The Weekend Edit

Hello friends. I hope you had a fun fall weekend and are ready for the week ahead. Here's how ours looked-

Thursday was a gorgeous day and hubs and I went into tiny town that evening for the weekly Jazz On The Alley thing happening there. We haven't made it to a single one all summer, and with only two or three left on this year's calendar we were determined to get to at least one. 

The town closes off the main street and sets up a big stage for bands to play. There are tables in the road and you can order food from the local restaurants or from one of the food trucks there and listen to music and chat with your friends. 

The weather was perfect and we saw lots of people we know which is always fun. 

Also our little town puts out an amazing Christmas light display and they're already at work doing the set up. I'm sure it's quite a job. 

68 days y'all. 

I've decided I might be that annoying person who wants to keep giving you a countdown. I didn't set out to be but somehow Christmas keeps popping up on my blog, and then I go check to see how many days until it's here and then I need to share. 

Back to October...Friday hubs and I started the day at the grocery store as he has a fun getaway coming up later this week and needed a long list of things to bring. Once that was done and organized we spent the rest of the afternoon at home. 

It might have been 86 degrees but I was sipping my afternoon hot tea on the patio anyway. Sometimes fall needs a nudge. 

Which apparently I provided, because we went to the neighbors that evening to play cards and while we were sitting on their back patio, fall rolled right on in. The temperature dropped at least fifteen degrees and it felt wonderful. 

The geese have been arriving which is a sure sign of the times. 

Saturday was chilly and we went to our middle grandson's baseball game one town over. Perfect viewing weather and I wore a sweatshirt the entire game. 

Meanwhile on the bleachers...

Best baseball sister ever has her own little entertainment set up. 

We stopped for lunch on the way home then settled in to watch our favorite Tennessee Volunteers BEAT Alabama on a picture perfect fall day. Lots of upsets in the world of college football this weekend and our game was one of them. 

At halftime we made the short ride over to another tiny town for their annual Oktoberfest celebration. They had televisions in the beer tent and it was fun to be in a crowd for the end of the game. Unless you actually went to Alabama you were cheering for Tennessee. 

This particular Oktoberfest is kind of like a small town fair with German beer and an oompah band. As the evening goes on other local bands play, and the whole thing is capped off with a fireworks display.

 Daughter1 and her family were there too and the kids had fun riding all the rides. We had brats and apple dumplings and hung out with friends. 

We love small town life. 

Also, we wore coats for the first time this season. And jeans and boots and I wouldn't have minded some mittens, but left those at home. 

Sunday morning hubs and I went to church, then once home I worked on a little project I need to complete before Tuesday. Hubs went to a friend's house to watch football and I might have had a nap on the couch while he was out. Golden Autumn Sundays are made for napping. 

Hubs grilled salmon for dinner and I finished some laundry and got a few things ready for the week ahead, which is going to be full. Very very full. 

Hope you filled your tank this weekend with the people and things you love too. Happy Monday! 

Linking with Holly (Pink Lady blog) and Sarah (Sunshine and Books) for today's Hello Monday hop