pumpkiny things

That new post I mentioned in my last post, the one that was still brewing in my mind? Well, it's still brewing.
[Kind of. It's more of a "I'm not so sure I want to share this" now than a "I don't know how to say this exactly"]

So...onto other things. This year, I am really loving fall. Normally, I hate this time of year. Sitting around, waiting ever-so-patiently for snow to cover the ground [except, it's really not so patiently]. And it just seems like it lasts for so long, for too long. But not this year. This year, I'm loving fall. [Which is sad, because I'm not in Michigan, the best state for fall!!]

Along with loving fall, has come the absolute obsession with pumpkiny things. Pumpkin lattes. Pumpkin cookies with cream cheese frosting. Pumpkin bread. Our latest creation?

PUMPKIN PIE SPICE ICE CREAM!!

We got an ice cream maker at our shower before we got married. This is our second creation with it. And it is FABULOUS! It's just vanilla based ice-cream with 3-4 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice (nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, etc.) and crushed up cinnamon cookies.

Yum.

weekend

I'm working on a new post.
But the words don't come as easily to my fingers waiting patiently on my keyboard as they do to my mind.
So, as we all wait for my fingers to catch up to my brain....

This weekend was a beautiful weekend. Ryan took two whole days off of studying and we got to enjoy each other's company. Which, surprisingly, is rare (but will be so worth it when Ryan is done with school).

We had a sleepover in our living room :)
Complete with junk-food and staying up late watching movies and silly TV shows.

We went shopping for some new fall clothes. And came home with cable knit sweaters and thermals. Yum.

We walked around our new "home", getting to know the city just a little better by looking for somewhere to get a good Sunday-morning breakfast (after we missed the bus to get to church) and a little something for a special little girl who is turning 4 this week!

We enjoyed our favorite Starbucks drinks (Thanks, Epic Church!!)

We breathed fresh air.
We stepped outside our house today and the air was crisp. And fresh. And oh-so-good. I never thought that I would miss the smell of fresh air. I actually didn't even realize I wasn't getting it until this morning, when I took a breath and my insides were like "Oh yeah! FRESH AIR!"

We enjoyed a delicious lunch with one of Ryan's friends from Haiti.

Up next? Making ice cream!

I would include photos, but my camera is still missing :(
I know, I know. My blog will very quickly get very boring with out ANY pictures...but bear with me! It'll show up soon enough!


Mom and Emily, enjoy my "We did this. Then we did this. Now we'll do this" post :)