1. Aunt Karen visits
The weekend after we returned from Copper Mountain, we were lucky enough to get a visit from Aunt Karen, who had a conference in Princeton, NJ and decided to head to the Northeast a little early. Luckily, work was just starting to get busy, so I wasn't working the whole time. We picked her up at the Newark Airport on Saturday afternoon and, after nearly running out of gas on the New Jersey Turnpike, we made it back to Connecticut. We watched a little basketball and then headed to Barcelona in South Norwalk for tapas for dinner.
The next morning, Aunt Karen and I headed in to New York City to try to catch a Broadway show. It was my first time to visit the TKTS ticket booth and I was so glad we were able to get tickets for the show Aunt Karen wanted to see, Mamma Mia. We did some shopping along Broadway and then headed to the show. Our seats were only a few rows from the stage and the musical was great! Tommy had etouffee waiting for us when we got home - YUM!
On Monday I had to work, so Aunt Karen spent the day wandering around Greenwich and we took her to Colony Grill for pizza for dinner. Tuesday morning I drove her to Princeton for her conference and managed not to get lost once!!
2. It snowed...
several times. This is winter in Connecticut after all. I got to stay home for one snow day, which was nice even if I did still work all day. We also had one very comedic morning that involved me getting Tommy's car stuck in the ice on our driveway and not being able to get back to the house on the ice in my dress shoes. Our driveway was literally like a skating rink! I ended up calling Tommy from the driveway, waking him up, and making him come get me from his car. He carried me to my car, fell trying to scrape the ice from my windshields and somehow managed to get my car out of the driveway. His was stuck until I could bring home something to de-ice our driveway after work. Strangely enough, the roads were fine...
3. Valentine's DayValentine's Day was very low key around our house. We will eventually go have a fancy Valentines dinner in NYC, just not actually on the 14th. I worked pretty much all day, making time for a trip to the grocery store and dinner. Tommy was wonderful! He sent roses to my office on Thursday and got me some cute PJs. He also made our WHOLE Valentines Day feast by himself - steak, lobster, caprese salad and homemade tres leches cake. It was delicious!!
4. I worked...
Of course. I've worked every day since Aunt Karen left - I think today was day 25. It's no fun - and I know I've never read so much about so many utility companies in my life. Fortunately, I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, which is why I'm taking a little time to blog. I may even get a day or 2 off this weekend!!
5. A chimp went crazy in Stamford, Connecticut
This is actually a very sad story. A woman's pet chimp went crazy and attacked her friend, almost killing her. She's still in critical condition. However, it must have been a very slow news day because this story was all over the national news - the Today Show, CNN, just to name a few. No, we did not know her and I'm not sure where she lived. Stamford is small, but not quite that small. I was amazed by the number of friends and family that asked me about the poor chimp that day.
There you have it - January and February at the Mhire house. Oh, and Tommy has also played lots of computer games. Hopefully work will slow down soon and I'll have more to write about. Remember to plan your visits!!
There you have it - January and February at the Mhire house. Oh, and Tommy has also played lots of computer games. Hopefully work will slow down soon and I'll have more to write about. Remember to plan your visits!!
