Fall Bucket List 2013

Happy fall friends! 

I know it has been fall for almost a month now.. but let's be honest... the temperatures are still in the mid 80's here... it doesn't quite feel like fall yet! :)

I have started posting my yearly goals and summer bucket lists here, and thought doing every season might be fun and help keep me from looking too far ahead (ahem, Christmas anyone..?). 

Plus, I'm not going to lie... I'm not much of a fall girl. Don't get me wrong: it's gorgeous, the temps drop, the clothes and food are great... but it's just never been my season. But this year I am determined to make the very most of it, and fall in love with fall.

So here you have it folks, my very first Fall Bucket List!

leaf image via.

eat cider donuts from the farmer's market

watch Hotel Transylvania

get cider slushes at Reese's

visit the pumpkin patch

find a Halloween goodie to pass out at school

have a small board game night

watch Hocus Pocus

come up with some type of fall decor for our apartment

bake pumpkin bread

post my first outfit posts, with some cozy fall fashion!

make the AMAZING pumpkin waffle recipe from last year!

come up with some type of clever and original Halloween costumes & one normal one for school

go to the renaissance festival

attempt to read our palms

thrift some amazing finds

watch Clue

pick out and decorate pumpkins 

have some small dinner parties (double dates?)

play in the leaves

acquire the perfect slouchy, cozy knit scarf... and wear it daily

take pictures of the season!

come up with some type of gratitude project 

go to the Baldwin Maple Leaf Festival

try a new pie recipe

make baked goods for fall and Halloween to share at work

acquire some type of seating for our balcony for scenery watching and cuddling in the nice weather

wear my brown boots as much as possible!

have both of our families over for dinner 

cozy up with some classic novels

try 10 new soup recipes

go stargazing (with a cozy blanket)

take some cute couple-y photos

start a gratitude journal again

one last thought

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." 

-Albert Camus

What are your goals for fall?

Or your favorite fall traditions?

I want to know!

Thank you for reading!

Alexandra

Previous Fall/Halloween Posts:

Halloween 2012

Last Minute Costume Instruction

Halloween 2010

What happened to Halloween 2011? ;)

Pumpkin Waffles {recipe #62}

This recipe is perfect for fall and DELICIOUS! 

 Pumpkin Waffles

{recipe borrowed, enjoyed and adapted from: Farm Chicks in the Kitchen}

Makes 8 Waffles

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

2 T. sugar

4 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg

3 large eggs (separated)

1 3/4 cups milk

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted

1/2 cup (or more) canned pumpkin

veggie oil for brushing the waffle iron

+

REAL maple syrup, whipped cream etc for serving

1) Heat the oven to 250 degrees Farenheit. Heat waffle iron. Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. 

2) Whisk together egg yolks, milk, butter, and pumpkin in a medium sized bowl. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture, stirring until combined. 

3) Beat the egg whites in a small bowl (or KITCHEN AID MIXER!) until stiff and fold them into the batter.

4) Brush the waffle iron with the oil and spoon about 1/4 cup of batter per each waffle in the iron. *Our waffle iron makes 4 at once. If yours makes one, just do the 1/4 cup. As always with waffles it takes a bit of testing/knowing your waffle iron! :)* Cook according to the manufacturer's instructions. 

5) Transfer waffles to the rack in the oven to keep warm and crisp. Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve hot with desired toppings.

I bet that this would be AMAZING with a maple whipped cream topping! :) 

What is your favorite fall breakfast?

All for now,

Alexandra