{Comfort Food For The Soul}

In my quest to a healthy body and life, I'm learning to eat to live, rather than live to eat. It wasn't an easy task at first, but I'm slowly making the transition. But if I can contradict myself for a quick second and ask - what about the pictures below don't make you want to cozy up and indulge in a huge bowl of tomato soup with grilled cheese croutons? One of the reasons people following a weight loss plan 'cheat' is because they feel deprived of their favorite foods. So I say - eat that tomato soup, eat those grilled cheese croutons - just watch your portions and make sure that your splurges only happen every once in a while. I saw a quote on pinterest that said "do not reward yourself with food - you are not a dog" - right? lol!!!

To indulge in this recipe - click here - enjoy and stay warm!

{Fall Favorite: Pumpkin}

1. Pumpkin Praline Trifle
2. Pumpkin Doughnuts
3. Pumpkin Ice Cream

{Is It Fall Yet?}

Morning Peeps - hope you enjoyed your weekend! Mine was very nice and chill (minus me getting sick). Saturday I stayed in for the whole day (movies, take-out, and great company) and enjoyed the windy and rainy weather that we received from Hurricane Irene. Luckily - we didn't have to deal with any flooding or electric outages - but I know that there are many that did - so I'm sending good thoughts your way. One thing that the storm did for me (grey skies, winds, 70 degrees, the balcony door was open), was make me excited about the fall weather to come. Who else is tired of the extreme hot weather and is also ready for fall?

Happy Monday Peeps!!

{Making The Most Of Autumn}

What part of this picture doesn't make you just fall in love with Fall?

{via Dress, Design, Decor}

{A Void That Needs Filled}

One MAJOR thing that we did not have time to do while in Italy (and this is a biggie) is shop for shoes and boots. There just wasn’t enough time in the day to have any real personal shopping time, and so while we all bought handbags (some more than others) we are all bummed that we didn’t walk away with a pair of fabulous Italian shoes. So since I have a void that has yet to be filled – and since the weather is getting cooler – I’m on the hunt for some (as in more than 2) boots. I’ve done a little searching online (see below) but I have a work trip to LA in a couple of weeks that I think I’ll wait until I get there before making any purchases…

{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14}

I love them all.........

{Get To Steppin' Summer - Bring On Fall}

For those that don't know, I'm not a fan of hot weather and I am not enjoying this 97+ degree weather AT ALL. There is nothing enjoyable about mosquitoes {actually all bugs}, sweating the moment you step outside at 6:30 in the morning, curling your hair for it all to go flat within 3 minutes of being outside, running from air conditioner to air conditioner, burning your legs on the leather seats in your car, and did I mention bugs? So you know what I say to that...GET TO STEPPIN' SUMMER - BRING ON FALL ~ and here's why...

And...

~ Chilly mornings snuggled under the covers

~ Vanilla scented candles lit around my home
~ Sipping hot chocolate
~ Baking apple pie (ok - eating apple pie that someone else bakes, lol)
~ Homemade soup simmering on the stove
~ Extra blankets on the beds
~ Bonfires
~ Pumpkin patches
~ State Fair
~ Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes (most importantly)

Who's with me?