The Grove Adventures...

07 December 2014

New England Fall

It's that time again for another highlights post! I'm a bit behind on blogging, which seems to be the trend lately. So I'll give you the photo highlights of the fall happenings here in New England. There are of course more pictures at Fall 2014 if you wish to see a few more, especially of the foliage :) As mentioned in the previous post, September was a busy month with some big events, however there was also time for some fun, typical fall activities during September and October! Owen spent October back in Baton Rouge, Louisiana doing family medicine while I stayed in Connecticut. So here are the highlights and photos from my fall, enjoy!!

Big E with my family
Lots of time with Brunetti's and kiddos (babysitting, fairs, dinners)
Helping out in the kitchen at church again
Fall foliage
Cider Run with friends to support the Brunetti campaign
A week at the lake house while Owen prepared for Step 2 CK (between rotations)
Halloween (Pod 1 bonfire and passing out candy, party with high school friends)
Trip to Boston to visit island/med school friends
Backpacking trip in the northwest hills of Connecticut (between rotations)
Wildlife sightings (bears, turkeys, coyotes)
Owen and Jared finally shot the black powder pistol they built

Mums and pumpkins, my favorites!

Fair food at the Big E!! Deep fried S'mores!

Enjoying a seasonal pumpkin ale with my bro at Big E

Big E isn't complete without cute baby farm animals!

Notice the Connecticut house in the background ;) Fun times at the Big E

Valley Community Baptist Church

Baked so many breads from these huge zucchinis!

Loved spending so much time with this sweetie!!

Harwinton Fair with Brunettis

Fun times with the kiddos

Sunny fall days at the lake

Not so sunny but still beautiful

Even got some falling leaves

Boston from Top of the Hub at the Pru

Team Brunetti at the Warren 5K Cider Run

1st place in my age group, pretty sweet prizes at the Cider run!

Halloween at Coppermine Village

Halloween party with high school friends

Backpacking in northwest Connecticut

great campsite, even had a fire pit and chairs!!

Coyote in my parents' backyard

18 November 2014

September's big events

5th Anniversary

September found us back in the northeast. Owen did a pediatric rotation in the Bronx, NY while I stayed at my parents' house in Connecticut. Fortunately we were able to see each other on the weekends, which were filled with a few big events. Here's the highlights:

Sept 7 - Owen's birthday was at the beginning of the month and we celebrated with some red velvet cupcakes, birthday lunch, and of course a little shooting (new air pistol). The same day was also my triathlon, which Owen and my parents came to cheer me on. I placed 3rd in my age group (out of 27), and 84/373 (top 25%) with a time of 1:36:06... cutting 30 minutes off my previous time!!!

Sept 12 - The following weekend was our 5th anniversary! Owen came back up for the weekend and we were able to actually celebrate together. We went out for a nice dinner of Afghan food and stroll around West Hartford Center. It was also my Dad's birthday that weekend, so we all went to the Simsbury Fly in that Sunday.

Sept 20 - I went down to the Bronx for the weekend. We spontaneously got tickets to a Yankee's Game (something I've always wanted to do) and got to see Derek Jeter before he retired! (anniversary money well spent, thanks mom and dad!) We also spent a day sightseeing in Manhattan and met up with some friends for dinner.

There were also some fun fall activities during September and October, but I'll save that for another post (too many events/pictures for one post).