This month I made a big effort to get outside to enjoy the fall
weather, fresh air and checked off my fall bucket list.
Haunted
Forest
I went to a haunted forest which was a pretty cool concept! I’ve
gone to haunted houses in previous years but they always have a cheesy factor
to it with the decorations and all. But an outdoors haunted experience was a really
unique experience. You walk through a dark trail in the woods and there are
numerous "jump scenes" along the way with frightening zombies and
other ghosts, ghouls and goblins popping out. I was so scared I kept my eyes
closed for it and held on to my friend's arm the whole time. I couldn’t
even tell you what the clown faces looked like because after they jumped out on us, they
would continue to walk steps behind us. I was screaming out to my friends "he's
still with us" and my friends told me they were going to have nightmares with
me saying that. lol At the very end we walked through a house in a pitch black
hallway with narrowing walls. Then 3 guys came at us with chainsaws and we
screamed our heads off. If we ran right to one room to avoid one another one would meet us
in that direction. I have to say
nothing compares in terms of the scary factor as a haunted forest!
Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch
I did a corn maze a few years ago at night and dark, rainy and cold. We got lost and I hated the whole experience. This time I went during
the day and studied the maze map during orientation as the paper maps they gave
us were useless. I ended up being the leader of my team and got us out of there
in 20 min! So this time the maze was fun! Afterwards we did a pumpkin sling
with miniature pumpkins to see how far we could swing them. This place has the
best decorative pumpkins for sale, every variety. I’ve been eating a lot of
baked pumpkin oatmeal, so delicious! After that we went to a winery and sat outside with a bonfire.
White House Garden Tour
I haven’t been to the White House in years and even though the
tour didn’t actually enter the White House, it was cool to walk around the
grounds. Every President planted a tree in the garden and they show a picture
of the planting next to the tall tree. I saw Michelle’s vegetable garden which
had quite a few greens growing. The Obama’s also planted a playground for their
girls when they first moved in. I posted the pics in this post.
Arboretum
The arboretum is a beautiful hidden oasis in the city that I absolutely love! In the fall all the trees are beautiful
rainbow colors and you feel transported miles away in this peaceful, tranquil,
calm place. You can go hiking within the city on paved paths! They have a
Bonsai Tree collection which were also changing into fall colors,
so they didn’t look real but were so beautiful. Here are my pics from my visit
last year. Wine Stomp
During the beginning of harvest season a local winery hosted a
grape stomping contest where guests compete to stomp out as much juice as
possible with your feet. Remember that episode of I Love Lucy where the ladies
did this? I’ve always wanted to try it since seeing that episode.
Escape
Room
Have you been watching the TV show Quantico on ABC this fall? I’m
really enjoying the mystery series and on the show the FBI recruits in training
enter a room and train to deciphering the clues to figure out what happened,
which is similar to the Escape Room. I got a group of friends together and it
was our first time doing something like this. The premise is that you are an
agent who has to find the identity of a traitor and also find the codes to
deactivate the security system that locked you in the room before the police
arrive. It was a fun concept and yes we had to ask for hints to help us along
the way. The 45 minutes seemed to fly by and no, we didn't make it out. We
almost did though. Even though it was really hard we definitely want to do it
again. It really challenges you to think outside the box, put together a really
big puzzle and work as a team. It was like
nothing I have ever done and such a great time!SoulCycle
I did a review of the cult following spin studio last year, but
this month I’ve really stepped up my game going one a week burning 400 calories
during each 45min class.
I'm busy planning a weekend trip to San Francisco next month! It's been a couple years since I've been to the golden state so I'm excited to go back!
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