Cozy Up

One of my hands-down favorite things about the fall season is the opportunity to wrap up in a cozy scarf.  From the texture to the pattern and color to blend, I love scarves! My mild obsession with the oh-so-comfy accessory developed while on a trip to Europe with three of my best friends in high school. It only took about 20 minutes on British soil for me to make my first purchase, and the purchases continued as we traveled around northern Europe for the following three weeks. Since then buying scarves, especially while traveling, has become a bit of a tradition for me...I can't wait to see what I find in Qatar!

1. Chan Luu Ombre cashmere & silk-blend scarf 2. J. Crew cashmere pearl-stich snood 3. Calypso St. Barth cushy cashmere scarf 4. French Connection twinkle me lurex snood 5. Modcloth start with the basics scarf 6. Barneys New York romeo cowl infinity scarf

Lately

Happy Monday, friends! Did you all have a nice weekend? I took my own advice from Friday and had some quality relaxation time. Here's a little glimpse into what I've been up to!

Although this wasn't over the weekend I have to share my Halloween costume for the year. In my current position I have the absolute pleasure of working with K-8th graders..so I of course had to dress up like a cat for Halloween! It was so adorable to see their reactions when they saw that I had dressed up!

I spent a few hours over the weekend setting up my new computer! Since changing jobs I've been without a Mac..needless to say I'm very excited to leave my PC behind.

Since I'm going to be out of the country for Thanksgiving and my cousin was home on leave from the Navy, we had our family Thanksgiving yesterday. I was given the hefty responsibility of baking one of the pumpkin pies. Baking pies is one of my favorite things to do so I had to go all out! 

Here I am with two out of three cousins!

...And cooking with my adorable grandma!

Also, you may remember that I mentioned a family auction last week. For those of you who don't know, I live in a small town in southeast Iowa and my grandparents' have a farm about 30 minutes north of where I live. After years of collecting, my grandpa gave us the go ahead to auction off all of his antique tractors, parts, 4 wheelers...basically a bunch of his toys. I realize this is a bit of detour from what I typically share with you all, but my family and I spent so much time preparing for the day I though I'd share a few pictures.

Although it went from 70 degrees and sunny to 35 degrees with clouds/sleet  (resulting in me bundling up in the farm attire below), it was still a great success! Here are a few of my favorite images that I captured...

Have a wonderful Monday!

Happy Weekend!

I'm happy to announce that the weekend has arrived! Well, it will arrive soon that is... Between the heartbreaking devastation on the east coast, endless political ads, and my ever expanding "to-do" list (less than three week until Qatar!) I feel the weekend couldn't get here soon enough. In fact I feel like we all just need a weekend. It was one of those weeks that just weighs heavy on your heart, but also holds so many beautiful moments of humanity..so, now that the weekend is here I suggest that we all take a moment to relax, bake, volunteer, dance, laugh, nap...whatever it is that you need to enjoy a little time off.

Have a wonderful weekend! 

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Thursday Love List

Happy Thursday, loves! Here are three pieces that I've been lusting over this past week! Tell me, what would make your Love List?

1. I can't get enough of the color of this J. Crew Majesty Peacoat!

2. Glitter covered Madewell loafers. Enough said.

3. Isn't this Madewell Calf Hair Polka-Dot Belt adorable?!

Farewell October

On this last day of October I thought I'd share this lovely quote from one of my favorite series. It's one of those quotes that never fails to put a smile on my face and make me think about how wonderful life is. So, go out there and enjoy this last (and oh-so-spooky) day of October!

P.S. Today is the last day to enter the Amanda Catherine Designs print giveaway...so click here for your chance to win one adorable print!

Color Crush: Burgundy

One of the many reasons that I love fall is for all of the rich hues that it brings. This season I'm crushing on the color burgundy in every way, shape, and form! It's the perfect shade to wrap up in as the temperatures inevitably drop and we head into the sparkly holiday season. So tell me, what's your color crush this fall?

dress / polish / lipstick / sweater / clutch / pants

P.S. Don't forget to enter for your chance to win a print by Amanda Catherine Designs...you only have one more day to enter!

Monday Pick-Me-Up

Hi, friends! Apologies for being absent on Friday, I was completely worn out from an auction on my grandparents' farm the day before...I'll share a few photo from the long, but fun day soon. Even though Monday is almost over, it's not too late for a pick-me-up to get you through the last few hours of the work day. This quote always puts a smile on my face! Enjoy!

Oh and don't forget to enter for your chance win a print from Amanda Catherine Designs! 

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