Autumn is Here!

Hey everyone! Hope you are all doing well and that October finished well for you.  Now that November is in full swing, I hope that it, too, is treating you well!

 

October finished out with a bang for me; what, with Mamma and Daddy’s visit, then my friend Kym visiting, then going to DC for Halloween… October was quite a success.

Kym’s visit was a lot of fun, and since her birthday is the day after mine, it was a fun birthday weekend.  On the Friday she returned from Boston, we met up with Ben for supper at a fun italian place that I’ve been to a few times before for some wood fire pizzas and yummy wine.  We even saw a famous person… kym saw him and thought he looked familiar, i didn’t recognize him, and Ben identified him as a decorator/stylist who appears on Oprah… go Ben?  On Saturday we walked around and enjoyed great fall weather before getting dim sum in my neighborhood and walking around some more.  We ate in Ben’s neighborhood and had a low key evening.  Then on Sunday I had my birthday get together at Blue Grass Brunch (Nolita House) with Ben, Kym, Diana, and Mark and Teresa (Ben’s roomies). it was perfect and fun and I loved it.  WE then went to a pub around the corner for hanging out, beers, cards, and good times with good friends.  Monday was Kym’s birthday so she and I went out to supper at a little italian place and had a good time just hanging out and talking.  She then flew out on Tuesday morning, back to Colorado!

 

For Halloween weekend Ben and I rode the bus down to DC to stay with Street for the weekend.  On Saturday we went to brunch and hung around town till it was time to get ready for her big party! She and her roomies hosted a very fun party with scary movies projected on the wall, great decorations, costumes, and friends.  I reused my Snow White costume, which has been making the rounds for a few years, and Ben did the same with his pirate costume — didn’t you know? Snow white ended up with a pirate.. not a prince  On sunday we hung aroud the apartment, picked up some food and watched funny videos and just enjoyed being lazy and relaxing together before Ben and I had to get on the bus back to the city.

 

Last weekend was a quiet weekend at home. On Friday I met Ben for supper at a little Italian place for supper, and it was delicious.  On Saturday is was his friend’s Birthday so we met up and watched the Texas game at the bar that hosts all the UT games before going to Dave&Busters for games and then dinner with the group.  I had to work on Sunday, helping my boss with a party she was hosting at her townhouse, including spending a few hours to go meet the caterer and help get the food to the townhouse.  Since the marathon was happening that day, it was impossible to take a car from the west side, where the caterer’s kitchen was, to the east side, where the townhouse is.  So, with Ben’s help , we got the food safely from point a to point b.  The party was a success and i was able to leave a little bit before it was over at 5.  Ben and I met up at our favorite (well… the city’s favorite) ramen place, called Ippudo, for drinks and supper, which was the perfect end to the weekend.

 

This past weekend Ben and I took the bus to Boston.  We were able to meet up with my friend Caleb and his fiance Maggie on Friday night, which was so fun.  On satuday we spent the afternoon following the “Freedom Trail”, which is literally a painted red line (sometimes brick lane) that you follow through the city that takes you past all the major historic sites.  We went to a nice supper on Saturday night, had a lazy day hanging around and walking around on Sunday — including going to Legal Seafood for lunch and watching a 3d Imax movie at the aquarium

 

Pictures from Boston:

 

 

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