autumn playlist

Howdy y'all! In celebration of September, I thought today would be a good day to share my Autumn playlist with y'all! It took be forever to make this because all the songs I was picking were super slow and string-y and I wanted to add some fun ones in, but I think I found a pretty good balance in the end. ;)

Make sure to follow it on Spotify if you want to see any updates I make to the list throughout the season!

My other seasonal playlists: Spring, Summer

What are you listening to this fall? Let me know in the comments!

Have a great day!

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making halloween plans, even if you hate halloween

Howdy y'all! This week I am participating in the #galpalholiday linkup hosted by Cathleen, Rachel, and Cristina. I am so so pumped for this linkup especially because it's my first one!! This week's theme was Witches, Ghouls, and Goblins.

I have never really been a big fan of Halloween, mostly because I'm such a scaredy-cat. In recent years, however, my friends usually had other plans, which resulted in me staying home, eating candy and waiting for someone to show up at the door in a neighborhood where no one trick-or-treats. Not exactly the ideal situation. This year I have vowed to have a good holiday, even though I am definitely not a fan. Here are a few ideas to make your night awesome, even if you just aren't all that into Halloween.

The obvious answer, at least to me, hang out with some kids. They all wear cute little costumes and are so pumped up and once the night is over they're practically drunk on candy. You're guaranteed to see a baby Yoda and have a hilarious night. Actually, my plan this year is to go out with my little cousins Sarah, who is six, and Emily, who is two. Needless to say, I'm pretty excited.

Now while I may not be a lover of Halloween, fall is my actual jam. If you really aren't feelin' those spooky vibes, just have a "fall themed night". Basically, paint or carve a pumpkin, drink some cider, eat a whole lot of apple crisp, and wear fuzzy socks while jamming out to an autumnal playlist and/or Rusty Clanton's song, "Fall". (Don't forget to take an Instagram picture that's cute as frick)

Finally, if you are simply too lazy to even, get your Disney groove on and queue up Twitches, Halloween Town, and Hocus Pocus, not to mention some Charlie Brown. Eat some junk food with seasonal packaging to really get that festivity going.

Sorry this post was so short, but Friday's post is a good one so get ready for that! :) Do you love Halloween or hate it? Let me know all about it and your plans this year in the comments below!

Have a great day!

fall ootd

Howdy y'all! Today I've got a new OOTD for the fall season but before we get to that, I wanted to tell y'all about some stuff. As you know, I've been having trouble getting motivated lately (read my post about it here), but I'm trying to get back on track and with that, I'm especially trying to advance my blog. Starting next week, I'm going to be posting two times a week (Fridays, as usual, and Tuesdays). It may take me a while to get used to this, so just bear with me as I get settled into the new schedule. I'll also be participating in a link up next week, so my post will go up on Wednesday instead of Tuesday! Now that I got all that crazy stuff out of my system, here's the outfit!

Sweater: Target

Jeans: Old Navy (as usual)

Tank: Target

Shoes: Nordstrom (similar styles)

This outfit is super comfy and I am IN LOVE with the sweater. Also these shoes: major heart eyes. Do y'all have any fall fashion faves? Let me know all about your latest obsession in the comments!

Have a great day!

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getting in the spirit: halloween

Howdy y'all! Halloween is right around the corner, and its time to start getting decorations hung, and festive food made. Here are a few ideas I had for this Halloween's festivities.


Decorating Your Front Porch-
When I decorated I used, of course, the Halloween staple, pumpkins. My pumpkin had a big 'ol Texas cut out and some glittery boots on the side. I achieved this by printing a template of Texas, drawing it on my pumpkin and carving it. For the boots, I printed another template, drew it out, applied Mod Podge within the template borders, and shook some sparkly glitter on top. Rachel, my sister, did the classic Jack-o-Lantern. Overall, I think our pumpkins turned out really cute! 

Next up, I made a banner to go across the front porch. I cut out burlap triangles, glued scrapbook paper letters to them, and glued the triangles to twine. It probably took me 15 minutes, and looks really good! I also only spent $5 on the supplies, and have plenty left over! Here are some pictures of the finished products.

Sweet Treat-
I used this recipe to make some yummy candy corn cookies!

You'll need:
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 TBS vanilla
2 TBS cream
2 cups flour
2 TS corn starch
1 TS baking soda
pinch of salt (optional)
1 1/2 cup candy corn (Honestly, this was A LOT of candy corn. If I did it again, I would probably only use a cup)
1 cup white chocolate chips 

To start, I gathered up all of my ingredients.

Then I put the first 5 ingredients listed into a large mixing bowl (If you have a stand mixer, use that bowl).

I mixed those with a hand mixer till the batter was a light, fluffy consistency.

I then added the next 5 ingredients.

And mixed those on low speed until they had just made it into the dough.

Next you add the candy corn and white chocolate chips (Again, I would probably just use a cup of the candy corn instead of 1 1/2)

Then you mix all that in (The recipe say to use a utensil, but it was a lot easier to mix evenly with my hands).

You then scoop them, ball them up (making sure no candy corn is on the outside [it will melt]), and place them onto a large plate slightly pressing them flat. Then you will need to chill them for at least 3 hours. I let mine sit overnight.

Finally, you bake them at 8-9 cookies a batch for around 9 minutes at 350 degrees (Fahrenheit). The edges should have set, and the middle should be on its way. Make sure to turn the tray at some point because the ones towards the front won't cook. Let them set/cool for about 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack, or a serving platter. 

Sidenote : The candy corn gets really sticky, so I would recommend putting foil on your baking sheet and spraying nonstick spray on top of that. My cookies came off relatively easy that way. 

I'm really sorry that this post came late, but I hope y'all enjoyed it. Those cookies are honestly some of the most delicious things I've ever eaten, and I really hope you'll try them out! 

I love you, Jesus loves you, Dr. Phil loves you,

p.s. The signature is a little inside joke with some of my friends that I thought I'd include. It is also very true. :)