happy fall

fall is officially upon us & i'm ready!  bring on the sweaters, jeans & flats.  i'm welcoming the fall time treats with open arms too; my latest obsession- candy corn flavored M&M.  jon doesn't really care for them- so more for me!  please enjoy responsibly... just sayin'

my other obsessions for the moment- new musics.  i've been listening to these two on repeat for a few days now:

kimbra: settle down.  i'm mesmerized by the beat and her voice.  just can't get enough.  the dancing is a little awkward, but i find i just can't look away.

the lumineers: ho hey.  completely beautiful all around.

well that's all for today.

hope everyone has a happy fall & weekend too!

enjoy your treats and music!

color splash

of course my new job requires skills such as critical thinking, program development, and oh yeah, shaping the future of the those little lives i work with; but can i just say that one of my greatest joys these days is picking out an outfit that doesn't require me to wear all black - or any black for that matter.  for so long i never had an option... and now i can display any layer of color, texture, print or design my little heart desires! i'm sure the novelty will wear itself out, eventually.  but until then i'm going to take full advantage and continue mixing and matching.

first day of work

my mini shopping spree for work attire 

cinnamon spice and everything nice.

it most certainly felt like fall on saturday.  and my favorite kind of fall day, at that.  we started off our weekend with breakfast at our favorite place.  a treat that was long overdue too.  i think the last time we were there was before ottawa.  this is the place that jon and i went to for our official first date...  it will forever hold a special place in my heart.

after breakfast was a run around the house with all the cleaning gear and vacuum in tow.  the husband and the cat snoozed as i cleaned, which is to be expected when you wake him up before 9am on a saturday.  by noon the laundry was done, floors scrubbed and i had a sparkling clean tub.

and all of that had to be done of course, before i could get to my favorite fall activity - yummy, delicious treats that come from the kitchen.  yesterday was my attempt at 2 new projects: numero uno-  homemade granola {yes, i am a hippy at heart}, and two- no bake cookies....  and i know you think that is just impossible for a gal that loves cooking {and chocolate + peanut butter}, but its true!  i have never made a batch that has actually turned out.  2 attempts in the past that failed {so horrible, i had to just scrap 'em} so i just never tried again until yesterday.  last week i got an email from lara j. asking me to send her a recipe for them.  so i had to test a few out before i could tell her how to make them.

so it was pretty perfect.  a perfect fall day actually, to have a house smells like cinnamon + treats to munch on the rest of the weekend.

hope you all enjoyed your weekend as much as we did!