Catch Up!

Hopefully Christopher's NFL picks have been keeping you all entertained :) I have been travelling a fair bit this past month (Calgary - Indianapolis - Los Angeles - Dallas) and using that as an excuse to neglect our blog (but you don't have to tell me, I already know, it's weak at best). I've posted a few catch up posts below in attempt to make up for my absence.

Last weekend Christopher's parents came down for a visit. This was their first time down to see us since we've moved. The weather wasn't the greatest - but we still managed to get it all in.

On Saturday it was pouring rain across the entire state. In West Hartford we received 1.78 inches of rain that one day! To stay dry we tried to stick to indoor activities. First we went to my favourite bakery - Panera Bread. There's one close enough to walk to from our house, but to stay dry we drove the 3 blocks. After brunch we headed over to West Hartford Center to do a little shopping, but the heavy rain had us heading for the car after our first store! On our way to the mall instead, we decided to go to the outlet mall in Westbrook, CT. Closer to the coast the rain was much heavier. In comparison, on Saturday Westbrook received 2.77 inches of rain - over 50% more than West Hartford. After a little shopping, we went to the coast since we were so close. We were quite surprised to see that many of the houses next to the shore were completely surrounded by water! And while several of these houses were built on stilts, there were still some that appeared to have basements. I can't imagine how these could stay dry, but I guess I'm sure they're used to it if they live so close to the shoreline.

On Sunday the rain had stopped so we did the Heublein Tower Hike. This short hike is 1.25 miles up Talcott Mountain, ending at the Heublein Tower. It was a little windy out, but it was a beautiful day and the sky was nice and clear so the view of the foliage and the surrounding area was picture-perfect. We finished off the weekend with a nice home-cooked meal at our house. It was nice to be able to make a roast and play hostess. Cooking for two, I don't make many roasts since we can't eat that much and get tired of leftovers quickly.

PS. We got to play one of our favourite card games with Christopher's parents this past weekend - Wizard. If you like euchre and bridge it's a great game to check out. One of the things we like about this game is that it isn't dominated by the same player time and time again. Each time we play it is very competitive and is always lots of fun. Last time we played I wasn't in contention at all, but this time I was lucky enough to be the victor :)