Thankful Thursday

I haven't done one of these posts in awhile so I figured it was time to post one again. I hope you all are having a great (short) week!

I'm thankful for...

1. Fall TV shows starting soon. I love trying out new shows, but I also love old favorites. I'm currently counting down the days until How I Met Your Mother starts up on September 19th. I love all the characters equally, except maybe Ted...although I think Barney might be my secret favorite. Everytime I see the following photo it makes me laugh out loud:

2. Fall like weather. Could the days be any more perfect this week? I wish I could bottle these days and enjoy them again in the dead of winter.

3. Completing another item on my 101 in 1001 list! I will have you know that I finally got around to making myself a stellar wedding album. Does it weigh 50 pounds because I stuffed the maximum number of spreads in it? YES, but that makes it doubly awesome because I get a fantastic arm workout when I look at it. I'll take some photos of it soon - I'm working on some new packages for my sessions (likely to debut in January) that include one of these albums, which are more expensive than a typical book (which I will likely still offer) but you get more photos and it's a great heirloom quality album. It's definitely something that you can treasure forever, which is important to me.

4. Lincoln Cafe. First let me say that Mt. Vernon has to be the cutest little town - they even have lights in their trees on Main Street. LOVE. Anyways, the Lincoln Cafe is probably my #1 favorite restaurant in the entire state of Iowa. I'm extremely excited because I just booked a spot for Josh and I to partake in their September Sunday night dinner where the theme will be honey from the chef's backyard bees. I think I'm already drooling. If you haven't been there yet, you better check it out. Have the special. Invite me. ;)

5. And of course, I'm thankful for my family, friends, and four legged friend Einstein. I snapped this photo on a lazy weekend in our new house. I think Einstein has the right idea - a nap sounds perfect about now, what do you think?