Thirty Before Thirty (Four): George

(Scott) - Hello all! Just wanted to say a few things about this past weekend.

First off, I love this weather and all other things that go with the fall season - the scents, football, pies and the leaves changing colors - just to name a few. We made our way down to Bloomington on Saturday with some of Betsy's family members for some tailgating and to spend time with her brother, Alex, as he recently turned 21. It was a little rainy and chilly but, apparently, that does not prevent people from tailgating. Let's just say we had a good time and most of us were done 'celebrating' by about 5 pm as we exhausted ourselves with being outside and, well, doing what people normally do while tailgating.

Wow - Betsy's photography skills at work

With that said, Sunday was not what you would call productive as far as getting stuff done - studying and work. However, we ended up having some great quality time on Sunday as Betsy and I decided to head to a pumpkin patch.

Sunday was a glorious day to be outside and perfect for hunting down pumpkins. We enjoyed the atmosphere of the pumpkin patch and all the activities that were taking place. We did have a mission though - find the perfect pumpkin. So, we hopped on the wagon and headed to the patch. We attempted to take a picture of ourselves to capture the moment but we were unsuccessful after several attempts as it is rather difficult to take your own photo. Betsy then pointed out that the other passengers probably thought we were in love with ourselves considering how many pictures we attempted to take when, in reality, we just kept messing up each photo. Once we made it to the patch it, was time to find the perfect pumpkin for us. After walkling around for a few minutes - there he was - a perfect pumpkin. We decided to name the pumpkin George and I am sure some of you have been wondering for quite some time as to what is up with the title of this blog - now you know.

We finished up at the pumpkin patch, drove around for a bit and had some lunch. Throughout the entire day we had some great conversations and also gained insight to a very important lesson - be happy with what you have, don't live in envy and try not to constantly chase after 'stuff' because if you continue chasing something you think is better, you will likely never be truly happy. Thanks for reading.

(Betsy): I wanted to add some more pics from the weekend!