Grateful 2.0

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that you find yourself healthy and good! Last year I had reflected on the tough year we had in 2020 and listed what I was thankful for. I had mentioned family, my husband, books, Instagram and time. I thought long and hard about doing a part 2 this year because I liked how it forced me to sit down and think about the positivity. This year I am going to name ONE that I am thankful for.

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Sleepy Hollow, NY

October is one of my favorite months because of foliage but also HALLOWEEN! I enjoy everything Halloween. I have gone to Salem, MA several times - known for their history of witch trials and the setting of a Halloween favorite movie, Hocus Pocus. I’ve never been to Sleepy Hollow so I knew I would want to visit this ‘Halloween’ town someday! My little family made the trip one weekend, only 2 hours from our Eastern corner of CT.

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Jim Thorpe, PA

My little family took a camping trip up to rural Pennsylvania to a small town called Jim Thorpe, tucked in the Lehigh Gorge Valley. I grew up on the border of NY/PA so I was missing those mountains during the change of. the foliage! Jim Thorpe also made many of “best” or “must see” lists from Town & Country, Expedia, Country Living, USA Today, National Geographic, etc. I was intrigued by the description that Jim Thorpe was a Victorian style town/European village. It’s even been nicknamed as “Switzerland of America”.

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