In an effort to keep the content of this blog a little more organized, yet still personal, I have decided to incorporate a "view from my lens post" (similar to this post last year) at the end of each month to recap life and other happenings. I'm a little behind with these updates, so this month will have some August and September tossed in as well.
I hope you enjoy these little snaps from my phone as much as I do.
Back in September, N and I bought season pool passes on the last day it was open. Win!

Our first experience at Diana's Bath in Bartlett, NH!

A fun little selfie to commemorate our first last day of school. The finish line is in sight!

Lazy weekend mornings call for brownies for breakfast in bed!

I chopped my hair off in September to a long bob and I'm thrilled!

We spent a few weekends fair hopping around New Hampshire!

 Taking in the gorgeous views of Castle in the Clouds.

 Hiked my butt up Mount Washington and checked another thing off of my 30 x 30 list!

Carved some beautiful fall pumpkins... only to have them rot and mold 3 days later. :(

 Only because this pictures kills me... my one and only playing sick. Drama. Queen.

How was your October!?
I hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween!!

Everybody Loves Fall

It is taking every ounce of energy to focus all my blogging energy towards fall and Thanksgiving, opposed to the "most wonderful time of the year"!!

I'm here to recap you on some glorious Halloween FALL TIME FUN!

I'll start you with a pumpkin story.

I bought these two (rather large) pumpkins at Haymarket (a farmers market down the street), around the beginning of October. I was walking on my way home from Faneuil Hall, and thought "hey, we need some fall fun for the apartment, $3 for a pumpkin is a good deal"! So when I went to pay for it, he told me he would give me 2 for $5, an even better deal! Getting back to the North End with these two suckers was a pain in the ass workout that I NEVER ever want to relive. Eventually, after much sweat and two nice guys that helped me when I got to my street, I put them out on the fire escape and they rotted the next day. EXCELLENT! We left them out there for a couple more weeks because they stunk, were really squishy.. and we really, REALLY did not want to touch them. Eventually, L came and saved the day and helped bag them up for us. 

After that rotten experience, I went to Kennebunk and made my brother spend some quality pumpkin carving time with me!

He cheats...

 But I was seriously LOVING how these turned out!

 In the apartment in Boston, we have this random shelf that I wasn't sure what to do with?

It quickly turned into our "seasonal shelf" and is going to be decked out for every holiday!

It just finished up being decorated for Halloween, and is making the transition into Thanksgiving!

I'll post updated pictures when it's finished! (: 

 

BY THE WAY, I printed that Halloween printable from somewhere online... and they spelled "Lantern" wrong --fail

Pumpkin Dip

How is the beautiful fall weather treating everyone? Climates have been fluctuating so much around here! Yesterday, it was so gorgeous, not too windy with a comfortable cool... and today it's raining!? 

I JUST WANT SOME SNOW!

I am doing everything in my power not to start decorating for Christmas, however to my roommate's dismay, I have broken out the Christmas tunes! They're so much fun!

This year we would LOVE to get a real tree up to our apartment, however.. FAT CHANCE... we live on the top floor, with a tiny stair well in the middle of the Boston. We are definitely going to try though!

In the spirit of fall, I've whipped up a batch of some Pumpkin Dip. I saw this recipe on one of my favorite blogs, and just had to give it a whirl!

This dip only calls for 5 simple ingredients and is wicked easy to prepare!

For this dip you will need:

15 ounce CAN OF PUMPKIN

5 ounce box of INSTANT VANILLA PUDDING

16 ounce container of COOL WHIP

1/2 Tablespoon of PUMPKIN PIE SPICE

1/2 Tablespoon of CINNAMON

 

First, mix pumpkin, dry pudding mix, cool whip, and pumpkin pie spice together (by hand) in a very large bowl.

 Next, let chill for several hours.

Finally, sprinkle the dip with cinnamon and serve with graham crackers, vanilla wafers, or apple slices!

Thanks to Christina over at Carolina Charm, I'm eating my weight in Pumpkin Dip! Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe!

ENJOY!!

--Kaylie

DIY "Happy Fall" Bunting Flag Banner

I recently updated my beloved brick wall with a newer, more updated, and season appealing bunting flag banner than I wanted to share with everyone!

My other most recent "Boston Love" banner can be found here.

Because here in New England, fall weather starts immediately after Labor Day, I only found it appropriate to start decorating the apartment for fall! I bought a candle named Asian Ginger and Apple/Vanilla Brûlée/Hinoki Bonsai and it has completely set the mood for the season.

I pulled my "Boston Banner" down from the living room, and hung up my most recent project... my "Happy Fall" bunting banner! 

Like my other bunting banners, it was a ton of fun and super easy to make!

First.

I printed the templates for all the letters here, and then cut them all out.

Second.

I mounted each of the flags on recycled grocery bags using double sided tape.

You can use construction paper as well, however I had a bunch of whole foods bags that were getting ready to be thrown out, and could do the job just as well, if not better.

This helps to make the banner stronger.

Once it was mounted, I cut out a slightly larger flag.

Third.

I used the same hemp braid that I used for my other banners, however if this is your first bunting banner  and would like to hang it from braided hemp, be sure to take yards and yards of hemp and braid it all together.

This WILL cramp and kill your fingers.

Fourth.

I hung the hemp up, and attached the flags using mini wooden clothespins which I found at Walmart.

The reason that I decided to just attach the flags using the clothespins opposed to just punching holes and stringing hemp through is because I would like to use the flags and hemp for other themed banners, and this method made the whole switching them out process much easier!

Check out my other bunting flag banners here!

DIY "Boston Love" Bunting Flag Banner

I'm off for a lovely fall walk with a pumpkin spice latte in hand to downtown crossing with L.

Happy Bunting!

--Kaylie