Seven Things & An Award

To coincide with the cooler weather, I wore some fall colors today.  And you've got Melissa to thank for the visual! =) She was so sweet and encouraged me to go ahead and take pictures with my cellphone while my trusty Cybershot is being repaired.

Dress: Target ($7)
Cardi ($3) & Bracelet ($2): Thrifted
Belt ($6) & Shoes ($7): Maurices
Ring: Ooh La La ($8)
Necklace: Borrowed from my Sis 

The super sweet Autumn from Apollo's Idea and the always adorable Whitney from Between the Lines both recently gave me the Versatile Blogger Award! Thanks, girls!  I'm supposed to tell you seven things about myself. Well, really, y'all know me pretty well. I kind of talk about myself all the time. =) So, instead, since fall is right around the corner (and we're all enjoying some cooler temps), I'm going to tell you seven things I love about fall!

1.  The cooler temps! In Florida, the weather that fall brings closely resembles spring, which is my favorite kind of weather ever. Cool, breezy mornings and warm, sunny afternoons. The kind of weather where the humidity is non-existent and it's cool enough for boots, but still warm enough that you could go sit on the beach and soak up some sun if you wanted to. That's my kind of weather!

2.  Candy corn! Oh, yes, my friends, I'm severely addicted to candy corn and those little candy pumpkins. Well, actually, I like candy of all kinds. In fact, when Christmas arrives, I'll be raving about chocolate covered cherries and when Easter approaches, I'll be all about the peanut butter eggs and so on and so forth. But for now, it's fall and candy corn is here and I can't get enough of it!


3.  Chili! Okay, so really, I could eat chili whenever I want, but there's just something about a big bowl of steaming chili when it's cooler outside. I'll be making a big pot soon (if the cool weather sticks around!), and when I do, I'll be sure to share the recipe with you. You'll want to try it, I promise. This is the kind of chili that wins awards! =) 

4.  All of the fun holidays that are approaching! We've got my birthday, which really should be a national holiday. =) Halloween, come on, costumes and candy! It just doesn't get much better than that. Then, Thanksgiving, a holiday where we're allowed to gorge ourselves with delicious food and then shop like crazy the day after. Oh yes, you've got to love that one! And then the one that tops them all, Christmas, where we get to celebrate the birth of the Lord, while giving each other all kinds of fun gifts and eating loads of goodies. Yes, indeed, the holidays that are coming in the next few months are definitely why I love fall!


5.  Campfires! In Florida, we don't do campfires during the summer, because it's too bloody hot. But as soon as the temps drop a bit, we like to light a fire in our little fire pit (we have one of those that sit on the back porch kind of like this one), and make S'mores. That makes for fun times. =)


6.  Apples! I know, you can really get apples any time of year, but during the fall, apples are so sweet and crisp. I love them this time of year!


7. Hearty soups! Okay, I know this ties in pretty closely with chili, but I love a big warm bowl of chunky potato soup or my PawPaw's vegetable soup or seafood gumbo when it's cool outside!

I'm supposed to pick a few other bloggers to give the award to, but it's too hard. I follow like a gajillion blogs and have so many great and inspirational blogger friends, that if I picked every single blogger that I love the list would be like 30 pages long. =) So, I'm foregoing this little step.  Instead, I want to hear what YOU, my readers, love about fall!

Oh, and one more thing. If you notice over there in my little sidebar, I've got an ad up for Shabby Apple.  I've recently become affiliated with them, so if you feel the need to do some online shopping, go check out the their gorgeous dresses here! I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!