Pumpkin Mania!

So this weekend was easily my best weekend in Boulder so far, due to the fact that Davis was in town and we did lots of fun fall activities! Yeah yeah I'm a season nerd...what can I say. But it was so nice having Davis around to explore the town with me, he loves it here almost as much as I do so we had a good time.

Saturday we set out for Rock Creek Farm, renowned for its sprawling pumpkin patches and 5 mile long weaving corn maze. And being a Saturday near Halloween, the farm was thoroughly packed with people of all ages in search of their perfect pumpkins.

















One of the best parts of the pumpkin patch experience was absolutely the view. The farm is a few miles east of the mountains and the distance allows a much broader view of the mountain range. Basically 180 degrees of mountains with rolling farmland in the foreground. Not to mention the weather was perfect, sunny and 70s all weekend. Sigh, I was a happy camper.
















Davis and I took our time foraging through the pumpkin fields, finding all sorts of interesting and bizarre examples of pumpkindom.

The pulverized.
















The pumpkin that thought it was an apple.


















The hourglass figure.


















And braille pumpkin.

















But we were not satisfied with these pumpkin freaks, we had our sights set on bigger and better. Davis finally found his ultimate large pumpkin, capitalizing on the bargain flat rate of $6 for any pumpkin any size.





















I wasn't looking for anything quite as large, and after getting acquainted with several presh pumpkins...




































I decided to "go green" (I do live in Boulder, after all) and select a pumpkin of a more verdant persuasion, which I will reveal in its carved state momentarily.
Overall, we had a lovely time at the pumpkin patch, despite the nearly hour long wait to get out of the parking lot at the end of our visit.

















Of course we couldn't leave our purchases unscathed, we had to carve them into glowing masterpieces. So several hours and many handfuls of pumpkin goop later...






















we proudly displayed these guys on my balcony.


















Who, in the daylight, look a lot like this.

















Pretty wicked awesome right?

So now that I've given you a probably excessively detailed narrative of Davis' and my day of pumpkins, I'll quit the typing. There will be a new post full of pictures of our gorgeous Sunday hike coming soon so stay tuned : )

Brrrrrrr!

Oh my, sorry for the lack of updates lately. I've been pretty tied up with work and various social activities- it's pretty fun being an adult these days. Nerdy and weird yes, but I actually look forward to getting bills and buying groceries so I can write all of my costs down and figure out a budget. I love being organized.

Things at work are going well for the most part, the kids are just adorable. I've already gotten so attached to them and look forward to seeing them every day I go into work. I am thankful to have a job that I enjoy and to know that I am making a difference in children's lives. To walk into the school in the morning and have kids shouting hellos and giving me hugs is such a wonderful feeling.

In other news, there is snow in the forecast tonight! I know...early October? Snow? Pretty much. This whole weekend has been in the 40s, cold precip, basically fogged in. It's as if the mountains have disappeared into the clouds! I haven't seen them in days. The fall colors are waning but I still have a festive mix as my balcony view.















I'm very much looking forward to this weekend because Davis is coming to visit! It will have been about 2 months since we've seen each other so it will be nice to catch up and have a familiar face around. I already have lots of plans for us to hike the Mount Sanitas trail and go to the Rock Creek Farm for pumpkins and a corn maze! I love this time of year and I'm excited to have him here soon to share it with : )

I hope you all are doing well and that those near Richmond went to the Folk Festival this weekend! I heard it was awesome. Stay in touch! Have a great week and get out there and enjoy the season.