hello, fall...

while the leaves haven't changed colors, and the weather still lingers in the 80's, houstonians have declared fall's arrival -- we've ushered in october as if the calendar month alone marks the changing of the season (which we all know is NOT true in texas)... though i know it is not truly fall yet, i'm pretending along with everyone else! i've decided it is finally acceptable to bake pumpkiny things (not that i don't make pumpkin chocolate chip bread year-round) and to wear more fall-like colors! i don't know a thing about decorating, but i'm kind of obsessed with this m&m jar my mom has out... waytoocute


with 4 cans of pumpkin in the pantry, i got to work today making pumpkin pie squares... which i find to be 100x better than pumpkin pie! maybe it's because the pillsbury pie crust is replaced by an oatmeal/brown sugar crust, or maybe it's the pecan crumbles on top. either way, this baby is a winner...

other fall-like happenings:

- i ordered a latte last weekend at starbucks. a real latte, not iced.

- i bought a brown, half-zip northface. i might not get to wear it until december, but...

- i've been telling myself i'm going to start jogging in the mornings now that stepping outside doesn't feel like i'm crawling into an oven

- baylor homecoming is only 3 weeks away!

- i wore sweatpants to the grocery store today & didn't feel crazy

- next month is thanksgiving! and my trip to pennsylvania :)

anyway, hope you all are embracing fall as well!

i'll leave you with this. cloe has permanently taken up residence on my bed. i don't understand. she is 9 years old and has never before thought to do this. i guess she is getting wise in her old age...