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Pumpkins

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We drove to Edens Farm & Nursery Garden, about 7 minutes away from our apartment. We expected a lot of cute pumpkin stuff, but we had no idea that this place went all in. There were sheep, a hay maze, a haunted house thing, a hot dog stand, a hay ride and lots of pumpkins. A fun thing for families for sure. And the lady who I guess owns it actually remembered us:)
We didn’t find any good big pumpkins, but they had great medium size ones, so we got three plus two small ones. One of the small ones I bought a few weeks ago is kinda dead, so it was nice to find two new ones for decorations in the apartment (I do that every year). After the farm visit, we drove to the shopping area near our home and bought pumpkin carving tools and some stuff for our Halloween costumes. I’m exited for pumpkin caving. I have done it once before, like two-three years ago, and it’s really fun. Maybe we’ll do it tomorrow. 

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Mill River park

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Thor and I went for a long walk this morning. It was time for T’s second potty and I was planning on taking him out for like 20 min, but it was such a beautiful day that we just kept walking for over an hour. We ended up in Mill River Park, right by the city center. I’ve been in that park once before for an Indian Independence Day celebration thing, but never walked around it. It’s actually pretty big. So quiet and beautiful. We sat on a bench after about half of the park walk and watched the birds eat from the feeder. T was pretty warm, so we walked home after that.

I’m not feeling that awesome, so a long walk was perfect today. 

In Connecticut, Stamford

The weekend of lots of walking

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Hello! Like I told you, we have been busy being relaxed:) It’s nice to have family here. Now when we have so much extra space and a guest bed (a fold out couch, not the most comfortable one but it looks nice hehe) we can have people visiting us more. Before when we lived on Manhattan, people had to spend lots of money on hotels so we are happy that family can come and stay here. We get more time with each other this way too:)

We went to the Mianus River Park and walked without looking at the map what trails to follow. Perfect day for hiking for Thor since it wasn’t too hot for him. We also went to the Half Full Brewery one day for the “tour” (not much of a tour, it’s just one room with tanks and a guy drinking a beer showing it). We were gonna watch the fight, but the bars who had it had crazy entrance fees, so we ended up at home and J was actually the only one staying up to watch it haha. 
One day we drove to the Cove Island Park. Beautiful day. That made us hungry so we had brunch at Tigin to watch the Bears game. At night we had champagne and popcorn with the last episode of Game of Thrones. Thor was all dressed up in a dragon sweater, too cute! 
For Jims birthday we took a taxi to Rowayton to eat at the seafood restaurant. Their food is amazing and it’s a cute place overlooking the boats. Appetizers, main dish and dessert, it’s all awesome. 
A very nice long weekend. I’m very proud of Thor who can walk so much. Several miles per day, impressive for such small little fluffball. 

In Stamford, Teaching

Upcoming workshop; Mindful Movement

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MINDFUL MOVEMENT
September 23, 2017 – 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

at Stamford Yoga Center 
13 Spring Street, 2nd floor
Stamford CT, 06901

Move your body, build strength and flexibility, in a workshop inspired by modern dance. Comprised of basic modern floor work: play with gravity, force, big movements and small details. Explore body and spacial awareness, and redefine your ideas about your limitations in a fun, empowering way! This will be a class for all levels, no previous experience necessary.

For more information and to sign up, visit https://www.stamfordyogacenter.com/stamford-yoga-events/ 

In Connecticut, Stamford

‘Half Full’ Brewery

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On Friday night, after Jim came home from work, we took an uber to the Half Full Brewery. It’s only a few minutes away and uber here is super cheap. Unfortunately they don’t have brewery tours on weekdays so we will have to go back a different time. But we got to try all their beers there. We bought a few full size glasses and then a few samples (I didn’t actually like any of the samples, J chose weird peach and pee smelling beer samples).

Outside the brewery there was a truck selling food from Puerto Rico. Omg, this was awesome! We bought a rice and pork dish with plantain, a mixed meat sandwich and beef empanadas and brought it in to the brewery to enjoy with all the beer we tried. 

It’s a pretty small brewery but it’s fun to visit no matter the size. I like their IPA’s but I’m not so impressed by the other beers they have. Would be fun to see the actual brewery though. It will be another weekend adventure:)