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it seems particularly fitting that the last day of summer in the northern hemisphere would be a gloomy cloud-saturated day. this year seems to have passed with brief periods of sun threatened by the onset of moisture. this weekend i spent some time just south of San Francisco and as the weather gods would have it, it was fantastically sunny and beautiful. just my luck.

yesterday i attended the NFL monday night football game with brad and his dad at candlestick park.  i love football season - the changing of the air, the idea of going back to school after a lazy summer and the festivities that come with the games. anyway, it was the first professional football game i have ever been to and i am happy to say i came away with a stomach full of beer and soft pretzel and a WIN! (woohoo SAINTS!) 

my one cell phone shot!

i am also a new convert to LACE UP BOOTS - they have ceased reminding me of the "punk" movement in high school and have transcended to an all new level in my closet. i found these steve madden PERRIN boots last weekend and after wearing them ALL weekend i will share them with all!

these have two sets of hooks in between a center lace up section and a neat red backing on the zipper. im smitten.

ps - who else has jumped on the BOARDWALK EMPIRE bandwagon? you should, its good.

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the principle cast of mad men (aren't the clothes FABULOUS)

it's mad men season!! this sunday was the season 4 premier of mad men, an AMC original that has taken the US by storm. the plot centers around a married (now divorced) couple and their lives - he is an advertising executive on Madison Avenue, and she is a stay-at-home mom. their story sheds light into the glam of the 1960's and is an absolutely AMAZING show to watch for clothes/home decor inspiration.

january jones as betty draper - the perfect housewife in search of elusive happiness.

off screen, january jones is a siren - a perfect combination of red lips and blonde hair - she has been all over fashion magazines for quite some time

jon hamm, as donald draper, fiercely creative and cunningly adultrousm - this Madison Avenue exec seems to have everything in place until the skeletons in his closet begin to emerge.

jon hamm is a well recognized actor who manages to pull the 60's off in a very sexy way!

betty draper and henry francis (christopher stanley)

look at her clothesssss! makes me want to only wear vintage from now on!

donald draper = absolute perfection = LOVE the mysteriousness

bethany (anna camp) from episode 1

as i was watching this scene - i could barley take my eyes off that dress, but when i did - i realized that that woman was familiar -- and i figured it out! she is the reverend's wife, sarah newlin, from another of my favorites - true blood. ha, figured it out!

i cannot wait to see what the rest of the season will bring - and if you're not watching - you should.