Portrait of coziness right there. That’s my dog, extra curly after bath night, curled up into a little crescent snugly between my parents on their bed. I just wanna snuggle my face into her face foreverrrrr!

It’s always so wonderful to come home and soak up some good cozy family time. So far good cozy family time has involved fires in the fireplace, ice cream, old friends, bakeries, running around with my crazy dog, decorating the house for the holidays, lamb chops, roasted potatoes, simple yet insanely tasty pasta, The Muppets, 30 Rock reruns, old Friends reruns, lots of tea, and crossword puzzles. 

If you haven’t seen the Muppets movie, you really should. It will fill you up with joy.

Yesterday, crazily enough, the temperature was in the mid 80s. Therefore my parents and I decided that instead of doing something classically autumnal like apple picking or cider doughnut eating, we’d embrace the weirdness and do something classically summery: go to the beach! We went in the late afternoon, and although it seemed that all other residents of Massachusetts had had the same idea about how to spend the day, there was still a fair amount of beach to walk along, and for Chloe to run along. She has developed a strong love for lowering her belly into the ocean; she isn’t really into swimming, but she loves a good cool-down. As soon as we unleashed her, she bolted for the water. It was adorable. Being on the beach just before sunset was lovely.