Sox Game

Chuck's parents got four tickets to a couple Boston Red Sox games this season as a Christmas present for Chuck and his sister, Liz, last year.  At the time, Liz was living in Boston where she worked as a teacher so it was pretty easy for them to all get up there for a game, but a few months ago Liz moved to LA so I got to be a stand in for Liz at the last game:

I like to have people take their sunglasses off in pictures so that you can actually see who is in the picture with you (see above for exhibit A).  Chuck disagrees with this request because then you are painfully squinting into the sun in the photo.  This debate will continue for all of time.

Apple Picking

I will admit that I am getting kinda pumped for fall. I obviously love the sun and summer but the leaves are changing, the weather is cool enough that I can leave the windows open all day and when I go on an evening walk I can smell some wood burning fires (this is one of the few things missing in our apartment). So last weekend I went into full fall mode with Angie (who works with Chuck) and her roommate Erin when we went apple picking:

Erin, Paige, Angie

We went to a local orchard that allows you to pick-your-own apples.  After we had picked our fill we headed home and baked some pies:

Go Eagles

Chuck and I have season tickets for BC football this year.  The Eagles have had three home games so far this season and we have been to all of them!  We are such good fans.  A couple of Chuck's college friends (Tom and Nuck) still live in Boston so it is nice to hang out with them.  We go to a tailgate hosted by the Mucci family, they have five family members who have gone to BC so, as you can imagine, they throw a pretty serious tailgate.

Nuck, Chuck, Tom

Paige, Chuck, Tom, Nuck

Paige, Chuck, Jason, Dani

Welcome Dinner

A few weeks back, right after I moved to CT, Chuck's parents (Chuck and Debbie) took Chuck and I out to dinner to welcome me to town!  We went to a restaurant called Apricots which is right on the Farmington River (the same river we tube on).  The food was great, the company was great and the view was amazing: