Things Thursday: Things I Do While Other People Watch Football

Today's topic is: Favorite Football Pastimes
Due to my lack of personal football pastimes, I am sharing with you, my readers: 
Things I Do While Other People Watch Football

1. Study (FACT: one time I studied during the Superbowl, in the middle of the living room, while my parents were having a Superbowl Party)

2. Sing songs loudly to distract from their game - often little tunes I make up about that particular moment in time, because I am so musically inclined.

3. Mock them when they stand up, cheer, shout at the tv, etc.

4. Paint my nails.

5. Eat - love football food.

6. Pretend I am watching, but really I am daydreaming.

7. Ask questions about the game, then stop listening when people start answering.

8. Color.

9. Ask if I can change the channel...the answer is always no.  

10. Talk about girly issues, my friends, television, just about anything but football for as long as allowed, until the football watchers officially snap.

Fabulous Fall Challenge: Fall Recipes

Today's topic for this awesome challenge is: Fall Recipes
There are so many yummy dinner recipes that remind me of Fall (soups, crock pot recipes, roasts), but the foods that really scream Fall to me are the yummy pumpkin and cinnamon sprinkled desserts that are popular around this time of year!
Pinterest is filled with these kinds of awesome recipes for Fall! 

Here are some of my favorites I've spotted over on the Pin!

Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins

Source: sugarcooking.blogspot.com via Casey on Pinterest

Pull-Apart Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Bread

Source: jessicainsd.blogspot.com via Casey on Pinterest

Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes

Source: une-deuxsenses.blogspot.com via Casey on Pinterest

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Brownies

Source: penniesonaplatter.com via Casey on Pinterest

Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes 

Source: annies-eats.net via Casey on Pinterest

Pumpkin Cookies

Source: stutteringshell.com via Casey on Pinterest

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Truffles

Source: lillyella.blogspot.com via Casey on Pinterest

Fabulous Fall Challenge: Fall TV

Today's topic for the Fall Challenge: Fall TV
So y'all know I love me some TV - I mean, I give you my thoughts on Fridays for Boob Tube Babble.  So you know I had to participate in the challenge today!  Here are my thoughts on some of "my" shows (do you guys claim ownership on TV shows by calling them "yours," too?):
Returning

Gossip Girl premiers tonight!  The wait is over - there were definitely some loose ends at the end of last season that I am interested to see how the show chooses to tie up!  Although I saw a promo that seems to be based on 3 of the main characters moving to (or just visiting?) Hollywood, and I'm a bit skeptical on how interesting that will be.

Love 90210 - have since it started.  The first episode was a little bit of a snoozefest, but Annie's storyline should be fun to watch unfold.  I hate to say it, but I feel bad for Adrianna, and wish they would all sort of start to forgive her.  Am I the only one who can't stand Navid and Silver together?

Grey's Anatomy - I've been a fan for a long time, and even though I agree with a lot of ship-jumpers that the show is no where near what it was in the earlier seasons, I refuse to quit!  (Even though the first episode was quite boring, and I really hope the season improves.)

Private Practice - I think that PP has actually stolen much of the intensity that Grey's used to have and now seems to lack.  Love this show, love Kate Walsh, can't wait for the premier this week!

New

Hart of Dixie might look a little cliche, but I love Rachel Bilson (Seth + Summer 4EVA), so I will give it a chance.  It also premiers tonight.

Revenge - I haven't watched the premier episode of this yet (it aired last week), but it looks alright, so I thought I'd give it a chance.

Best Friend Cute Apartment and I had plans to watch The Playboy Club show last week, but I was lame and had to get some schoolwork done.  I need to catch up and watch the first episode and see if this show is a keeper on the DVD sched!

Pan Am looks like it has so.much.potential!  I haven't watched the premier episode yet, but I have a good feeling about this new show!

  

What are your Fall must-watch shows?

PS Don't judge me on my TV choices - I have the genre selection of a 15-year-old teeny-bopper...so?

Fabulous Fall Challenge: Halloween Memories

I am so excited to jump right into Neely and Amber's Fabulous Fall Challenge!  Hopefully I can keep up and participate more than just today, because I love Fall!



Today's topic is one I just cannot not chime in on:

Halloween Memories!

I love Halloween (it's my second favorite holiday, only after Christmas) and love dressing up in costume!  Here some of my past looks for Halloween:

2006

Me: Slooted up version of a 50's waitress

(I just so happened to work in a diner at the time...so basically I was myself for Halloween...just a lot more skanky)

Fashionista: Race Car Driver

Walking the streets (we sure look like we should be doing that afterall) in Santa Barbara - THE place to be if you're a college student around Halloween time

2008

First Halloween with HH

Me: Nurse

(Oddly enough, this is just months before I decided to change my carrer path and become a nurse!)

Handsome Hubs: Doctor

Keepin' it classy.

2009

I am no Harry Potter fan, but thought it was too hard to pass up HH being that little ginger from the movie (Ron?)

Sadly, I cannot seem to find photos of 2007 and 2010.  Last year was actually pretty fun - we were Fred and Wilma Flinstone!  While I don't have a photo of my costume, or Handsome Husband in his, I do have this little gem:

Sister Swimmer showin' of HH's homemade costume!

What's your take on Halloween?

As a girl, do you take is as an opportunity to get slazzy without judgment? (I do.)