Adventures of the Happy Hineys: 28.

This past weekend was SO much fun, I can't even begin to tell you all! :)

Friday night, Tim and I drove back to Southbury in our new car for the first time (it is finally fixed, still can't believe Tim replaced the clutch on his own with help from Peter!), and picked up Nora and Joe to head to Flatbread in Canton. If you haven't been there yet, GO. Awesome atmosphere, this old warehouse meets cozy country cabin (weird, yes. awesome, yes.) with a huge clay oven pizza oven, delicious salad with goat cheese, organic/natural pizza options, and gingerbread dessert. They also have a good beer selection (which is saying a lot, since Tim and I became beer snobs out in CO). We had a delicious dinner & dessert (complete with a candle for my birthday), and the best company. It was so wonderful to hang out with the Perreaults, I missed them a ton, and it was great to finally catch up!

On Saturday, we woke up early and went to Ayla's, our fav local bagel shop, and had breakfast. We then took a beautiful drive through the countryside of Litchfield county, which is always a treat. Later on, it was time to head to Victoria and Jeff's wedding. They got married in a HUGE church in Naugatuck, where I am pretty sure her parents got married. The ceremony was beautiful, and they looked so darn happy :) The reception was lovely, and the food and drinks were delicious! They had an ice cream bar which made me happy! Congrats you two, on starting your married lives together!

On Sunday, we went for a hike with Li and Rocky, at Whittemore. It was a beautiful afternoon, and it felt so good to get outside. That night, we had dinner at my parent's house for my birthday. I wanted to order pizza, so we got Vinnie's (YUM), and I got some delicious birthday cupcakes. It was a fun, relaxing evening and I was very happy!

Monday, which was my actual birthday, I had to go to school. Which, actually, is the best place to work if it is your birthday - all the kids get really excited about it, and make you cards and everywhere I went I heard "Happy Birthday Mrs. Hine!". I also got some microbrews from my GA (guardian angel) at work, which was much appreciated. Monday night, Tim brought me home some gorgeous flowers, wine, bread and olive oil, and made me a fantastic dinner of steak, roasted beets and goat cheese, and roasted asparagus...am I a lucky lady or what? We finished off the evening by looking at Sarah and John's wedding pics :)

Finally, on Tuesday night, we got to go to my new favorite restaurant - this amazing, teeny tiny Italian place in Norwalk. It is real Italian, not the Americanized version that is in most places (don't get my wrong, I like that too, but this is better). We lingered over a fantastic meal of bread and EVOO, salad, wine, pasta, cappuchinos, and tiramisu. It was one of the best nights I've had in a long time. I love QT with Tim :)

This weekend, we have Tim's Christmas party, another Christmas party Saturday night, and brunch on Sunday - busy busy!

A few photos - for the rest of the wedding, and more, check out my facebook album :)