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Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Glorious Vacation

Well, we were gone last week, so no new recipe this week, and sorry you didn't hear from me last week either!
November 3 was our 7th anniversary, and we always take vacation for our anniversary every year. We travel alot during the year, but never just the two of us, so this was a very relaxing week for us! We really needed that time together, alone, to recharge individually, but also as a couple. Not that we were having problems in our marriage, but when life/work/school/ministry gets so crazy, we (like everyone else) have a tendency to just "survive". So, we had a great vacation that was relaxing, rejuvenating, restoring....OK I'll stop with the "r" words...

We decided to go to North Carolina, partly because we needed to visit Scott's grandparents, and because we love that area! We have been up there around our anniversary before and we always miss the "leaf season", but this year it was a late season and we were there right at the peak! The mountains were ablaze with red, yellow, gold, orange and every shade in between! It sounds cliche, but the pictures do not do them justice!
This is a tree at Jump Off Rock...the setting sun is making the orange and gold even more brilliant!




We always go to Jump Off Rock whenever we are in Hendersonville! Scott took me there the first time we came to visit his grandparents, way back in 1999, before we were even engaged! We always try to get a pic too!
The silhouette pic is not us, but another couple who were having pic made. I just thought it was pretty!
Well, I will update more about our trip! That's all for now!

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Yeah, I'm Excited About Fall Too

So everyone has been stealing my idea about blogging about "Favorite Things About Fall"...boo on all of you! Just kidding...Rachel, Amanda, and Greta beat me to it and have lovely lists of fall-related funness...

So, with out further ado here's MY
Illustrious List Of Fall Favourites:


1. Fall-scented Candles!
Especially White Barn Candle Co.'s new candle called Leaves. It comes in a too-cute ceramic acorn!2. My Fall and Winter Dishes!
They are out of the storage cabinet and ready for fall meals! Hooray! They really make me happy, and not coincidentally, the name of the pattern is "Friendly Village" by Johnson Brothers. Who could NOT be happy when eating off dishes with that name?



3. Scarves!
Who am I kidding? I will wear them year-round...even though I have gotten looks from people that are thinking, 'Is she insane? It's 95 degrees outside?' when wearing a lighter "summer scarf". But I don't care...I'm just super-thrilled they are back in style! My favourite for a couple of seasons now has been my red pashmina I got in NYC last summer, but I have also loved my black and white plaid I recently bought at NY&Co!


4. Soup! And Chili and Stews!
I love soup! When I was a chef, I made soup almost everyday! My fav is my Tomato Bisque. Mmmmmm! One day I might include the receipe. But, for a quick fix, Panera Bread has a great tomato soup they just put back on the menu. I only eat chili if it's Scott's Mom's receipe, "Male Chauvinist Chili" Oh its so good!
What's some favourites of yours that I left off?
Fall Funness has begun! Be happy!!!