Oh how I love window seats!! I can imagine myself all curled up here...reading a book...or scrapbooking...and of course, drinking a good cup of coffee. Isn't it amazing?
Oh my goodness...can you imagine sitting out here and watching the stars...and the moon...and drinking coffee? (And snuggling up if you had someone to snuggle with.)
Yesterday, I said goodbye to summer, inspired by Emily A. Clark's blog post. Well doggone it if blogger Courtney didn't welcome fall over on her blog! I'm such a sucker for peer pressure, so I (of course) have to follow suit.
I'm actually really excited about this fall. I love so much about fall. Love the colors, love the smells (well, most of them), love the crashing of cool temps and warm clothes, love the decorations...you get the idea.
Want to see some of the things I'm really looking forward to this fall?
I get to see Selah in concert for the first time. One of my FAVORITE groups (it was their song, Unredeemed that I posted on the blog last week) and I've never gotten to see them!
Apple Pie Chai. This is my favorite drink from McConn, the coffee shop at IWU. It is about the only thing I sorely miss in any given work day! Fortunately I still live close enough to make a little trek down there in the evenings...oh my goodness. Happiness in a cup.
My 10K Race. While I am nervous about it, I'm so excited to say I've accomplished it. I think it will be a very monumental day in my life! (Not sure if that's pathetic or not, but it's true.)
Trip to the Corn Maze! I went to a corn maze/pick your own pumpkin patch last fall for the first time and LOVED IT. Can't wait to go again!
Tim Hawkins!! Have you heard him? HILARIOUS. I've never seen him live either, but I'll get to see him this fall and I'm so excited. Need a laugh? Check this out:
Trip to Brown County! I love this place in the fall...so beautiful! Can't wait to spend a day there!
S'mores and hot dogs by the fire pit. I love a fire pit. I REALLY love a fire pit. Can't wait to curl up beside it and get my hair all smoky smelling. (And eat hot dogs and s'mores.)
Mercy Me Concert!! Another of my favorite groups...and I'm excited to get to work their concert!
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? I am!!!!! I think I am going to get to my first ever Colts game this fall, baby!!!! (And clearly I'm going to need a new shirt.)
I noticed that yesterday on Emily A. Clark's blog, she said a fond farewell to her summer. (Insert foot stomping here...but I don't WANNA say goodbye to summer!!) Honestly I'm not sure when the seasons are planning to stop and start this year...they're obviously on their own timetable! Nevertheless...with Labor Day under our belt, it's probably safe to say (sniff sniff) that summer is OVER. So to follow in Emily's footsteps, I'll give the season a proper goodbye here...
Goodbye to a day at the Craft Hideaway...
Goodbye to another birthday...
Goodbye to my trip to Granville, with Miss Lynne...
Goodbye to visiting Shipshewana for the day...
Goodbye to the hammock I barely sat in because IT WAS TOO HOT!!!...
Goodbye to lazy afternoons with my best kiddos...
Goodbye to summer vacations with my BFF...
Goodbye to afternoons at the swimming hole...
Goodbye to rare moments of bravery that result in double piercings...
Goodbye to another game night with my high school friends...
Goodbye to helping out at golf outings...
Goodbye to the 4H Fair visits...
Goodbye to working parades...
Goodbye to boat rides...
Goodbye to trips to the zoo...
Goodbye to driving to work in the daylight...(big sniff sniff!!)
Goodbye to running in shorts!!
Goodbye to sitting outside on a blanket watching the moon and stars...
Goodbye to outdoor walks on lovely trails...
Ahhh, sweet summer...what a great run we had. I loved you so much. You gave me some of the best memories I've ever had in my whole life. I shall miss you. And I feel so fickle saying so, but...I'm such a lover of fall that I'm quite eager to see what it brings my way. But, dear summer, you'll come back again, won't you? For more rendezvous in the hammock...and more boat rides and vacations and walks and sunsets and...and...and...?
I found these on Pinterest...or a version of them, anyway. I like them so much, I made them twice in one weekend. So, so easy and quite yummy. (And you could swap out the filling with just about anything you wanted!.
