Calm Before the Storm

Happy Frankenstorm! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and that everyone is staying safe. I am still debating whether or not I want to go into work until 8pm tonight....

On Saturday, before the hurricane barreled into town and closed every workplace except my own, I had a fabulous time with my little sister who rode the bus down to DC from PA. It was a short visit, but we packed a full day of hiking, shopping, and attempting to marble our nails a la Pinterest.

The closest I got...

We started out the day hiking and enjoying the peak of the foliage at Burke Lake Park. 

And by hiking, I mean leisurely walking around the lake, stopping every two feet for photos/glamour shots, and waving spiderwebs out of our faces.

It's what we do best.

Here's What You've Missed...

Two weekends ago, my mom and I traveled to Allentown to visit some friends and family, and to hit up the thrift store circuit. First thing you think of when you think of Allentown, right? Well, we had some major scores and some major steals. Among my favorite purchases, which mostly included an array of fall jackets and offbeat jewelry, were some fabulous dangling earrings that look like something you might have hung on your Christmas tree in the 1950s:

A sweatshirt-fabric fall blazer and an 'out there' necklace:




However, it's been a little difficult lately to pull off my cozy fall fashions due to the weather going from this:

To this:

  

But it's OK, because my fiance (!!!!!!!!!) is the best, most wonderful, handsomest man of all time. OF ALL TIME. Despite our crazy busy schedules, Monday nights are our night for each other. This week I made stuffed green peppers (fresh from the Saylor garden!) and there was slow dancing to Queen in the living room, back rubbing, and trying to form our own two-person acapella band to various songs...while a thunderstorm raged outside. It was all very romantic.
Also. One of my best friends (and bridesmaids!!) was on the PSU Homecoming Court. No big.

With all this excitement, the only things getting me through the drudges of school are excessive wedding blog stalking and lots and lots of pumpkin things. Pumpkin lattes, pumpkin butter, pumpkin margaritas (beats the apple cider margarita by a landslide), pumpkin beer, and pumpkin donuts. I may just turn into a pumpkin.

And that's what you missed.