"I fell in love with Autumn today. She's a beautiful thing, isn't she? She woke me up this morning, saying hello through the cracks between my windowpane. She rose with the sun and climbed into my bedsheets and numbed the edges of my fingertips with her kiss. I wanted to ask her where she's been, but she told me she was too busy painting the trees red for me. Autumn, Autumn, Autumn. Nights with you have always been the sweetest. November's where the sky bled red and October's where you laid frost against my lips and September's where we shared our first kiss. Oh Autumn, you beautiful thing. You've always been my favorite lover. You tie scarves around my neck and stretch my heart around fire pits so when I crawl under the covers every night, I smell like embers and earthy conversation. It's only with you that we can lay around flannel sheets in wool and corduroy pressing our lips together and chasing twigs out from behind our ears. Only you, Autumn. Only you. I've missed you. Welcome home."

 

1 turkey

17 pies

5 casseroles

3 kinds of dressing

1 healthy family

2 grandparents

5 rowdy children

= 

1 very happy Thanksgiving.

Wanna know about waffles?

1. Originally waffles were "wafers". Wafers were very thin, flat

pastries that were pressed in "wafer irons".

2. The modern day waffle is a leavened kind of wafer.

3. There are many different kinds of waffles:

American

Belgian

Liege

Syrup 

Pandan

I prefer my waffles with just a light amount of syrup and hot tea on the side. 

Soggy waffles are the worst, in my opinion.

That's all I've got to say about that.

May your tummies stay full, your mouths stay sweet, and your waffles stay dry!

All images from tumblr

Fall 2011 

1. I've realized my obsession with waffles.

2. I beat my addiction to Nutella. (One month clean.)

3. I've built great friendships with my roommates.

4. I've grown within myself.

5.  I have accumulated enough sweaters to keep a small arctic village warm.

6. I still have no idea what I want to do with my life, but that's okay.

7. I've learned a lot about football. (UA necessity)

8. I found out that taking a short trip to Europe this coming summer is a possibility.

9.  The year isn't over yet. I can't wait to see what else happens.

10. I've managed to keep Edison away from Jon Christian's typical toilet paper torture.

(Filling the fish bowl with shreds of toilet paper which eventually smothers the fish. Morbid, yes.)