Apple Festival + Great Friends = Perfection

WARNING: This is going to be a LONG post because I had such an awesome day yesterday and I want to share it with you! Feel free to just look at the pictures and skim the text.

Yesterday Jeff and I met up with some friends at the Capital District Apple Festival. Our friends, Erica and Jess, invited us to celebrate their birthdays with them (they’re twins) and of course, we jumped at the chance to go to a Fall themed festival! Originally, the weather was yucky so we were planning on skipping it but then it cleared up and I am so glad it did! We had such an awesome day!

Before we left, I threw together a Turkey Sandwich on Nature’s Pride 12-Grain bread with hummus and salsa on top for lunch

With a side of Newman’s Own Organics Mini Pretzels.

Then, it was off to the festival!!

Of course, I had to have an Apple Cider Donut!

And Jeff and I shared a cup of Hot Apple Cider

Say Cheese

The Birthday Girls

Mr. Alpaca

Jeff and I

Much fun was had! There were a lot of Winery Booths set up so we did our fair share of Wine Tasting. I bought a Blueberry Wine. Yum!

And then, we browsed the Farm Market

I wanted everything but we didn’t end up buying anything because Jeff and I are going apple picking next weekend!

After we left the festival, we continued the celebration at the Albany Pump Station

If you remember my review of the Pump Station last week, you’ll know that I wasn’t too pleased with the Turkey Burger I ordered. This time I ordered the Harvest Salad

Boston lettuce, apples, walnuts, baby mozzarella, bing cherries, mushrooms and tomatoes served with an apple cider balsamic vinigarette, and topped with Maytag blue cheese

I ordered it without mushrooms or blue cheese. I also added Fresh Gorgonzola and and ordered the dressing on the side. Unfortunately, the waitress messed up my order BIG TIME. She brought out the creamy Gorgonzola dressing instead of fresh crumbled gorgonzola. There were NO WALNUTS in my salad and it was drenched in the apple cider balsamic vinaigrette. We were seated at a table on the second floor of the restaurant and totally secluded from everyone else. Therefore, our waitress NEVER came up to check on us and I was never able to send my salad back and have it prepared the right way! I ended up picking at the not so drenched parts of the salad and leaving most of it. BUMMER! It could have been an amazing salad!

At least I had a nice, cold glass of Hard Pear Cider to keep me happy

As did the company of great friends.

Judging by my second disappointing experience at this restaurant, I don’t think we’ll be returning anytime soon. It’s really sad too because the atmosphere is amazing and they have good drinks! Third times a charm, right? Maybe, we’ll try again in a couple months.

After saying goodbye to our friends, Jeff and I headed to a local diner for a dessert which totally made up for my horrible salad.

Mmmm Chocolate Mousse Cake. As always, it was humongous and I didn’t eat all of it. I loved the parts I did eat though!

I also had a cup of decaf tea

Jeff and I were greeted by this huge frog outside the door to our apartment building when we got home

I said goodnight Mr. Frog and went to bed!

Hope you guys enjoyed the recap! If you’ve gotten this far, you deserve a prize or something!

Have a great evening! I’m not sure if I’ll be posting tonight! I’ll give you guys some time to read this book-long post!

Until next time! <3