Fall Festivities

I have always loved fall! One of the things I miss most about home is Sardine Canyon, I loved driving and being able to admire the beauty of the changing seasons. I miss the smells of the farm---okay I don't miss the smell of silage. However, there is something about being on the farm and the naustalgic fragrance of the farm that takes me back to my childhood and reminds me of the coming festivities.  I also have another great reason to love the fall and that is my birthday. This year I thought I would be spending my birthday with Jake.  However, conveniently Emily's UEA weekend allowed her to come up and spend my birthday with me and she was able to bring my mom as well!:)

We had so much fun catching up (until 2 AM!--Emily apparently isn't used to going to bed early...yet), making lots of yummy food, going to the farmers market, a home show, and of course enjoying a FULL day of shopping!:)  Thanks mom and Emily for coming up and making my birthday amazing! Carin we missed you and I can't wait until we can all be together again!

Also thanks to my sweetheart for making me waffles and surprising me with presents and flowers! I love you so much!

I loved this first picture and that it is probably a more realistic look at what we normally look like.  That and the fact Jake kept snapping pictures until he finally got ONE where we were all paying attention.

The Farmer's Market is phenomenal in Boise! We all loved sampling all of the yummy food and checking out some of the fun booths. If you look closely you can see Kathleen and Kate who surprised us right after this picture. Kathleen was also able to come stay with us for a couple of days and it was so much fun to be able to have everyone there.:)

Bronco NATION!

Remember that part about Jake being excited to move to Boise because of a certain college team that he loves??? Ya I don't remember that either....okay I might just be reminded about that fact and the fact that Boise State is one of the GREATEST parts of Boise...correction the state of Idaho. No these are not my words, simply what I have been hearing non stop since we moved here. I do love Boise though, I have defnitely been converted to being a Bronco fan and I enjoy living in a city/state where everyone is united in supporting a team. Jake's parents came up a few weekends ago and we were able to get in on all of the action and attend one of these infamous games. Besides the almost unbearable heat I loved it! The tailgaters definitely are some of the best that I have seen and I am excited to go to more games, especially if I can find that mouth watering Bronco Chili that I snagged last time!:)