Fall in Michigan

Last weekend, this guy came to visit!

I told him about the awesome vegan wraps my law school's coffee shop serves, so he flew up to check them out for himself.  How fitting that he wore a shirt with the words "East Lansing" on it.  He likes to wear the name of the place he visits.  Exhibit B.

Norway in Norway.

Perhaps I should give him a shirt that says Australia as a hint for him to go there with me.

Since Drew now lives in Texas (he's getting his PhD at Rice University), he really misses Michigan falls.  So we decided to do "fall-ish" things.  This included eating foods with pumpkin in them and going to the cider mill.  Maybe we should have jumped in some leaves and frozen our butts off while we were at it?  Those two things always remind me of fall in Michigan.

Our trip to the cider mill was fantastic!  Not only did we discover that the apple pie-type thing they sold was vegan, but the owners let us walk around the orchard for as long as we wanted.

When we returned home from the cider mill, we stuffed ourselves with comfort foods (and wine!).  Gluttony is "fall-ish" too, right?  That's sweet potato/lentil/rosemary loaf with mashed potatoes and green beans.

P.S. You're damn right I class up my kitchen table with $1.50 Glade scented candles.

And for dessert?  The aforementioned apple pie-type thing, which was HEAVENLY!

On Friday and Saturday, I worked at the Holly Hotel in Holly, Michigan.  Two of the shows were sold-out!  I opened for Dan DeCapua, and I was so excited to see him since it had been years since we worked together.  Drew and I also enjoyed some killer Long Island Iced Teas there.  My only complaint?  Drinks larger than my face aren't nearly big enough.