It’s fall! In an effort to enjoy ourselves, we’ve got a busy morning of pie making so we can have a traditional Turkey dinner tonight with some English guests who’ll be staying with us.
This morning I did some resistance training… in the form of rolling out really chilled pie dough that I made yesterday and kept in the fridge so I could get my pumpkin pie made before preschool drop off.
Hoping the pie can come out of the oven and start cooling in time for me to run Will to school in the double stroller and run home with Andrew so I can get a few miles in before starting a wild rice dish and green bean casserole! (Yes, THAT green bean casserole, the one that relies on canned cream of mushroom soup and reminds everyone of the 80s… I grew up with it and can’t kick its importance for it to feel like the holidays!)
I could have taken this morning at a more leisurely pace, but I would have had to sacrifice my run. And I’m not as productive and happy on days that I don’t run! So I had pumpkin pie started at 7:13 and in the oven at 7:33 this morning, and I’m getting ready to put on my running stuff and make the school drop off minutes count!
How often am I just running when I can?!
Often enough to add up to something 🙂
Your boys look absolutely adorable in their Halloween costumes! And your pumpkin pie definitely looks good enough to eat 🙂 We don’t celebrate Halloween here (well, some families do, but it’s just not something we ever grew up with so the 31st October is a very ordinary day for us), and I’ve also never ever even seen a real pumpkin pie let alone tasted one, but I would certainly love to give yours a go! Hope you enjoy the fall festivities.
Thanks Niki! Pumpkin pie is one of my favorite fall traditions – you should totally make one for fun sometime if you can find canned pumpkin near you! My favorite recipe is from Libby’s pumpkin can, you can find it online if you search for Libby’s Pumpkin Pie Recipe. So good!
That’s one vegetable we don’t have canned versions of here! But I am sure I could just substitute the same weight of cooked pumpkin. Might have to just give it a go 🙂 Happy fall!