Happy Friday: Fall so Far

Happy Friday! Here are a few snapshots of fall thus far. It really is my favorite season.

Fall means boots weather -- hooray! I also took this photo to document that leather peter pan collar. I wanted to incorporate the leather trend into my wardrobe but on a small, inexpensive scale. So I made this collar using an adaptation of this tutorial with only materials I had on hand. (I found the faux leather on the back of a CD case that I once got as swag from a job fair.)

Speaking of fashion, I can't wait until it's cold enough to wear this sweater. It's almost cold enough. Here in Texas, it doesn't take much of a temperature dip for me to bundle up.

I love catching up on my blog reading with a cup of coffee on our balcony. The weather is perfect for it right now. Desmond loves to join me, too:

Who could resist that face?

This was taken during a women's retreat with my church. I love the color of the guitar (borrowed from a friend) and the cozy surroundings. The weekend was cold and rainy, so this homey lake house was the perfect place to bundle up and have girl time.

During some not-so-successful attempts at outfit photos, we ended up with this shot that reminded me of those "Read" posters you see in libraries. So I couldn't resist being the star of my very own. The book is Breakfast at Tiffany's

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Happy Friday on Saturday

I've been running a little late this week, thanks, in part, to Labor Day festivities, so I'm doing my Happy Friday post on Saturday.

So -- Happy Saturday! This Saturday is especially happy because, here in North Texas, fall weather blew in overnight. Of course, here, "chill-in-the-air" means 80 degrees, but that's so much nicer than yesterday's 100 degree temperatures that I'm already pulling on cozy sweaters and chugging down pumpkin-spice-lattes as quickly as I can.

You can go buy a Pumpkin-Spice Latte at Starbucks (which is how I usually do it) or you can make one like what you see above, using this recipe, here.

Also, fall means fall fashion, and I kicked off the season this Thursday by attending Dallas's Fashion's Night Out at NorthPark Center.  Go here to see some great pictures from the event. I got there late because I went after work, so this was my view of the big closing fashion show from my place behind lots of tall people:

It was still pretty fun, though. And now that this "cool" front has swept in, I feel like I can actually wear some of those fall fashions I saw.

That's it, for today -- pumpkin-spice lattes are calling my name. Have a great weekend!