October

October is my favorite month of the year. Beautiful leaves, cooler weather, Mizzou football, pumpkins, quiet and mostly work-free weekends. Clearly I have been enjoying this month, way too much so to even spend time blogging.

So here's a quick recap of the top 5 best things about October 2010.

1. Roots N Blues - went to this event for the first time this year. It was by far the coolest weekend weather-wise this month (yet) but we still enjoyed listening to the great music, eating some delicious food, and best of all spending time with family.




2. Sunday Fundays - For the past few years, I have really come to dread Sundays in the fall. All Kevin does is watch football. I don't really like football very much. But I do like beer, bar food and hanging out with friends/fam, and sitting outside watching football. So therefore I have been talking Kevin into going to Taphouse 1839 on Sundays to watch football. And so far, Rams are 3-0 when we watch the game there. I think I have some more Sunday Fundays in my future!


3. Lunch walks - Although of course Kevin and I are both anxious for him to get a job, I will admit I like coming home for lunch and being able to see him. Lately we have been walking Cocoa at the park during my lunchhour. It's a great way to break up my day, spend time with Kev and enjoy the beautiful fall days.

4. Being at Home - this year has been an incredible whirlwind and we have no idea what the next two months hold. But this October, we have done minimal traveling, and have just relaxed at home. Not that it is always (or ever!) exciting - most of the time I am working on stuff for school or reading and Kevin is working on job stuff or reading about football. But it has been nice not to be in the car a whole lot, and to watch Thursday night TV, actually keep the place clean and enjoy our fall decor! (Cocoa likes being at home too :)


5. Shakespeare's with Maggie - Last Thursday, got to do three of my fave things - get a haircut, eat pizza and hang with Maggie. I am so grateful we live close and are able to get together to just talk/vent/laugh/reminisce.

and number 6 is soon to come... one of my greatest job perks is these:



Happy October!!

New hangout

Last night the Mr. and I visited one of Columbia's newest bars/eateries - 1839 Taphouse.  It is located in the space formerly occupied by Johhny's Beanery, which brings back so many memories of my years as an undergrad.  It was worth visiting for the nostalgia alone, but will be worth many trips back because of the great beer selection.  They have lots of my faves - several from New Belgium, Schlafly and Goose Island.  They also have some less familiar to me including Magic Hat, Moose Drool and several including a house ale from Crown Valley out of Ste. Genevieve, MO... which we tried last night and was excellent.

They have a great happy hour from 4-7 weeknights I believe with $3 pints, a trivia night and specials all day on Sunday Fundays!  I am excited to have a new spot, close to home, with lots of great beers, good service on our first visit and a relaxed atmosphere with plenty of nice TVs.  We'll definitely be returning in the next week or so, hopefully to try to food as well as just the beer!