(Jenn) This past week was a vacation-at-home for me as I got to spend lots of time with friends. Shug, my roommate and amazing friend of many years, came to visit from Alaska! I talked Brittany into staying with us until Shug came (she's been living with us for the past few weeks), so they both stayed in our place for the week. I got to feel what it's like to live with roommates again! We had a lovely time: mostly lots of sitting and talking, going for walks, cooking, etc. It was just like old times, and amazing that we're still just as close as ever. Henry loved having both Shug and Brittany here, and he just went along with whatever we wanted to do. Ben and I both stayed up later than we have in years -- ah, the single life!On my favorite day of the week, we took a drive up into New York (a town called High Falls) to see the autumn leaves and go apple picking. This time we went to a smaller, organic orchard run by a crazy guy named "Mr. Apples." It was beautiful, and we were the only ones there.
We had such a nice day picking apples, visiting a waterfall, playing in leaves, and eating soup at a little café in High Falls. On Friday night, Amy and Dave came down from Connecticut to visit, and they stayed overnight. It was great to be able to spend time with them and get to know Dave a little better! On Saturday morning, we took a trip to the temple while Shug and Brittany babysat and then met us in the city (they bravely took Henry on the train themselves!). We went to the Museum of Natural History and then out to lunch at Alice's Teacup, a charming little restaurant and bakery.Shug left early this morning, and then I dropped Brittany off at the train station at noon (she's moving to Brooklyn -- she found a temporary place there). I'm really missing the company already, and I think Henry is too! Henry has been mentioning Brittany and Shug in all of his prayers this week, and when he wakes up in the morning he immediately asks, "Where Brittany? Where Shug?" When we dropped Brittany off today, Henry cried for several minutes (probably because he thought he was going to get to go on the train too, but it was still pretty sweet :). We spent the last few days of the week trying to figure out how we can all live closer to each other. We won't be able to do trips like this for the rest of our lives! Alaska is definitely too far away! I wish I could just buy an old house in a beautiful cul-de-sac with big trees, and all of the neighbors would be my best friends and family. Let me know if you have any ideas on how to make this happen!
If you're interested in seeing pictures of our week, watch the slideshow below:
5 comments:
It really was so great to get to see you over the weekend! I can't tell you how wonderful it is to have you and Ben so close. Henry is such a good boy and so smart. And seeing Shug and Brittany was such a treat.
Mr. Apples Orchard looks like it was everything you guys described! The "organic tractor" makes me laugh!
Thanks for having us over, we had a fantastic time!
We didn't get the quiet cul-de-sac, but we definitely got the old house, big trees and neighbors who became our best friends and "family" (29 years before one of us moved), so it can happen! But I do think the stability and relationship we've shared is fairly unique and we've been very blessed. Keep praying for it! :) Mom I.
This pictures are absolutley gorgeous--makes me want to live in New York!! Or somewhere where there are beautiful trees and fall leaves. Our leaves really don't turn colors here in the fall-it doesn't get cold enough. They kind of just fall off the trees when it gets really cold in January. Bummer.
Sounds like such a fun weekend!
The apple picking experience is one you've sold me on. We'll definitely be checking that out next year, hopefully we can find an orchard closer than NY.
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