Rainy Day Gear

Juicy Slubbed Striped Cotton t-shirt $95
Hunter Original Glossy Rainboots $115
J Brand Clocker Jean Legging $354.75
Old Navy Wool Blend Trench Coat $89.50 (sale)
Marc by Marc Jacobs Totally Turnlock Magazine $348
Topshop Umbrella $36
Alexander McQueen Crystal Skull Four Finger Ring $550

I've always loved the rain IF I can be inside, in cozy clothes, watching movies, and drinking hot apple cider. But when I have to be driving, walking, running errands in it, the rain isn't my friend. Until last winter when I bought a pair of rain boots and my outlook on rainy days changed entirely. I now welcome the rain and any excuse to wear my rain boots and trench coat! This week has been rainy and gloomy in LA and although I was caught without my gear yesterday, I'm now fully decked out in water resistant attire and even splashing in a few puddles. Writing this reminds me of one of my favorite Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey.

"As a young boy, when you get splashed by a mud puddle on the way to school, you wonder if you should go home and change, but be late for school, or go to school the way you are; dirty and soaking wet. Well, while he tried to decide, I drove by and splashed him again."

Pie Heaven

Dotting the apples with butter

Vanilla ice cream is essential with apple pie.
Gabe loves pie.

As I've said before, Gabe loves pie. His favorites are blueberry and apple so I decided to make him an apple pie on Sunday. I used the recipe from More From Magnolia and while I'm still perfecting the crust, the pie tasted delicious. Sarah bought this cookbook for me as a birthday gift one year and I continue to find the best recipes from it. Gabe and I frequently have this "situation" where he'll come home looking forward to eating something and I'll have already eaten it. Thankfully pie isn't my biggest weakness, so hopefully I'll be able to hold back on eating the rest of it before he makes it home again. This reminds me of one of my favorite Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey.

When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it's not, mmmmmmm, boy.