have a relaxing weekend + links

some things are just meant to go together - like a wink and a smile, margherita pizza and garlic knots and these two decorations that sit perched on my windowsill. but piri thinks it gets in the way of him watching that german shepherd who always like to come by and play frisbee. 

i'm kinda happy that this week is over. it's been a funky one and i just feel like i need to rest up and press that reset button on sunday night to have a new go next week. i just have one hurdle to get over. dentist appointment on saturday. really not looking forward to that. i once freaked out my dentist by crying because i was in so much pain. {he wouldn't give me enough numbing in the beginning!}

what do you have planned for the weekend? {i hope it doesn't include a trip to the dentist.} 

whatever it is you have planned, or not, please enjoy with the ones you love and here are some links i hope you'll find interesting. 

 // might try this recipe for our next road trip. 

 // fell in love with virgin america all over again. 

 // i have a new crush and it's called poketo. 

 // november is adopt a senior pet month. just look at piri. they are kind of the best. 

 // what is actually inside a national geographic photographer's bag? 

 // these lomography winter edition cameras are just so adorable. 

 // the perfect solution for left over rice. 

 // a book of poems. 

 // buy & sell secondhand design from your neighbors. and it's not craigslist.

 // how cute! i can play with this all day. 

xoxo, 
jane 

wednesday thoughts with piri.

1. apples at 10 am are the best kind of apples. 
2. and it's time to switch out this comforter for our winter one. 
3. because it's getting cold and we need space heaters to keep our back and feet warm.
4. we agree that old dogs are the best dogs. 
5. so if he gets this in his stocking this year, he'll give it to the neighborhood cat.

 // linking up with blogpaws wordless wednesday bloghop. 

smile. it looks good on you.

cheese.

if we couldn't get you to smile then perhaps this or this. 

we stepped into a bob ross painting over the weekend.

the weather was beautiful over the weekend and we were able to steal ourselves away for a few hours and pack our little hatchback for a drive to shenandoah national park this past saturday. it was perfect timing because the leaves were a gorgeous yellow, red, orange and brown. it literally felt like we stepped into a bob ross painting - you know with the happy little clouds, bushes and trees. 

we drove about 22 miles of the 105-mile skyline drive and stopped at different overlooks {we love doing this. sort of reminded us of when we went on the road to hana in maui. of course minus all the beautiful waterfalls}. it was really breathtaking. at one point it was raining golden leaves. the sight was just really incredible. 

during our car ride back home we started planning out what we need to get done for november and december and got really excited. from picking out thanksgiving recipes, finding our ornament of the year {we buy one new one each year}, getting our tree, baking holiday cookies and watching a christmas carol at ford's theatre we can't wait for the happiest time of year to roll around. 

^^ that's the dog that gave piri a head boop. ^^

 ^^ this was the spot with the beautiful golden leaves that fell and looked like it was literally raining golden leaves. i'm not a big mountain person even though i've spent so much of my childhood in the woods. but it's sights like these that really take my breath away. ^^ 

 ^^ this has become sort of our classic family shot. i like capturing our feet. ^^ 

^^ you know. he's the love of my life. and he has the whole sky to himself. ^^

^^ he seemed a little tired this day. we have to take things a little slowly now that he's a bit older. but we don't mind one bit. ^^ 

 ^^ we clearly need a bit more practice to do these jumping shots. ^^ 

^^ oh the places we've been. thanks little hatchback for another great adventure. ^^ 

hey dog. i'm gonna boop your head!

boop!

some random dog came up to piri at shenandoah national park yesterday and gave him a head boop.

i don't think piri was impressed.