The first of fall

Fall is here and we scrambled to enjoy those last few warm weekends in August by getting out of the city during Nate’s time off. We went white water rafting in PA with Jackie and Rio and a few others. This was something that I’ve wanted to do for years and though Nate’s not exactly pulling canoes Jack Lalanne style, he cursed far less than I did and now ready for level 5. This was total awesomeness and a great way to end the season.

We also found this amazing farm in the middle of nowhere in Queens of all places, where you can feed farm animals, buy fresh produce and visit a maize maze. We happened upon it by taking the longest ride in public transportation history, but it was worth it to find the Queens County Fair that weekend. Fried food was consumed, old fashioned rides were rode, pig and wiener dog races were watched and an arm wrestling contest that brought out only the finest in the borough…and their groupies was possibly the best event ever.

Last weekend we spent some time with friends in Jersey to cap of horse racing racing season at Monmouth Park, eat some seafood and enjoy all that the Garden State has to offer.

And finally, we went to the new stadium for the first time last week to see the fancy new digs in our un-fancy seats. Royals beat the Yankees in the last game of the season. Go MO!