This past week has been packed.

It started with Ellie having a bad cold. So I actually stayed home all week to try to get her over the worse of it.

Thursday was our anniversary. Four years. It is so hard to believe it has only been four years; so much has happened. In case you wanted to know, the fourth anniversary is flowers and fruit. I got loads of beautiful flowers and a much needed night out with my hubby- thanks to our friends Barbara and Ian who watched Ellie for a few hours.

Friday, Ken and I went to hear a talk at Yale about environmental issues. There was a Conference of Governors, state representatives and people from other countries here to sign a Declaration on Climate Change.

We heard from Ct. Governor Jodi Rell, Nobel Laureate Dr. R. K. Pachuri (co-recipient along with Al Gore of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his work) and California Governor and movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was very interesting and I have to say I was surprisingly impressed with Arnold and what he had to say. Sometimes it is really cool living in a university town.

Saturday, Ken, Ellie and I went up to Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, MA. It is a re-creation of a late 1700’s early 1800’s village. Kind of like a later version of Williamsburg but maybe not as exact. Think people in period costume with modern day shoes. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time checking out all the buildings and the people working the animals and farm. It was not even two hours away so the perfect distance for an adventure.

Ken taking care of business the ol’ school way

Ellie circle dancing:

What a fun filled great week.