Weekend in the Woods

This past weekend, Aaron and I continued our yearly tradition of spending the MSU vs. Bama weekend  with our best friends... You've probably seen Courtney and Clay pop up in posts every now and then... They've been our best friends since the very beginning.

It was so refreshing to travel "North" and see some genuine fall foliage.

The Calhouns {Clay's family} own land in "rural Alabama" outside of Tuscaloosa and they are so gracious to let us spend the weekend in their cute little cabin.

The boys were in their element and thoroughly enjoyed "playing" in the woods.

... They're such scallywags... we love them though.

While the boys were in the woods all day Saturday, Court and I went into Tuscaloosa for the day for some girl time... which included lunch at Panera, Yogurt Mountain, grocery shopping at Target, and a nine mile run... too bad our race will be three times that amount. We're still convincing ourselves we're not looneys... We try to keep in mind that running is {supposedly} 60% mental!

Saturday night, Court and I cooked up a big pasta dinner while we watched the game. Unfortunately the Dawgs didn't show up near as ready as the Elephants Tide, but it didn't ruin our night... Fun was still had by all!

We cozied up by the fire and roasted marshmallows. Aaron likes his really roasted. And actually I prefer mine that way too... Like, the more "charred" the better.

Courtney and I decided to use Nutella instead of Hershey bars for our s'mores and it was delicious.

Have you ever eaten Nutella? My favorite way to eat it is straight out of the jar, but it was perfect for s'mores.

After such a fun weekend, we all agreed it was way too short. During our long run, Courtney and I were talking about how we miss the days of spending "carefree" time together... Our biggest worry used to be a research paper, a yearbook deadline, a big soccer game... or better yet, where we should go eat lunch, which wave was the best to ride on a boogy board, which mall we were going to shop at... Now that we're "adults", it's so easy to get caught up in the stresses and responsibilities of the working world {and just grownup life in general} and forget how goofy we really are together {not that much has changed} and how hard we can make each other laugh... That's why weekends like these are so good... I wonder how we're gonna feel when we start raisin' little ones?? Lord have mercy!!!