I'm a Connecticutian!

Hard to believe that I have been here a month, but it is starting to feel more like home. Ok, I'm really not a Connecticutian, it is funny some of the differences here. First, people in the store look at me like I am crazy when I look at them and say hi. They are so confused by it! (once you start talking to people though, they are very nice) Second, tonight I borrowed my roommates GPS to go to a party that some classmates were throwing, the GPS wasn't working properly, and I didn't have a clue what direction I should start driving! Third, trees!!! Wow are there a lot of trees and woods! I am excited for how beautiful the fall will be! My house is fun, here are pictures of some of the way we have decorated the inside, many of the features may look familiar.



Susan, my piano, made it safely across the plains! She didn't even get knocked too bad out of tune! I really need to get a de-humidifier for her though...

One of my favorite parts so far about Connecticut is living so close to the ocean! I should put a little disclaimer here, really it is the Long Island Sound. I'll explain for those who don't know what that means, because I'll be honest, I wouldn't have known what that meant before I became a Connecticutian. If you look at a map, Long Island, New York is right across from Connecticut and having such a big island right across the way affects the water. It is still the ocean but it is a lot calmer, we don't get the big crashing waves, crazy tides etc. Also the closest water to me (about 5 minute drive!!) is in a little bay called the Branford Bay. Really though, it is delightful. Most of the beaches are quite rocky, but my town has made a little sand beach for us and there is a nice park right by the water. One of my new favorite places.

Random chair on the dock