Artsy Anne

Monday, January 14, 2008

Savoring the little things...

Since today was a snow day at work, Erik and I spent lots of time resting and relaxing at home. I never feel like I have enough time to do this, so it was a nice treat. Spending time at home gave me the chance to look around and appreciate my surroundings and also made me want to take photos of random everyday things that sometimes go unnoticed in the helter skelter of everyday life. Things I walk past or use each day but don't ever think twice about. I took ten minutes and walked around the house and took pictures of the first 10 things that caught my eye. It was nice to have some time to enjoy the little things in life...

Snow Day!!

Snowy backyard!

View from upstairs...

Let it snow, let it snow!

Our snowy street :)

Hooray for Snow Days!! Winter storm Christopher has dumped several inches of snow at our house so far and outside the snow is still falling. It's a heavy, wet snow and the trees in our backyard are covered, creating a beautiful winter scene. This morning on the news they said we have now received more snow this season so far than we did all last winter...and it's only January! Pretty cool, I guess I should go out and buy myself a pair of snowshoes! I can't wait to go outside and explore! Thank you for snow days!

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Salmon River

A few weekends ago Erik and I drove out to the Salmon River in Colchester, CT to poke around and enjoy some time outside. It was a pretty overcast day, but we didn't let that get in the way of a nice hike through the woods (and along icy paths) down to see the river.

We also stopped to see the historic Comstock Covered Bridge. I had visited the bridge about a year ago while on a day trip with a friend, but Erik hadn't seen it before, so he got to visit two new sights in one day.

On the way home we couldn't resit a stop at the wonderful Colchester Bakery to pick up some bread. If you have never had bread from Colchester Bakery, you are missing out on a treat! We picked up a loaf of our favorite Russian Pumpernickel bread with these little little black charnushka seeds on the top that smell wonderful! Ahhh...happiness is a good day spent outside and some still-warm-from-the-oven bread!

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Snowball Fight!!

While we were visiting my parents over the holiday weekend I had fun spending some time with Jake and Rudy. Jake loves the snow and Rudy, well, he tolerates it! But they both like playing with snowballs. Jake gets so excited and practically knocks me down before I can even get a snowball made so it was pretty tricky getting pictures of him catching snowballs...I was lucky he didn't send me and the camera flying! In the picture above I love how Rudy is looking at the camera and Jake is more interested in the snowball I had in my hand! Here they are having some winter fun in the snow!

Handsome Jake strikes a pose for the camera...

He caught every snowball and loved jumping off the picnic table to get them!

Rudy missed a few times and was giving
me the "why don't you just give me the snowball please" look...

...then he caught one and had to look all rough and tough doing it!

Ringing in the New Year!!

Happy New Year again to everyone! I can't believe it's 2008...something makes me feel this year is going to be amazing. Maybe it's the optimist in me or the fact that 8 is my favorite number, but come on...8 is great, right? We spent New Years Eve with family and friends enjoying food, fun, and fireworks courtesy of Danielle's Dad! A good time was had by all! Here are some photos from our count down 'till 2008 at the Shea's in Woodstock, CT.

Krystal and me being goof-balls and making monkey faces!

Eric and Danielle :)

Group photo time!!

Paul and Krystal :)

Krystal and Paula making some noise for the New Year!!

Adventures in Snowshoeing

On New Year's Eve Erik and I drove up to the White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield, CT to try our hand at snowshoeing. Erik got some awesome snowshoes for Christmas and has loved doing it, so we rented a pair for me at REI and hit the trails. The conservation center was beautiful...a true winter wonderland! The center is located on 4000 acres of land (yes, that's right...4000 acres!) in Litchfield and we will definitely be visiting it again to hike it's many beautiful trails. Snowshoeing was fun and I can't wait for more snow so I can try again! The photo above is one of my favorites from the day. A quintessential New England barn in the winter...what could be more beautiful!