Fall is in the air...

While the warm Charlotte climate still has not realized that it is Fall yet, the inside of the Misra household sure knows whats up! 

The first thing I do with every season is change the bedding! I decided to go with a Pottery Barn duvet cover this year which I absolutely love! I found a matching coverlet at Bed Bath & Beyond that I liked. Lastly, to finish the ensemble I found some 1500 thread count sheets  on Amazon which I highly recommend, they are the most comfortable sheets I've slept in AND they come in about 20 colors which is a huge bonus!

And how could I forget throw pillows!!! A decorative must :) My husband says they serve absolutely no purpose what so ever practically speaking, which he is correct about...but lets be honest, decoratively speaking they finish the look and make the bed look oh so welcoming!  All three decorative pillows were a Target snag!

Now moving onto the other parts of our place, the kitchen perhaps has Fall spilled all over it with the wine and grape theme as it is.  However, I decided to add a few pieces here and there to spice it up. 

 This awesome pumpkin shaped votive candle holder can be found at Wal-Mart, a place I normally choose to avoid...but I sure am glad I accidentally stumbled upon this the last time I was in there. 

Now this little buddy below can be found at good old Rite Aid, I gave her something to sit on by purchasing the metal bucket and packed hay that I placed in the bucket.  Before sitting her down on the hay, I sprinkled down some plastic fall leaves to complete the look. 

More finds at Rite Aid include these little bookshelf toppers as I call them, one for each side!  They are adorable with their little dangly legs :) 

 

 Of course the dining table that doesn't get used all that much is home to two fall themed candy dishes that house our favorite candy - Dark Chocolate Reeses Peanut Butter Cup!  The candy dishes were a steal at Target's value section, super cheap and super cute!

More scarecrow friends from Rite Aid can be found on the kitchen counters along side one of my favorite candle holders that I got at Bath & Body works.  

Our last scarecrow buddy can be found pushing a wheel barrow in the guest bathroom, I got this piece from Yankee Candle last year.

Slowly Fall decorations will transition into Halloween decorations which will transition into Thanksgiving decorations!  Before we know it it'll be Christmas!  I'm not ready for that yet so I think I'll just enjoy Fall first.  On that note, the hubby & I are off to a winery for some wine tasting with Bella cakes this afternoon!

Speaking of Miss Bella,  she has finally recovered from her spaying last week and got a new look this morning as well :)  She is anxiously awaiting Daddy's return from work to see what he thinks about all her pink and all her bling...

Chris & Kandi

I had so much fun taking engagement photos for Kandi & Chris, at the Biltmore nonetheless! The entire set of photos are still a work in progress but here are a few of their favorites :) Thanks for letting me take your engagement portraits! And thanks to my hubby for being so incredibly supportive of me and for being such an awesome assistant :) 

Can never go wrong with beautiful gardens!

So glam!

Gorgeous

Game over!

Thought I would end with my absolute favorite :) 

We are so excited to celebrate the marriage of these two next year as they "embark" on their "voyage" of married life together on June 14, 2013 on Carnival's newest ship - Carnival Breeze! We get to attend their week long "reception" and can't wait!   

A Weekend in Asheville

Last weekend we headed to Asheville, NC for the weekend with our friends Kandi & Chris to tour the Biltmore Estate and take their engagement pictures there!

After getting on the road around 6am, we were starving when we got there a couple hours later and decided to grab some breakfast at the Early Girl Eatery in downtown Asheville. 

After fueling up we were ready to tour the estate

And the gardens....

Where we scoped out fun places to take their engagement pictures the next day and in doing so were able to practice some poses for them :) 

Next stop on the property was of course the winery!

We tasted some delicious wines and headed onto the harvest festival which included a grape stomp!

We quickly headed back to the hotel where we could change into our College Football gear and headed to dinner at Tupelo Honey Cafe, another amazing restaurant in downtown Asheville.  After dinner we found a sports bar with 19 TVs so that we could watch both the Clemson and Michigan games concurrently - neither ended very well so I won't expand on it any further. 

