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CT Fav's!

Vicky's post below got me thinking! And there seems to be a lot of people here (even if most are lurkers!) but - I"m always looking for new places to go and what not - so I think a poll is in order.

1.) Favorite Date Activity with hubs?

2.) Favorite Place to Eat?

 3.) Favorite CT Vineyard if you hit them up?

4.) Favorite Place to take a day trip?

 5.) Favorite place to hit the beach (outside CT OK!)

 6.) Favorite Coffee Place

 7.) Moheghan or Foxwoods?

 8.) Favorite Bar if applicable

9.) Hartford or New Haven?

10.) Favorite Sports Team to cheer for...

 

Ready - GO!

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Re: CT Fav's!

  • 1.) Favorite Date Activity with hubs? the CT wine trail with a picnic lunch

    2.) Favorite Place to Eat? Wood 'n Tap...it's where we went on our first date.  I puffy heart their Maine Crab Dip app

     3.) Favorite CT Vineyard if you hit them up? hands down Hopkins...I also like Jonathan Edwards and Priam as well

    4.) Favorite Place to take a day trip? NYC or Boston

     5.) Favorite place to hit the beach (outside CT OK!) I'm from NC, so I'll say down there on the Carolina coast line.  I also go to Horseneck Beach in Westport, MA

     6.) Favorite Coffee Place Caribou Coffee...but I hate coffee

     7.) Moheghan or Foxwoods? mohegan

     8.) Favorite Bar if applicable I rarely go to bars to hang out now-a-days, but my old stomping grounds were the Plainville Sliders, Murphy's, and Rookies

    9.) Hartford or New Haven? Hartford for work and dining, New Haven for Ikea and flea markets

    10.) Favorite Sports Team to cheer for... Giants and Yankees

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  • ok i'll bite...

     1. We like to get dinner and shop- we love the outlets! We also like to spend time outside, beaches or dayhikes!

     2. Our new hotspot is Luce in Middletown!

     3. Have yet to go to a vineyard :(

    4. so many places for daytrips.. but most recently we really enjoyed Mystic and the Mystic village

    5. Rocky Neck State Park

    6. McDonald's has the best coffee!

    7. Moeghan

    8. Um, no favorite, i just go where the girls want to

    9. Hartford!

     10..... DH likes the Bills, I couldn't care less!!!!

  • 1.) Favorite Date Activity with hubs?  Cheap Date....Wander Ikea, then go out to eat in New Haven

    2.) Favorite Place to Eat? India Palace, New Haven

     3.) Favorite CT Vineyard if you hit them up? Chamard, Clinton

    4.) Favorite Place to take a day trip? Mohegan Sun, New York City, Boston.

     5.) Favorite place to hit the beach (outside CT OK!) Hammonasset

     6.) Favorite Coffee Place.  JoJo's New Haven...or the Local Dunkin Donuts.

     7.) Moheghan or Foxwoods? Mohegan

     8.) Favorite Bar if applicable.  No big bar people.

    9.) Hartford or New Haven? New Haven....all the way.

    10.) Favorite Sports Team to cheer for... See Siggy Pix....all teams listed Big Smile

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    1.) Favorite Date Activity with hubs?  Hiking or dinner and a movie

    2.) Favorite Place to Eat?  Well, it used to be Mediza in W. Htfd. Center, but they closed...so now I guess it is Max Fish.

    3.) Favorite CT Vineyard if you hit them up?  Never been to any of them.

    4.) Favorite Place to take a day trip?  Rockport, MA (where we got married)

     5.) Favorite place to hit the beach (outside CT OK!)  We're really not beach people...at all.

     6.) Favorite Coffee Place  Dunkin' Donuts

     7.) Moheghan or Foxwoods?  Mohegan

     8.) Favorite Bar if applicable  Don't really have one.

    9.) Hartford or New Haven?  Hartford

    10.) Favorite Sports Team to cheer for...  Red Sox!

