I HEART Fall!

Is there anything better than a fall day (well, today isn't a BEAUTIFUL fall day)...but it is technically fall! ?? I don't think so!! hehe...

I have been busy this morning...partially b/c I was trying to finish up some last minute details on the picnic that Lifesong was going to have tomorrow...but because of the icky forecast was cancelled. I was really looking forward to that community aspect, but I was a little relieved, just b/c I was going to be running all over creation for last minute things that I needed to get or find. SO...that kind of alleviated that for me....

A bunch of us went apple picking last Sunday at the Nashoba Valley Winery in Bolton. It is a really pretty place...but I'm not a HUGE fan of that place. I really like North Brookfield orchards...it's got a whole lot more variety...and the place is fun. BUT...it's ok...we had fun!! We always do!!

Well, I had picked (err...actually, I didn't pick the apples...my flip-flop broke and I couldn't walk around...so I had Tami and Dakota do the picking for me). They did a wonderful job and I ended up with a bag of apples that either needed to be eaten or baked into something delicious!
I ate my fill of apples this week...but I still had a mess of them left, so I decided today was the day to peel and cut them and make them into an apple crisp. What a good afternnoon!! I made tomato soup (a delicious recipe that I have for any of you who enjoy tomato soup....I never thought I would like tomato soup until I had this recipe...so I can't tell you if it tastes like "everyone else's" tomato soup. It has more of a spaghetti sauce taste...). Anywhoo...I made that this afternoon...and then I made the apple crisp. My house smells of absolute yumminess!! Yeah, I can make up my own words!

Right now, I am just checking my email and sending out a few overdue emails...and in the background Coach Carter is playing. I haven't seen it...but it looks pretty good...but I'm just not into the movie watching mode right now. I guess I'll have to put it on my Netflix Queue....

Tonight I am going to a Brazilian cocktail??!! Tudo bem! What exactly is a cocktail?? I am imagining that it is like a cocktail party...but I'm not sure of the casualness or uncasualness (err??? haha) of this whole affair! What the heck do you wear to a cocktail?? Will my Brasiliero and Brasiliera friends help me out on this one?? Hmm??

Tomorrow will be our third week of church. It's amazing how excited I am for church. I feel like for a while, I wasn't excited about going to church. Not that I didn't like my church or my pastor or anything like that...it's not that my relationship with God was suffering...I don't know exactly what it was?? It became more of a chore or duty, I guess would be a better word. Now I am excited to be at church for 7:30 to help set up...and can't believe at 11:30 when I am leaving for the afternoon. It's awesome....

Alrighty...well, I'm going to finish up a few more things...and then I'm headed out....
Hope you all have a wonderful rest of your weekend!!!

~Jen