mystic, ct

we're a little city sick at the moment, so we're trying to find and do fun things that will help us fall in love with connecticut. don't get me wrong - we like it here, we're just still finding our groove. this past sunday we took a drive to a quaint, historical coastal town called mystic. it was a gorgeous day and fun to spend some quality time together.

 

apple picking in new england

fall is definitely my favorite time of year.  i love all things associated with it - the colors, smells, food, spices, holidays (minus halloween...i'm not particularly fond of this one), weather, clothes, everything!

yesterday we celebrated the new season with our friends jt + lizzie by picking apples at a local farm in connecticut.  while there we ate delicious apple cider donuts, walked through the pumpkin patch, rode on the back of a tractor (to get to the orchards) and picked a variety of apples: sun crisp, candy crisp, cameo, mutsu and autumn gala.

i must admit, these apples are absolutely amazing, and who knew there were so many varieties?  (at this farm you pick different kinds each weekend...perhaps we will have to go again).  our kitchen is now busy with all recipes apple.  i love it.

now if only these leaves would turn a little more!

the hansens visit

some of our very best nyc friends, jonathan and ashley hansen, spent the weekend with us!  as we dropped them off in the city earlier today, my jonathan and i both agreed that this was one of the best weekends we've had in a long time!  we celebrated jonathan hansen's 28th birthday, ate at yummy restaurants, watched general conference, the jonathans played a good 18-holes of golf and ashley and i had a successful trip to the outlet malls.  and we laughed the entire time.  thanks for coming you two!!

namaste nyc

this summer a couple friends and i attended the free yoga classes on thursdays in bryant park.  this has been by far one of my favorite summer-in-the-city activities.  it is quite a remarkable feeling to be in the heart of the city, stretch your arms up overhead and have your view surrounded by all of the tall buildings above.  add to that the noise of the sirens, horns, airplanes and swarms of people.  this experience is unlike any other yoga class i have attended or taught.

i can't think of a better way to enjoy this incredible city.

happy bday mr curtis

birthday celebrations last at least one week in our house, and as you can see from the pictures, we like to celebrate with delicious food! we kicked off this man's birthday with sunday dinner and later in the week with a night out to pasta nostra for dinner + chocopologie for dessert. happy 28th birthday, my dear!

first day of school

this year he's going back as a student!

fun in philly

thank you mckays and drapers {so sad we didn't get a picture with you!} for moving to the east coast. it's so fun to have family and friends a little closer!