This weekend was Amazing.
It reminded me of all the reasons I love living in the Shenandoah Valley.
First, it started with carving pumpkins. Andy & I carved our first pumpkins as a
married couple and first pumpkins at our own house!
Andy cut the holes in the top and scraped all the guts out
because he knows I *HATE* that part (eww).
And then I got to do the fun part, carving!
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| I think Andy does this because he doesn't trust me with the knife. |
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| Okay, I know I'm biased, but isn't he adorable?! |
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| Yes, I interrupted him for a self portrait. |
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The dogs found out they love the taste of pumpkins. Parker even took a big bite out of one of the lids! |
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| Hard at work -- using a very small knife. It's much safer for me that way! |
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| Finished product! I love them! |
Second, Saturday morning (into Saturday afternoon) I spent three hours
catching up with a good friend at one of my favorite places: Starbucks!
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| Katherine & I at her wedding almost 1 year ago! |
Third, we spent Saturday night at the beautiful new home of
Val & Andrew celebrating their engagement & new home! Val is the amazing & talented musician who sang at our wedding last month. Their property is amazing and I didn't want to leave... ever (just ask Andy).
All of the details of the party were adorable (tin can lanterns, mason jars with polka dots, a wagon for the food table, the list goes on and on). I am so upset I forgot my camera! So the following photos are courtesy of
Priscilla Halterman - thanks for taking such great photos!
Val thanks for having us! We had a great time!!
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| Loved the signs (and chalkboard signs!) - I can only imagine their wedding! |
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| Beautiful flowers and decorations. |
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| Love this girl! |
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| I finally got to meet her famous kitty Olivia. |
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| Olivia is so talented. She's a musician too. |
And last but certainly not least, Sunday morning laying in bed we debated what to do with our day. I suggested errands in Harrisonburg and then Andy suggested we be less productive and have a picnic at his grandfather's other farm. My husband is amazing. It was the perfect plan for a beautiful October Sunday. So we called my nephews and Andy's mom and planned our picnic.
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| Dillon couldn't stop fishing to eat... :) |
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| We did a lot of this... Cathy relaxing |
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| I think this vine on the silo is just gorgeous! |
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| Searching for gourds... |
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| Jake's favorite find! |
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| Dillon's favorite find! |
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| The loot -- I now have a beautifully decorated porch! |
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| Self portrait moment - no makeup + messy hair Sunday. |
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| Cathy finding gourds! |
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| Dillon fishing in one of the prettiest places in the Valley. |
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| More self portraits.. |
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| We had a blast! |
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| Jake & I, we both love taking pictures! |
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| My handsome husband gets tired of the camera! |
Thank you Shenandoah Valley for the best weekend. You make it impossible to ever leave.
My exact quote to Andy while sitting down enjoying the beautiful scenery,
"This is why I can never leave the Valley."
P.S. - for those of you anxiously awaiting my feelings on the dyson vacuum we purchased (I know you were just checking back every day to see what I thought...hahaha). The results are in: it's a keeper. Even after my friend Nicole made fun of me for having a "status" vacuum, it is still a keeper. We loved it and it vacuums so much better than my old walmart vacuum (not that it would be hard to beat, it seriously smoked when we ran it).
