Like I mentioned earlier, this has been a successful weekend. Yesterday, Bret and I went to an apple festival which was tons of fun. We ended up leaving with 6 gallons of fresh, pressed apple cider (two for us and four to distribute to friends + family). After the festival, we stopped by Schram's Farms to get some pumpkins. I took a nice, high quality photo (sarcasm) of some of the pumpkins at the patch. Bret and I walked away with two big guys and three little ones.
During our little adventures yesterday, I kept tabs on some songs that suited the autumn/fall mood that we were in. The playlist can be found below. Since it's October, my obsession for Halloween must be fulfilled -- so cue the horror/scary/thriller movies! I made some chocolate chip pumpkin muffins last night for when we watched Shutter Island. The movie was good, but I really was in the mood for Paranormal Activity. I watched the trailer for the sequel yesterday (knowing full well that I won't see it in the theater), but it sparked my interest to see the original which Bret and I haven't done yet.
This morning, Bret requested some hot apple cider. I don't have any mulling spices, so I used the recipe that I have to spice up the cider. Just put the cider on medium-low on the stove to heat it up, and add these spices. The recipe doesn't call for cinnamon or ginger, but I like to add both to give it a little more zing:
