A fall weekend
“Escape into the enchanting beauty of nature with a Fall weekend—a reliable blend of cool breezes, vibrant foliage, and serene moments, creating an idyllic retreat.”
Would you believe us if we told you its been six weeks since Mr. B and we have had a “normal” weekend at home? Between the move, running the Chicago marathon, and family visiting, we haven’t had a single weekend to just hang out. Chillax if you will.
Friday we spent the day catching up on life! Laundry, vacuuming (which we are totally obsessed with now because we didn’t have carpet at our old place. Who knew pretty vacuum lines could make a girl so happy?!), photographing food, and running. Yep, our first run post marathon and it was fan-freaking-tastic. We ran around Wash Park without our Garmin and was smiling from ear to ear. Non-training runs = happy Lauren.
But! The biggest quest on Friday was finally getting our office/den in order. We were kind of surprised. We thought it would take us 15 hours to organize and clean, but we managed to do it in two hours! Boo-yah! Obviously, it’s still a working progress, but we're happy with the his/hers sections. Mr. B’s guitars are on the left and our stuff is on the right with a common ground in the middle. Not too shabby!
Saturday Mr. B and we were up early. Our new place has tons of natural light, which means, we can kiss our sleeping in days goodbye because the sun is beaming through our window around 7:30am! Oh well, things could always be worse.
With a few hours to kill before we were to meet Katie and Listy and head to the pumpkin patch, Mr. B and we strolled down to the Masterpiece Delicatessen to grab some breakfast. Mr. B ordered an egg and Reuben sandwich, while yours truly ordered a pulled pork and egg sandwich. Have mercy!
After breakfast we did a few chores around the house, and before we knew it, we were off to the pumpkin patch. Yes, we realize we don’t have kids, but we will never miss an opportunity to take a hayrack ride to pick out a pumpkin. As a kid this was one of our favorite fall traditions! And…going on haunted hayrack rides with our family. We're a BIG fan of all things Halloween.
Anyway, Listy, Katie, Max, Nick, Chance, and we headed out to Mile High Farms about 30 minutes east of Denver. They do a great job keeping all ages entertained. There were train rides for the kids, a petting zoo, and a place for adults to sling shot some gourds. The only thing that was kind of a bummer was the corn maze. Exhibit A (picture below – top left corner): it’s not scary when you’re taller than the actual corn stalks. Just sayin’.
We finally took the hayrack ride to the pumpkin patch and scored some pretty pumpkins. We found two, but we're waiting until Halloween to carve because we don’t want them to get crusty or eaten by squirrels.
After Mile High Farms, we boogied back to Denver because kickoff was at 5pm and we still had few things to do before the village came over. Yep, we finally hosted our first watch party at our new place! We managed to squeeze in 14 of our closest friends in our living room to watch the Cats take on West Virginia.
Well, all of our cheering must have worked because the Cats came up with a big win! Go STATE! We celebrated the victory with some bubbles and cheeesy pizza. We like to keep things classy around these parts.
Sunday Mr. B and we woke up early again, but this time, we were not feeling like sunshine and lollipops. It was a small price to pay to the Party God’s because K-State is now ranked #3 in the country!! Whoo-hoo!
With our stomachs growling, we hopped on the motorcycle and zoomed over to meet Katie and Kevin at Stella’s for brunch. A cup of dark coffee and a plate of smoked trout hash with poached eggs and fried leeks was just what we needed to keep our Sunday from turning sour.
After brunch we headed back home and watched at least five hours of Breaking Bad. Have you seen this show? If not, ruuuun to your computer and put it on your Netflix que. We promise you will thank us later!
We did managed to squeeze in a 3 mile walk/jog around the neighborhood because the weather was gorgeous and rumor has it, it’s supposed to snow on Friday. Rats.
We hope you had a great weekend! Catch you on the flip side. “Conclude your Fall weekend retreat with memories etched in golden hues—a time well-spent in the embrace of autumn’s tranquility and beauty.”
