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Creating Fun Fall Memories and Drinking Some Seriously Good Coffee

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! Yes, I know it isn’t Christmas. And I’m not even talking about Christmas (although that is, in my opinion, the second most wonderful time of the year). I’m talking about FALL. In Chattanooga, this is the time of the year when it is just absolutely gorgeous outside, and so the weekends are jam-packed with festive and fun activities, like heading out to a farm to visit a pumpkin patch. Tim and I both were almost giddy about getting out there with out two little girls, and seeing them run around, laughing and playing together. What we got looked a bit more like this: coffee-mate pumpkin patch Ok, fair enough. I suppose it is a rather strange ritual. So I can understand my daughter’s failure to be super impressed. But lest you think that she is overly sensitive to doing things that are a bit unusual, consider this: coffee mate corn pit   Girl had NO problems getting into a pit of corn and rolling around. It isn’t normal, but it should be! Now “4,000 bags of corn kernels” is on her Christmas wish list so she can recreate the moment in the comfort of her own home. As for me, I have a few rituals of my own for this time of year. We start with a fantastic scent of the season. I put my Spiced Pumpkin candle next to the pumpkin we hauled home from that wacky pumpkin patch thing we had to do.  coffee mate scented candle for fall And while I would NEVER switch out my beloved iced coffee for a hot beverage, I do switch up my flavored creamer. Currently, I’m going back and forth between Coffee-mate’s Pumpkin Spice and Spiced Latte. And just so you know, they are every bit as good as they sound! Also, just a FYI, if you are watching those calories this season, the Pumpkin Spice flavor is available in sugar-free. I’m going to try it next to see if I love it, too! coffee-mate pumpkin spice and spiced latte In fact, the Pumpkin Spice quickly became such a favorite of mine that I felt sad limiting my consumption of it to just coffee (don’t judge unless you’ve already tried this creamer, and if you have, then you totally empathize!). I whipped up these Individual Swirled Pumkin Cheesecakes, and oh. heavens. YES!!!! coffee-mate pumpkin swirled cheescak Let me tell you, friends. If I’ve got a great cup of coffee in my hands, I’m ready for all the pumpkin patches, 4-year-old eye-rolls, and corn pits you can send my way. And if I’ve got a yummy treat to enjoy with my coffee, well then, there’s really no doubt that it must be the most wonderful time of the year, indeed! Be sure to snag these yummy seasonal flavors from Coffee-mate before they are gone from the shelves…they are only here until December! After that, well, you’re just going to have to choose one of the other 25 AMAZING flavors Coffee-mate offers. 😉 Happy fall, y’all!  Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader is going to win a fantastic prize pack from Coffee-mate. It will include the following:

  • 3 full value Coffee-mate product coupons
  • 1 set of Coffee-mate recipe cards
  • 1 French press
  • 4 glass coffee mugs
  • 1 seasonally scented candle

 

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I was selected for this opportunity by Clever Girls Collective, however all content and opinions expressed here are my own.

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  13. Im kinda stuck on plain creamer, boring but great to me. If I could try one of the seasonals it would be the eggnog latte.

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  39. I am a huge pumpkin spice fan so of course I want to try that one but I also have to try the spiced latte flavor!

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  45. I’ve been looking for the Pumpkin creamers for weeks now; they still don’t have them in stores here! I would love to try the Peppermint Mocha!

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  48. I love the peppermint mocha. I’ve been enjoying the dark chocolate fudge, and the girl scouts thin mints is amazing too!

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  59. I love the Peppermint Mocha. I’ll be pregnant over the entire holiday season, but I still get the peppermint mocha flavor creamer and indulge on a cup on Saturday mornings.

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  60. Of the seasonal ones, it’s all about Pumpkin Spice (but I also can’t wait to try those girl scout cookie flavors!) 🙂

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  63. I really want to try the spiced latte and the dark chocolate fudge!! I haven’t even seen these new ones in my local store yet! Darn it!!

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  85. I would love to try the seasonal Dark Chocolate Fudge!!! Yum 🙂 Thanks for the great giveaway-I love coffee mate and have always wanted a french press !

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  88. I would really like to try the Pumpkin Spice. Thanks for the great giveaway opportunity. Keep up the terrific blogging.

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  89. Peppermint mocha is my all time favorite. I can’t wait until this time of year to stock up. I even stock up when they put it on sale at the end of season just to get rid of it. It’s so delicious!

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  139. I’d love to try their eggnog latte- I love eggnog and this sounds yummy 🙂 All their seasonal flavors look great though 🙂

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  143. My mom would like the Pumpkin Spice…

    and WHERE in the world did you guys find a pit of corn??!! I’ve seen giant pumpkins, petting farms, and hayrides but never a pit of corn on our fall excursions around Chattanooga!

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  144. I’d love to try the Pumpkin Spice. Love your tiny pumpkin pies. My nieces would love for my sister to make those so they could have a tea party with them. Thank you 🙂

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  147. Spiced Latte – I love pumpkin and we have already been tru a few. Have not seen the spiced latte, but I will now be watching for it.

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  185. Pumpkin spice has been my favorite for years!! However tonight I had Sugar Free by mistake. Bleh. I don’t recommend it. Stick with the real deal. 🙂

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  189. It’s so hard to pick just one flavor. Pumpkin Spice sounds really good this evening, it’s cold and windy out, so I’ll choose that as my most current favorite flavor. Thank-you.

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