Misc Spring

i found a bag of bath & bodyworks while cleaning

got my "save the date" for shannon&derek's fall wedding

Joe&I hit up la feast for my favorite lentil soup

Joe's mom discovered leggings over the winter & dresses so cute these days

joe, linds, & i slammed some beers with this view before a red wings game

I turned around 2x on I-75 to get a picture of this "dyke" house

this flower bloomed in my front yard just in time for easter

CO Trip

My brother decided to take a late February vacation to Colorado for snowboarding, so I found a cheap flight and decided to join. It was just him and his co-worker, Lauren, at the condo he rented for the week, so the three of us had a nice, laid back couple of days in the pool&restaurant and enjoyed the mountain views. Not an extravagant vacation, but definitely necessary.

Snowboarding Views

Our Resort in Granby Ranch

Windy Mountain Driving

Misc Fall

Fire place & candle in the master

Tryna strip that dark outa my hair

knee high boots & leggings for cold weather

knocking one football out of the tree with another football

trying some local beers with joe

flowers from my mr. before a long weekend

pretty mug i eyed for weeks before purchasing

gel manicure and a glass of wine

...if only it was that easy.

FallTV

The weather has been very brisk in the morning.

Just when I'm getting the itch to leave Michigan

the summer slips away and fall creeps in

whisping its crisp&cool air around my walk to work

and making me fall in love with the seasons change.

But the weather isn't the only change:

Fall TV Season is upon us!

I have some catching up to do on last season's episodes

but I'm so ready for my fall evening line-up.

Mostly, I'm excited to have Dessert&Revenge nights again!

I only wish my Barbie could come...

Florida, you are too far away.

First, though, it's time for some marathons to prepare myself.



South Haven Sunset

The sunset we were able to enjoy
from South Haven's Lake Michigan shore
during our 2nd night of the camping trip was absolutely perfect.

Spring Colors

These are my favorite trees in the spring time.

I can't wait to have my own house and my own yard

so I can landscape it with lots of beautiful foliage.

CiderMillsSunday

Apparently, this weekend was the time for me to embrace fall and all the beautiful things that come with it.

Sunday morning, I met two of my best girlfriend, Rickybobby&theBaby, at a Cider Mill about 30minutes north of my house in the adorable, little Village of Franklin. It wasn’t the most extravagant cider mill I’ve ever seen, but it did the trick – sweet, cinnamon scents and plenty of pumpkins to choose from. We got a little tutorial about the process for making cider, which was very interesting, yet simple. I got 2 pumpkins for carving and 1 covered in warts just for decoration.

The fieldtrip didn’t take as long as we’d hoped, though, so we headed to a breakfast spot to kill a little more time and chitchat.

I miss the days when I could wake up with my favorites and spend the whole day with them.

Fall Photos

Mid-tailgate, I decided to run home for some gloves since our fingers were freezing from holding our beers. I took a shortcut down the railroad tracks and thoroughly enjoyed the fall scenery I encountered ... I haven't really taken in the beauty of my favorite season with all the business lately, so I had to snap a few pictures of the leaves. Though it would make sense to like the bright red&orange trees the most, but I like the dark brown ones (since brown’s my favorite color, obviously).

Our neighborhood is perfect for taking-in the colors, too, since all the quaint streets are tree-lined.

Very picturesque.

Food&Clothes

I miss delicious summer foods.

Though the foods of fall are wonderful.

pumpkin donuts&beer

…

warm soups&chili

But, I do miss fresh summer foods.

I also miss my old closet.

I mean, my current walk-in is great

but my old closet was so open&organized.

clor coordinated

…

lots of shelves
Such a great place to put my millions of clothes.

Pumpkin Ale

I love Fall Beers.

– especially those from the microbreweries in my home state –

New Holland is one I frequented last summer.

–

Mr.U discovered their Pumpkin Ale over the weekend.

It made me itch even more for Fall

and all its warm&wonderful flavors.

Faded Beads

I had to cut off my summer anklet for the wedding this weekend.

It had faded so much anyway.

Kind of wild.

Friday's Season

Mr.U had a softball game tonight

– Oldies vs. Youngins –

a fundraiser for the KofC

held at the high school softball field.

I took a book I’ve been looking forward to reading since I didn’t figure the game would entertain me too much. The night was surprisingly lovely, though, – crisp fall air and the cheers of high school football fans just across the lawn.

I love this season.

Lion's Beer

I know it’s football season

when the beer cans

have their football theme back.Go Lions.