Chili on Halloween night to warm us up before we adventured out into the cold for candy gathering.

in college I didn't have my mom but still wanted the chili, so I just made it from a can :)

and my wonderful roommates my sophomore year introduced me to a rice cooker and to adding rice into the mix with chili. It quickly became one of my favorite easy meals and my new easy Halloween meal until I learn to/have the time to make great Chili.

movies: so because I actually HATE scary movies with a passion, these are my Halloween favorites:

Hocus Pocus

Double Double Toil & Trouble

Teen Witch

treats:

pumpkin pie

candy corn

joys pumpkin bread

{recipe and pictures to come!!}