When the heaters go on

We have been having the most beautiful fall out here in CT. There has been lots of sunshine, perfect temperatures and some colorful leaves. But all good things must come to an end…and I believe today was turning point for the dreaded cold weather.

Today, started off as a pretty dreary day with lots of clouds and no sunshine. There were a few showers here and there, but nothing drastic. I ran out to run some errands and when I got back we inexplicably had no power. It happened to be lunch time and I was starved! I debated what to eat for lunch since I couldn’t open the refrigerator and I couldn't use the oven or microwave. What oh what should I eat?! Why gold fish of course! Gold fish (the snack not your pet) have been on sale everywhere this week which of course means I bought every flavor imaginable. I ate pizza, cheddar, nacho and pretzel goldfish for lunch (I highly recommend the pizza and pretzel goldfish by the way).

After my goldfish binge I started to become aware of how cold it was getting in the house. So I started piling layers of clothing on and snuggled with Charlie for a while. After an hour or so the electricity came back on. The first thing I did when the electricity came back on was to turn our heat on for the first time this fall! It is official….winter is approaching!

Where has the time gone?

The past week has been a whirl wind of activity and I am finally catching my breath. My husband got a whole three days off….count ‘em 1,2 ,3! I have no idea when we’ll see that happen again! So we took advantage of the time off and headed out to NYC. We had such a great time hanging out with our friends. We didn’t do anything special just walked, talked, and of course drank lots of coffee (or tea in my case) .
We considered going to the natural history museum when someone told us it was National Free Museum day! I had never heard of it but what do I know?! So off I went to the info desk to ask if it was National Free Museum Day. The info lady literally laughed in my face and said, “You wish!” Yep, you gotta love New York. The lesson here is that National Free museum day only applies to the Smithsonian Museums.
So we took our cheap selves out for a free walk in Central Park. We of course acted like tourists and took a bunch of photos. There is nothing better than Central Park in the fall!