     

  • 1.) Favorite Date Activity with hubs?  Recreating our dates from when we were first dating :)  We'll eat at La Salsa in Fairfield (cheap, but amazing mexican), drive down the post road, and go to either Ben & Jerrys or Starbucks in Westport.  soooo much fun!
    2.) Favorite Place to Eat?  hmmmmmm i think Trumbull Kitchen in Hartford.  I also used to love Nikitas in new haven, but lately it hasn't been as great :(
    3.) Favorite CT Vineyard if you hit them up?  Haight Brown in Litchfield.  That's where we got married!4.) Favorite Place to take a day trip?  Newport, RI.  LOVE it.  actually, anywhere along the RI coast!
     5.) Favorite place to hit the beach (outside CT OK!)  In CT, uhhh, i guess Fairfield.  We're big RI beach people tho...Watch Hill is my fav!  but i also <3 narragansett town beach.
     6.) Favorite Coffee Place  oooooooo so many.  Tisane in Hartford, Claire's Cornercopia in New Haven, Cafe Atlantique in Milford, and my old standby, Dunkin!
     7.) Moheghan or Foxwoods?  Mohegan
     8.) Favorite Bar if applicable:  for classy - trumbull kitchen in hartford.  for casual fun - Bar in new haven.
    9.) Hartford or New Haven?  BOTH!  I grew up & did college in new haven, but law school in hartford, so i've grown to love each in their own ways...
    10.) Favorite Sports Team to cheer for.... Yankees!!!  Since a long time ago...not just since they are actually good again :)
  • 1.) Favorite Date Activity with hubs? going out to eat then going home for some snuggle time and a movie

    2.) Favorite Place to Eat?  Baja's in Orange

     3.) Favorite CT Vineyard if you hit them up? n/a

    4.) Favorite Place to take a day trip? Either NYC or the RI beaches

     5.) Favorite place to hit the beach (outside CT OK!)  Westerly, RI

     6.) Favorite Coffee Place Common Grounds in Branford

     7.) Moheghan or Foxwoods? Mohegan!

     8.) Favorite Bar if applicable BAR in New Haven

    9.) Hartford or New Haven?  New Haven!

    10.) Favorite Sports Team to cheer for...  Yankees!!!!!  DH's is Michigan football since he went there

  • 1.) Favorite Date Activity with hubs? Some indulgent dinner somewhere or a hike when it is warm out!

    2.) Favorite Place to Eat? The Melting Pot

     3.) Favorite CT Vineyard if you hit them up? Never been but would like to

    4.) Favorite Place to take a day trip? Mystic, Newport, NYC (moving there this weekend yay!)

     5.) Favorite place to hit the beach (outside CT OK!): Narragansett, RI

     6.) Favorite Coffee Place: I don't drink coffee

     7.) Moheghan or Foxwoods? Mohegan

     8.) Favorite Bar if applicable: City Steam in hartford

    9.) Hartford or New Haven? both, depends

    10.) Favorite Sports Team to cheer for... The Yankees!

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  • 1.) Favorite Date Activity with hubs? Maggie McFly's for dinner and wine.  They have such a unique menu!

    2.) Favorite Place to Eat? See above!

     3.) Favorite CT Vineyard if you hit them up? We don't =( I'd love to though!

    4.) Favorite Place to take a day trip? The Maritime Aquarium, beaches

     5.) Favorite place to hit the beach (outside CT OK!) Cape Code (ptown), fairfield, RI

     6.) Favorite Coffee Place? Theres a little coffee place in the town I work (New Milford) called Bank Street Coffee House, the atmosphere is so calming, I love it. I hate coffee though, so I get frozen hot chocolate!

     7.) Moheghan or Foxwoods? Mohegan! I've gone to many concerts there and gambling once, its always fun

     8.) Favorite Bar if applicable Maggie McFly's, Pancho's, Osaka

    9.) Hartford or New Haven? New Haven

    10.) Favorite Sports Team to cheer for...yankees, steelers

     

    Ready - GO!

  • 1.) Favorite Date Activity with hubs? Maggie McFly's for dinner and wine.  They have such a unique menu!

    2.) Favorite Place to Eat? See above!

     3.) Favorite CT Vineyard if you hit them up? We don't =( I'd love to though!

    4.) Favorite Place to take a day trip? The Maritime Aquarium, beaches

     5.) Favorite place to hit the beach (outside CT OK!) Cape Code (ptown), fairfield, RI

     6.) Favorite Coffee Place? Theres a little coffee place in the town I work (New Milford) called Bank Street Coffee House, the atmosphere is so calming, I love it. I hate coffee though, so I get frozen hot chocolate!

