Three day weekends are wonderful. Thank you, Columbus, for giving me Monday off from work. So one of my favorite things to do is take a road trip. I love driving on open, beautiful roads which are aplenty in Pennsylvania. Add some fall scenery and it's even better. Well this weekend I got the chance to do a lot of fall driving throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, made possible by Google maps (gotta love the challenge of not knowing where you're going).
After work on Saturday, I made my way to Watsontown, PA to meet Jon and his family at their house. I made it just in time for an amazing dinner, and we capped off the evening with a cozy campfire outside. His family always knows how to spend true quality time with each other, just shooting the breeze over cups of coffee or a glass of wine. On Sunday I had the privilege of joining them for the annual event, Heritage Days, held at Jon's high school. The event is a great tribute to how their forefathers lived and worked in the 18th century, as there are several demonstrations of early American skills such as making apple butter. The area is also known as Fort Freeland, where a battle took place during the French & Indian War. Not only was there a history lesson of how the battle happened, but there was also a great reenactment.
Early Monday morning I then made my way to Monmouth Beach, NJ, to meet my mother there. We spent our day off together, baking cupcakes in early celebration of her birthday and window shopping at Pier Village (you can hear the ocean from that site!). The weather was abnormally warm for early October but gorgeous nonetheless. Having a condo there at the beach is a huge blessing...it's a peaceful place you can retreat to anytime you want. Luckily it's only 1 1/2 hours from Philly, so the last leg of this weekend's journey was quick and easy :)
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