happy halloween

Happy Halloween y'all! Taylor and I are going to tag along with some friends as they take their little ones trick-or-treating and then I'm hoping to warm up with an apple cider or pumpkin spice latte.

I have some great memories of being a kid in New Jersey and trick or treating in the best neighborhoods in my hometown. Sometimes I really miss the thrill of dressing up and frantically running from house to house to get the most candy until my hands were frozen. My favorite costume was probably being a hippie in first grade...what was your favorite Halloween costume or memory?

// Photo via Pinterest //

thrifty & crafty

My younger sister came into town on Saturday and since Chief was sick, we stayed home for the afternoon and worked on a few Pinterest-inspired projects. Lauren made a painting for a friend and I worked on a nautical project for my dining room table:

I washed out cans from this recipe and hot glued all-purpose rope from Walmart. It will look more complete once there are flowers in it, but I think they came out pretty cute! I've already given one away and have a few more to spare in case I need a last minute gift.

I also used some left over scrap wood to create a personalize sign for my sweetie. I cut out our initials with blue painters tape, covered the entire board with white acrylic paint and then removed the tape. I think it would nice above a door frame in the guest room.

I am hoping to post finished product pictures soon! What projects are you working on these days?

one year

Yesterday was the one year mark for Young Love in Normaltown! I can't believe I have been working at  this little blog for a year now and I'm very grateful for those of you who stop by and read about my Normaltown life :)

It's crazy to think about where I was a year ago - babysitting and still an intern where I now work. God has a wonderful sense of humor and a much better plan than I ever will. What would you like to see on the blog in this next year? Questions, comments, concerns? I'd love to hear :)

xoxo

// photo from La Receta de la Felicidad via TasteSpotting //

have a cool weekend

Friday is finally here y'all! What do you have in store for your weekend? My mom and sister, Lauren, are coming to Athens tomorrow and I can't wait to catch up over lunch! Lauren is staying over so we are going to work on the highly anticipated kitchen make over.

On the to do list: paint walls, install shelves, install curtains for the back door, dye curtains (ombre style?) for the laundry area and clean out all the crap that has been piling up on my precious counter space. Needless to say, I am putting Lauren to work :) We are also hoping to work on Pinterest projects while watching the UGA vs UF game.

Hope your weekend is super cool.

You had me at gingham and ikat

Would love to use this clutch to hold my makeup

Inspired by Blaire's fall ensemble

Georgia wedding planning

A sneak peek at Candice & Morgan's big day

// Photo via breath Him in & breath Him out //