Hello, October!

First off, hi! I'm back from the radio silence (otherwise known as the month of September!) and I'm so sorry I've let blogging go to the way side, but the start of this school year has been ROUGH to say the least. Things are finally starting to calm down and I feel like I can get my head above water now. Which is great, because it's just in time for my absolute favorite month........

Happy October everyone!!  

October, let me count the ways why I love so: the changing of the leaves from green to vibrant reds, oranges and golden yellows (the reds are my personal favorite!), the crisp fall air, cozy over-sized sweaters, chunky knit scarves, boots, bonfires, football season and tailgating, apple picking, hot and fresh farm stand cider, pumpkin picking, carving, and decorating......ok, just pumpkin everything. Including the coveted pumpkin spice latte (Dunkin is preferred over Starbucks), Cheers to Oktoberfest, and fall flavored beers, scary movies, haunted houses and hayrides (D has a love/hate relationship with these - but always ends up going anyway), Halloween, and preparing this years Halloween costumes (because you know, costumes are kind of my thing!) Finally booking a weekend trip up to Salem, MA for a weekend filled with witch hunts and scary ghost tours. The return of scary fall TV shows like American Horror Story and The Walking Dead......and hopefully the final installment of the Paranormal Activity movies (D and my yearly tradition) And lastly, we're having our engagement party this month! So many fun things to look forward to (and blog about), so I promise more blogging coming your way.I just hope I have enough time to fit in all my October fun :)

xo Steph

Happy October First!

In celebration of the first day of October (shouldn't that be a holiday, or at least celebrated?) I wanted to share some of my favorite fall inspirations. 'Tis the seasons for pumpkins and sweaters and everything scary!! Ohhhh I can't wait to start working on our Halloween costumes....

Anyway, get inspired! For all original sources and more fall inspirations check out my fall in love with autumn pinterest board : )

1. melt in your mouth pumpkin cookies - yes please.

2. bowl full of a gourds make the perfect centerpiece

3. Happy Fall, complete with chalkboard and festive garlands

 4. soup out of a pumpkin. why didn't I think of that?

5. colorful leaves. or better yet the smell of burning leaves always remind me of my home in PA.

6. ombre mantle action

7. fireplace overflowing with pumpkins upon pumpkins

8. a warm cup of tea (when you need a PSL alternative)

9. gourd garland if perfect for lining a porch or deck

10. a fall picnic in this vintage beauty

11. pumpkin picking is a must! hoping to recreate this picture

12. homemade apple cider donuts. tied up on trees. 

I'm sure I could make a game out of this!

13. DIY backyard bonfire

14. One word. October. Also the reason I will probably never leave the northeast.

15. pumpkin pancakes. 

I need to convince D to try making these since he is the pancake aficionado around here.

16. playing around with fall themed adult beverages. Like hot apple cider with caramel flavored vodka. Ummmmm amazing.

What else is inspiring me this lovely October first? These mercury glass pumpkins are fabulous, Wood Wick candles in Pumpkin Butter are amazing not only because of their scent but also the sound of a crackling fire, this for my inner Betty Crocker, and this because it intrigues me. Do you think it would be good on toast in the morning?

So happy October First everyone!

Hope you're feeling inspired today!

xo Steph

Pumpkin Spice Latte #tbt

So I got to thinking, what a shame it is that many bloggers (myself included) can create such great content for their blog, but if you didn't read that day -- poof! it's like that post never existed, as it gets pushed farther and farther into the archives. I know bloggers work very hard on content and in constantly creating new and fresh ideas for readers to enjoy. But if that post or day was missed, it's most likely off the radar. That's where my brilliant Throwback Thursday series or (#tbt as instagrammers are calling it) has come into play. I thought it would be really cool to use some of my Thursday posts to re-feature some of my favorite old posts just in case you missed it. That's the nice thing about style too -- what is old will always become new and fresh again! Fashion is always being recycled. So why not do that here too?
Here's an outfit I wore last year that D aptly said, "you look like a pumpkin spice latte!" which I think he was pretty accurate. Between the mustard colored sweater and striped scarf, I was totally channeling warm fall colors which captures the essence of a pumpkin spice latte. As I sip on a #PSL as I write this post now, I pay homage to my most wonderful time of the year : )

Outfit Details:

 Mustard Tunic: H&M (cute option here) // Black jeggings: Lauren Conrad for Kohl's (similar)
Scarf: Old Navy (fall-ish scarf) // Gold Watch: Fossil // Love Necklace: Tiffany and Co.
Leopard Flats: Payless (nice option)

Taking my Throwback Thursday post a step further, I was thinking it might be cool to even host a Throwback Thursday link-up with other bloggers as a chance to make an old post fresh again, link up with other bloggers, and make some new friends in the process. But before I go about doing this I wanted to get your input. 

Is a Throwback Thursday link-up something you would be interested in?

Let me know what you think in the comments section : )

Happy Friday Eve everyone! 

xo Steph

also linking up with Tara at Mix and Match Fashion

Fall Transitions

By mid August, my mind is already starting to transition to fall. I literally start day dreaming about wearing sweaters, boots, football season and the pumpkins, oh the pumpkins. Pumpkin flavored everything is my weakness! I'm not even a huge coffee drinker, but when fall rolls around it's pumpkin spiced lattes like no one's business! Anyway, I think it's really important to when changing seasons to transition slowly. I talked about it in this post too. I hate the stark contrast of wearing summer dresses, sandals and neon nail polish one day, to wearing boots and this nail polish (my personal favorite) the next. It just doesn't work in my mind. So transition slowly into the seasons -- don't worry, you'll have plenty of time to rock those boots and enjoy pumpkin flavored everything!

Recreate this fall-ish look for yourself:

Gray boatneck top // stretch skinny jeans // Zara shoes (sold out) but cute option // J.Crew pebble leather bag // J.Crew bead necklace // Kate Spade chevron iphone case // fall-ish nail color

So how do you transition your way into fall? And who else is obsessed with pumpkin flavored everything like me??

xo Steph

Ps. also hoping to share my Chicago pics later this week -- stay tuned!

Pumpkin Spice Latte

 "You look like a pumpkin spice latte" D says to me the other day when he looked at my outfit. I laughed, and then realized that he was right -- I've been totally feeling warm fall colors and this look captured the essence of a pumpkin spice latte. Mmmm that sounds good right about now too. I think I'll make myself one right now : )

 Mustard Tunic -  H&M,  Black jeggings - Lauren Conrad for Kohl's, Scarf - Old Navy

Gold Watch - Fossil, Love Necklace - Tiffany and Co., Leopard Flats - Payless.

Hope you all have a lovely day : )

-Pretty Little Things