One of the best times of year!

Fall is one of my absolute favorite times of the year. The cool weather, leaving our windows open and all of the leaves changing - can't get enough of it.

I have been inspired to decorate my house for Fall and thought I would share some of the progress.

I had this green wreath and I just added the fall garland intertwined into the wreath. I love having a wreath on our front door.

These pumpkins line our walkway up to our house. They are made of metal and are made by Roundtop.

Have you ever seen a pumplin like this? It is a white pumpkin that has orange and green veins in it. It is so different!

Fall topiary balls are strategically placed throughout our house to give us that splash of Fall.

This turkey was a wedding gift. I actually did not like it and my mom told me that I would love it one day. Well, she was right. I love putting this silly turkey on our dining room table every year. He has tons of personality. Who would have thought?

Max and I have had a full day. We crashed last night so early and woke up at 6:30 a.m. ready to conquer the world. We even made it to the State Fair of Texas for an hour and a half. That is about all we could stand.

This year, the fair is featuring fried Snickers and fried butter. What in the world has our obese world come to? As if butter and Snickers don't have enough calories as it is!!! Sick!

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Oh and 1 more thing...

Take a look at this picture... real close. This girl sat in front of us and I was absolutely appalled by the lack of class this exhibited. I mean, seriously?



Oh - and I asked her if she knew she had a sticker on her. Her response -- "yes, I put it there?" REAL NICE!

Back to my alma mater!

Max and I went back to Auburn last weekend. We stayed with my dear friend and roommate from college, Katie Compton, and her husband Ben and sweet baby Campbell. We had an absolute blast hanging out with them. Katie and Ben, we miss you already. Thank you for giving us your weekend. We absolutely loved our time together. Can't wait to see you both soon! Below are pictures from our trip:

Man! What an incredible feeling it is to be back to my alma mater. I still get the biggest jolt of adrenaline watching the pre-game festivities.

My cute hubby and me!

Max and me outside Amsterdam (the restaurant). Anyone who has been there knows the turkey wraps and sweet potatoe chips are AMAZING!

Sweet Katie and Ben! Thank you for spending your weekend with us!

Katie and me. It is amazing how you pick up where you left off! I miss you sweet friend!

I am looking forward to a weekend at home - relaxing and getting caught up. The last two weekends away has me exhausted and real far behind with my house and life in general. Hope you all have a great weekend!

Seek and Destroy

We got back from vacation to find that our dogs had been very, very bad. They stayed at my parents house while we were in Mackinac and were very intrigued by my mom's stash of Styrofoam cups. After chewing through a few sleeves of cups, my mom put this up...



Sorry Mom for the trouble, but I have to say this picture still cracks me up! Not sure if your "cup cage" worked, but I think it was very creative!

Painting and football

We recently celebrated Max's birthday and one of his special presents was this... his other birthday present was to attend a Baylor and an Auburn game. We are headed to spend time with a bunch of our friends this weekend at a football game and will post more from this weekend when we get back.

One of our favorite places on earth!!!

Max and I just got back from a wonderful trip to Mackinac Island, Michigan. We go every Labor Day with his family, and look forward to this trip all year. It is one of the most unique places I have ever been. The island has no cars on it an only allows bicycles and horse-drawn carriages for transportation. The island has a population of about 1,800 people and is only 8 miles around. Below are some pictures from our trip. Thank you, Jodry's, for such a wonderful trip!

Max and me on the ferry ride over!

The Jodry Family!

Every night, we dress up for dinner in formal dresses and tuxedos. After dinner, we do our nightly walk up the West Bluff overlooking lake Michigan, which is where this photo is taken.

We stay at the Grand Hotel in Mackinac Island. The front porch is the size of two football fields (in length) and is adorned with white rocking chairs - all with a view of beautiful lake Michigan.
This is Max and his brother, Alex, hanging out on the front porch.

A better view of the front porch.

Happy Birthday Max!

Well it has been a while since I have posted. We have been busy traveling and working. On August 17th, we celebrated Max's birthday and had a great time! I would be remiss if I missed the opportunity to say how much I love and appreciate my husband. He is the light of my life, the best thing that has ever happened to me and my absolute best friend!

I love you Max and hope you have a wonderful 27th year of life!