Baby Townsand!

We are BEYOND EXCITED to finally share that we are expecting a baby Townsand due to arrive July 2016!!!

We are feeling super blessed & thankful and truly cannot wait for our family to grow! :)

I will of course be making chalkboards to document my growing belly!

Fall Vibes

It's the middle of October & there is already snow in the forecast for those of us in Upstate New York! It's crazy to think about, but I'm oddly excited about it (Whattttt!?!?!?!) I always look forward to chilly days snuggled on the couch while reading & listening to music, even more now that we have a fireplace! We are always listening to music no matter what we are doing; cooking, cleaning, holidays, showering, relaxing... everything! I'm sharing one of our favorite playlists that creates all those cozy, fall vibes for us on crisp days! Hope you enjoy!

Happy weekend!!! XO 

:)

Love List

Wow. September has come & gone in the blink of an eye! I always feel like October is the beginning of the holiday season & I get way excited for all the fun things to come in the next few months!

I've put together a little list of things I'm loving right now!

1. Fall TV. Besides my absolute love for Game of Thrones I don't really have shows that I have to watch on a regular basis. But there are a couple that have grabbed my attention: Blindspot & American Horror Story: Hotel (I may have to wait for daylight hours to watch this one...). 

2. Sweater weather. Which can also be translated to leggings/sweatpants weather. Either way you slice it, I can't wait! I love the coziness of it all! This cardigan will hopefully make its way into my closet along with these knit overalls.

3. Festive goodies. I love making e v e r y t h i n g festive. And this Etsy shop has the cutest paper straws & packing supplies to do just that.

4. Halloween books. Last year we started a tradition of reading a holiday book each year. When we decided to do that it was already Christmas, so now we will bring that tradition to Halloween! I will never forget reading the book "The Three Little Witches" growing up & not just at Halloween, it was one of my sisters favorite books. Once we get a good little collection it'll be cute to switch the books out for each holiday! Some Halloween-ish books that I've come across are Room on the Broom, A Halloween Scare in New York, Goodnight Goon & of course any Goosebumps book. Clearly they're children's book, but they are so fun to read!

5. October. Today is finally the first day of October! Now I can officially put out Halloween decorations! Plus Nate's birthday is fast approaching in this month, along with our 2nd wedding anniversary!! 

and tomorrow is Friday! :)

Pumpkin Patch

We had our first festive Fall outing over the weekend. The weather was gorgeous with 70 degree temperatures & the sun shining! I could not wait to get my hands on all the pumpkins & ghourds. This is the first time we've really had the chance to decorate our home. Our last apartment was on the 3rd floor so there was no point in any outdoor decor, but now that we have a patio & front door I'm going to go all out for the holidays!

The pumpkin patch was great. More kid friendly than adult, but we are all kids at heart! I was probably more amazed at the 50 foot teepees decked out with carved pumpkins than all the kids around me put together. They also had a petting zoo with the most adorable farm animals & a farmers market with all the freshly baked goods you could imagine!

We went home with a bunch of pumpkins, apples & the most delicious apple cider! It was such a relaxing, low key weekend that was much needed indeed. 

Hope you all have a wonderful week! :) XO

Fall Around Here

Happy weekend!!! 

It's a rainy end of summer day here in the Upstate. We have some pretty low key plans for this weekend, but looking soooo forward to it!

The official start to Fall may not be for a few more days, but the mornings & the evenings have been in the 50's around here with really warm temperatures during the day. We are absolutely loving it! The trees are j u s t beginning to turn those pretty shades of red, orange & yellow, which will make for some super pretty runs in the coming weeks.

A few things we are looking forward to this Fall include a trip to the pumpkin patch, apple picking, a ghost walk/haunted hayride, carving pumpkins & lots of soup! Last year we started a "Soup Sunday" tradition that was fun & it made for delicious leftovers through the week! Can't wait to try out some new recipes!

I'm really looking forward to getting my hands on some new Fall scented candles + a soft, snuggly blanket to cuddle up with. We have a fireplace in our new apartment and we are so excited to use it all season long!

The weekdays can be pretty hectic with both our schedules, but it's always so nice to have things to look forward to!

Sending you fun, Autumn vibes!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend :) XO

Things That Make Me Happy

I recently started a new job here in our new city & I'm super grateful for it, but it's really got me in a funk. The hours are not ideal & it's the furthest thing from a creative job; it's frustrating to the max to say the least! I don't like to complain, but sometimes you just need to get these things off your chest. I have to continually remind myself to look on the bright side. There are many, many things in my life that bring a smile to my face on a daily basis :)

One. I have the best husband and the sweetest dog. Nate has been off of work on "vacation" for the last two weeks & although he could have vegged out entirely, he always has the house cleaned & cooks the most amazing dinners (lookin' at you Alabama shrimp bake). Not to mention he irons my clothes & makes my lunch for work the next day! And after a long day Joey always greets me with a big, jumping hug & smiles the moment I walk through the door each day. 

Two. My job may not challenge me creatively, but I have my Etsy shop to keep me plenty busy with fun projects. It's a lot of time trying to get the word out about it, but it's so worth it & something I'm really proud of. And along the lines of my shop/chalkboard prints I have some super exciting things happening soooo soon (one of them this Friday so keep your eyes peeled).

Three. Football season! I could not be more excited for both college & NFL games. College games are always a good time since they're on Friday & Saturday nights for the most part and you don't have to worry about work the next day, but this year NFL games should get pretty loud in our household. We have a fantasy football league that has basically our entire families involved! Lots of emoji text messages/snapchats/meme wars will be sent back and forth I'm sure! And I can't forget that football also means Fall is oh so very close!

Here's to being almost finished with this short work week! XO :)

House Tour

Ok, so we don't really live in a house, it's a cute little apartment, but it's where we call home! It's the perfect size for our little family & we couldn't be happier with it!

I've seen house tours on other blogs & I liked the idea to do one. We've been here a couple of months & still have a bit of work to do in the decorating department, but I wanted to get some photos up of what our home looks like before the holidays get here!

We really love our living room & most of all the couch. It was one of the home items we couldn't wait to purchase! I would still love to get a couple more pillows, but I just haven't found the perfect ones yet.

Another item on the future shopping list are a couple of bar stools. We have extra chairs in our garage for seating, but it would be so nice to have seating at the counter!

The foyer to our bedroom is one of my favorite little areas! 

Our bedroom is the one room that needs the most decorating attention. I need to hang photos, buy side table lamps & possibly do a some rearranging. Our dresser situation kind of bothers me. I don't have a photo, but our side tables are mismatched, but I kind of like it that way! They're the same height & same colors, so they go well together!

I will be sure to post more photos as I complete all the projects on my to do list. And of course I will share photos of all the holiday decorations, which I'm so excited for!

Happy Monday! :) XO