Rock-tober
October is the best month. Beautiful weather and Halloween at the end!
Even before the calendar turned, we've been getting a jump on enjoying fall. Last weekend, we went apple-picking -- it rained on us, but it was all the more memorable for it. We were riding on a tram, taking a tour of the orchard, getting soaked and freezing. Luckily, by now I'm Miss Prepared-for-the-weather, so I had two shirts and a hoodie, but our buddy Dave was miserable in a tee shirt. We ran through the "restricted" antique apple section, munching only slightly more than our allotted amount of apples and trying not to stumble in the mud. Almost as if by design, shortly after the tour was over, the weather cleared up and it has been beautiful ever since. After the orchard, we ate dinner at a surprisingly nice steakhouse in Nebraska City (where Josh was beside himself at the inexpensive variety of Scotches). The next day, we met Dave to watch football at Old Chicago and then played Laser Tag and went over to my parents' for the season premiere of Dexter.
Did I mention that we're having beautiful weather? Every day this week I've walked to work, and when I go, I wear a jacket, but on the way home, I wear a tank-top. Ahhhh, fall :) Every day when I go outside for lunch, it’s a struggle to make myself come back inside. And it’s not just that it’s beautiful out, but also that I realize that a month or so from now, just thinking about wearing a tank top outside is going to give me chills.
Next up on the fall frenzy: riding my bike out to Eagle tomorrow for snacks and beer. Sunday we’re picking pumpkins at Vala’s. We’re basically going to be busy little bees for the rest of the month, and it all ends with a flourish: going to Vegas for a friend’s wedding over Halloween. October is the best.
Okay, I just spent the last 2 and a half hours watching Avatar (which was exactly as good as I anticipated it would be), so I’d better get my booty to bed so I’m fit to ride in the morning.
Even before the calendar turned, we've been getting a jump on enjoying fall. Last weekend, we went apple-picking -- it rained on us, but it was all the more memorable for it. We were riding on a tram, taking a tour of the orchard, getting soaked and freezing. Luckily, by now I'm Miss Prepared-for-the-weather, so I had two shirts and a hoodie, but our buddy Dave was miserable in a tee shirt. We ran through the "restricted" antique apple section, munching only slightly more than our allotted amount of apples and trying not to stumble in the mud. Almost as if by design, shortly after the tour was over, the weather cleared up and it has been beautiful ever since. After the orchard, we ate dinner at a surprisingly nice steakhouse in Nebraska City (where Josh was beside himself at the inexpensive variety of Scotches). The next day, we met Dave to watch football at Old Chicago and then played Laser Tag and went over to my parents' for the season premiere of Dexter.
Did I mention that we're having beautiful weather? Every day this week I've walked to work, and when I go, I wear a jacket, but on the way home, I wear a tank-top. Ahhhh, fall :) Every day when I go outside for lunch, it’s a struggle to make myself come back inside. And it’s not just that it’s beautiful out, but also that I realize that a month or so from now, just thinking about wearing a tank top outside is going to give me chills.
Next up on the fall frenzy: riding my bike out to Eagle tomorrow for snacks and beer. Sunday we’re picking pumpkins at Vala’s. We’re basically going to be busy little bees for the rest of the month, and it all ends with a flourish: going to Vegas for a friend’s wedding over Halloween. October is the best.
Okay, I just spent the last 2 and a half hours watching Avatar (which was exactly as good as I anticipated it would be), so I’d better get my booty to bed so I’m fit to ride in the morning.