Cheers to 🌎cultural🌏 openness ~ including to food and drink!
My spot in the lower 🏖Valley🏝 now offers 🍢boba!
🍜Pho #1🍲 in Harlingen ~ White Chocolate🍨
I also hit up my former neck of the woods for more 🍡bubble tea!
🍧Tea Rush Express🍱 ~ 🎂Red Velvet🍰 with 🍓Strawberry🍥 Jelly (which matches my 💅🏽mani🎨 dedicated to my 🌹Lola Rosa🌷 the Belated 🎈Bday🎁 Girl)
^– For your bubbly entertainment c/o fellow foodies Fung Bros –^
Thank GOD It’s Fall!
As much as ☼summer☼ is my favorite season (after all, that’s when my birthday takes place), I’m making the most out of autumn ~ especially going outside for crisp, fresh air!
I’m also all about Starbucks seasonal flavors* ~ from ☼summer’s fruitiness to these comfy delights:
My latest Starbucks Gold Card reward redeemed: Salted Caramel Mocha Frappuccino!
My venti cold cup always comes in handy … for a discount & a drink to last me all ☼day!
Apparently, I was my local barista’s 1st customer to order a Toasted Graham Frappuccino! #StarbucksLovers ♥ #trendsetter
Furthermore, football has kicked off into full swing!
I refreshed my ♥heart♥ & ☼soul☼ with ♥Adoration♥ †Chapel† holy hour at †Church† & with this ☼spirit☼ book + my bod with this Graham Goodness! (Even though I’ll cover up more, I’ll definitely still tone up with whatever energy I still can muster in the midst of working on my dissertation!
Here are a few of my favorite things for fall …
Trunk or Treat: ☼Sunshine☼ (my truck) tailgate was decked out with festive decor that featured ♥A&A♥ when we gave candy to my †Church† students last Howl-o-ween!
Nine Fine Fall Flaves
1. Favorite Candle: my Bath & Body Works‘ Salty Caramel that I used to light up my *Dallas Cowboys* jack-o-lantern and Advent †cross† (I’m also all about BBW‘s Pumpkin Pecan Waffles/White Barn‘s Thanksgiving Morning)
2. Favorite Lip Color: toss-up between my red Ardency Inn ♥Love♥ Cat lipstick from Sephora or purple Vera Wang *Rockstar* lip gloss from ULTA (c/o my Bestie Evie)
3. Favorite Drink: please view above {Exhibits B-E}
4. Favorite Blush: the ones from my KleanKolor Double Rainbow palette, plus I think that I’ll try Dulce Candy‘s tip on lip colors in a pill box for cheek colors!
5. Favorite Clothing Item: my birthday gifts ~ specifically the scarf/shawl ~ and my recent online finds plus my Target scores ~ particularly the jeans and booties!
6. Favorite Fall Movie: no new releases, so I’ll go with classic football flicks: Varsity Blues (came out my sr. yr.), Friday Night Lights (with a cameo of my h.s.), Remember the Titans, Any Given Sunday, The Longest Yard (including the original)
7. Favorite Fall Show: Grey’s ♥Anatomy!!! I’ve been counting down for the Season 12 premiere since the Season 11 finale ~ as a loyal fan for over a decade since the very beginning with the previous seasons on DVD
8. Favorite Thanksgiving Food: I’m not going to lie –> my Cranberry Pie #DISPObustAFlow
9. Favorite Halloween Costume: now how about I have y’all pick? My personal faves include when I rocked out my abs live, No. 5 … I won our contest in 2013 as Lone Ranger‘s Tonto and in 2014 as my Nurse Mom who was fine in 1969! Will I make a 3-peat??
Actually, please allow me to add a 10th item:
My #1 Favorite for Fall: my ✌two✌ ♥cute, cuddly companions♥ with whom to softly snuggle for cozy comfort plus who keep me company while hard at work and welcome me home after hard at play!
CHEERS to this time of year!
As Bruno Mars sings
♪Baby Squirrel, you’s a $3×7 … ♫
My first fun run♥ ♥heartburn-free this week to be greeted on his home turf! #HomeOfTheAbilenePrairieDogs
I treasure
To view close-ups of some of these beautiful petals from ☼floral showers☼ surrounding ♥Our Lady♥ who I visit after my †Adoration† Hour, then please check out Bishop Mike‘s OLG medal & Pope Francis‘ coin!
and my fave fall flave:
PSL is back! I hit up *$ after my park jog specifically for this & was grateful that it made a grand return ~ following the succulent ☼summer☼ flavors! #KickingOffFall +Added *BONUS*: while I was at Market Street, I took time to smell the roses ~ great stress-relief therapy in the midst of this dissertation preparation!
Double the Pumpkin = 1 Delighted Munchkin #PumpkinSpiceLatte #PumpkinScone
Please make it sweet & spiced + iced …
Spice … Ice … Nice … Is this a vice?
& to top it off to make it all nice:
Pair with a Pumpkin Scone
Can’t go wrong with FREE samples … Because even if it’s a YOLO, the portion’s so low! #DISPObustAFlow
To Knock 2 Birds with 1 Stone!
#DISPObustAFlow ✌
Chocolate🍫 * Cookies🍪 * Coffee☕️ * Cheesecake🍰
More specifically …
Thanks to 🌽Trader Joe’s🎯:
Cookies🍪 & Creme🍦 Cookie🍪 Butter 🍯
Happy 🍓Strawberry Month in May!
♪Gotta love ☕️Coffee♫ ~ especially with Cookies🍪 & Creme🍦 (112’s🎤 ♪Peaches🍑 & Cream♫ on the 💡brain) 
Cookie🍪 Butter🍯 Cheesecake🍰 
🌠Starbucks💸‘ *NEW* Additions➕
🍨Frappuccino🍧 Sugar Cookie🍪 
Sippy Selfie: Frappuccino Sugar Cookie before NBA Playoffs (last *Dallas Mavericks* game)
⛺️S’Mores 🍩Tart🍮
Mmmm…. Melted Marshmallow ~ Melt My ♥Heart♥
More like Marshmallow Drizzle for this E-Dizzle!
Chocolate Dipped into this Graham Cracker Crust is like a slice of Heaven ^_^
⛺️S’Mores 🍨Frappuccino🍧 {to 👟kickoff🏈 Frap-Happy Hour (🕒3-5PM🕔 & ’til 6🕕 o’clock for us 🏆Rewards💳 members)}
Score: S’mores ‘specially for Yours Truly
Frap-Happy for this Summer Camp kinda sweet treat!
Graham Cracker topping …
… & Chocolatey Marshmallowy Goodness ’til the very last drop!!!
Before I got ready for the ♥Sweetheart♥ Ball
Brain Food: Egg white & lean bacon breakfast sandwich of Healthy *Champs* from *Starbucks$
I had a Starbucks Haul!
Cooling refreshment: Orange Mango Banana Smoothie to energize yours truly as I go scholar mode!
After the spectacular massage from Lisa …
… she whipped me up this refreshing beverage!
With the fresh ♣mint♣, it’s like a virgin mojito!
+ the Ruby Red grapefruit provides calorie–burning properties!
CHEERS to the perfect spa drink that gave this past Thirsty Thursday a whole new meaning!
The Elaine Dispo Journal 