Fall In Connecticut

As I mentioned in the previous post, fall is definitely my favorite time of year, and for two years I have really missed every little part of the season. This year I finally got a little glimpse of fall. Marc's friend Eric from high school was getting married so last Thursday we headed to Durham, CT where Marc grew up to spend time with the Guillemette's and go to the wedding.

I have spent an entire month getting excited for this trip. I couldn't wait to escape the heat for crisp fall weather and I couldnt wait for the colors. Not to mention Marc's hometown of Durham, is an adorable small northeast town that makes fall feel a little more magical. And did I mention the town of Durham is home to Lyman Orchards, the biggest and most beautiful apple orchard I have ever seen. We were afraid we might miss the leaves, but it turns out we visited at the perfect time.

The colors were amazing!!!








This trip was extra fun because both of Marc's siblings, Christina & David, were home for the weekend and we got to spend time with the entire Guillemette family at once, which doesn't happen very often. Friday night we drove to Massachusetts and I got to meet Marc's grandparents and Aunt on his Mom's side. We went to dinner to celebrate his grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary and then headed back to their house for cake, champagne, and cards. Unfortunately the only pictures I have are of Marc's pot for dinner. But there are some great group shots that I hope to get a hold of and put up.



Saturday we went to the wedding. Eric is one of Marc's oldest friends from high school and I got to meet Eric and Meg for the first time. It was fun to see such a wonderful fall wedding. The wedding was at the River House at Goodspeed Station, a beautiful wedding venue in Hadam, CT. The ceremony was outside on a deck overlooking a wall of fall trees and despite the freezing cold it was beautiful.





Unfortunately before the weekend was over Christina and David had to leave, so Saturday night we all had a last family dinner with a wonderful home cooked meal. Unfortunately Marc had some sort of 24hr bug, but he did manage to sit at the dinner table with us and enjoy the company.

Sunday we spent the day with Marc's parents checking out the leaves around town and of course we spent plenty of time picking apples at Lyman Orchards.
















Sunday night we ended the trip, flying airplanes with Marc's dad



Bright and early this morning we headed home for Houston. Now we are back in the 85 degree weather and I am missing fall like crazy. But it was a wonderful trip and I am so glad I got a taste of the magic fall, even if just for the weekend.