Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Last wedding of the year



This past weekend, we headed to Bristol, RI for the last wedding of the year. Bristol is near-ish to Newport, and seemed to be a quaint, waterside town. The wedding took place on the grounds of a beautiful farm, right next to the water.

Despite the sun in the photos, it was chilly! We warmed ourselves up with some delicious butternut squash bisque and indulged in the raw bar (best wedding hors d'oeuvres ever!)




right before sunset

I love this photo. Chris' movie star picture.

first photo: neat pattern of the reception tent.

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Lazy Sunday


The above picture pretty much sums up the weekend. Saturday started out really beautifully and we took Harry on a short walk to Whole Foods for some breakfast- we also stopped by Starbucks and the local library to pick up some books. We wanted to take advantage of the fantastic weather and the fact that we both had a free weekend without work, but it became quite dubious and starting to pour while we were out and on our way home!  It's been pretty cloudy and cool since last night.

We basically did not leave the house today, and slept IN. We've both been a little under the weather, so it was really much needed. 

This weekend, we didn't do anything "new" new, but we did do a fair bit of cooking of some new Clean meals. One not-so-Clean meal included a homemade pumpkin pie!  What a fantastic way to start off a rainy fall weekend. No pictures, unfortunately, but trust me when I say we had delicious, perfectly spiced pumpkin pie with freshly whipped cream (whipped with our new KitchenAid mixer. What we used to do before the mixer is a story for a different time). So delicious. 

I also found a new potholder in...toile(!!) to add to my collection. I could not be happier. They had an orange one as well, but the burgundy was so appealing and a very much an "in" color for this season.


It feels great to have these low-key weekends to recharge, and cozy up with a book. Next weekend, Newport, RI!