finally here!

I've been waiting all year for these yummy fall treats to finally hit the stores! Honey crisp apples!!!! Too bad they are like $3 a pound. Totally worth it!

Heartthrob

Did anyone catch this lil' cutie on the TODAY show???

24 Hours

Let the countdown begin....24 hours until The Biggest Loser!!!!

First Fun Fall

I usually dread fall because I really dread winter but these last few days I have been anxious for fall to come, probably because this is the first fall where I haven't had to go back to school! I can just enjoy those crisp mornings and the fact that I don't have to get up before the sun does! Here are some signs that fall really is just around the corner...

*I've traded my shorts for some capris or pants during my morning jogs
*I switched the mango and peach scented soaps for pumpkin and apple
*I pulled out the soft blanket to snuggle up with on the couch
*I'm drawn to reds and oranges...what?
*I dream about picking apples all day
*I made these cupcakes for the football game (which I slept through!)

I don't know what is going on with me...do I actually like, dare I say love fall???

1 year?

Guess what I was doing a year ago today? Starting my first day of student teaching! ugh. Let's just say I think this will be a wonderful fall for me! I can't believe it's already been a year.

Where am I today? Sitting on my couch (for some odd reason I still haven't showered and it's like 2:00) trying to motivate myself to a.)take a shower b.)make some cookies c.)continue cleaning d.)finish Breaking Dawn. Yeah I'm shootin' for 2 out of 4 here. Anyway just thought it was crazy all the things that have happend since my student teaching days.

Hikin' n' Bikin'

Since Milwaukee is the birthplace of Harley they had a lil' 105th anniversary here....well actually not so lil'. David and I decided to go to Waukesha for the free Joe Nichols concert (we were supposed to see him for our very first date back in 2003) the concert was okay, I felt like I could have popped the cd in my house and sat on the couch and had the same experience. There were just too many smokin'- balding-bandana lovin'-tat crazed people there for my liking. Yeah you could say we stood out, especially since I was hiding my nose in my shirt to get away from the smoke. We called it a night like 30 minutes into the show. Once again the Luke's strike out with the parties. It was pretty cool to see all the "hogs" though.


On Saturday we took advantage of the nice weather (and my morning off) and hiked Lapham Peak. This is where we go skiing so it was fun to see what it actually looked like once all the snowmen melted and the leaves decided to come out. We are for sure planning on going up there in the fall, it is so beautiful. I have to give kudos to Lapham Peak for actually having some pretty steep hills, granted they didn't last long but my bum is hurting this morning so that's a good sign right?!?

Mystery Meat

David has a co-worker who really helped him out while we were in Colorado. She kept telling him that he owed her lunch so I made this cake (yes it's more like dinner but whatev) and had him take it to her. It is a devil's food cake with nutella filling and butter cream/chocolate frosting. I found the idea online and then added my own ideas to some of it. The "meat" is a cupcake and I'm actually a little disappointed with how the meat and gravy turned out but overall it was a fun cake to make.

I used the leftover cupcakes and made hamburgers again. My neighbor is a vegetarian so I took these over to him as a way of making him eat meat. :)