However, I do have a treat for the eyes! This past weekend hubs and I went to New Orleans with a group of friends. And boy did we do some damage. to the size of our stomachs, that is.

Farm Life with the Toddler. Everyday we had a different activity planned. Our first day, we did the scenic train in Nelsonville. Looking out from the train together. Hayride with Uncle Jim at the helm. This zoo is quite diff.

The sweet and savory adventures of a foodie ninja. We headed out of Kyoto to Yugawara, which is a smallish spa town in Kanagawa between Kyoto and Tokyo. A hot springs stay is a bit of an indulgence but well worth it after so many days of slogging around. Traveling can be such exhausting business! I was looking forward to a long soak and just sitting around doing nothing for a while. I think the problem with traveling is that you always feel like you have to be doing something.

Football, sweaters, boots, everything pumpkin, crisp chilly air. But I always end up coming back to the staple pumpkin and chocolate chip cookies. We carved a pumpkin for the first time in our relationship together! My favorite .