Thirty

Sorry for the grouchy faces--we took these at like 9:30 at night and I was sooooo tiiiiiired.

Ann Taylor Sweater
Eva Franco Dress
Anthropologie Gift Bow Belt
Lifestride Shoes

Me on Video!

Want to see your favorite debate-coach-lifestyle-blogger (wow, there's a niche!) in action?

Head on over to the debate blog "The Permutation" and check out this video!

It features me and several of my colleagues from other schools talking about what we learned from a year of debating immigration policy.

(Big thanks to Joe Bellon at The Permutation for putting that together, there are a lot of really interesting posts, including some cool pop culture stuff, over there.)

Trick or Treat!

(Scary witch face.  Followed by "You can't be a scary witch!  You're a silly witch!")

Target Witch Hat
Target Halloween shirt
Anthropologie Licorice Lanes Skirt
Apron by Four Retro Sisters via Etsy
Life Stride Shoes

Pumpkin Patch

Field trip with CJ's school today to the pumpkin patch.  Nothing like last minute!  (Actually, it was scheduled for earlier but then it rained for most of October.)

Petting calves

Chillin' with scarecrows

Picking out a pumpkin

The finished product, awaiting tonight's trick-or-treaters

Etsy Thanksgiving Faves

I put them together in an Etsy Treasury this time.

Some highlights:

Ming Ming Duck

October Favorites

Market Pantry Noodle Soup
This is the Target brand version of Lipton Ring O Noodle Soup.  I grew up eating this at least once a week and remain totally obsessed with it.  Unfortunately, CJ now shares my obsession, which means I have to share my soup.

Starbucks Caramel Apple Spice (no whip no caramel drizzle on top)
I am trying to cut down on caffeine but they haven't turned on the heat in my office yet and I hate tea.  So I need a decaf hot drink for mid afternoon and decaf coffee seems ridiculous to me.  Solution--hot apple cider.  When I get it at the USNA Coffee Mess instead of the 'bux, I get hot cider with a shot of sugar-free cinnamon and shot of sugar-free caramel syrup.

FitFlop Suede Clogs
I wear these as slippers around the house.  I highly doubt that they are doing anything for my legs/butt/whatever but I guess there's some risk they will, plus the soles are hard enough to wear out of the house if I want to.

Flannel Pajamas
I have many of these but my faves are definitely the Nick and Nora sock monkey ones my in-laws gave me for Christmas last year.

Candy Apple Handibac Anti-Bacterial Hand Lotion
This smells exactly like a Caramel Apple Spice and kills all the germs the nasty midshipmen leave all over everything.  (I love you dudes, but seriously, you all are disgusting during the winter months.)  I like the moisturizing kind because usually hand sanitizer makes my hands feel like the Sahara.

Aveda All-Sensitive Moisturizer
Amazing under the Bare Escentuals makeup I wear fall/winter/spring.