Sweaty Eyeballs & Frog Balls

Holy Heatwave Batman....

It has been a scorcher here in Cali this past week!

Im talkin' over a 100 degrees everyday....

Yeah - 

stinkin' H O T

So much for Fall, huh?!

(after I busted my tall boots out and everything...sheesh) 

Kinda of hard to get into the crisp, cool Autumn feeling

when your eyeballs are sweating

( What.... I seriously thought my eyeballs were sweating at some point) 

On a good note, all of our tomatoes ripened in one weekend.

I think we had everything with tomatoes.....

I added them to a pasta salad

Made a big ol' green salad with about 10 tomatoes in it

Cut up some small ones and poured sprinkled salt on and ate em up :) 

Oh and two words - CUCUMBER SALAD 

(with tomatoes and red onion - yum) 

Sorta tomato'ed OUT at this point. 

We have a few cucumbers and squash that are still on their vines

and all of our chili peppers....

(a buttload of them!)

No mo green beans :(

(so sad  -these are my fav) 

No mo snap peas :(

But...

we still have these guys waiting to "sprout"

 How cool are they?!

We actually planted them by accident....

The Stig was driving home from work one day and noticed

an agriculture truck had dropped a flat of little seedlings

(we live in aggie land)

Being the rescuer that he is, 

he pulled over and put them in the back of his truck 

 All 100 of them.....

seriously. 

We have a nice sized backyard, but there was no way in hell 

we were planting 100 seedlings! 

And we didnt even know what they were.

We took guesses......

At first we thought it was broccoli

Then, maybe cabbage.....

Then, we were like W.T.F?! 

About 3 weeks ago we noticed little "nubs" growing on the stalk.

My MIL said "I think you have brussel sprout plants!"

I could only think of one word....

GROSS.

Of all the vegetables in the world, the only one I cant stand - 

Brussel Sprouts

(my brothers used to refer to them as "condensed farts" - LOL) 

There are only 2 things that I have ever done with brussel sprouts...

(well, 3 if you count burying them in my napkin and flushing them down the toilet as a kid)  

 #1.  Brussel Sprout Casserole

I made a casserole last year at Thanksgiving 

Surprisingly, it was the hit of the dinner !   

I will have to post the recipe when we get closer to Turkey Day

It involves lots of cream and cheese - feel better? 

#2.   Frog Balls

Have you ever heard of them?

They are DELICIOUS!

Pickled Brussel Sprouts....Oh...Em....Gee

You wont even know you are eating Brussel Sprouts

(well, at least until they hit you the next day in the potty) 

Anyhoo - 

We are gonna have a crapload of brussel sprouts very soon - 

And if I show up at your door 

with Brussel Sprout casserole......

just go with it, mmmmmkay?  

In one week.....

I will be here!!



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Hangin' out with Miss Ashwell.

Oh yeah!

Her and I are gonna become BFF's

She just doesn't know it yet...

HAHAHAHA....

Where will YOU be?

Its Officially Fall Y'all!

Can you tell I *heart* Fall ?!

It really is my favorite season of the year....

The Stig and I were married in the fall

October 6th to be exact 

:)

And in honor of our anniversary that is poppin' up again

(wow!)

I wanted to show you some Autumn-flaired

wedding inspiration.....

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Im starting with my favorite inspiration photo: 

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I seriously *swoon* everytime I see this picture.

{sigh} 

Oh how I wish we had a barn.....

I would let people have weddings in our barn if we did! 

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Rustic wood signs 

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The vintage touches of this wedding are so sweet

I love the crate display boxes

and the bouquets....

(similar to mine on my wedding day - see header photo above) 

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Imagine bridesmaids wearing these in their hair:  

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Flower girl dresses - so adorable!! 

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Favor cones....

fill them with nuts, caramels, or wee jars of honey 

 via

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dried ivy with pumpkins and lantern centerpieces

 

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Eeek! Love this ring bearer pillow idea!  

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stamped vintage flatware table markers 

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 How cute is the "just married" sign on the back of the vintage car?!

Not to mention a gorgeous bride....  

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This "just married" banner is quite fallish, dont ya think? 

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What a cute idea!

Love the leaves underneath and especially the woody "stems"..... 

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Gorgeousness of a cake.... 

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I simply adore the vintage baseball theme 

of this wedding

The Stig totally would have went for this!

Vintage with a hint of masculinity..... 

How cute is the "concession vendor" passing out favors :) 

(oh, and check out their cleats under their wedding attire-so sweet!)

