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A. Age: 27
B. Bed size: Full :/
C. Chore that you hate: MOPPING. Holy eff, I can't stand it. And I mean manual mopping, not Swiffer mopping.
D. Dogs: Love 'em, but couldn't possibly take care of a dog and an infant at the same time. Hopefully in the future when we have a house!
E. Essential start to your day: Energy drink/caffeine in any form.
F. Favorite color: Turquoise
G. Gold or Silver:  Silver
H. Height: 5’4
I. Instruments you play: Used to play clarinet in middle school and high school band. Not very well, but I did it for years...
J. Job title: Student/homemaker, I guess.
K. Kids: One boy, Jade, and he's turning 8 months on Saturday!
L. Live: Everett, WA
M. Mother’s name: Gina
N. Nicknames: Man, I don't think I can possibly begin to list them, they're ridiculous... I guess Bre is a start, my legal name is Breanna, but I hate it. I don't think it fits me as well as just 'Bre'. Plus people can't ever seem to say it correctly, even though it's the simplest name EVER! They always want to say 'Bre-AW-nuh'. It's 'Bre-ANN-uh'!! Just like it looks! GAAAHHHH!! Heh!
O. Overnight hospital stays: After Jade's arrival, we were in the hospital for two days.
P. Pet peeves:  SoooooOOoooo many. The biggest is bad spelling and grammar and really dumb slang words becoming the norm. I hate the word "swag" as in "swagger". SO. MUCH.
Q. Quote from a movie: "I want you to teach me how to be fabulous." - Party Monster
R. Right or left handed: Right
S. Siblings: One younger brother, Brandon, two estranged younger sisters.
U. Underwear: What about them? I'm kind of a panty-hoarder in addition to my shoe problem.
V. Vegetable you hate: I don't care for cucumber unless it's sliced in a sandwich with a bunch of other stuff.
W. What makes you run late:  I have a tendency to dawdle.
X. X-Rays you’ve had: Mostly of my mouth. Scratch that, a TON of my mouth. I've had a LOTTTT of work done.
Y. Yummy food that you make: Grilled cheese! I also make a BADASS eggnog pie for the holidays!
Z. Zoo animal: I can't choose. I love all of them.

I love fall!

I keep seeing these posts, but I can't help but contribute to the heaping pile of them currently on the internetz :D I love fall! Not only does my birthday indicate its imminent arrival, but everything I really really love follows. List time!

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5. Halloween stuff!
Halloween stores are popping up and my wallet is severely hindering me from bringing home ALLLLLL the spookies. I took Jade to Display & Costume and Value Village yesterday to check out some decorations and whatnot, but I only walked away with some glitter spiders :c Gah! Also starting to think about costumes! We think Jade's gonna be a little dragon! Do you guys think it's too early to start decorating? I'm fighting extreme urges to put my purple christmas lights in the windows!

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4. Squash!
I. LOVE. SQUASH. Lots of people think I'm crazy, but every fall, at least once a week, I buy a giant acorn squash and eat the living hell out of it baked with butter and brown sugar. NOM!

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3. Mild weather/leaves changing!
Usually our summers are pretty intense (well, for us) here in Washington. They're normally in the 80-90 degree range (which I know isn't anything compared to everywhere else, but we're used to rain, rain, and more rain!), and HUMID, so by the time fall comes around, I welcome it with open arms. This year we seem to be having summer right now, but it'll start to cool down here pretty quick. Which leads into...

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2. Fall fashion!
I've worked in retail my entire working life, and every time fall came around, I'd get super excited about getting wool pea coats in shipment! I can never afford them (I only ever bought one while I worked at Guess, despite my discount! Sad!), but I think they're so gorgeous and the absolute epitome of fall!

I carved this Dr. Tran pumpkin in 2009! Loved him!

1. PUMPKIN EVERYTHING!
I'm not just talking about Starbucks, guys (in fact, I dread getting pumpkin spice lattes there because I've had too many that were less than great :c). I mean pumpkin pies, pumpkin bread, pumkpin scented everything, pumpkin coffee creamer, you name it, I'm getting my grubby hands all over it! In Washington (more specifically, in Marysville and Arlington) we have a chain of espresso stands called Espresso Connection and they make the BEST PSL I've ever had, hands down. If you ever come across one, PLEASE try one (or a chai, they make the best chai tea lattes EVER). I wish we still had an Espresso Connection in Everett, I want one right now really bad!

So that's it! What do you guys love about fall?

6 Things I'm Loving!

6 things I am LOVING right now (could this evolve into something more? Maybe! Trying things on...)

6. Caffeine. This goes without saying. This morning I couldn't think of fully functioning until I drove to my old neighborhood just to get a great deal on two Monsters. Ha! The one downside of the new neighborhood is that none of the stores have 2 for $3 Monsters! That's okay, though, I'd rather not fear for our safety!

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5. Driving! Something I never really get sick of. And it's been so fabulous outside lately that it's been even more enjoyable! Super thankful for my AC, too!

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4. Anticipating all my favorite shows' new seasons! I almost can't take it anymore! Parks & Rec, SNL, Workaholics, Family Guy...

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3. Salivating over every new Jeffrey Campbell shoe this season. ESPECIALLY THE PEWTER LITAS HOLY GOD.

The gorgeous view out the window on my birthday morning!

2. Our new apartment! I love it soooo much. We feel so safe and unconfined here. Our neighbors are friendly, quiet, and generally keep to themselves, the laundry room is always available, and best of all, there are no obnoxious little kids running around, staring in our windows! It's been the best apartment experience I've had in my life so far! LOVE IT!

1. My lovely Terry. My birthday outing didn't quite go as planned, but he did his best to make it awesome and I love him dearly for it. Thank you for you, sir <3

What are you guys all about this week?