#89 - Take a day trip to another state (83/101).

This past weekend, I took a day trip to Charlotte, North Carolina to go to the Carolina Panthers v. Minnesota Vikings football game. We always try to get down to Charlotte to join Clark's parents for a game but weren't sure if we'd be able to make it this season due to a very busy fall. About a week ago, we realized we had Sunday available and the tickets had not been claimed by anyone yet. We looked into options to get there and were lucky to find a great deal using miles. 

We flew out at 7:15am, enjoyed a wonderful day full of brunch with bloody mary's and mimosas, a Panther's victory and delicious dinner, and then headed back to Richmond, landing at 11:30pm. It was such a fun day and I am so glad we were able to make it work. I am grateful to have opportunities like this and am glad we were able to "say yes" and take a crazy day trip like this. Hopefully we will make it back to Charlotte for another game next year as well (and stay longer than a day!) but until then, we will be cheering on the Panthers from afar! 

#7 - Make homemade applesauce (82/101).

Every fall we try to make it to Charlottesville to go apple picking at Carter Mountain Orchard. We made it up this fall and came back with lots of delicious apples and some caramel apple cookies. We ended up eating the apples but were thinking that we should make homemade applesauce at some point this season. This weekend we are hosting an early latke party to celebrate the holiday season. Many people traditionally eat latkes with applesauce so we decided to make some homemade apple sauce. It is even easier than I thought it would be and so delicious. Here is what we made:

1. Core and chop the apples (no peeling required).
2. Toss chopped apples into a pot with about an inch of water. Add cinnamon stick, cinnamon and sugar to taste (I used two cinnamon stickers and some coconut sugar).
3. Cook on the stove over medium heat for about 15 minutes, or until soft. 
4. Put into blender (we left out some of the liquid) and blend until desired consistency. *If you have an immersion blender, you can leave everything in the pot and blend with the immersion blender until its the right consistency.