Fall/Autumn Favorites.

Source

After what has seemed like a very long summer, fall is finally here! Fall is my favorite season because of the cute yet comfy fashion, the perfect temperature weather, and the beautiful scenery. One of my favorite things about fall is taking a walk, stepping on the crunchy leaves and just admiring the changing colors on the trees. There are so many fabulous things in fall that I decided to have my first post in a very long time be about my favorites of my favorite season.

Yummy Fall Drinks.

Fall seems to have the most delicious specialty drinks of any season, at least in my opinion. There is the infamous Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks which seems to be the butt of every "girl" joke, but I truly believe it is a fabulous drink! There is also Apple Cider. You can get this hot, cold, or hard (with alcohol) for the 21+ crowd, and all three ways it is nothing but delicious. I also find myself drinking more plain old tea and coffee in the fall as it is a little chilly so I need something to warm me up.

Pumpkin EVERYTHING.

Fall also seems to be the time when pumpkin flavoring is put into almost everything and anything. I love it! Granted, there are a few things that have pumpkin flavoring that I think are a little odd (See Ellen's video here), but for the most part pumpkin things are delicious! A few of my favorites are: the Pumpkin Spice Latte, Pumpkin Bread, Iced Pumpkin Cookies (which I may do a blog post on later), and Pumpkin Pie.

Sweaters.

One of my favorite things to wear in the fall are sweaters, and recently I've found a love for loose, chunky knit, open cardigans. I pretty much stick to simple shades of black, cream, and brown. I like to wear these over leggings because they're usually long enough to cover my behind, some skinnies, or a black skater skirt with black tights.

Boots.

I absolutely love leather boots, and fall is the perfect time to wear them. I have two pairs that I particularly like, one black and one brown. The brown ones are a pair of oxford style boots I got from Topshop last year. I wear them with leggings and longer socks with fun prints, or with some skinnies. They're unfortunately not for sale anymore, but I'm sure you could find a similar pair at another store if you'd like. The second pair are a pair of black riding boots I bought from Nordstrom last year. They are the Enzo Angiolini "Saylem" Riding Boot, and that specific boot is not for sale anymore but some similar styles are available from Nordstrom.

Jackets.

In fall if I'm not wearing a sweater I'm wearing a jacket. I have several different types of jackets I like to wear depending on how chilly it is, and of course what I'm wearing. I have a couple different fleece jackets from The North Face, which aren't necessarily the most fashionable, but they are practical and of good quality so I keep them. I also have some longer trench coat style jackets which are great for when I'm wearing a longer sweater and it's a little too chilly to wear just a sweater, but not cold enough to wear a proper coat. My most recent and long overdue jacket purchase is a military style jacket; I got mine from H&M, it is the Cotton Canvas Jacket and I absolutely love it! When I purchased it it was $49.95 USD, and now it is on sale for $14.95, I wish I would have waited!

What are your favorite things about fall? Is fall your favorite time of year? If not, what is and what are your favorite things about that time? 

Keep on Keeping on, 

Alex :)

Growing Up.

Hello again!

You hear all the time that growing up is a part of life, and you know that you'll have to do it eventually, but you never imagine you will actually grow up. I'm turning 21 in about two months, that scares me. Also, I can't believe that I am finishing my Junior year (3rd year) of college/university! That means I will be graduating college in about a year, which is crazy because I don't feel like I'm anywhere near old enough to almost have a degree.

I've lined up an internship for the summer that will hopefully steer me in the right direction of what I want to do with the rest of my life. This internship is in the town where my university is, and not my hometown so that means this will be the first summer living away from home. I've lived away from home during the school year, but have always gone back during the summer. This will be a new and hopefully amazing experience for me. It's kind of hitting my that my house that I grew up in will soon not be my house, it will be my parents' house. AAAHHH.

Although I'm a little scared and nervous for what the future holds, I've done a lot of things lately that have shown me that I'm ready. I've applied to internships myself without the help of anyone. I've called people and talked on the phone to people so much lately, which is huge for me because I never used to like talking on the phone to ANYONE. I've made decisions for myself that I would have never have thought I'd have to make, let alone myself.

Remember, if you have any questions, comments, or any suggestions on what I should post about next, please post!

Keep on keeping on,

Alex :)