Alas, after 9 years (yikes 😳) I have made my return to Washington for a proper PNW fall! Giving credit where credit is due, I owe this trip back to my high school bestie Ang! Because when your friend from New Zealand lets you know she's coming home and you work for yourself you get on a plane and get your butt to the west coast!

Thanks to technology we get to chat a bit in between her trips to America every two years but danggg the years just keep flying by so I am so thankful I got to make it home to visit with her and meet her hubby (outside of Skype!) We may live on absolute opposite ends of the Earth (literally) but every time we're together it's like no time has passed. 

We totally lucked out and had a beautiful day in Seattle to play tourists. I've been to Pike Place more times than I can count, but I never quite tire of it and I'm pretty sure if I lived there I would totally buy myself one of their bouquets every week. 

After a really fun day of exploring together they headed off to their next adventure and I caught up with another one of my favorite people, Lindsey! With some impending storms in the forecast for the weekend, she suggested we spend a little time outdoors (good call!) So we headed over to Green Lake to walk the lake and take in some fall colors and boy was that a treat.. OMG 😍. 

I always joke with Lindsey that Seattle is so intimidating to me.. I know, I know I live in NYC, but Seattle just has so much variety and different neighborhoods that frankly I know very little about., plus there's that driving thing. So it is always such a treat for me every time we get together and when I get to explore new areas like a local. Ah, I just love it! Seattle you're dreamy.

I know I've already said it but I am SO very thankful for this time home -- and I still have over a week to go! Getting to visit with Angie and Lindsey was such a fun way to kick off my trip and I'm already itching for another day trip up to Seattle. So, so, SO happy this is real life and that I'm getting to spend more time at home. It's such a change of pace that really makes my heart full and I can't wait for the other memories to come from this trip!

As most of you know... I recently moved ( we just hit the two-week mark!) Everything is finally just about put away and decorated and man, moving is A LOT of work! Add in doing it while running a biz and woweee! So if there's one thing that's been running on my mind non-stop lately it is all things home! Which is why I am SO very excited to share an event in NYC happening on Monday that is dedicated to exactly that and guess what YOU'RE INVITED! I'm talking about the 3rd Annual HGTV Blogger Block Party!

If you know me reallyyy well, you know that I pretty much live, breathe and sleep all things HGTV so you can bet your bottom dollar I will be at the event on Monday! The day promises to be full of all things blogging, tweeting, meet and greeting, DIY and home decor and I am PUMPED! This year's schedule looks super awesome too. Check it outtt 👇🏻 

I always wait for the mail each month for my new issue of HGTV magazine so I'm really looking forward to the chance at hearing from Magazine Editor in Chief Sara Peterson. I am a HUGE fan of Emily Henderson and Young House Love too so I'm really looking forward to their chats too!

So how do I know the event is going to be so awesome? Well, I actually got to check out their first event! Flashback Friday timee 👉🏻 1st Annual HGTV Blogger Block Party. I'm even more excited because this year I can hit up the whole event now that I'm the boss lady! 🎉 So what are you waiting for?! If you live in NYC or are in the area, get your RSVP on -- it's free and fabulous and definitely going to make you actually look forward to Monday after the weekend! Not in NYC? That's okay! Tune in to my Instagram and Twitter accounts to keep up with the fun!

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**Disclaimer: Thank you to HGTV Magazine for kindly sponsoring this post. All opinions are 100% honest & completely my own.

It's officially garlic cheesies season! Aka to the rest of the world as baseball season! ;-) While I'm not totally sure I'd call myself an actual baseball fan (I'm much more of a football girl) I've definitely found appreciation for the stadium grub! 

Yankee Stadium loves throwing a few curveballs in the mix each year with its offerings and this year they went far left field for their burger menu. <-- See what I did there?! Haha. 

Being the true burger and ridiculous food lover that I am, I had to see what these babies were all about! So without further ado, let me introduce you to this year's line-up.

Double-Double Burger

The Double-Double is just about as tall as a NYC skyscraper. This sucker was hugeeee and could probably feed your whole family at the game. This takes the term double cheeseburger to a whole new level with two grilled cheese sandwiches as the buns. Try it if you dare!

Barnyard Wedding Burger

I fell in love at first sight with this burger creation as soon as I heard hashbrown. The Barnyard Wedding burger is a burger, topped with fried chicken, and then a hashbrown all on a pretzel bun. Ridiculous sounding? Maybe, but holy burger it was delicious. I will be back for another wedding...

G.O.A.T Burger

Meet the G.O.A.T Burger aka Greatest of All Time Burger. I grabbed a bite of this beauty that is a burger topped with pastrami, crispy bacon, and some tasty condiments all on a pretzel bun. The flavors on this one are dynamite and it's definitely not your average burger.

I was pretty pumped to check these guys out and I have to say they totally lived up to the ridiculous combinations I like to see at stadiums! They're not your cheapest options ranging from $16-20 just for the burger, but we are in NYC after all. If you want to check any of these guys out at your next game you can find them at the concessions behind section 115!