Autumn Traditions: Baking Pie!

Mike and I don't really have many traditions set into our relationship yet. We have a few here and there but nothing specifically Autumn themed.. well, until now! Last week we experimented with baking pie and we're kind of in love! We baked a big apple pie and 8 baby apple pies (with help from my Babycakes cupcake maker!). We gave the mini pies to Brian, Christina and his dad as a little going away present. (They moved back to Iowa yesterday. Our hearts are broken! But we did get to ask them to be in our wedding party! Hooray!). We've been pairing our apple pie with yummy vanilla bean ice cream for a sweet treat late in the day and I am sold! 

We're already dreaming up fun new recipes to try! We'll be baking more this week so I'll be sure to snap some photos and share a recipe or two as we go!

We've also decided, as of last Thursday, (drumroll please!) that we are going to have pies at our Autumn 2012 wedding in place of cake/cupcakes! Pies! So very perfect! Here are a few drool worthy Pinterest photos for you to oogle!

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Are you hungry yet?! That will about do it for my little mini Wedding Wednesday on a Sunday! We're heading off to my high school best friend's wedding today so I'm excited to see her! Stay tuned for some yummy stuff this week! ;) Happy Sunday! xo

new fall background >>

i took some of my favorite fall pictures and made a new desktop background. [click on the link and you can save it, too! i would suggest setting it as a tile background or it will look a bit funny.]

as i have stated before, i am completely ready for everything fall. i have quite a few other desktop backgrounds that i have made and they typically will go with the season. but i didn't have one for autumn. so of course, i had to make one using some fun fall images from weheartit.com. enjoy! 

autumn please +++

 i think that i easily could say that i am tired of summer. i am tired of shorts. i am tired of flip flops and swim suits. but i can also easily say that i am ready for fall. i am ready for jeans and boots. i am ready for hot chocolate and pumpkin flavored everything. i am ready for big comfy sweaters and thick blankets.

so, summer please be over soon. i'm ready for autumn.

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Friday Favorites: Autumn!

Any and everything Autumn related! Cardigans, colorful leaves, bonfires, and October-blue skies! Here are some inspiring pictures to get you ready for the season! (Well, not so much you Australian folks, but you get Spring so you're lucky, too!)

(all photos via weheartit)

I am so excited!