Happy Fall y’all!  Oh, it’s such a wonderful time of year.  The leaves are on the ground wearing new colors, there is a spirit of change in the air, gathering of families & friends, harvest hues & autumn décor, AND PUMPKINS.  Oh, for the love of pumpkins.  How we adore you and how we thank God for being so brilliant to create you.  You are lovely to look at & taste.  You are the perfect pairing for all the goodness of fall.

In honor of fall and being festive, I wanted to share some pumpkin inspiration in the collage of photos below.  Thank you, Trader Joes for your Fearless Flyer publication that had my daughters circling every item they want to try on our drive home a week ago.  Thank you Traders for embracing pumpkins so well.  We love your pumpkin bars, your candy corn pumpkin, your pumpkin pancake mix, and your pumpkin ginger ice cream “Hold the Cone” treats—just to name a few.  If you haven’t visited Traders to pick up some pumpkin goodies yet, you must make a trip there this fall season.  Your taste buds will thank you.

And, if you want to decorate with pumpkins, they have a wonderful selection of different sizes and shades of orange & white.  I shared some photos of how I used them to add a fall feel to our home.

Also, if you like pumpkin candles, I found a great one from Threshold in a cute little rust colored glass jar at Target.  It is also pictured below.

Enjoy this first day of October, my friends.  Do yourself a favor and go pick up something pumpkin-y today.

And, maybe pick up something pumpkin-y for a friend to get them in the fall spirit too.  Be brave on the narrows, my friends.

P.S.  The beautiful hand lettering on the “It is Well” framed art is done by the talented Amanda Estrada (her website is http://www.heyamandaestrada.wordpress.com)