Wine, Pizza & Football

It was a super busy weekend and I'm exhausted today! Here's a run down of the weekend...         

One of my favorite activities from last fall was the St. Louis Wine Fest, so I was determined to make it this year. Despite a lot of other great activities like SLU's homecoming, attending the fest was top on my list of "to dos" for the fall. Though it was a little warm we had a great time!

After the wine fest, we headed to our favorite pizza place...Feraro's in Soulard. It's "Jersey-Style" and their specialty is the Taylor ham pizza (some sort of Jersey specialty). It's DE-LISH! My mouth is watering now just thinking about it!

Of course one of Sumeet's favorite past times is watching his beloved Buffalo Bills. They hardly ever come to St. Louis because they are in a different section of the league (I think). Since Sumeet isn't shy about his love for the Bills, a kind doc at the hospital was so nice to give us great seats to the game.  Thankfully, the Bills won! Unfortunately though for the Rams coach, they lost and he was subsequently fired. They apparently don't mess around! Go Bills!

Balloon Glow

Sumeet and I have never been to the balloon glow and it's definitely been on my list of "to-do's" before we leave the STL.  It was such a beautiful night and fun to see the hot air balloon up close.  It was great too, because my friend from school, Caroline was able to join us!

Here are a few shots from the evening.

Apple Picking

Sumeet and I both had the day off on Thursday so we decided to make our annual trip to Eckerts Orchard. Last year's trip was a bit disappointing because 

1. there were no apples to pick because of the poor crop so you had to "pick" your apples from barrels 

2. We specifically went there to get their apple cider which Sumeet loves, but were distracted by their wine tasting and neglected to buy the cider.

Thursday was a beautiful day and it was a great trip for multiple reasons: there was hardly anyone else there, there were apples to pick off the trees this year AND we remembered the apple cider! All in all, it was a successful trip!

The trip home was  a bit of adventure since we ended up driving through East St. Louis on the way home.  Apparently the Garmin directs you to the most efficient, and not necessiarly the safest route. Lesson learned. 

Fall is here!

Though I used to be more of a "summer gal", over the past few years I've definitely started to love fall! It could be that in my old age, I'm becoming more of a fan of the season that allows me to open our windows, wear jeans with my Uggs, and walk from the parking garage to school without breaking out in the typical summer sweat. 

St. Louis thankfully has also discovered the greatness of fall as well. Our schedule is almost already packed with a few weddings, the St. Louis Wine Festival, the Forest Park Balloon Glow and The Best of Missouri.   And if I'm lucky, a certain someone will take me for a picnic in the park complete with a boat ride....

Fall is Sumeet's favorite season but not for the brisk air and changing leaves. No, Sumeet loves it for the football. He watches the 50 games that are on Sundays and is in a fantasy football league. He can't get enough. He even found a Buffalo Bills fan club right here in St. Louis. Here's Sumeet today on his way to join the club...Go Bills!