Always my fave...

I'm a sucker for J. Crew, always have been.
But I'm even more of a fan when their Fall catalog comes out.
I absolutely adore their style{I'm such a preppy at heart}.

It's enough for me to want to forgo my groceries, savings & bills
so I can go on a shopping spree there.

But I won't, the logical side of me always speaks loud and clear.

But a girl can dream, no?

p.s. I'm ecstatic Fall's around the corner...I can smell it.
p.p.s. That peanut butter tart, I made it...amazing!

The Big Apple

Even though the week started out a bit rocky because of the hurricane,

I made sure to pack in as much as I could in the few days following.

Museums, my favorite Shake Shack, the U.S. Open {we got to see Venus Williams & Federer in the same evening}, Central Park, window shopping on 5th, top of the rock for a spectacular view of the city, and a visit with Lady Liberty.

I can't complain. I had a wonderful time with friends and one of my favorite cities ever.

Peanut Butter Tart

Browsing one of my favorite food blogs, I decided I have to make this
peanut butter tart this weekend.

Sunday dinner is my cheat meal...which means I make sure to have dessert and if I'm going to have dessert it better be finger lickin' good!

I'll let ya'll know how it turns out.

{p.s. recipe found here.}

Small town hospitality.

Labor Day weekend was abundant with great food, great friends and the smell that only comes from vast fields of farmland.

We ate to our hearts content, thanks to my friend Katie's sweet mother that should truly have her own cookbook, had late night bonfires and sang to the sweet sounds of guitar, watched movies outside under the stars, went to Fort Bridger's Rendezvous{best people watching ever}, went on walks and just relaxed.

It was such a stark contrast to the beginning of my week in NYC--I enjoyed every minute of Wyoming's charm.

unpacking and repacking

NYC turned out to be lovely{pics to come soon}.
Stayed an extra day and got to soak it all up...including the U.S. Open!
I felt like a lucky gal that Irene was well behaved and didn't cause too much damage.

I haven't even begun to unpack, my room's a mess,
but I wouldn't pass up an opportunity for a road trip with some of my favorite friends.
So I'm repacking and heading to Wyoming to my friends family ranch after work.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Labor Day weekend
and celebrates another fabulous summer gone by!