fall began at the cabin...

a couple weekends ago ceej and i packed up our bikes

and headed for a day, a night, and a morning up at the cabin.

when we arrived i had all intentions of being lazily productive

by starting a knitting project and/or making some real

progress on my first {i know!} read-through of wuthering heights.

but, my stomach had other plans for me and so i got through the pain

by sleeping away my afternoon on the couch.

i really had to talk myself into getting up, changing my clothes,

and getting on my bike alongside ceej so we could ride

along one of the most scenic roads in the country. 

i'm soooo glad i made it. 

riding a bike on a country road at sunset is magical.

this trip was my first sighting of changing leaves...

too bad i didn't have the zoom lens on my camera to capture it for you all,

and too bad we didn't do any hiking so i could get a closer look.

anyway, we didn't get as far as we had planned on the bikes,

but we had an enjoyable ride anyway.

we drove into the closest small town and had dinner at the diner,

just barely making it in the doors fifteen minutes before they closed.

the next morning we made ourselves some cinnamon french toast

with fresh raspberries and maple syrup...delish!

and then we were off for home again.

i love little weekend getaways like this.

we won't be going anywhere this weekend,

but we'll be making halloween decorations with family,

and attempting to make apple-cider doughnuts for the first time!

anything planned for your first weekend of october?