Fall Festivities and FOOD!

My new fav PSL... Can you believe this year McDonalds jumped on the PSL bandwagon?!? It's 1/2 the price, and has a wonderful cinnamon pumpkin flavor... not to mention the drive-thru line is so much shorter in the morning. I've splurged and had a whopping 3 this year, due to being pregnant and all.

We celebrated Mike's 34th Birthday by having pizza, wings and watching Falcons football

Couldn't miss the Norcross Arts Festival,in my GA hometown of Norcross

I had my 1st Fried Oreo... AMAZING

For sister's Birthday we headed to the mountains for the Apple Festival in Ellijay GA

We got our Apple picking on at Hillcrest Orchards

My 1st Pickle on a Stick!

I joined my favorite neighbor for the National Peanut Festival in her hometown of Dothan AL

My 1st Elephant Ear!

It's been a very festive fall... and I couldn't think of a better way to spend my favorite time of year than with my favorite people.

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