As baseball season comes to a close, I decided it was the perfect timing to do a wrap-up of some of my favorite stadium bites of the year.

I’ll be honest, I’m not much of a baseball fan.. I’m definitely more of a football girl, but Chris likes to go to the games and after my first visit I discovered that I do actually like something about the season.. the food! So Chris gets his sports fix, I get my food fix, all is good in the hood!

My number one choice at Yankee Stadium is always going to be the garlic cheese fries aka garlic cheesies! They were my first love that’s turned into a long-term relationship over the last 4 years. Garlic fries aren’t a new thing at stadiums across the country, but the cheese sauce is just some sort of artery-clogging gold that I can’t get enough of.

Next up are the chicken and waffle sandwiches. This was a first year stand and I have to say I approve. When I’m looking for solid stadium food, I really enjoy ordering items that I can’t get anywhere else, or at least that are semi-unique. I’d say this option definitely nails that category with the Yankee stamped waffle.

If you’re looking to elevate your taste a little above the classic baseball choices, Parm offers a nice option. Known downtown for their classic Italian bites, they also offer a location at the stadium to satisfy your Italian craving. 

If I still have room at about the 7th inning then it’s time to get in on the ice cream helmets. Yes, I’m secretly a 5 year old and I love it. You usually see the kids with these, but considering I went to my first pro baseball game at the age of 21 I think I have some years to make up for! The ice cream is Turkey Hill's soft serve and you have the option for a topic. I always get the rainbow sprinkles because, well, everything is better with sprinkles!

We usually sit in the bleacher seats, but one game this year Chris scored some suite level tickets from one of his clients so we got to experience the game how the other half does. I have to say, it was pretty cool. Separate entrance, a lounge, bar options, food court.. The whole shabang. They even had a sushi bar up there. My favorite part was definitely the free pop, popcorn and peanuts though. I’m excited easily and heyyy free snacks! Granted that’s kind of included in the price of those tickets, but since we got them for free.. free snacks!

No matter where you sit though, it really is a good time filled with lots of delicious stadium food! 

I am happy to report that country music is alive and well in NYC! It’s been a long time coming but I couldn’t be happier that it’s finally here! All of us city country fans definitely have to thank NASH 94.7 for coming onto the scene last year and fueling the fire. 

A few years ago I was able to catch a Luke Bryan concert in New Jersey, but this year I only had to head down to 34th street at Madison Square Garden. Now if that wasn’t awesome enough, the show was sold out. Country sold out in NYC, I LOVE IT!

Luckily for me, my friend had an extra ticket to the show and asked me to come with her and you know I didn’t have to think about that one twice! 

Cowboy boots, good music, and a good friend! Does it get much better?! The show was phenomenal, as expected! Another couple of my favorites, Cole Swindell and Lee Brice kicked off the show and then it was time for booty-shaking Luke to hit the stage.

In true country fashion, he hit the stage in a pickup truck! Because, well how else should he take the stage?

It was kind of funny to hear Luke swap out some of the southern references for NYC. New York city mud probably doesn’t make as much sense as Georgia mud in a song, but I loved it all regardless. Such a great time. If his tour is headed to your town I’d definitely suggest getting tickets!

This Labor Day weekend I hopped on a bus and headed north to New England for a little exploring with two of my favorite people! First stop? The lovely, Boston!

Let me start by saying I LOVE this city! I visited a couple of years ago but somehow hadn’t made it back until this weekend. It’s about a 4 and a half bus ride from the city, so it’s a little way, but totally doable for a weekend trip. 

There’s just something about this city that just gives off good vibes. The city is gorgeous, clean, full of colonial charm and the people come across as very friendly! It didn’t hurt that the weather was beautiful when I hopped off the bus either! 

My bus ended up getting caught up in some traffic on the way up, but it actually ended up getting me into our hotel only a few minutes before the Hardersen, which worked out perfectly!

Kathy booked us a totally fabulous hotel for the evening in the Back Bay of Boston. The very nice man at the concierge desk explained to us that back in the day the area was very industrial, but in the last several years it had gotten a complete facelift and become a hub for new developments. I’m totally obsessed with the design and decor of our hotel too!

Industrial, yet super modern. Sliding metal doors, exposed pipes and beams, aw interior design heaven! Love the look! The area reminded me a lot of the Pearl District in Portland too. 

For the evening we took a walk across the water and went to a dueling piano bar called Howl at the Moon! I’d never been to a piano bar before and this location was a great place to be my first! How much FUN! It was remarkable to hear some of the piano versions of songs as well as a few surprises.. “Baby Got Back” and… “The Circle of Life”? Yep, that happened!

On our walk back to the hotel we ran into a fireworks show too! The perfect way to end the night! 

We started out the morning with an awesome breakfast at the hotel (please admire my first waffle I’ve made!) and then we headed to the North End with one place on our agenda…dun, dun, dun. Mike’s Pastry!

If you go to one place and one place only in Boston. Go to Mikes. Their cannolis are out of this world! The hype is real and delicious!

Once we had our cannolis in tow it was time to head to Route 3A towards Cape Cod! 

Along our way we came across Plymouth, the city where the pilgrims landed. Talk about going back to your colonial roots, right!? So that was pretty cool, we got to see Plymouth Rock too which, spoiler alert, was kind of underwhelming.

It was still cool to see though.. even if it probably wasn’t really what the pilgrims saw when they arrived. Did you know they didn’t talk about Plymouth Rock until over 100 years after they landed? Sounds a little fishy to me!

Either way, Plymouth was cute and we got to see a recreation of the Mayflower too. Let’s just saw, I’m glad I live in modern days and wasn’t traveling thousands of miles across the ocean in that boat. Can you imagine!??

Along our drive to Cape Cod we got to see some really adorable architecture. I’m totally a fan of the old colonial homes and the cape cod shake style homes. SO cute! We also got to go through some fun little towns like Sandwich! Yes, there’s a town named Sandwich!

The weather had clouded up a bit by the time we made it to our destination but we still got in plenty of adventure time! 

We definitely hit a couple of firsts for me on this trip! Another being trying a lobster roll from the Summer Shanty. I have to say, I’m not sure if I’ve even had lobster prior to that roll, but man was it tasty! Their chowder was seriously on point too! Cape Cod, you’re serious about that seafood thing ;-)

The next morning we did a little more sightseeing and stopped at this cute little beach style coffee house in Brewster. I really liked the town of Brewster, it was seriously cute! there were several Inns, antique shops, and art galleries.

The Cape definitely has a very laid back vibe. There’s some cute little shops to check out and some restaurants, but for the most part you can tell that people really go there to head to the beach and just relax with family and friends. Oh, and play mini golf, if you want to open a mini golf business, that is the place to do it!

To wrap up my time in the Cape we headed further up the peninsula to Provincetown so that I could catch an express ferry back to Boston to catch my bus back home, I didn’t spend much time in Provincetown but it looked like a colorful and hopping little city! Would love to explore a little more if I make it back one day!

And that’s a wrap! What a wonderful weekend with two amazing people! So thankful I was able to tag along their trip and check out a new part of the country!