The next morning we got up bright and early to take Kandi & Chris' engagement pictures (next blog post!), we grabbed this group shot in the midst of the portraits: 

After finishing up their pictures we headed home, but not before we stopped for this view off of the Blue Ridge Parkway :) 

It was so good to come home and see this precious face :) 

We missed her so much since it was the first time we'd left her but we knew she was having an amazing time with her boyfriend Stiches.  Aunt Sherri & Uncle Brad were so good to her for the weekend and spoiled her so much :) 

Happy Birthday Momma Misra!

About a week ago I wished my mom a very happy birthday and today I am wishing my amazing mother in law a very happy birthday as well! I hope she had the day she deserved and am looking forward to her visit in November when we can celebrate together! 

This was us celebrating her birthday last year in Michigan :) 

Happy 1st Day of Fall!

Fall is finally in the air with today being the first official day of the season!  I love this season and am so excited to experience it in Charlotte for the first time!  Some of my favorite things about fall, in no particular order, are the following:

Pumpkin Spice Lattes!

  

Fall Scarves!

Pumpkin Cheesecake!

Fall Scented Candles!  Some of my favorites that I stock up on at Bath & Body Works when they have their 2 for $20 sale on 3 wick candles are Leaves, Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin, Cider Lane, and Spiced Cider.  You can find these candles burning practically every day during the fall in the Misra household!  In addition to candles, I recently discovered Air Wick's new Sweet Vanilla & Pumpkin plug in that can be found in our hallways :) 

Beautiful change of leaves scenery!

Football!

Pumpkin patches & haunted hayrides!

Half Marathons! I signed up to the run the Thunder Road 1/2 Marathon in Charlotte on November 17th!

Harvest time at wineries! 

Speaking of harvest time at wineries, Rup & I are off to Asheville for the weekend to tour the Biltmore estate & winery and explore downtown Asheville with our friends Chris & Kandi! In addition to the Biltmore winery's harvest party, mansion and garden tour, good food, & football, I will be taking Chris & Kandi's engagement pictures for them somewhere on the Biltmore property.  I'm so excited to be able to do this for them and to make a whole weekend out of it in Asheville! More to come about our weekend soon :) 

Stay tuned for some updates about changes we've made at our place to get ready for the fall season :) I may or may not have been sick with bronchitis for a week which called for a lot of fluids & "bed rest" so I may or may not have taken that time to decorate our place and get it ready for Fall...just sayin' :) 

What are some of your favorite things about fall? 

Happy Birthday Momma Mishra!

Happy Birthday to my beautiful mom today :)  I hope all of her birthday wishes this year come true and hope today is wonderful for her! Can't wait to celebrate in a couple weeks <3

Bapu & Neena!

Last weekend Rup & I got to make our third trip to Richmond since moving to Charlotte this summer! Not that I'm complaining or anything :) It's always so nice to see my family! This trip like the past 2 was also to attend the wedding of a family friend of ours.  As always we like to make the most of our road trips to Richmond so we stopped at a couple wineries along the way.  My favorite was the Childress vineyards:

It is very beautiful on the outside and the inside and the wine was very tasty!  

This was Bella cakes second trip to her grandparents house and as always she loves ALL of the attention she gets when she goes home to visit with us. 

Friday night we were so excited to go to one of our favorite places to grab a bite to eat and catch up with some of my girlfriends that I've missed so much! I'm so glad I got to see Betsy too who isn't in this picture. 

The next day was all about the wedding festivities! 

The timing of the wedding weekend was great because my brother had come home from UVA for the weekend to take his MCATs on Friday so we were excited to be able to spend the weekend with him too!

 We started with the Barat...

 And continued onto the wedding....

Which was followed by a cocktail hour (or 2!)

 It was so nice to catch up with old friends...

AND family!

I just love when we're all together!

Finally (and for those of you who have been to Indian weddings before, I mean finally!) the reception was ready to start, it was a beautiful setting at the Jefferson Hotel. 

 We had such a wonderful time celebrating...

 These two: 

 Congratulation Drs. Bapu & Neena Jena!!

 We wish you a life full of happiness, love, and nothing but the best!

We were sad the weekend came to an end so quickly and even our little pooch was exhausted from how much attention she had received all weekend!

She was so well behaved and napped most of the way back to her home in Charlotte where the Misra household is getting ready for fall full swing :)