Pumpkins!

Last weekend was great! I had been looking forward to it for a few weeks. Katlin so kindly gave me a heads up that she would be within an hour's drive for a snowboarding expo, and we planned to get together!

First, Ian and I decided to get pumpkins on our way to meet Katlin. We had both never actually been to a pumpkin patch, so it was a fun, and muddy adventure. We found the farm, and parked and saw soooo many people. There were places to buy coffee, roasted corn, caramel apples and popcorn. Apparently going to the pumpkin patch could end up being quite an expensive excursion! We walked passed, wishing we could find 10 dollars to spend on treats, but then saw the containers of every variety of gourd imaginable! White, speckled, green, alien, turban, long, baby gourds all sorted in containers for really cheap! We loved them, and eventually went back to buy a few for our fall decorations.

the bins full of gourds!

the patch and hay spiders

Then, in muddy rows, there were the pumpkins. THEY WERE HUGE! None were less than 20 pounds. Ian and I started our hunt, and both found some pretty stellar pumpkins. They weighed them, and we bought 45 pounds of pumpkins! It was a great price too! We stuck them in the trunk on our way to Chili Thai in Puyallup to meet Katlin, and could hear them rolling around. When we got to Chili Thai, I buckled them in the back seats. Ian thought it was ridiculous, but it worked!

all of our gourds.

FINALLY I got to see a friend! Katlin met us and we talked and talked and laughed. It was so great to catch up and reminiscence. I also tried Pad Thai for the first time, and was blown away with how delicious it was! And the portion was huge so I had leftovers for the next day. We then went to a yummy frozen yogurt place and chatted some more before we had to depart and say goodbye. It was such a fantastic weekend, and I can't wait til we get to see Jaron in November!

Pad Thai!

Katlin and I!