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Happy Thanksgiving!

Am I the only one who wasn't up at the crack of dawn...or skipping sleep altogether in order to go out and brave the craziness called Black Friday?  My sister is one who enjoys going out every year but it is just not for me.  Good luck to all of you who were brave enough to go!

We have had a whirl wind few days around here.  My hubby surprised me Monday and called me at work to tell me we were heading out of town...that night!  I was a bit flustered and overwhelmed at first -- I had a whole list of projects planned out and I was so completely taken off guard...wasn't quite sure how we were going to pull it off.  In the end, we managed to get out the door and on the road and really had a great time enjoying some true fall weather at Stone Mountain.

We had a wonderful room at the Stone Mountain Inn complete with a patio and two rocking chairs...pure bliss!  The mountain is such a spectacular sight, the leaves were gorgeous and at night Stone Mountain was decked out in a most awesome display of Christmas lights.  Not even the monsoon of rain that came through could dampen our spirits (okay, if I am keeping it real I will admit that I was initially pouting thinking the rain had ruined out plans but in the end, it all worked out.)

We even caught Santa before he headed off for a hot cocoa break...

If you have never been to Stone Mountain, I highly recommend it.  I think the fall is the perfect time to go to enjoy all the beautiful fall color.  Playing in the leaves was definitely my favorite part!

I am so thankful to my Hunky Hubby for planning our last minute fall getaway.  We all agreed it was a great time and are hoping to go back again and stay even longer.  

We made it back home in time to spend a small, quiet Thanksgiving with my best friend, her hubby and her kiddos.

I hope you all had a very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving!

Making my own Fall color...

Living in Florida, we don't get much in the way of Fall color.  Makes me miss living in Seattle...the beautiful colors of the leaves, trips to the pumpkin patch, the crispness in the air...pure Autumnal Bliss. *sigh*

Things looked so sparse once I got the Halloween goodies packed away so I decided to add just a touch of fall color around the house before Christmas takes over in full force. 

I have some branches on the top of our entertainment center -- normally they are pretty bare but for Halloween we had a few bats making their home among them.  I came across some fabric fall leaves my mom gave me a couple years ago and decided to add a few to my branches so I could enjoy a little fall color. 

I didn't want to attach them permanently so I just grabbed a needle and thread and went about tieing them on the branches wherever I saw fit...

My cute little scarecrows thought it would be a great place to hang out...

So now I can enjoy this view in our family room...for a couple of weeks anyway...

My Diva Princess had a little fun playing in the leftover leaves...

HAPPY FALL YA'LL!