Grown Up Pumpkin Pie Milkshakes

Bourbon + Pumpkin Pie = DELISH!
My good friend KMM found this treat on the always brilliant Pinterest.  It was the perfect fall dessert on Sunday night!  Enjoy!

PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES

READY IN: 20 MINUTES

YIELDS: 2 MILKSHAKES

INGREDIENTS

2 cups vanilla ice cream

1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup half & half

1 tbsp vanilla extract

2/3 cup pureed pumpkin

1/2 tbsp **pumpkin pie spice

1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs

2-3 oz bourbon

frosting & sprinkles (or cinnamon sugar) for glasses

DIRECTIONS (found online here):

**Create pumpkin pie spice by blending cinnamon, ginger, cloves & nutmeg together.  Add all ingredients to a blender and mix until combined.  Rim glasses with a light coating of frosting and then dip in sprinkles or pumpkin pie spices.  Shake and sprinkle cinnamon on top.  Top with whipped cream if desired.  See our finished product below and forgive the awful blackberry pics! 

 

Monogrammed Mondays: Awesomeness

'Nough said...Thanks Martha for your creative goodies!

via Martha Stewart Weddings

Monogrammed Mondays: Halloween Spirit!

It was a GORGEOUS weekend here in Chucktown and we are really starting to feel the fall weather.  Time to open the windows, put some mums out and decorate pumpkins!  I am excited to try these adorable monogrammed pumpkins for our front porch this year.  Maybe I will carve as well for a candle lighted monogram?  What will you carve this year?



via Brown Paper Packages



via The Gift Closet

via Garland & Grace

via Pinterest

via Pinterest

Hello Fall, I've Missed You Old Friend

You wouldn't know it today in Charleston, with the ridic humidity and the monsoon-like tropical weather, BUT today is the first day of FALL, i.e. MY FAVORITE SEASON.  This means lots of yummy scents and some exciting times in the Reynolds household.  Maybe we can finally get our oven fixed and I can bake some pies...mmmmmm.

BEST CANDLE EVER (and most economical!)
If you want the most inviting fall & holiday smell ever (for an el cheapo price) look no further.  WALMART's Mulled Cider candle for $3 a pop.  Even mini sized for a whopping 99 cents.  I buy in bulk and my office loves it!

SAVING SOME AC COSTS!
The weather in Charleston is finally tolerable.  Which means I can finally leave the back door to the screened in porch open and open the windows.  Rals the cat ESPECIALLY loves this.  He can meanader in and out of the screened in porch where he pretends the chase birds, stalks lizards and calls on the occasional lady cats that walk by in the neighborhood.  Here the little sh*! is during the hot weather making a lot of ruckuss trying to get out. 

"LET ME OUT!"

TV IS BACK...FINALLY
Mr. R and I can stop watching House Hunters re-runs and my DVR is about to get to full capacity with all the new goodies on TV!  The season premiere of Criminal Minds was AMAZING and we can't wait for Sunday's Amazing Race episode.  Mr. R loves Gloria on Modern Family and we are both loving the new show Up All Night.

   

VACATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November marks our first vacation in a year (and our FIRST ANNIVERSARY!) and we can hardly wait.  7 full days of fun in the sun on a Carribean Cruise with my family!


Going cave tubing and ziplining in Belize and can't wait for all that yummy food and drinks!


WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FALL?

GameDay Couture

Labor Day signifies the end of summer and the beginning of fall.  We say goodbye white pants, Lilly Pulitzer dresses, seersucker, swimsuits and flip flops and HELLLLOOO jeans, boots, scarves and FOOTBALL!

No matter what colors are true to your heart we all love the "Boys of Fall" (thanks Kenny Chesney).  Southern girls, pull out your gameday gear, its time for the runway we know best as Tailgating!  Take a look at some of my favorites for each team!

Have a grand time pulling for your team this weekend! 


via Vestique, Gap, Ray Ban & Durango



via Vestique, Nordstrom, & Costa Del Mar

via Vestique & Nordstrom

via JCrew, Sam Edelman & Vestique

Thinking Fall Thoughts

The beginning of this week there was just barely a *hint* of coolness in the breeze in Charleston.  It was a very noticeable difference compared to the opressive heat and humidity of late.  Granted it only lasted about two days, early in the morning, it gave a nice sneak peak into the upcoming months.  Media, stores, fashion, home decor, etc. seem to think we are already in late November and soon will have Christmas cards and decorations in stock so there have been plenty of items to spark my nostalgia for cool fall days.  Here are a few of my favorite things, what are some of yours? 

I can't wait to jump into my favorite JCREW lounge clothes
with a good book and a glass of wine by a fire.

   

What about these adorable Halloween pumpkins for our front porch with a couple pots of geraniums?
via Brown Paper Packages

Pumpkin Pie from the Queen B of Southern Cuisine, Mrs. Paula Deen

Beautiful Color Changes in Marsh Grass--Seen here, November 2010 at me and Mr. R's wedding.

NC STATE WOLFPACK Football
Raleigh, NC Born & Bred

Hopefully Mr. R, Tucker and I can schedule a quick getaway up I-26 to Asheville for a weekend to enjoy the beautiful fall colors of the Blue Ridge Parkway.