Happy Halloween!

We have a "treat" today: mom and dad are coming for a visit! Have a wonderful Halloween!

New pictures

After bringing our new camera to Maine, we wanted to test it out by printing some of our pictures. Not only was it such fun to go through them, but we were able to blow up a bunch of them for some home-made wall art (since we don't have enough of that based on past posts! ha!). And I have to give all the photography credit to Mike who took all of these beautiful shots!

On the trail

Today was a gorgeous fall day: low 50s and sunny. So, I decided to have my workout on the trail outside our apartment. Since it was so nice, I figured I'd only need pants and a tee shirt - it was perfect for a run. However, my local counterparts on the trail did not agree...I saw multiple winter jackets including a North Face! Ha! An ironic reminder that we're not in MN anymore... 

NYC Wine and Food Festival

Picture #1...more to come later this week. We had fun in NYC this weekend at the NY Wine and Food Festival!

Hawk Mountain

Last Saturday we took a day trip to Hawk Mountain. It's a private hawk and falcon reserve in the Poconos - about 1.5 hours from us. The fall foliage is just starting too so we had some great hiking. This spot in the mountains is on the path of migration for hawks and falcons, and in the 1930s, it was a popular hunting spot - too popular as it actually started to deplete the populations of birds of prey in the area. So, one woman created this preserve - right off the Appalachian trail - and it's a great spot for bird watching now. It was busy with lots of hikers and watchers. We had a fabulous time!

With all the hiking we're doing, we need some new shoes!

Post-Yoga Sunset

The stormy weather Monday finally cleared while I was in yoga. This was a nice surprise on the way out!

Weekend at home

Last weekend we hung out in town, and had a great time! On Friday we went to Tinto for Philadelphia restaurant week. Similar to what Minneapolis does, the city's best restaurants have a fixed priced menu with some incredible options. It was so much fun to get reservations and try out a new spot. Tinto specializes in Spanish tapas, so we got to try a lot of options: everything from octopus and sea bass to gazpacho and figs, all amazing!

Saturday we took advantage of a day in Conshy and went out for cheese steaks at our favorite spot: Ponti's! It's about a 15 minute walk from our apartment, and we're having great fall weather so it was a perfect day to walk up there and eat on the sidewalk tables outside.

We won't be in Philly forever, so we have to take advantage of cheese steaks while we can!

We've been trying out all sorts of new places near us lately: Conshohocken had their own first annual restaurant week, so we were out for that a couple weeks ago. Also, a new bar and restaurant opened up just down the street. There isn't much in Conshohocken in terms of sights, but there is no lack of things to do and great local establishments in town - and all within walking distance from us! We really do love living in this town.