It's almost my favorite time of the year!

AUTUMN!!!!!!

Why? Because I LOVE fall clothes collections/colors, FOOTBALL is back, cider mill visits are abounding (I guess not so much here in Texas), Halloween is right around the corner, and cooler weather is on the way!

I'm absolutely loving what they're doing with the fall lines this year...it's an eclectic mixture of bohemian and western design. At least in Texas, they have incorporated a lot of blush pink in with the rich autumn palette, creating some of my favorite looks like this:

My new favorite outfit for the summer to autumn transition

It's still going to be pretty hot down here for another couple of months, so I'm sad I don't get to wear my boots as of yet :( Maybe it will finally be cool enough in December?

Joie boots

Also, let me just say how excited I am for football this year...especially SPARTAN football!! With Coach Dantonio constantly doing work...you know...only recruiting some really awesome players and getting the team to big time Bowl games...no big deal, it's a great time to be a Spartan fan! I'm looking forward to the upcoming season, and would love to attend another Bowl game (hopefully they won't give me a heart attack/make me feel like my stomach is going to fall out of my butt out of nervousness this time around!).

Cotton Bowl 2015

One of the things I miss most about Michigan is hanging out with my friends at the cider mill (for those unfamiliar, a cider mill is a sort of "apple factory" where they produce the most fantastic apple cider and make freshly baked donuts/caramel apples). You can walk nature trails while eating donuts and drinking cider, or even bring your pet to enjoy the area. I've heard through the grapevine that Austin has a cider mill, but have yet to find it. This may be the year I will finally track down the place...

Franklin Cider Mill - Bloomfield Hills

One of my favorite "holidays" has always been Halloween. I love the atmosphere and dressing up as something different from day to day life. I have a bad habit of leaving my costume decision until the last minute, and of course I get stuck either making something makeshift at home, or whatever is left at the costume shop. I was Elsa from Frozen last year (which turned out the best out of any of my costumes and was a big hit!), but this year I have no clue what I want to do. I need to be deciding soon though!

I could go on and on about my love for autumn, but I will stop myself here. I'm hoping to make a big announcement here shortly in a couple of days, so stay tuned!