How fitting that today, the official first day of Fall, is the first day I saw my breath on my morning walk – ahh!
Coupled with this week’s chillier temps is the undeniably beautiful rainbow of colors that tree leaves all over the city have turned into, seemingly overnight. Fluttering to the ground and audibly crunching underfoot. ‘Tis the season! Here are this week’s favorite finds from around the web.
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Favorite seasonal sip: Spiced Cider in Apple Cups. Edible vessels, people! 
Favorite DIY decor: Book Art. So smart and chic looking!
Favorite sweet treat: Butterfinger Blondies. My mouth waters when I stare at this picture.
Favorite piece of advice. Right?!
Favorite pop of color. Need this door for my future dream home.
Favorite sweet & savory bite: Sassy Sweet Potato Fries. Awesome sweet & savory combo of flavahs.
Favorite song: If I Die Young by The Band Perry. Overplayed on the radio? Probably. Loving it anyways? Definitely!
Favorite dizzy drink: Ginger Apple Bourbon. I think I’m making this tomorrow. Muwahahaha!
Favorite Show: Awkward. As if I needed another show to get sucked into! Sooo smart and funny though.
Favorite nail polish: NYC Quick Dry Nail Polish. Only $1.99/bottle, this nail polish dries in record speed.
Favorite (and freakiest!) spot: Great Belize Blue Hole. That is a straight up HOLE in the ocean.
Favorite meal on the go: Chicken Cashew Salad from Culvers. I had this salad a few weeks ago during a road trip. SO YUM.
Favorite wake up call. Awww. 
Favorite recipe: Crack Bread aka Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pulls. I’m scared to make this for fear I will eat the entire loaf. I’m making it anyways.
Favorite tutorial. This girl is ADORBS, and scarf season is just around the corner don’t you know!
Favorite serene scene: Emerald Gorge, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. Very Fern Gully-esque, no?
Favorite fashionista: Pippa Middleton. Can we trade closets?
Favorite new Larabar flavor: Chocolate Chip Cherry Torte.
Hoping that my favorite new Larabar flavor, which contains only five ingredients including sweet, melty chocolate and tart, chewy cherries, will become one of YOUR new favorites too, ’cause I’m giving away 2 Chocolate Chip Cherry Torte Larabars to 2 readers!
Enter to win 1 bar by 5pm central TONIGHT, by telling me what the highlight of your week was (or is going to be!)
TGIF everyone! 
Going to a friend’s wedding this weekent = free booze!
That new flavor sounds delish! I am looking forward to re-watching Bridesmaids this weekend. Loved that movie.
My 21th birthday
Also loving the fall in the midwest…highlight of the week was getting to spend some quality time with my niece and nephew…nothing like family time!!
Hawkeye Football game this weekend! Wearing Green to support Brett Greenwood.
The highlight of my week is a 3-day weekend!
Oh my GOODNESS that scarf video!! I feel like every problem in my life was just solved – scarf related or not!
Highlight of my week – watching Bridesmaids last night. I’ve been laughing at random scenes that pop into my head ever since
The Johnny Appleseed Fest with my mom! Cant wait!
The highlight of my week will be tomorrow when I walk in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in memory of my dad!
Highlight of my week: Going to the opening gala of the new Kauffman Performing Arts Center in Kansas City! Beautiful center, great performance and fun night with my husband!
the highlight of my week was definitely (finally) starting grad school!
Went on a business trip to Ft. Knox, KY – highlight of the week – COMING HOME!! Happy Fall!
The highlight of my week was the fact that I was off work Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (I work in law enforcement) and was supposed to attend a training today, but it got cancelled at the last minute. Yay for four days off! So lovely!! Have a great weekend and happy fall!!
Making your spinach and artichoke casserole and getting rave reviews from the bf.
Free tickets to this Sunday’s Vikings/Lions game! Need I say more!?!?!?!?
Just went to my kids’ school for their Hoe Down. So adorable! They do it every year for River City Roundup.
The highlight of my week was the night I didn’t have anywhere I had to be and got to cuddle on the couch with my dog. Not exciting, but very very nice!!
The highlight of my week was meeting my niece, Gianna Ryanne. She was born yesterday.
the highlight of my week will be seeing my bf!! We live 4 hrs away and will finally get to see each other after 3 weeks. Woot!
The highlight of my week is going to be seeing Hairspray at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater on Saturday! Cannot get enough Tracy Turnblad!
