the 10 best of [f]all

yes friends, that's right... it's finally time for fall.  i know it's october, but tomorrow is the day according to the forecasters that it is finally dipping into the 70s, and only getting cooler for there.  it seems like it was just yesterday we were posting about the beauty of spring and summer.  but alas, it's time for autumn.  you know, cool weather, down comforters, IPAs, hats, school work... it's the best time of year.  my favorite season, which could explain why we just celebrated our three-year wedding anniversary during this most beautiful time in colorado :)  but that's just one of the many great things of fall - below are the rest of my favorites.

what are you favorite things about fall?

oh yeah. avs baby.

10.  start of hockey season

it's possibly the best day of the year - the day of the avalanche hope opener.  the day when the air smells just right, the beer is at the perfect temperature, the fans are riled up, the opening video is new and still looks cool, and you have just the right of optimism to think in that moment before the puck drops that this really could be your year.  it's fantastic.  we usually go to every opening night, but this year we will be in LA, missing peter the great's retirement ceremony.  but that won't make the day any less fantastic.

scarf + hat. you can't see it but i have boots on too.

9.  sweaters/boots/scarves/hats

you could say i'm a little obsessed with scarves.  a few years back i even had a bunch of thin scarves i would wear in the summer a la jennifer aniston in along came polly (side note: guess who is in that? PSH.).  seriously.  now i wait until september to break them out - but between september and may a day won't pass where i won't be adorned with a hat or a scarf.  and boots.  i could write poems about how much i love boots... but i will leave it at this little paragraph here.  a good pair of boots makes my month.  my old faithfuls are the black patent leather marc jacobs flat boots i snagged before moving to prague.  best purchase ever.

8.  fall seasonal beers

you could say i like beer.  after reading this blog though, you might think i am obsessed with beer.  but the octoberfests and fall seasonals that come out are just about one of the best parts of fall.  especially when i can enjoy it after finishing homework, sitting outside in my backyard with philip while the leaves fall around us.  perfection.

successful uneventful weekend

effortless, original. annie hall.

happy sunday all!  it was a glorious weekend here at the scarano-isbouts household.  we kicked it off with a (surprise!) saturday morning off of work for me, which was much needed.  on the way home from work, we stopped at our favorite liquor store to pick up some wine.  in california last weekend, my sister introduced me to the amazingness that is boxed wine.  it's quite the trend now i hear; it's cheaper, bigger and lasts longer (that's what she said!) than a regular old bottle of wine.  so we were browsing around some of the boxes of wine and i happened to find one of my favorite open-up-just-because bottles in boxed form.  SCORE!  so we ordered a pizza, cracked open a box of wine and put on annie hall (one of my all-time favorites).  perfect night.

shakespeare & co in paris

so saturday morning was, as usual, cleaning day.  philip washed the car and i gave the kitchen some much-needed attention.  mom came over in the afternoon and we did some serious shopping.  so i know you will all think i'm crazy... but i'm going to let you all in on a secret.  for cheap cheap cheap, fun home decor, check out hobby lobby.  don't shop online, you definitely need the browsing factor.  the first time my mom brought me i thought she was a lunatic - that's for old lady arts and crafts supplies.  but i was wrong.  there is a lot of crafty supplies but there is also some AWESOME finds.  after a few very successful hours shopping (photos of my finds below) we went out for sushi and saw the newest woody allen, midnight in paris.  SPOILER ALERT: best movie ever!  i love owen wilson as the woody-substitute, and the trip reminded philip & i so much of our trip to paris two years ago.  obviously, no time travel, but otherwise that was me in paris!  all throughout our trip, i constantly dragged philip around to cafes, bars, bistros, bistros, anywhere that was a hotspot for the lost generation of the 20s.  we had wine on the streets outside of chez georges and flipped through stein and hemingway novels at shakespeare & company.  it was absolutely brilliant.  for those if you who don't know, i'm a huge woody allen fan.  i just love his movies, and his dialogue is fantastic.  and even when you think his movies can't get any better... i just learned that alec baldwin is starring in the next woody allen - shot in rome!  my head just exploded.  ANYWAY, after the movie we went back to the house and indulged in more chicken wine... and mom ended up staying over :)

this morning, while nursing our hangovers, we did a bit more shopping.  and MORE great finds!  first stop was world market, which you all know how much i love.  i definitely picked up the best find of the weekend... a gorgeous mirror, photo down below.  then we ventured further down to home goods, which i have heard such good things about from bianca and my step-mother-in-law.  more scores!  but the best part is, i'm finally starting to feel happy about the living and dining rooms.  things are finally coming together now, looking more settled in.  i'm just so happy.  and we finished the weekend off with some homemade mojitos at our neighbor's house in their gorgeous backyard.  and blogging.  simply lovely :)