Now is the time!

This post is dedicated to my love and obsession with all things pumpkin.  I just can't get enough! Whether it's decorating with pumpkins, carving pumpkins, or eating and drinking delightful pumpkin treats, I love it all. I'm proud to say that this week has been a pumpkin infused week. I bought a couple of large and medium sized pumpkins to decorate our tiny front patio, and they really add such a nice touch to our somewhat bland front yard (I plan on getting a scarecrow to add to the front yard fall decor as well). I've also indulged in eating my fair share of pumpkin this week.  I've enjoyed a pumpkin frappucinno, pumpkin concrete (vanilla custard blended with a piece of pumpkin pie= awesomeness!), pumpkin bread, and even a yummy pumpkin sucker a friend at work gave me.  One may think at some point I would get tired of pumpkin, but oh contraire! Please give me more. :)  My all time favorite pumpkin recipe is my grandmother's pumpkin muffin recipe. They are the softest, moistest, most flavorful muffins ever, and they are a Thanksgiving staple in our family....Usually we bake at least 60 or 70 so all may enjoy at least 3. That's just how the Bailey family rolls when it comes to pumpkin muffins and eating in general really.  Since I'll be spending Thanksgiving with the McCunniff clan this year, I'm excited to introduce Bill's family to these muffins.  I'll share the recipe in a later post so you too can enjoy and appreciate the goodness.

I thought it was probably time to post a few pictures since I have yet to do that since starting this blog.  As I mentioned in my previous post, last weekend was my good friend Allie's last weekend here in Lubbock. Yesterday she and her husband moved to Dallas, and as I said before, she will be missed greatly! I've enjoyed getting to know her through our countless bible studies, girl's nights, and zumba classes! She's really been a huge blessing in my life.  Now I will just have to look forward to visiting her in Dallas. :) On Saturday we ran the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure which was a blast.  It was chilly outside and felt so good to run.  Allie kept me going at a good pace, and we finished the race in 25 minutes. Not too bad huh? Afterwards we had a yummy brunch, went shopping, and met up again Saturday night for their going away party.  Several of our good friends came, and I think fun was had by all.

Below I've posted pictures from this past weekend, Bill's bday last week, a recent family get together in Dallas, and some fall decor in our house. Enjoy!

Tomorrow morning one of my good friends,Allie, and I are runing the Susan G. Komen 5K Race for the Cure.  A 3.2 mile race is definitely my kind of race.  For the past couple of years I've really come to enjoy running. I'm certainly no marathoner (nor do I have the desire to become one at the present moment), but I love a good 3 mile run to sweat it out and burn some calories. The fact that I can now say I love it is really quite impressive considering how I used to feel in regards to running.

Back in my elementary school days I dreaded for weeks the day in P.E. when we'd have to run the timed mile out on the track. Each lap, the teacher would hand us a popsicle stick so we could keep track until we made it four times around.  I HATED that mile run. Of course one of my best and most athletic friends, Amanda, would run it in 6 minutes tops, and there I'd be 10 minutes in with only three popsicle sticks in my sweaty hand.  So again, I'm thankful those days have come and gone and I can now run a mile with a little more ease. :)

Tomorrow should be a lot of fun. We are running for such a great cause, and that makes the run even more meaningful.  Afterwards, Allie and I plan to grab brunch and tomorrow night we are having a going away party for Allie and her husband, Nate. They move to Dallas next week so Nate can start his residency program there. To any of my Dallas friends reading this blog, you must meet Allie! You all will love her. I will definitely miss her sweet friendship here in Lubbock, but I'm also excited for her and Nate to begin this exciting next chapter.

I'm hoping it will also be a productive weekend. I've added a few touches of fall decor to our house, and I have plans to do a little more decorating either tomorrow or Sunday. Have I mentioned before how much I love Fall?  I'm pretty sure I already posted about that a few weeks agin, but I thought I would just say it again.  :)  I love this weather, all the pumkin flavored drinks and eats, football season, halloween, homecomimg at Baylor... There's definitely a lot to look forward to in coming weeks.

So in closing, Happy Friday and Happy Fall!