.new fall traditions.

Since Scott and I are no longer in Virginia we've missed some of the traditions we've made, both together and with our families.  But this also means that as a new couple in a new place, we've been making lots of new traditions.  Usually for fall I would always attend the "Fall Fling" downtown since my house was within walking distance.  It's your typical small-town fall festival with lots of crafts & demonstrations, food vendors, and bluegrass music.  This was the first year (of my existence) that I was not in attendance, and while it was sort of sad that I did not get to continue this yearly tradition, Scott and I discovered a new fall tradition this weekend at the Waynesville Sauerkraut Festival.

Besides being extremely crowded (and hot), it was such a delightful experience and we did a lot of fall shopping for the apartment, purchasing a wreath made from tree branches that is now hanging on our balcony, a beautiful handmade clay plate to hang on the wall that says "Peace," and some adorable dried oranges that we are going to hang on our first Christmas tree.  We both love browsing old antique shops for eccentric items so this quant little town was a perfect way to spend a lovely fall day.

After our trip to the festival we stopped at a pumpkin patch/country market on the side of the road, walking through the rows of pumpkins, and choosing two (very large) specimens for carving.  There were lots of families trying to choose a pumpkin, the children pulling little red wagons around in the grass.  I thought it would be such a wonderful tradition to have as a family.  Inside the little market were large jugs of apple cider, pumpkin pies, and you could even purchase a "slushied" version of apple cider (which we did and it was delicious!).  

Needless to say, I think that going to the festival and visiting the adorable pumpkin patch has become a fall tradition for us - at least as long as we are living in Ohio!

Enjoy photos of our fat carved pumpkins and the fall decorations on our balcony!

{Our delicious toasted pumpkin seeds}

{Our balcony all decorated for fall}