Weekend Recap: Prepping for Fall

 

   I know, I know, technically it's not fall yet, but in my own little world it is! While some people are still craving that summer sun, I want nothing more than for it to be sweater weather! This past weekend was family weekend at my school, but instead of the fam coming here, I decided to have a weekend away at home to relax and recuperate! 

   Saturday was pretty overcast and rainy, but my mom and I had planned on going apple picking so you better believe that's what we did...after grabbing brunch of course! Our favorite brunch spot is about 15 minutes away (which is very dangerous), and every weekend the menu changes to use ingredients that are in season and can be bought locally! This weekend we went for the cranberry walnut french toast! 

             

   After brunch, we headed out to the apple orchard! Apple picking is one of my absolute favorite activities to do in the fall. The combination of driving to the farm, wandering through the orchards, and admiring all the knick-knacks in the little shop makes me so happy! It rained pretty hard before we got to the orchard so I got to break out my Hunter boots which I was pretty excited about, and with a little luck the rain held off and we were able to get a TON of apples! After the picking was over we stopped at another little farm that has a cute store with lots of fall/Halloween decorations and I got to pick up a couple festive pieces to hang in my dorm room! 

                                       

                                       

                                      

           

   Sunday was a pretty chill day that consisted of a homemade breakfast, walk in the park, and a coffee run! Since I had to pack up my things this evening and head back to campus, we wanted to have a chill day at home. After we woke up, my mom and I threw on some workout gear and headed over to the park for a nice little walk. When we got back we fired up the griddle and made some homemade pumpkin pancakes which are pretty much the most heavenly thing in the world! Before I packed up all my things, we ran to our favorite coffee house where we intended on grabbing a nice cappuccino, surfing the web, and chilling out outside for a bit. In theory this sounded very relaxing but you know sometimes the wifi is down and a swarm of bees decides it wants to keep buzzing around you. But no worries, the coffee was fabulous as always so life is good! All in all, this was the perfect weekend to prepare me for another week here at college! 

XOXO, Em

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