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Hey all! It's been a looong time since I've done a link up, and I want to get back into the swing of it so I've decided to do a linkup with Samantha (not myself, I swear) and get my boy talking on here!

I've never actually had Dan make an appearance on my blog other than in pictures I post of him, but today he's going to talk a little! So ladies and gents, my boyfriend:

• What food do you look forward to most at Thanksgiving dinner?

I'm a college student, so I look forward to a home-cooked meal, whatever it may be. Conveniently it's a holiday known for food(among other things) so it's a great time to go home. I've never been a huge fan of turkey, but somehow it always tastes a little better on Thanksgiving. My father just purchased a turkey deep fryer, so I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited to see what comes of it this year

• Do you ever go shopping on Black Friday?

I've only went Black Friday shopping once, and it was purely for the novelty of going. I had nothing specific in mind to purchase, but simply wanted to experience the nocturnal shopping rush. I wouldn't be opposed to doing this again, especially if I have a particular item in mind.

• What's your favorite Thanksgiving tradition?

Thanksgiving lands during Michigan's U.P. hunting season. This means I get to hunt, eat, and spend time with my family, and I have been doing this my entire life.

• Do you travel for the Thanksgiving holiday or stay close to home?

Until recently, I've never been a resident of the UP (where we hunt, have the majority of my remaining family, and spend Thanksgiving every year), so we would travel up there every year for a week or so. Nowadays, I go to college downstate and will be traveling up north to the UP for Thanksgiving, so you could say I am traveling to go home.

• What are you most thankful for this year?

I'm thankful for many things this year, none more than the other:
-The health of myself and my loved ones
-Having amazing friends and loving girlfriend in my life
-Financial and occupational blessings
-Many opportunities resulting from my university experience

Just to name a few!

Franklin Cider Mill

So I know it's been over a month since I last updated you all on my glamorous life, so it's time to fill you guys in! I don't know what it's been like across the rest of the country, but here in Wisconsin, winter kinda snuck up on us and smacked us in the face. One day I was wearing just a sweatshirt to work, and the next day I'm scraping snow off of my car. So in honor of poor autumn, I'm going to talk about my fall adventures with Dan!

I left Wisconsin on October 28th, and went on my first train ride! It was a little intimidating at first, but I got the hang of it pretty quick. And I have to say, sooo much easier than driving myself! Amtrak is totally the way to go, folks.

We did a whole bunch of stuff, but what I really wanted to talk about was our trip to Franklin Cider Mill. It's this adorable place located in beautiful Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Everything about it screamed fall!

I thought it was more of a pumpkin patch, but it's actually quite the opposite. This place leans more toward apples and cider and donuts. They have honey and preserves and jam and all types of yummy stuff!

The apple cider that they sell was probably the best apple cider I've ever had. Not to mention all of the other neat things to just look at there. 

After we made our purchases, I wanted to play with my camera a bit, so we set up my new little tripod and took a couple of pictures of just the two of us :) 

I'm only putting one up because since it was just the two of us, I had to set the timer and run into place. And you can't tell, but this picture is actually zoomed in quite a lot, since the only thing to place the tripod on was a million miles away from where we were standing. Needless to say, running back and forth made for some silly pictures. 

If you guys haven't yet, feel free to check out Franklin Cider Mill! It's a really neat place to visit, and I'm glad I got to go!