October(ish) Favorites, 2014.

Fall is my favorite time of year (I know - I say this all the freaking time, so you get it by now.. but it's like when a teacher keeps telling you that you "might see this information on a test".. I want to just drill in HOW much I love the damn fall), as much for the changing leaves, cooler temperatures, fun holidays on deck and fall activities, but also because it seems like fall just stacks my social calendar with amazing things.

I realized at my giant blogger blate this weekend that I am a highly lazy blogger - I do these massive recap posts because I just can't seem to stay ahead on things... sooo be prepared for a shitload of pictures and descriptions where all I do is try to recap so I don't forget anything (which, according to the post below, is not as easy as it may seem.. thanks, vodka).

Prydz concert.
To recap:
Forgot to eat dinner.
Went to see Prydz.
Drank vodka to pregame before concert.
Realized Madison Square Garden sells hard alcohol, not just beer.
Listened to music.
Drank more vodka.
Realized they sell doubles.
Remember about half of Prydz's set.
Got safely back to Hoboken.

...In case you have 3 hours to spare:

Lazy fall weekend mornings.
Typically involve some type of breakfast foods - one morning, it involved pancakes. I made the batter (from scratch, which is important to note for my self esteem), and then showed how horrific of a pancake flipper I am.

Just call me Wolfgang Puck (mine is on the left).

Then a certain someone got fancy, so I asked for an elephant... which actually wasn't too awful.

NYC Blogger Brunch. This past Saturday, I headed to a NoHo brunch spot for a NYCish blogger meetup, with the gorgeous ladies from The Sequin Notebook, A Little Glitter, The Kari Diaries, and Your Beauty Fix. We prosecco'd (it's a verb, okay? I'm a teacher, I promise accuracy), ate delish pizza, threw shade at the bitchy waitress, and talked about our lives and blogs for HOURS (and were it not for aforementioned bitchy waitress, we could have easily stayed longer)
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B and M from The Sequin Notebook hosted an incredible event for us, with the most thoughtful and creative gifts. Can't wait for the next one, girls! (And I'm totally stealing the group pictures from everyone else - dropped the ball on taking my own pictures, but hello -we're bloggers, so I knew it would all be captured).

Amazing swag bags from The Sequin Notebook ladies, embossed with our blog logos and filled with mini champagne bottles (glittered up!) and cookies. SO thoughtful.

Pretty blogger friends.

Pumpkin/apple picking. Anthony and I headed up to Chester, NJ where we spent the morning exploring the town, which consists of little antique shops, bakeries, and cafes (it's adorable!). We woke up relatively early and were able to stop at a cafe for pastries and coffee, taking advantage of the gorgeous (albeit a little chilly) fall morning, that was made for a North Face and outdoor seating.

From there, we walked Main Street, exploring different antique shops (and stopping at a bakery that was on Cupcake Wars where we bought basically everything, including a chocolate covered Oreo Reese's.. which is a thing).

From there, we headed to an orchard in Chester (down a pretty, tree lined road) where we met up with friends of Anthony's to have a pumpkin/apple picking double date. The orchard was almost picked clean, but we were directed to some trees with apples, and then headed to get our beautiful pumpkins. I'm VERY intense when it comes to getting the perfect pumpkin (or Christmas tree), but it worked out and I couldn't be happier with what I ended up with.

This candid will probably be my new blog header soon.

DOING BASIC WHITE PERSON THINGS LIKE POSING IN A FIELD.

Or with a wagon.

We also bought apple cider, apple cider doughnuts, and God knows what else because both guys were going toe to toe picking things up to purchase. It was the perfect fall day, and the perfect way to unwind and end the weekend (before a very intense pumpkin carving competition between Anthony and I - more to come on that later in a future post!).
Did you do apple or pumpkin picking this year?