We Love Greek Food!!!

Every year, our local Greek Orthodox church hosts a Greek food festival on the church grounds. Another of our family traditions, we try to get there early on Friday afternoon to sample the gyros (everything for me and Danny, meat and onions only for George and Megan),

Greek fries,

Spanikopita (my favorite),

and baklava (Danny's favorite).

Along with the good food, they have great music and dancing

and last, but not least, Greek wine, brandy and Ouzo!

This year, we hung out with good friends, the Brannons and the Mazeracs, and they indulged me by letting me take pics of them enjoying their selections.

The best thing about the night? Happily enjoying time with friends and family

and the view of this beautiful church on a gorgeous October evening.

October football and a Pumpkin Patch visit

October was a super-busy month in the Creamer household, so busy that George didn't get all of the pictures downloaded, and I didn't have the chance to post at all after my last post. We did get some great shots, so I'll give a brief synopsis of the events of the rest of the month in the next few posts. As I left off on the 10th, I'll pick up on the next weekend.

Saturday, October 18th, FSU played Notre Dame at home, and the energy was as high in Tallahassee as it always is during huge home games. After watching the game that night, we celebrated by going to breakfast at the University Center Club the next morning. The theme was "The Great Pumpkin," and while Halloween music piped throughout the place, we chose from one of the best buffets in town. Because the Club is at Doak Campbell Stadium, the photo opportunities were abundant. Here are just a few of the shots we got while we celebrated.

Afterwards, we made our way to the Pumpkin Patch, a yearly tradition for us since the kids were very small. This doesn't really need a lot of explanation - we were selecting pumpkins for Halloween - but lets just say that the pictures from this year showed me just how much my kids are growing up!

It seems like it was only yesterday that this was what Megan and Danny looked like:

Wow. At least Danny will still do "kid" things for a bit longer.

I love getting the silly pics - it means he's not too "cool" to make Mom happy.

Utter bliss

'Nuff said.

Maple Bacon Cookies...What!?!

So, I was shopping at target this month, and I found a new fall cookie kit from Betty Crocker, Maple Bacon flavor.

As these are flavors I love, I thought, "they can't be bad in a cookie, can they?" Night before last, I decided to try them out. This is what they look like after they're baked.

And the taste? Well, they taste a lot like a pancake with syrup and bacon all smashed together into one bite. In other words, delicious - or at least I thought they were. I think George and the kids will stick with plain chocolate chip. 

This week

This week was a busy one, like most of them in the Creamer household. However, a few events stand out in my memory.

One - Zachary came in over last weekend for a visit. He went to church with us, and then we all went out to eat at BJs before he headed back.

We were happy to get a little bit of time with him. Can't you tell? I also found my new favorite drink - an Irish root beer.

A mixture of Jameson, Irish cream, butterscotch schnapps, and BJs root beer, this drink is dangerously easy to drink and so good!

Two - George took me to a fabulous lunch at the FSU University Center Club on Tuesday.

We are so glad to be members, and we really enjoyed the food as well as the view.

Three -  I had an appointment today for a node on my thyroid. Doctor says she's not worried, and it will probably go away on its own. I am so relieved!

Four - Last, but not least, the Megan and Danny were off today for the fall holiday (the schools decided to give Yom Kippur off) and went to stay with the grandparents. George is working. These things mean that I have a night alone (with Harley) to watch as much Outlander as I want!

Its been a great week, and this is the perfect end!