The original pin called for some fancy fried dough thing, but the pinner I found suggested an alternative made with crescent rolls and pie filling. SO much more my speed. I used apple pie filling, but if you prefer cherry or strawberry or blueberry...you can easily substitute those. I believe the pinner also mentioned using Nutella inside if you prefer.
These go together so easily and are perfect for breakfast, dessert, or a snack!
The Recipe
1 can apple pie filling
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 (up to 4) tube crescent rolls
Unroll crescent rolls into triangles. Place spoonful of pie filling inside the largest part of the triangle and roll up. Combine cinnamon and sugar in a bowl and cover crescent roll with it. Bake according to package directions.
I found that one can of pie filling would make anywhere from 3-4 batches of rolls. So you can either purchase several tubes of crescent rolls or refrigerate your leftover pie filling and use it again later when you purchase more rolls!
This is plenty (really, really plenty) for one batch of the rolls. You can adjust the cinnamon/sugar ratio to suit your tastes.
The applie slices were perfect for filling the roll. Depending on the size of the slice, I used just one or two inside the roll.
* Last Sunday...a very big day in the world of my taste buds: my first ever gyro:
Not gonna lie: I loved it! Quite tasty. And tasty again on Monday. And Tuesday. (From eating leftovers. Not that it was the meal that gave back for that many days. HELLO!)
* Monday I learned the joy of cramming a day full of recovering from a day off the previous week while simultaneously preparing for a day off the coming week. It essentially equals a lot of paperwork! But it's paperwork I love! Know why? NO MATH!!!
* Tuesday evening I visited the lovely Rachel at her new home which is SO cute. I'm so proud of her for her very first place! Took that cute little housewarming bucket I showed you a couple of weeks ago. Remember? The Pinterest inspiration?
* Wednesday I braved wearing these bad boys to work:
You can't see it but they have about a 3 inch heel. Yeah. OW. That's what I'm saying. I dressed up because we had some in-studio guests for our Kitchen Caboodle show. That was the show where I learned that my multi-tasking limit is turning on mics, pulling down music, talking perkily (is that a word?) and reading. Did. Not. Go. Well.
* Thursday evening I had to mow my yard. I do appreciate the return of green grass, but I won't lie - didn't miss mowing. Fortunately I had a pretty little sight.....
* Friday I had the day off work, so I went down to Anderson to Mounds State Park for some hiking. I hadn't been down there since junior high....gorgeous views! And the day was perfect. Not too hot or sunny - just plenty muggy. Enough to get Monica Gellar hair.
* Saturday was rainy (thankyouverymuchwhateverstormyouwereIsaac) - so I had go skip plan A (and B and C) and ended up enjoying a very leisurely day of shopping and eating. I mean, really. Can you go wrong with that? Had lunch here...yummy!!
Pinterest Inspiration. Back to the land of food this week for good old Pinterest. I found this pin, and as I finally traced it back to its roots (I'm SO bad about doing that when I actually pin)...I found it went to some fancy pants, hard to make recipe.
What should I do with my day off? (Doesn't matter how you answer that...I already had the day off. That was my way of telling you what I actually DID.)
I went hiking!!
I bet that was your first guess, wasn't it?
This little gem of a state park is only about 45 minutes from where I live, so I headed down there for the day.
It's called Mounds State Park because it has some "earthworks" built by prehistoric Indians. I'd rather see an earthwork than an earthworm, so it was a good day. This picture was taken by the Great Mound, which supposedly dates back to 160 BC.
Doesn't this look like some road diverged in a yellow wood? (Or however that poem goes?) Most of the long trail was buried deep in this woods - SO peaceful.
Braving the old log...mostly spent this time praying a snake would not crawl out of it.
I call this piece "Bekah on a Bridge."
And the Boardwalk.
It was such a lovely day - and the extra little treat of the day? Had a frappe from the best frappe joint on the planet: Gaither Family Resources!!! (Hopefully I hiked it off!)
