weekends were made for...

finally getting some sleep! (i know you can't tell because of my glasses, but this was after a very restful night's sleep, which hasn't happened in weeeeeeks), 

perfect saturday mornings in the backyard,

spending time in creepy halloween stores,

dinner dates with a handsome husband,

drinks with friends,


kitties that look drunk from happiness,

amazing brunches,

and work parties that don't suck.

on a note unrelated to weekends - 

has anyone else started their christmas shopping?

last year i was done buying gifts by thanksgiving, and let me tell you - it felt awesome. so my plan is to do that this year again. i used to be one of those last minute shoppers and then i learned that i don't deal with holiday stress very well.

i promise to post more than once this week! hope you have a great monday.

{play} me in october + venting

let me preface this post by saying that i hate debbie downers. i really do.

this whole "fml" thing is one of the most obnoxious phrases that i've ever heard, and i know way too many people who use it all. the. time.

now, that being said - i've had a rough month. insomnia is catching up with me in a bad way...i'm emotional and scatterbrained. i don't think one should be able to go two months with just 3-ish hours of sleep a night! and our house keeps basically pushing us out the door by giving us more and more annoying signs that we temporarily don't want to be homeowners, and we don't want the responsibility of having to pay for everything and fix everything on our own! and we all know how working 1:00-10:00pm is just so fun, right? leaves a lot of time to spend with a husband who's gone half the month for work.

ok, rant over. and i didn't even say fml once.

here's a playlist i've been listening to lately that's been cheering me up...

oh and speaking of cheer, shiner cheer is out. my favorite beer of the year! that's also making me feel better.

on to the playlist:

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and a reminder, post-venting session-

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weekends were made for...

friday night outfits + movie dates,

co-hosting chili + beer fests that include dessert tables & late night yard games,

pumpkin painting as part of my fall to-do list,

testing lipstick for my halloween costume,

& spending a few hours in bed on sunday watching a kid's movie while the husband treats me to a cookie & milk.

even though it was wayyy warmer than what i was wishing for this weekend, i'll take it.

images that inspire: {home edition}

my dad has always had a huge, wall-sized map in his home with pins in places that he's been.

i've always wanted one too-

my dream reading nook-

clean, simple, comfy-

i've wanted a bookshelf ladder since beauty & the beast-

perfectly rustic-

yes. just, yes-

mini green subway tile-

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looking back at this post, it seems like all of these rooms/homes have an international flair, no?

i think most of them fit perfectly in paris, spain, maybe italy?

weekends were made for...

coming home from a late shift to wine, brie and crackers from the husband,

testing out scarves + getting photobombed by oliver,

birthday parties that include pinatas, authentic mexican food, and hilarity,

lazy sundays in which i can spend 2 hours reading in bed,

and actually needing to keep my ears warm during a run (it was 55 degrees!)

i had a very fun weekend and am only slightly sad that i work until 10pm 4 nights this week. only slightly.

i went for a really, really good run this morning that i feel great about, and i had avoided that run all weekend. i'm still a little bit in shock about the fact that i had to keep my ears warm, and run with a hoodie. and honestly, that concerns me because of the fact that yesterday was exactly 2 months before my half marathon. and if it's 55 degrees now, in the first half of october, who knows what it'll be on december 9th?! i'm sure it'll be back up to 85 by tomorrow though, who am i kidding.

on a totally different note, here's a sneak peek at a craft night i had with lesley last week - full post will be done within the week!

to-do list: fall version

i've made a fall to-do list for myself, and i'm really excited about it!

i made a summer to-do list, so i figured, why not just keep this up? sometimes we don't technically get anything close to "fall" here in texas, but it's looking like we'll actually get a season this year. and it started early!

so here we go.

-have fun with pumpkins.

i'm not really a pumpkin carver per se, but i'm all about some paint and decorating. here are some ideas/inspiration:

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-make s'mores in the backyard.
there's really no excuse not to do this. everyone loves s'mores.

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-go back to our urban drive in movie theater here in austin.
have you guys been to a drive-in? i had never gone before last year, when they opened up this cute little urban drive-in, and now i'm obsessed. especially when the weather is perfect! it's byob (or bring your own wine, or liquor, or...whatever!), and you can even pack your own snacks or enjoy a handful of food trucks parked right behind it.

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-bake/make something pumpkiny.
both the husband & i love anything that involves pumpkin. are we alone here? i'm sure we're not.

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-try to pull off scarves in a cute way.

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what's on your fall to-do list?

(see my full 30before30 list here)

weekends were made for...

intensely watching longhorns games from 3 hours away,

getting to snuggle with these two,

green tea + stripes + leopard,

enjoying the last of our summer-like flowers in the backyard,

and really taking in this weather. love, love, loving it.

as i mentioned on friday, we spent the weekend in dallas with my family - it was great! we got in some movie time, lots of foodie-time and planning time. i've noticed that when my family gets together, the only solid plans we have are those that revolve around food. 

anyone else find that to be the case with their family? we'll have no idea what we're doing for 3 days, but we know exactly what we're going to be eating.

 the fact that it was in the 70's this weekend...in texas...in september...kind of blew my mind, and i'm pretty much in heaven. i really didn't want to go for a run last night because i was feeling lazy, but the weather gave me no excuse. and i was damn glad i went, because it felt great!

i hope your weekend was just as good - i'll be back in a day or two.