Broken Ankles and Beatin' the Aggies...It's Monday, Y'all

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First thing's first...

THE HOGS BEAT A&M! Y'ALL SURE YOU WANT TO JOIN THE SEC? ; )

I'm only joshin' y'all. I mean, we did kinda kick their booties there in the second half, but they put up a noble fight in the first half. The Aggs look mighty fine this year and their defense is way better than ours. Alas, we still won though, just like last year : ) Maybe next year, Aggies!

Second thing's, well, second...

The hubs badly broke his ankle and fibia on Thursday night playing intramural flag football, (no, I'm not making that up), so we've been a little house bound this past weekend. He's expected to make a full recovery, but it will be slow going. Several weeks in an air cast w/ crutches + lots of pain meds= pray for us being newlyweds and dealing with this right out of the gate, haha! Here's the damage, in a lovely iPhone pic: WARNING: This picture is hard to look at...if you're squeamish, you might wanna scroll to the pretty fall decorating ideas and photos instead:



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Let’s talk about fall décor! I’ve been scouring Pinterest in hopes of finding inspiration for fall decorations for our home and OH MY, did I find a lot:

• I really love the idea of doing pumpkin topiaries. The height is a major attention grabber and the bright orange of the pumpkins just pops on a front porch. LOVE!

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• I’m pretty obsessed with white pumpkins this year. I think they’re chic and a little more high-end looking than typical orange pumpkins, especially for interior decorating. I also like the second photo (on the right) below in which the artist did a decoupage treatment to the pumpkin using golden leaves…presh!

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• I seriously might have to replicate this front door scene that this designer created using a monogram initial and pinecones with simple, fall colored ribbon. I think a trip to Hobby Lobby for supplies might just be in order!

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• How cute is this fall place setting? I’m not one for throwing super fancy dinner parties, but I think I might need to try this for Thanksgiving! We’re planning on doing Thanksgiving at our house this year and having both sides of the family come over…so I’ll need to have the table looking super cute!

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• This pumpkin got the plaid treatment! This looks semi-easy to do and could even be a nod to my Scottish/Irish heritage…eh? Now we just need to find an Italian-looking pumpkin for my hubby’s heritage, haha

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• Y’all have probably seen the pic above floating around Pinterest, but I just had to post it. You can create these at home by carving out the inside of a red delicious apple and inserting a tea candle. It would look gorgeous for fall and even Christmas, as the red is just perfect for holidays!

• Finally, decorate your iPhone or Blackberry with Ashley Brooke Design's adorable October downloadable wallpaper, seen above. I put it on mine just last night and love it! Go here to get yours for free!

• Woops, how did those get on here? : ) Not a decoration for your home, but definitely a nice one for your feet…these Booker Boots from J.Crew in this luxurious chocolate color are TDF! (to die for)

I’m off to convince the hubs that I need a new pair of boots, (yeah right)…wish me luck!

Be blessed, lovelies-