Fall season is my Happy Season.

I'm a spring baby and I love summer but I think the fall is my fav season of them all (minus the fact that I don't really have a Thanksgiving thanks to law school and it gets REALLY stressful towards the end with finals). Dreary days, a hot cup of coffee (hurry up gingerbread latte im over the pumpkin spice latte), boots and scarves, decorations, and LOTS of events. I feel like the fall always flies by because it's so jam packed with stuff to do! Football games, Halloween,
Thanksgiving, Holiday parties, etc.

One of my absolute favorite parts about fall is decorating! First you get to bust out the Halloween decor, then the Thanksgiving decor, and finally the Christmas decor. All the fall decorating definitely gives me an excuse to put off doing my reading on the weekends when it's time to "switch" the decor.

I am so excited about fall that I had to ask Lucas if it was too early to put up Halloween decorations. He said yes...guess I have to wait one more week. But that doesn't mean I haven't gotten a head start on fall preparations! I ordered both Lilly and Bo's Halloween costumes, have already set up our Christmas card picture session with my sister-in-law's sister who is an amaze photog in the dfw area, and picked out Christmas cards!

Lucas and I already have Halloween costumes for this year because last year we feel asleep before going out and never used ours...sometimes I swear I feel like I'm actually an 80 year old woman. Promise the Rods wont be falling asleep this year! Plus Kelsey is coming into town and staying with us so we have to show our Houston gal a good time which obvi equals not sleeping and missing the party on Halloween.

I'm a little worried about taking our Christmas card pictures so late (I have to wait until after finals are over.ugh.) but my hubby won't allow anything Christmas related to take place before Thanksgiving because that's his favorite holiday and sometimes it even falls on his birthday so taking them in early November was out of the question. This year he turns 25 the day after Thanksgiving! But since I've already ordered mine and Lucas' outfits, have both the pups outfits picked out and ready to order, the cards picked out, and the photog has promised she can get me the best pics within 2 days of taking them I'm not stressing about it...that much...

I'm so excited about putting up our Christmas tree this year because I was so obsessed with the way it turned out last year plus that means I get to purchase a new Christopher Radko ornament for my collection! Now that we have Bo with us I also need to get him a stocking, stocking holder, and Mackenzie-Childs bone ornament like Lilly's so he doesn't feel left out. :) I hope I can find one more of the same stocking holders that we have for Bo because I just got them last year, they are so cute, and must match. I should have listened to the crazy sales lady at Pier 1 last year that told me I should get an extra stocking holder just in case we have another kid so they could all match.
A. Our existing child is a dog.
B. We did get another kid but it's also dog.
Nevertheless she was right...I should have gotten an extra one!

I've obvi also already made my Christmas list as well. Top 3 items:
1. Stella Mcartney Baby Bella Bag in Blush. Not shocking. This thing has been on every gift list I've ever made for like the past 3 years.

2. Maya Brenner State Necklace. I obvi want the Texas state necklace. These cuties have been rocked by Texas natives like J. Simpson (love her & yes I occasionally still watch Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica) and Eva Longoria. They come in silver and gold. And you can also select to have a small diamond placed within the state design in the place of the city where you are from. Adorb. I am lovin the gold one with a diamond placed where McAllen is. Too bad McAllen is basically Mexico...my diamond would prob be hanging outside the state and not in it

3. Wine colored Miu Miu heels. So fab.

Hope everyone is as excited about fall as I am! Xoxox

God Save the Duchess!

And the worst blogger of the year award goes to....me! Between traveling the US for weddings, wrapping up internships, decorating my house (still ongoing), and starting school back up I've been a busy woman. However, I hope my ode to the Duchess of Cambridge will make up for my nonexistent blogging the past 2 months. She is so absolutely fabulous...I'm slightly obsessed. But then again who isn't?

Cinderella was one of my absolute fave Disney movies as a child. (Aladdin was a close second...I want Jasmine's hair.) I mean honestly who didn't/doesn't wish they could be a real life princess?! Kate Middleton is proof that fairytales do come true...in some alternate universe in which you have gorgeous hair, an incredible sense of style, and attended the most prestigious schools in Europe but thats besides the point. Talk about a Cinderella story.

Kate Middleton is pure class. She is always so put together from her gorg locks down to her trusty LK Bennett pumps. Not going to lie a big part of the reason I watched the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics was to catch a glimpse of the world's favorite royal. I found my self googling "Kate Middleton Olympics style" throughout the summer games just to see what she was wearing. She even chatted it up with the US Women's gymnastics team. I die.

I love how her wardrobe includes high end designers like Alexander McQueen (a fave of the Duchess) to more affordable lines like Zara which makes the most amaze blazers. She recycles her wardrobe and always looks like perfection and everyone loves her for it.

Let's break it down. First off the shoes. Kate Middleton is constantly photographed in her closed toe LK Bennett nude pumps. I'm dying for a pair. A. They seem like great work shoes B. If I have a pair I'll be a little bit more like her right? C. They are reasonably priced. She has also been seen sporting a lovely pair of Jimmy Choos with a couple of her incredible gowns which is shocking because she is hardly ever photographed wearing open toe shoes. And of course there are the Stuart Weitzman wedges she wore throughout the London Olympics.

Second: the bod. The Duchess apparently follows the Dukan diet, does Pilates, and enjoys morning runs with their dog Lupo. I wish I could follow any sort of diet...I'm a major foodie, I do Pilates but obvi I'm either not doing it right or going to the wrong place, and I love to sleep and Lilly is kinda plump so morning runs are out of the question.

Third: the hair. She has got Pantene commercial hair for sure. Kate Middleton is rumored to get blowouts twice a week. No wonder her locks always look like perfection! Thank goodness top knots are in style cause that's my version of good lookin' hair most of the time.

Fourth: the fascinators. Someone please start the wearing a fascinator to weddings trend in the US. How fun would it be to accessorize your outfit with an outlandish Philip Treacy fascinator? So fun. Must have one.

Fifth: the gowns. Kate Middleton has worn some of the most amazing gowns since becoming Mrs. Prince William of Wales. However, the most amazing was her Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen wedding gown. Perfection. Kate Middleton and Prince William got married the day before Lucas and I did so I'll never forget it. Big Martha was mad that I was getting up at 4am for the Royal wedding the day before my wedding but honey badger don't care...no one was stopping me even if it meant I would have bags under my eyes on my wedding day. She looked like a classic and timeless bride just like Grace Kelly. I have to credit the Duchess with making up my mind about one final detail before my wedding...wearing the veil over my face for the walk down the aisle. Everyone really wanted me to do it and I always thought that it was a sweet tradition but I still wasn't sure if I was going to do it. Kate did it, Grace Kelly did it, and so I did it. Loved it. The only thing I would have changed about her wedding "attire" was that awful baby's breath bouquet...I'm just going to chalk that one up to a momentary bridal mental lapses in judgment and let it slide. Now I find myself thinking WWKD? What would Kate do? Be classy. Duh. If only her brother in law Prince Harry would take some of her advice and then he could prob avoid things like nude photos in Vegas.

So basically the Duchess of Cambridge rocks and I want to be her...or more like raid her closet.
Xoxoxo