My highlight of the week was landing a new job-after being laid off for the last 3 months! and It’s better paying!
Congrats! I was laid off and it’s already been 3 mths, I’m anxious……….not moving quick enough………..but, it did get me back to school PT…………..:)
Say positive and enjoy your time off! That’s what I kept telling myself when I was laid off for 14 months. I went back to school and got my masters and hit the gym almost every day! Now I have a job I love and can only look back as it being a good thing that happened to me.
My daughter and I will be doing the Sherman Hill Tour Saturday and having lunch at Cafe de Scala. Then on down to Carls Place for the Grainbelt showdown. All of this will be followed by Octoberfest tonight. Can’t wait!
highlight: big annual work party tonight, formal dress up
Sharing my birthday with my niece yesterday! Me=25, her=the most perfect 3 year old you could ask for me!
The highlight of my week was starting the book Catching Fire on my kindle. It’s so good so far!
You will LOVE it!!! I would predict you will have it finished by Monday and be going insane until you get your hands on Mockingjay!
going to whole food with a groupon
YAY! Larabars!! Highlight of my week WILL be hanging with my best girls this weekend at a Bachelorette party in Palm Springs
Have a wonderful weekend!
I have that bread in my recipes to try board on Pinterest! lol. Another great one like it on there is Bloomin’ Onion Bread. I made that last week and it was sinfully delicious. Hmm, the highlight of my week would have to be that my 3 older children have gotten along quite well, the baby has been pretty content, I have cooked a lot of great meals in the Crockpot, and hmmm, basically been a nice mellow week!
Highlight coming up this weekend- me and my Hubbie Sean’s first year anniversary
! We have a free hotel room from our wedding package, so we are going to a good friends bbq nearby, then having cocktail’s at the hotel’s fancy lounge . We did not save the top tier of our wedding cake (instead we served it), so I am recreating this tonight (Red Velvet with cream cheese frosting), as well as white chocolate covered strawberries and champagne. Sooo excited 
I am going to my husband’s gig at Campbell Steele Gallery in Marion tonight.
Highlight of the week: SERIOUSLY the amazing Veggie Sub I just had for lunch from Jersey Mike’s. I don’t care if this sounds lame, it was that epic
Highlight of my week: Spending my first weekend alone with the girls since I’ve had my baby girl….then coming home to watch football on Sunday with my two loves all refreshed!
I’m really looking forward to ending the work week with a yoga class at 5:30…..I need some serious ommmmmm
Visiting the brand new Wegmans that just opened…I can’t wait!
Going on a bike trip with some friends
OMG that crack bread looks divine….and there’s a dip too! THAT might be the highlight of my week.
The highlight of my week was finding perfect red rugs to match my shower curtain in my bathroom… geez I’m lame.
LOVE Ferngully… Batty Coda is the ish!!!! Price check on prune juice Bob, price check on prune juice!
The highlights of my week: speaking my mind at work about an issue that has been bothering me & kickboxing!!
i love all your blog posts and even your friday favorites!!! we should be best friends.
the highlight of my week is being done with my third biochem test today, which means i only have 1 MORE BIOCHEMISTRY exam in medical school then i am done for the rest of my life…….until i have to take the medical licensing exam lol but i am so glad to be done with the worst class of my life.
The highlight of my week was getting yummy free food at the taste of downtown Long Beach event that I covered for my campus TV station.
Free gourmet macaroni and cheese with bacon, a whole plate of Indian food and an ice cream cupcake from Coldstone!
Highlight of the week? When my husband commented on a post on my blog. He rarely does this but gosh, when it happens I am over.the.moon.
The highlight of my week will be doing 108 sun salutations tomorrow morning in a hot yoga studio that will be 98 degrees and about 55% humidity. Can’t wait to feel refreshed, rejuvenated and get an overall great workout!
Going on a first date tonight!
My highlight will be tonight at the our high school football game against our rival! BATTLE OF THE BIRDS! I also get to attend a birthday party for twins on Sunday… they are two!
My highlight will be my anniversary on saturday–although tough to beat the beautiful weather we’ve been having in the midwest!
Going to a friends wedding at Living History Farms where my 4 yr old will be the ring bearer…too cute for words!
Babysitting my baby nephew will be the highlight of my week. His smile is the best!
Winning this would be mine!
I’m easy to please.
Salsa dancin’ with my new honey… <3
my highlight of the week was going to starby’s (i call it 4bucks) and getting a pumpkin spice latte to brighten up a rainy fall day <3