Bob and I left his office around 2:30 Friday afternoon, thinking the traffic wouldn't be too awfully bad that early in the day. We were wrong. By the time we checked into our hotel and got to Cari's, it was about 8pm. We were exhausted, but thankful we got there safely. The welcome little Button gave us was priceless. She is so precious. Cari had saved us some homemade cheddar broccoli soup and we were starved. That's one dish I haven't tried yet but after tasting Cari's I think I may have to. Was really good. With plans to get a early start in the morning Bob and I headed back to the hotel. That bed felt good.
I am always so excited to go to their local farmer's market. It's such a treat to have access to such a wide variety of local, unadulterated food. We're addicted to our honey man. He has some of the best honey around and for a great price too. I always load up when we go. I also walked away with some fresh peppers, local grass fed ground beef and hot sauce. Got our sausage biscuit and headed to the festival!
Bob wasn't so enthralled with the idea of picking apples, but he played along. I couldn't believe the price tag - $20 a bushel. Crazy!! Since we wanted sweet apples they pointed us in the direction for the Fujis. What fun!! It didn't take too long to fill our bags because the trees were loaded. And of course we had to sample the bounty while we were picking. Yummmm!!
After we got home I weighed the bags. They were about 20 pounds each. Thankfully we hitched a ride on the tractor back to our car!! Last year Cari and Matt carried them back.
After all that work, we were starving and went to one of our favorite places there, Vito's, for lunch. SOOOO good. With all the fresh air, apple picking and good food, we were beat. Bob and I crashed on the couch for a little while. Cari took pics. I'm not sharing. LOL
Matt grilled steak and chicken while Cari fixed some veggie stirfry with rice to accompany it. Another good dinner. Oh and we had pumpkin pie for snacks and dessert. Josh came over for dinner since he was spending the night to stay with Button on Sunday while Cari and Matt went to the game. Good kid, and Button loves him!!
Mr. J's Bagels was one of the few places open early enough for us to grab something on the way out in the morning so Bob and I got there early, ate ours and grabbed theirs for take out. We were on the road about 7:45. All parked and unpacking around 10:30, we had a couple of hours to tailgate. One of the best parts of going to the game. (Especially if you're a Cowboy fan at a Redskins game.)
It was pretty cold for a mid October game. In fact, it was so cold ..... Go ahead, you can say it - "how cold was it?" Well, just let this picture speak for itself ...
Matt' wearing Bob's Redskins hat. Need I say more? I think not. But wait!!! There's more!!! LOLOLOL
Before going to our seats we stopped by one of the stores. LOL Look what Cari and Matt walked away with:
It was bloody cold with that wind whipping. Good game though and the Skins even managed to pull out a win! Amazing. Skins 19 - 17 against the Titans.
The drive home was brutal. Traffic was unbelievable all the way. And we hit a backup going through the HRBT due to road work that cost us an hour. It was nearly 11pm when we pulled into the driveway. A long weekend but worth it.
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