Fall foods

Wow I've been awful at posting lately!

 Lee has had the past few days off from work so we've just been lounging around the house enjoying each other... and eating.

 I've been dreaming about Fall weather.. (like everyone one else in blog land ;) . Unfortunately, Fall has not made its way to southern Florida. I'll admit, it is so weird being some place HOT in September. Lee and I are both from Pennsylvania, which is like freezing for 8 months out of the year, and cold for the other 4 months ha. Definitely not my cup of tea. But I sure do love the change between summer and fall there... it's wonderful!

 Anywayyys, despite Fall not arriving quite yet here in Florida, I have decided that I am going to start baking all the yummy Fall foods... and maybe it will arrive a little sooner ;) 

So yesterday, we made our first pumpkin pie ever! I was super unsure of how it was going to turn out.

 one, because we don't have a hand mixer (something we should totally invest in).. you definitely needed one for this recipe.

and two, because neither of us have ever made a pumpkin pie!

but we made due with what we had, and I think it turned out pretty good for the first one! Lee really liked it. I think it seemed a little bit wetter then it should have but I think that was just because we didn't get it quite the right consistency without the hand mixer. But, thats okay, we have plenty of time to improve! I love how cooking pies instantly makes the house smell like Fall. 

We used this recipe. A lot of the reviews said that this recipe tasted more like a pumpkin cheesecake rather than the classic pumpkin pie recipe... which I do agree.

Do any of you have a great pumpkin pie recipe that you use every year??

SO loving the change of the seasons even if were not seeing it quite yet! And another thing, I just love being married during this time (ha.. of course I love being married all the time) but its so fun to bake yummy foods together, snuggle, and take walks at night as the weather starts to slowly cool off :)

PS thanks for all the feedback on the new layout! You all are too kind

A new look

So I'm trying out a new look for my little bloggy. What do you guys think?

I was getting sick of the last one... for really no reason in particular, I just like a good change once 'n awhile :) There may be some more little changes coming, but this is what I came up with for now. 

Anyways, I hope you all have a good weekend! 

We don't really have any plans... just hanging out at home. Lee was supposed to work all weekend, but he just found out today he has Saturday off. Yay! So I'm sure there will be some game-playing and lots of food-eating over here ;) 

love!

College

With everyone going back to school, I've been thinking about college a lot. I only went to school for one year, but it sure was a wonderful year. A year full of fun, learning, growing, and meeting some really beautiful people.

I remember my first few days at college. All that Lee and I had during that time was each other- thank goodness for that! We hardly knew anyone and it was our first time so far away from home. All of the things that were familiar to us for so long were gone instantly. I remember it being a exciting feeling but a pretty depressing one too.

I think it was during that time that Lee became "my home", if you will. Ever heard of that quote that says something like 'home is wherever my husband is'. Yeah... that's how I felt. But back then it would have been 'home is wherever my boyfriend is' ;) But really, I don't know how I would have managed without him! 

Remember the first day/night in your dorm room? Essentially, you're in a extremely SMALL space with a stranger that you hardly know. Everything about this is so awkward! Ha. I remember my roommate and I would be talking at night with the lights off and we wouldn't know when to stop the conversation and go to bed! Ha it's so funny to think about it. I remember feeling like I was the most awkward person ever...maybe because I was.

Thankfully, the weirdness only lasted for a little while ;) My roomie and I ended up having so much fun together that year. She was so sweet :) I really LOVED living with a bunch of girls. It seemed like every night we would all stay up sooo late just talking. It was like a sleepover all the time! 

Lee ended up meeting his BEST MAN in just that short year of college. He became our best friend. It was such a blessing to meet him!

I really only have good things to say about our year at school. I learned SO much. That was a year full of growth for both of us. Growth in knowledge, growth in the Lord, and growth in our relationship and our relationships with others. 

I am so thankful for that beautiful year. A year I will never forget :) 

our little bitty, yet loved dorm room :)

the girls dorms actually got sinks in their rooms, the boys dorms did not! ha!

 the desk that I spent much time at 

Anddd my sweet roommate :) 

And of course... my best bud through it all :) 

Hope you all had a happy Wednesday!

The Weekend

Our weekend was filled with paninis, frozen yo.gurt, a stroll downtown, window.shopping, a walk on the beach, falling asleep to Tangled (LOVE btw!), a good sermon at church, cleaning our little apartment, and making mini cherry and apple pies at midnight last night

 ha... can you tell which one is this girls?

yeah... you were right ;) 

These pies were delish and so fun to make! Check out the recipe here

Hope you all have a good Monday! 

It's a dreary, gray Monday here so I plan on staying inside today.

 Painting, music and hot tea sound super lovely for this fine day :)