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Weekly Love Letter for Friday, October 3rd

October 3, 2014 by Alyssa

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Alyssa's Week

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“October! Yay! I won’t add to the plethora of blog posts that wax poetic about October, so I”ll just say that I love it and I’m very happy that it’s here!

This is going to be short and sweet because I have a flight to catch!  Headed to New York for about a week.  Is there anything fun going on that I have to do?  We’ve got lots of great meals planned, but I’m always down to squeeze in a second lunch or something, so let me know if you’ve got a favorite restaurant that I have to check out!  

Also, SUMO! We went last week while my sister-in-law was in town and had a blast.  I really love attending the matches.  They’re so colorful and dramatic, and I can’t get enough of the whole atmosphere.  If you ever get a chance to catch the tournament, DO IT!”

*I’m excited for fall comfort food, but not EVERY meal can be mac & cheese or pasta.  This autumn arugula salad with caramelized squash, avocado and pomegranate looks like the perfect healthy fall lunch.

*3 ingredients in this cocktail: bourbon, apple cider, ginger ale.  Brilliant.

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Carla's Week

#austintx #bbq #barbecue “All those people who told me that Austin was just one of the best cities ever?  Totally right.  My work trip there this week ended up being incredibly action packed and I wasn’t even able to take in as much of the city as I’d like, but it was amazing.  We had incredible bbq (including a journey to La Barbecue pictured above: they were almost sold out of everything, but they gave us a platter of meat and a package of buns and, well, the rest is history), hit up some awesome bars (jumbo jenga!  Ruby Redbird beer!) and even got to catch a Spazmatics show.  When do I get to go back?”

*Soup season!  You KNOW ramen is on my mind.  I’m drooling over How Sweet It Is’s Roasted Chicken Ramen.  Look at that egg!

* I’ve always wanted to try felting, but it’s a little intimidating.  This adorable felted ball garland seems like a great place to start- plus you get GARLAND when you’re done.  I LOVE GARLAND.

* Go Green, Wear Blue.  Obsessed with this conscious denim from H&M. I’ll take that sweatshirt and that flowy linen tunic and that woven scarf and…

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One year ago: DIY fall face mask with pumpkin.  Leaves your skin feeling soft!

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Slap Dash Mom featured our Nutella Cappuccino in their round-up of 25 Fall Drinks and Smoothies!

Mark Lipinski’s Blog added our DIY Candy Corn Trivets as an “Idea I Love!”.

Don’t miss our DIY Relaxing Eye Mask in 15 Impressive Gifts for your Mother-In-Law on Dodu Burd.

 

 

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