walking next to you...

to be home:) SO up and down. my flight was pretty amazing. it was smooth and there was a parks and rec. marathon so seriously, it couldn't have been better:)

i got in late friday night. it was such a funny thing because my plane actually got in quite early but there was miscommunication between the sisters and i. well, not so much as miscommunication as much as just a lack of knowledge about LAX, which in retrospect is a bit funny considering aura and i go here and there so often:) i was so cranky by the time they got there, i must admit, but looking back at it now it was just funny, how they were supposedly driving past me but i couldn't see them. But they really were not driving past me. we finally figured the situation out and home was close. the drive home was funny and good. bec, aura, me. beyonce, black eyes peas, mumford and sons...what a weird mix, right? well, it worked:)

we talked, i miss them already. it was just so good. when we got to the house, the first thing i noticed as i walked towards the front door were the bajillion festive fall decorations. i love my mom:) the family home looks so beautiful and festive this time of year, inside and out. scarecrows, leaves, all of it. my mom just knows how to decorate. for all seasons, christmas, her specialty:) my favorite decoration this year was actually inside. it is the tablecloth. beautiful fall leaves all over it. it's perfect.

i was so sleepy when i got home. we chatted for a bit, i cleaned up, and off to bed. saturday was going to be busy. i needed sleep.

Saturday i woke up and got ready for our day. our FAMILY day:) i left to pick up some coffee for our breakfast and of course augie's was the place. i was really excited about the coffee, especially since they are now roasting. i bought two blends and Tom bought me a cup so i got to try a third. that morning made me smile. i sat at a table with friends and told them about my time in Montverde thus far and we were all just excited. It was such a treat for me to be able to sit with them, especially Tom and Roberto, because they are just dear people. they were so happy for me and were so joyful and that just brought pure delight to my heart. i saw the new roaster in the back room and truly, it looks perfect. it adds so much character to that room. maybe some that was lacking before and now it is complete. it is red and just lovely. and the coffee, really yum.

breakfast was amazing, coffee, eggs, pumpkin waffles! now, pumpkin is not my favorite BUT those waffles were amazing and cc, i want them for Christmas too:) or maybe we can make gingerbread ones!!! and we can make them for dinner when we do our gingerbread house competition with the boys....ahahaha, and maybe they will decide to leave the solar panel out this year so that they can actually stand a chance to win;)

sisters... probably the best in the world... i am almost certain. i made little trinkets for a few people, they were three of those people:)

me and the becker:)

laura(with a romanian accent) and i:)

the girls and mama:) she really is the best mom on earth:)

robishka and i:)

afterwards, we had such a wonderful afternoon of oak glen and the pumpkin patch and food. we had apple cider doughnuts and we took pictures with pumpkins and we ate a great deal. and kim and richard and robyn came and that was just perfect. kim made a lovely button frame for me and i can't wait to fill it and hang it:) i just loved being with everyone.

apples-snowline-gotta love em:)

my family:) some of them.

apple cider doughnuts!

so yum!

at snowline:)

the brothers, two of them:)

pumpkins, love them!

yes.

look at this face:)

the girls. so lovely.