Weekend recap

The Patriots had a bye week this week so Ian had Friday and Saturday off work. We decided to head to New York for the weekend to visit his family and spend Halloween there. Apparently his family has a tradition of spaghetti and meatballs for Halloween (random, but delicious!) so we joined in the festivities. He played golf on Friday morning with his friend from high school who lives here in Boston and we hit the road around 3:00, dogs in tow. Oh, and we finally got rid of this big leather recliner that we didn't have room for so it was sitting in a really awkward place. So we loaded that up in the back of the car too (imagine me and Ian trying to get the thing down the stairs... probably a little entertaining.)

We got there around 6:30 and planned to meet a couple of friends in the city for dinner so we had to get ready quickly and run out the door. We met them at a place called Barbone that was absolutely amazing.  I had duck ravioli and Ian had wild boar lasagna.  SO good!  After that we headed over to Brooklyn to meet another friend and went out for a few drinks and spent the night at his place.  Woke up the next morning with a hangover and a parking ticket (ugh) and went to Ian's alma mater to watch the Columbia - Yale football game.  It was such a cool atmosphere.  SOOOOOO different from the SEC.  It felt like a high school game, honestly.  The stadium only holds 17,000 so it's much, much smaller and the whole feel is just different.  It was much more relaxed and we had a great time!  Still love the SEC though... no Ivy League for me :)

 Me and Ian at the Columbia game...

Ian and his dad

After the game (Columbia had a heartbreaking loss right at the end...) we headed back to his parents house so he could do a little work (on his off day... of course) and his sister Mimi and I went shopping for some groceries for dinner that night.  The spaghetti had already been cooking all day but I wanted to make Claire's amazing stuffed jalapenos.  So we picked up supplies and went back to cook.  The jalapenos turned out delicious and everyone loved them!  Brownie points for me :)

We finally had dinner, which was sooo good, and gave candy to a bunch of really cute trick-or-treaters.  The dogs flipped out every time.  I think Molly was scared of the costumes and Biscuit was barking just because she felt like it.  So they got locked in the library so they couldn't eat the cute little kids.  Ian's parents dogs (Ruby and Rocky) and our dogs ran around like CRAZY for the whole weekend!  They were very cute.

Ruby and Rocky, looking abnormally tame :)

Sunday, Ian had to cover the Jets-Dolphins game so he left fairly early.  The rest of us just hung out during the morning and Mimi and I set out to get a manicure, go shopping, and pick up their grandparents to come over for dinner.  We roamed around Target for a little bit then went grocery shopping again for everything for dinner. (Lox and Bagels... yum!  and a peach blueberry pie.  Also yum!)  We picked up their grandparents and headed back to the house for a relaxed evening of food, family, and World Series.  You know it's serious when the whole family decides to eat in front of the TV :)

Ian got back really late so we decided to spend another night and leave Monday morning.  By the way, when we stay there we share a twin bed... that's love!)  We got up and went out to lunch with Ian's mom and headed back to Boston.  The dogs were absolutely exhausted!!  We had some leftovers for dinner then met a few friends out at Atlantic Beer Garden for drinks and more World Series action.  Got back home completely exhausted and we both fell asleep on the couch.

Now it's Tuesday and the dogs and I are watching CSI while Ian finishes up work for the night.  We're thinking about watching the Alabama - LSU game this weekend at the bar where all the Alabama fans in Boston go.  And maybe watching the second half at the LSU bar :)  We also have a friend's birthday party on Friday night, so we're looking forward to that!  I'll try to do better on taking pictures. 

One last note - the leaves up here are SO pretty!  All the colors are so vibrant... it's not peak anymore, but still gorgeous, so here's a quick picture I took while we were driving back to the house after the Columbia game.  And another of all the leaves in his parents driveway.  So pretty!

I hope everyone is having a great week!