A Perfect Fall Day!

Today is the first day in a while that is hasn't rained. Not that I have anything against the rain. I love the rain, but it made for a perfect fall day of browsing through antique stores and making a trip to the pumpkin patch with Meagan.

My find of the day was this awesome scarf! It was only four dollars and I absolutely love it! I can't wait to wash it and start wearing it. :)


After shopping, Meagan convinced me to go to the pumpkin patch with her. It took A LOT of convincing on her part, but I'm glad we went! I wish I would have had my rain boots though; it was pretty muddy.


Meagan got a wheelbarrow, the shopping cart of the pumpkin patch. She even threw her purse in it to make searching easier. Haha.


She ended up getting a little white pumpkin too. I was loving all the cinderella pumpkins they had scattered around! I wish I would have gotten one, maybe later!


It was a successful trip!


Meagan was so kind to share her caramel corn while we loaded the pumpkins into my car. So yummy! :)


When we got them home Meagan started out with the big orange one...


And I gutted the little white one. Did you know that white pumpkins have green guts?


It is kind of gross...


While Meagan carved away, I picked the seed out of the bowl of guts. Then I used this recipe and got them into the oven. They made the house smell great!


Meagan's pumpkins were so adorable when she was done!


And the pumpkin seeds were delicious!


At the end of the night we set the pumpkins on the front steps.


And lit them up...

Beautiful!

Big News and a Dinner Party in the Making!

I know, I KNOW, it has been forever since I've posted. Not too much has been happening in the life of Kelsey, mostly just school and work and chilling in Meagan's garage (literally CHILLing -- we're still working on temperature control out there.)

Michael has big news though... he's being promoted to corporal in November!


I'm a little biased, but I think it is a really big deal! :) He is now going to be a non-commissioned officer. Along with the promotion, he gets his blood stripes (the red stripe on his dress pants, shown below) and can get a sword. Who doesn't want a sword?



I'm so proud of him getting this much-deserved promotion! I'm always proud of Michael, though. (And congrats to his good friend, Kyle, as well. They'll be picking up corporal at the same time! Very cool!)

Alright, moving on... why have I been spending so much time in Meagan's garage? Meagan and I are hosting a dinner party next month, which is going to be adorable and loads of fun! We finished up the invites yesterday and got them in the mail. Check them out!

They are 100% handmade, right down to the envelope liners!

They are all handwritten, thanks to Meagan and her beautiful penmanship.


I just love how they turned out!