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this lace garter ....

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What about using yardage of vintage grain sack 

as your wedding aisle runner?  

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You have to send out lovely thank you's....

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 Major *swoon*....

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Thanks for tagging along with me .....

Dont you wish you could plan your wedding every year?!

 Yeah.....
This one is taken ;)

The Road Less Traveled

{photo courtesy of PhotograBee}

While perusing one of my favorite websites

ETSY

{if you havn't heard of it then get your booty over there NOW!}

I came across this print from PhotograBee.

It is titled "The Road Less Traveled..."

with a quote in the description

from Robert Frost:

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"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference."

-Robert Frost

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This quote and photo really struck deep inside of me.

You see.....

I once took a road less traveled.

Actually, at times it felt as if

there had never been any other travelers on this road.

It was a road that looks similar to the beautiful picture above.

Gray

Unclear

Barren 

Not knowing or seeing what lies past the road

 Scared

Alone

Doubtful 

One day I will share my thoughts and memories

of that road that I took.

But you see

after that long, dark journey.......

the one in which I chose

one fork in the road,

over the other fork....

I emerged a different person

I found myself.

Found who "I" really was.

And eventually..... 

led me down another road.....

that led me to the person

that I was always meant to be with.....

Be strong.

Be courageous.

Be unafraid.....

Be YOU.

"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one."

~Elbert Hubbard, The Note Book, 1927

(all photos courtesy of PhotograBee)

Fall Decorating Inspiration

Did you miss me??

No?!

Ha ha..... 

Well, I have missed me.

I hate when we get super busy with life 

and the brakes to slow down just dont seem to work.....

Time for the E-brake!

{*tires squeeling to a halt*} 

We have been going and going lately.

So much so, that I forgot what our home looked like

or how my bed felt to sleep in!

Phhewwww......!!

I am sooo ready for some fall inspiration

how 'bout you?

I wanna put on my fall boots and grab a cup of cocoa  

and go traipsin' in this :

 

irenesuchocki 

My dear friend Clare is so unbelievably crafty!

This wreath is sooo me :) 

The Robin and Sparrow 

Love me some burlap punkins! Middleburg always has 

the coolest seasonal things.... 

Middleburg 

Tell me fabric leaves dont just scream Autumn! 

 Jane Joss

I need this on my farmhouse table with gourds and mini pumpkins: 

 

Shabby Chic Cottage 

Donna's eye and creativity is amazing!

I heart those book page leaves on the wreath.... 

 dreyne'

 This guy is so adorable!

 

Vintage Green Limited 

I am the owner of this lovely banner.

Sshhhh....dont tell the Stig! 

I just had to have a lil new somethin' for my fall decorating collection :) 

 

Paper Eclectiques 

This necklace paired with a warm and fuzzy scarf: 

Garden 22 Design Studio 

 I think I have hearted everyone of their pillows in their collection!

Jolie Marche 

Frame a couple of these in a vintage window

or throw a few on your mantelscape....

 

CariKraft 

How cute would this be for a trick-or-treat

loot bag?! 

 

trubie 

  

These are the cutest lil punkin tags ever :) 

  

Lil Pumpkin Papers 

 I want these all over my house.....yummy linen!

  

Full Bloom Cottage 

Who?! 

Gotta love owls for fall..... 

 

Black Baroque 

White leaves and jute

*swoon* 

  

Sweet Something Design 

 Do you go hay ridin' for apple picking and pumpkins?

We do! 

 

 Family Attic

Haha....love the drunk skeleton wine bag! 

  

Bloom and Barnacle 

Oh yes.....this is me.

A warm and yummy pumpkin latte in this puppy.....

cozyin' up with the Stig by the fire

 

natalya 1905 

I love her trees.....felt leaves and a real tree trunk

I got these in green with red berries and acorns

for a Christmas party last year - 

Love em! 

  

Pinkbeeb0

So.... 

are you in the mood yet? 

  

Unfortunately for me, I am taking the fall season of decorating off

Booo....

:(

With the move

and all of the remodeling work

it just ain't gonna happen

And I am really bummed........

Fall is one of my favorite times of the year 

and I have always loved the warm colors in our home

Oh well......

Our goal is to have the house liveable for Christmas time though! 

You better believe that we will have a tree up!

I gotta make sure Santa knows that I moved...hehehe

:)

So tell me - 

Have you started your Fall decorating yet?

Whats your favorite thing you do to your home

to change with the season?