Fall = Apples+Pumpkins+Doughnuts!

We spent a great fall weekend in Cleveland, visiting my friend Katherine and her very cute family.  On the agenda- ballet class, apple picking, pumpkin picking, apple cider doughnut eating and a football game!  

Scenes from Sedona

We spent a wonderful long weekend in Sedona, Arizona, about two and a half hours north of Phoenix for my birthday.  Nothing takes the edge off gaining another year like a trip to a naturally beautiful place and a stay at a fancy resort!  We arrived late at night, so the only scenery we saw the first day were the zillions of stars in the very dark, very clear sky.  When we woke up and looked outside, we discovered that we were in a canyon, surrounded by huge, rugged red rock mountains.  We stayed at the lovely, Southwestern-style Enchantment Resort, the canyon location of which lent itself to enjoying the landscape at every possible moment.   We had a view from our room, our deck, at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner, from the pool- you get the idea.   Even when I was at the spa, there was a full wall of windows so I would not miss another moment of gazing at the surrounding red rocks.   Great hiking in Sedona was close to our resort, easily accessible and again, all about the views.

*all photos courtesy of my husband/photographer except the last one, from Enchantment's website.

Scenes from seattle

We stayed at the Inn at Langley, a bed and breakfast with porches overlooking Saratoga Passage, fireplaces, and jaccuzzi's with water views. The hotel restaurant served a delicious and very inventive locally sourced dinner. I think the chef mentioned at one point that everything came from the island or the waters around it except the sugar for our coffee. Speaking of the coffee, it was also delicious and came from a roaster in the town of Langley called Useless Bay.

Scenes from sonoma

Back from our amazing trip to CA. For the second half of our trip we hit Sonoma, did some wine tasting and lots and lots of eating. We celebrated our anniversary at French Laundry, truly the most amazing dining experience I have ever had (or may ever have in the future!). Our trip ended on a high note at Annie and Kevin's seriously adorable vineyard wedding. I'll post more pics hopefully later this week!

Scenes from Santa Fe

Happy Monday! Had a wonderful birthday weekend in Santa Fe. What a cool place! Desert, mountains, hiking, spa, food and more food. These particular burritos were as big as my head, if not bigger. The green chile version for me and the red chile version for my husband.