Embracing Fall

This past weekend, M and I went to see the illustrious and (somewhat) famous Lake George. I have never really been a lake person, especially swimming in them (yuck!), but we heard it was a sight to see and see it we did. There were some things that I was prepared for: mountains, tacky tourist shops, and overpriced pizza. There were also some things that surprised me: people laying out on a sandy beach with the brisk wind coming off of the lake, the sheer number of taken parking spots, and the gorgeous weather of an early fall.

Photo Credit: Matthew Boraas

Originally taken aback by the idea of moving someplace where the beginning of September really is the beginning of fall (as opposed to merry MO where my past coworkers are still running the AC in their classrooms), I found that while I am not thrilled about pulling out a sweater, I am loving having the windows open all night and the AC off.

We played the tourist for a few hours, enjoying that beach and tacky shops, as well as a moderate (as well as we could find) dinner. The thing that struck me while sitting on a patio and listening to a high school kid play a mash up of oldies and 80s music was that this beautiful, seasonal, mountainous place was only 45 minutes from my new home. Just as I was thinking that, M commented "and just think, we could get home from work, jump in the car, and come here for an evening if we like".

Just so, M, just so.

This move has been a difficult one, changing states, homes, jobs, etc and all the rules that are different and all the time it takes to get settled in a new place. Even the toaster that we had shipped from Missouri broke this past week. The toaster! That thing has been working for nearly a decade.
However, this weekend, we just enjoyed being so close to a beautiful place and looking forward to exploring the Adirondack mountains in the future. We learned that there was so much to see in this amazing park that we were not entirely sure where to start. Lake George is close, so we started there.

While I am not quite ready to embrace winter, I think for now, I will embrace fall.

Photo Credit: Matthew Boraas