at the movies

At long last, The Black Swan and The King's Speech are finally coming out this weekend. I could not be more excited about these two films. In one corner we have ballet + Natalie Portman + Mila Kunis. In the other we have Colin Firth + Geoffrey Rush + Helena Bonham Carter. I've been following both Natalie Portman and Colin Firth's careers closely from the very beginning, and I am thrilled they are both receiving Oscar buzz for their respective roles. Here's hoping my weekend at the movies is as good as I think it will be!

* images property of Fox Searchlight and The Weinstein Company.

I always tell myself I'll wear big, beautiful earrings every day, but my reality? Studs. 360 days of the year. So instead of kicking myself for being boring, I've decided to just give myself over to them and diversify my selection. My first purchase? These little guys from Upper Metal Class on Etsy. They'll do nicely I think. :)

Happy Monday! You all have a good pre-holiday weekend? It rained the entire time here, which was a bummer in that I was too nervous to make a planned road trip, but good in that I relaxed. 
My mom had mentioned she wanted to really decorate for Thanksgiving this year, so I decided to make a garland-y thing to hang over our dining room door. It was surprisingly easy to find what I needed in our backyard - I love foraging! I'm not sure if it's going to make it to Thursday, but it's nice to look at in the meantime. :)

Good Will Haunting

Took me a week to get around to scanning all of the pictures from our Halloween party, but here they are! Was a lot of fun, and I was happy everyone dressed up. :)

Sad to see this weekend go! I got in some major relaxation. Nonetheless, should be a great week with Halloween coming up. Wishing you all a lovely Monday!

My brother's dog, Spot :)

Went apple picking yesterday with C. The weather was nippy, but deliciously autumnal. We ended up snagging a bunch of empires for the caramel apples I'm making for our party this week. They're gonna be frickin delicious...I hope. The apples certainly are. After the orchard, we squeezed in a little nature walk on the other side of town. I always forget how beautiful our local mountains are!

Have a great fall weekend, all! In between working for the weekend, I definitely want to hit up an Oktoberfest or two, or possibly do some apple picking. All I know is I am grabbing myself a piece of this gorgeous season!

*lovely photos from the talented Kevin Russ.