fall is my favorite

it's actually a toss up with summer but fall here in pittsburgh is just beautiful and so much fun!! we have been pretty busy these last 2 months!

1. we moved!! only 3 houses down...but if def. still counts. we now live in a duplex next to abi and arie and little evelyn (rich's sister. her husband is going to business school so we will be neighbors for the rest of our time here!!) it is much bigger and we have such fun neighbors. we have a little dinner group going and see each other most days. it is so nice to have family close by.



2. ligonier days! someone at my work told me about this fall festival last year and i never got to go. so rich planned a fun day for us to go this year and i was so excited!! ligonier is this quaint little town about an hour away in the middle of nowhere. for being such a small town there were TONS of people there! they had a parade, tons of craft booths, so many delicious foods and a battle reenactment. my favorite was apple dipped in batter, deep fried and dipped in caramel. SOOO GOOD.



3. radical days! each year in pittsburgh they dedicate a week to the people and all different venues/events are open to the public for free!! the zoo, museums, canoeing, film festivals, art, so many fun things!!! one day abi, evelyn and i went on an adventure to phipp's conservatory! it was SO COOL. it is this crazy huge greenhouse with the most interesting things! they have a butterfly room, a chocolate tree, a rainforest, banana tree-- so fun! we had a great time exploring--and best part of all--it was free!!



4. halloween party! abi and i (with lots of help from our husbands) threw a halloween party this year. we had so much fun planning and preparing and i think it was a hit! we had pumpkin bocci, a cake walk, homemade rootbeer (my FAVORITE PART)lots of treats, a costume contest and rockband going over on our side. everyone's costumes were great! if you want to see more pictures click here.



looking forward to thanksgiving in CA. can't wait to see my family!!