November
It's hard to believe it's almost December. November was a really fun month and fortunately included some "mountain time". I went to school in the mountains and definitely miss them in the fall. This month I got to visit Charlottesville, Lexington, and Blacksburg for football, wine, apples, and visiting with friends and family.My friend is currently living in Charlottesville, VA and I visited her for the day before we headed to the football game in Blacksburg. It was a perfect fall day. We started it with bagels at a local shop called Bodo's and then we did a bit of shopping.
After that, we drove to her aunt and uncle's orchard at the top of Carter Mountain. It's a bit of a steep drive (for those of us from Virginia Beach, anyway), but not long at all. At the top you have a beautiful view of Charlottesville, as well as a winery where you can taste their wines and an orchard where you can buy apples, cider, and more.
I definitely recommend visiting if you are ever in the area. We took advantage of a wine tasting, some apple cider donuts, and the perfect backdrop for some Anthropologie catalogue - esque pictures.
After that, we, along with our many layers of clothing, headed west to Blacksburg for the night game. We met up with my friend's family and my husband. I was mostly too cold to take pictures, but we had fun tailgating and drinking the wine I got after our tasting.
We spent the next day visiting and relaxing in Lexington - a beautiful city to visit in the fall.
You are probably thinking "ok, this post has absolutely nothing to do with food..." and you're pretty much right. I did try my share of new recipes this month, though, and in the next week or so I hope to share all of them with you - including everything I made for the first Thanksgiving we hosted. So, stay tuned for some double cranberry applesauce and pear with gruyere pie!
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