Mums the word...

So I have been raving about fall on this blog and it is finally time for me to share my fall decorations with you! Granted I would love to do some over the top displays like I have posted about, I do not have funding for that!!

I went to the grocery store this morning and couldn't help myself and bought some orange mums for our very small porch. I also got stuff to fix a yummy dip for football watching (the game we shall not mention).
 It was just a Hormel package (1 can of chili and 1 can of cheese). I just mixed the 2 together and microwaved it! It was perfect for fall and football and it made a whole lot.


Now to the pretty stuff... I will start with the mums! I had a really cool container leftover from my bridal shower and it was just begging me to use it :D I have never been so excited about buying a plant. AND it was only $3!!! You just can't beat that. I should have gotten one in each color but I would have no room for them all.

Next is the dining room table. I have a beautiful monogrammed cutting board that was a wedding gift as the centerpiece so I didn't want to distract too much from this. I have my glass pumpkin cookie/candy dish, a pumpkin votive, and maroon and orange leaf place mats. I love the rustic touch that the burlap adds too (leftover from the wedding). 

I have collected some pine cones outside of the apartment and put them in my pretty silver bowl to create a fall look for free! And of course another candle burning! Tim also had a cute light up pumpkin to add to the mix!

Next onto the kitchen.. I picked up some fall leave towels and oven mitts and Tim had a spider towel. My mother-in-law gave us some fall things and this cute bat oven mitt was one of them! The combination actually works pretty well. And they are functional :) 

Last but not least is the coffee table. I may have dressed it up a bit. The bowl is filled with pretty potpourri. The VT tray matches great and I put some more potpourri in the mason jar. I also added my big soup bowl and put some VT mints in there. And a coffee table wouldn't be complete without some books and a beautiful scrapbook that Gabby made me!

Hope you have enjoyed this little decorating adventure! Can't wait to share my chevron curtains very soon!!! 

Some random things I am looking forward to:

1. Going wedding dress shopping w/ Denise :D not until Nov. but I know it is going to be so special and I am so honored!
2. Olivia and Chad hopefully coming to visit at the end of October! 
3. Going pumpkin picking! Hopefully next week??
4. Doing a whole house project at work! starting w/ bedroom designs YAY

Have a great rest of the weekend~

XO Samantha

Goals and Pinterest

So I really wanted to do a post on my goals for August and that month flew by! So I decided that I would do one for September and we are almost a week in! Whew! But I don't care there is still plenty of month left to complete these goals. Here we go:

1. Exercise more (at least twice a week)
2. Read an entire book- gotta start small
3. Take more photos 
4. Catch up on my scrapbooking, at least do the honeymoon one (I am way behind!)
5. Get outside more, even if just to walk around the neighborhood
6. Complete my name change (insurance and passport left)
7. Make organizational financial binders (this is a Pinterest idea)
8. Paint my chevron curtains
9. Skype/talk to my friends more often
10. Get wedding photos printed!!

Someone please hold me accountable and make sure I stick to these goals! I know some of them may not seem like a big deal but they are important to me. Lately after work I do nothing except sit in front of the computer and tv and eat. This needs to change. 

Now on to more fun things~ Pinterest!!! I am on Pinterest a lot and I wanted to share some of my favorite pins with you. 

Favorite Fall Pins:

Pumpkin Waffles with Apple Cider Syrup

Oh I would love to have these on a fall Sunday morning!!

Handmade Fall Wreaths

If I do this, it has to look like hokie colors!!

Free Fall Printable

Gotta print and hang this soon :) Maybe even for work too!

Skinny Pumpkin Spice Frappe

Making these myself could be dangerous but oh so good!

Favorite Design Pins

Eat-in Kitchen

I love this fresh bold take on a banquette.

Awesome Bedroom

I love the idea of a seating area. That 4 poster bed is perfect to frame the room.

Chic Living Room

Coral/White fireplace/mirror :D

Bright and Airy Sunroom

Teal, white and that table :) obsessed with this space

Favorite Funny Pins

Pinterest

HAHA Sheldon!

So true

Some ECards

A girl can dream right?

Pug Babies

Ok maybe just cute not funny but I couldn't resist!

and a few more Favorites:

Swell Caroline

These are teal awesomeness!

Reeses Cupcakes

Denise- this one's for you :)

J.Crew

AHHH TEAL COAT! Its on my christmas list!

What are your favorite pins right now? Do you set monthly/weekly goals for yourself? Hope you enjoyed these as much as I do! I will be giving updates on my progress for these goals :)

XO Samantha

Fall...when the leaves turn maroon and orange!!

So I really thought that summer was my favorite season, but I have been eagerly waiting for fall to arrive. I don't know what it is, but I am just craving fall clothes, food, football, and weather!!! To me there is no better place to be in the fall than BLACKSBURG, VA! I left a piece of my heart there when I graduated. I knew that especially now that school is starting, I would miss not going back. Don't get me wrong, I love being married, my new job and being in Richmond. But if you went to school there, then you know what I am talking about. I want to share some of my favorite memories of fall at my home for 4 years. I can't wait to enjoy this fall in a whole different way. I know it won't be the same because I am not a student anymore and I am living in a city for the first time. That means I probably wont get to enjoy as many maroon and orange leaves, but believe me I will get the most out of this awesome season. Summer isn't over yet, but I have been making a fall bucket list that I want to share with you. This is to avoid it being December and me saying "I wish I had done             ."
I want to know: What is your favorite season and why?? Do you love fall as much as me? What are you looking forward to in the fall? What would you put on your fall bucket list?

My old roommate Brittany's rug :)

Burruss Hall

Blacksburg foliage

my old door Main Eggleston!

getting pumped up for the football game!

me and Brittany

awww...

night game GO HOKIES

fireworks!

pumpkins at Sinkland Farms

BIG pumpkin

me and Sammi sitting on the hay bales

such a cute setup

me and Brittany being silly

pumpkin picking

so many pumpkins

pretty :)

throwing leaves

our engagement session at VT

tailgating with Tim and my sister Ashley

me Brittany, Rebecca, and Andrea at a hokie football game

me, Rebecca and Brittany at another game!

Fall Bucket List

bake a pie completely from scratch (probably pumpkin)

make a leaf pile and play in it

find a pumpkin patch near Richmond and go to it

go on a hayride

take a nature walk and bring the camera

go camping (have to do this before it gets too cold)

pumpkin frap/latte- enough said!

make it to at least one Hokie football game

make pumpkin-chocolate ice cream

DIY fall decorations to put in the apartment

* if you have a suggestion or ideas, please let me know! I need to add more :)

XO Samantha