Traverse Blogging | Chili Mission

While it is always sad to see summer go, I love fall!  The pumpkin, the sweaters, the perfect sleeping weather.  One thing I really look forward to is putting my Dad’s chili back into rotation for dinner!  While I know a lot of people serve it year round, for me it’s something I just don’t want when it’s 90º+!  This week the snap in temperatures finally happened and suddenly I was craving some chili and a long afternoon spent on the couch with my kitty and Kindle.  Since I needed some supplies to make it, I hurried on over to our local Acme to pick up the supplies I needed.

Since it was such a beautiful day I decided to open up the sunroof. Gorgeous day!

Another sure sign that Fall is here is Pumpkin Beer! I’ve tried quite a few and my favorite is still Blue Moon. I also enjoy hard cider but sadly Magners isn’t carried in Ohio.

About a year or two ago, our local Acme got it’s license to sell liquor. To some people this is no big deal, but for our city this was HUGE. North Canton used to be a dry city, with Eric’s Grocery Bag being the only place in the city limits that you could even purchase beer. Slowly things started changing though and it’s a huge perk to finally have a liquor store in the grocery store. They are well stocked and priced!

Hmm, I’m starting to sound like I went to the store for something OTHER than chili ingredients??? LOL!

After perusing the aisles in hopes that THIS would be the time I would find Magners (sadly, no) I ended up deciding that Icabod Pumpkin Ale would be the perfect choice to start off fall with. Ironically I am not much of a beer drinker. I prefer light and fruity drinks (or Magners) but I do enjoy Pumpkin Beer and Yuengling. Weird I know.

After picking up some groceries for the week, as well as what I needed for the chili, I made my way to the card aisle to find a birthday card for a friend. Sorry Kristen, they all were way too… pink and fluttery. I don’t do the emotional fluttery cards. I prefer funny, sarcastic cards! Ah well… I’ll keep on looking. There’s got to be a singing Yoda card for you somewhere!

My groceries fit easily in the Traverse with loads of room to spare. I could have probably bought that entire wall of beer and made it work! I’m also glad that I grabbed the reusable bags out of my Envoy. Those bags are so handy but I am ALWAYS forgetting them or Hubs takes them to work for his lunch and they are never to be seen again. I originally had two of the Woodstock ones but one has been missing for well over a year. The sock monster and the reusable bag monster must be in cahoots!

Random side note, my Dad went to Woodstock so the chili goods are in that bag as an homage to him. Yes, I’m weird.

Today the chili is slowly cooking to perfection while the clouds roll in. It’s a perfect fall day!

I had a lot of fun going to the store and getting excited for fall! It helps that my Traverse is a lovely apple red, perfect for the season!

FTC Disclosure:  The Girls On The Go campaign is being sponsored by Ohio Chevy Network Dealers who gave the chosen bloggers a 2011 Chevy Traverse to test drive for one month and blog about our experiences using the vehicle.  Girlfriend Getaway has given us some fun projects to do and will be providing us with gift cards to allow us to do this.