Fall To-Do List

Now that I've officially embraced fall, it's time to start enjoying all my favorite fall activities. A lot of people think Florida has endless summer, but we definitely get seasons we just don't get the crappy one (old man winter). We have fall like temps when up north is experiencing winter, and our spring is the same as anywhere else with new flowers blooming and the trees that lost their leaves coming back.

1. Decorate the house for fall and not just for Halloween so the decor will carry through to Thanksgiving. Most of my decor is from Michaels and Target.

2. Check out a local Oktoberfest

3. Evenings by the fire-pit

4. Go pumpkin picking

5. Get lost in a corn maze

*Corn Maze - 2013*

6. Go wine tasting

7. Host a pumpkin carving party

8. Over indulge on s'mores and apple cider donuts

9. Go to a football game and tailgate

*Tampa Bay vs. Kansas City 2012*

*UGA vs. UF game 2013*

10. Bake pumpkin cheesecake and pumpkin spice cupcakes from scratch. Maybe attempt making my first pie including the crust too.

What are some of your fall must-dos?

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Recipe Swap ~ Orange Chicken

I don't know about you, but sometimes when I'm craving take-out it's not always pizza (mmmm pizza). I love the orange chicken from my local Chinese take-out place, and bonus points for free delivery. However, I never thought to make it on my own until I stumbled upon this recipe on Pinterest.

Ingredients

Skinless boneless organic chicken breasts
3/4 cup of Smucker's Sweet Orange Marmalade
3/4 cup of Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce
2 tbsp. of reduced sodium soy sauce

Stove-top Directions

Cook chicken in a skillet until fully cooked
Cut chicken into smaller bite sized pieces
Mix together BBQ sauce, marmalade, and soy sauce
Pour mixture over chicken and cook over medium heat for 10-15 minutes
Serve over brown rice

Crockpot Directions

Cook chicken on high for 3 hours
Drain juices from crockpot
Cut chicken into smaller bite sized pieces
Mix together BBQ sauce, marmalade, and soy sauce
Pour mixture over chicken and cook on high for 30 minutes
Serve over brown rice

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Bachelorette at the Lazy River

Another amazing weekend come and gone, and I will be needing all of the coffee this morning!

This weekend was full of bachelorette celebrations for the beautiful bride to be at the lazy river.

We stayed at the always gorgeous JW Marriott for lazy river fun during the day, and then it was time to uber over to where we went out for dinner, live music, and dancing.

*Amazing view from the room*

*View from the room while getting ready for dinner*

Joining Biana and Meghan for Weekending

and

Erin for Weekend Snapshots

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Lazy River Weekend Favs

Happy Friday! Looking forward to the weekend's festivities...

Favorite Boost ~ I felt like I was coming down with a cold a few weekends ago, and then it hit me again this week. So, I stocked up on airborne and nipped it in the bud so I could be healthy and ready for my friend's bachelorette weekend.

Favorite Workout ~ Bar Method takes the award for best butt-kicking of the week. I was excited to see more free community classes on the schedule this week, so I was up early and got in a great workout before work on Wednesday.

Favorite TV ~ So glad that fall tv is back with some of my favs back on the schedule and some new favs as well to love.

Favorite Festivities ~ Looking forward to celebrating the bachelorette this weekend at the lazy river, and then going out for some live music and dancing. All the details are set, alcohol and bachelorette accessories have been bought, and we're ready to spoil the bride. And yes I'm totally old school and picked up a disposable water-proof camera for the lazy river.

Favorite Pins:

Linking up today with Rebecca for That Friday Blog Hop, April for 5 on Friday, Tif for High Five for Friday, and Amanda for Friday Favorites. Hop on over and join us! Happy Friday!

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