Yeah, yeah...dinner and a movie is fun.

You know what's funner?

GHOSTS.

Some of my favorite frightening fall dates (all via HowAboutWe for Couples):

We're doing a Superhero theme for the fam this year. Mostly because (1) last year Indy was Batman, so it's sort of the natural next step towards Ultimate Superherodom (the final step being, of course, Wolverine...or possibly Gambit), (2) a Superhero theme means I get to be Catwoman, and a cat is what I am every single year because: lazy, and (3) it also means that Kendrick gets to be Clark Kent, requiring him to wear exactly what he usually wears plus a pair of glasses (see also: lazy).

So Indy is wearing an awesome Superman costume that our neighbors gave us.

He's pretty excited about it. I took out a bunch of books from the library to try to explain to the concept of "Halloween" to him (and also the concept of "birthday", since the two holidays are pretty close together) and we're weren't doing so hot ("Do you want to wear a costume?!" "No." "Do you want to go trick or treating?!" "No." "Are you excited for Halloween and your birthday?!?!" "NO.")...but once I broke out the Superman outfit?

After I got home from San Francisco, I received a whole bunch of reader emails that basically said "But what did you do there?! I have kids and I need suggestions! Tell me more!"

Except I was only there for three days, and when you're buckling three children under the age of two into and out of car seats every single time you step foot out of the house (and however difficult that sounds: let me tell you, it is much harder than that), you kind of max out around one major activity per day. Morgan and I hit up the Academy of Sciences, Giorgio's (a very kid-friendly pizza spot) for lunch, a Music Together class, and the Bay Area Discovery Museum, but otherwise kept things pretty low-key and hung out at home, catching up.

So my knowledge is limited.

Morgan's, however, is not, and she generously agreed to write up a guest post featuring all her favorite spots. Enjoy...and thank you, Morgan!

Q. Hi Jordan! I’ve been wanting to explore Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown for awhile now – do you have any recommendations or must-sees while we’re there?

Caitlin

A. You’re going to love this area at this time of year, I promise – and the best part is that it’s just a 40-minute train ride from Grand Central (you can grab a $5 taxi into town at the station…or just walk uphill for ten minutes or so and you’ll find Main Street), making it an easy day trip in addition to a very fun one.

Remember my guide to buying your very first home? Reader Allegra wrote a guide for buying an apartment in Manhattan (totally its own beast).

My skin did not enjoy two cross-country flights in four days. These skin peel wipes have been helping to clear up the situation.

I now own leather shorts. I'm pretty excited about this. (Shooting them this weekend.)