     7.) Moheghan or Foxwoods? Mohegan! I've gone to many concerts there and gambling once, its always fun

     8.) Favorite Bar if applicable Maggie McFly's, Pancho's, Osaka

    9.) Hartford or New Haven? New Haven

    10.) Favorite Sports Team to cheer for...yankees, steelers

     

     

  • 1.) Favorite Date Activity with hubs? We don't really do much!  I suppose just watching a funny movie together since we like to laugh.

    2.) Favorite Place to Eat?  River Street in Milford

     3.) Favorite CT Vineyard if you hit them up?  Never been - any suggestions??

    4.) Favorite Place to take a day trip?  Boston!!!

     5.) Favorite place to hit the beach (outside CT OK!)  RI - my aunt lives in Wakefield and they have a nice quiet beach!

     6.) Favorite Coffee Place  I'm a Starbucks girl but we LOVE Cafe Atlantique in Milford

     7.) Moheghan or Foxwoods?  Mohegan

     8.) Favorite Bar if applicable Oh no I'm old!  I don't have a favorite bar anymore!  Like I said - my DH isn't much of a "going out" type!

    9.) Hartford or New Haven?  New Haven - I grew up outside of Hartford so its kind of been there done that.....

    10.) Favorite Sports Team to cheer for...  RED SOX!!!!

  • .) Favorite Date Activity with hubs?  - Usually dinner - we love to eat! Followed by a few drinks.

    2.) Favorite Place to Eat? Bricco - West Hartford Center

     3.) Favorite CT Vineyard if you hit them up?  - Only been once and it was Haight Brown - wouldn't  mind trying a few others though!

    4.) Favorite Place to take a day trip? Boston! Usually to either see college friends or hit up Fenday!

     5.) Favorite place to hit the beach (outside CT OK!) I  pretty much love any beach!

     6.) Favorite Coffee Place - It's A Grind! b/c they are the only ones who make Cafe Au Lait - which I am addicted to!

     7.) Moheghan or Foxwoods? Foxwoods

     8.) Favorite Bar if applicable - Humm.... how to choose 1? I like The Olive Bar in Unionville, Grants in WH center, - and the list could go on!

    9.) Hartford or New Haven? Open to either, but I"ve kind of lost my bairings in New Haven! Sort of knew it in College - now have no idea.  Much more familiar to Hartford since I work here and live in the area!

    10.) Favorite Sports Team to cheer for... Obviously the Red Sox!

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  • Great idea! This is super helpful to me b/c I am still new to CT. Can't wait to try some of these.
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  • imageJBDamonM:

    Vicky's post below got me thinking! And there seems to be a lot of people here (even if most are lurkers!) but - I"m always looking for new places to go and what not - so I think a poll is in order.

    1.) Favorite Date Activity with hubs? Hiking or going to a Vineyard,or two, or three...

    2.) Favorite Place to Eat? We Love Mya's in New Haven

     3.) Favorite CT Vineyard if you hit them up? We loved Hopkins.

    4.) Favorite Place to take a day trip? Mystic

     5.) Favorite place to hit the beach (outside CT OK!) Anywhere in St. John

     6.) Favorite Coffee Place Starbucks

     7.) Moheghan or Foxwoods? Mohegan

     8.) Favorite Bar if applicable Not sure- I just kind of tag along to wherever

    9.) Hartford or New Haven? I've only been to New Haven.

    10.) Favorite Sports Team to cheer for...Yankees and Giants

     

    Ready - GO!

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  • 1.) Favorite Date Activity with hubs? out for dinner, hiking, usually in devils hopyard or wadsworth falls

    2.) Favorite Place to Eat? wood n tap, the diner(middletown or cromwell), la boca(in middletown)

     3.) Favorite CT Vineyard if you hit them up? always have fun at bishops orchard/winery.

    4.) Favorite Place to take a day trip? providence for a little cheesecake factory and Waterfire, but in CT the outlets or mystic

     5.) Favorite place to hit the beach (outside CT OK!) the caribbean :-)  or maine

     6.) Favorite Coffee Place DD

     7.) Moheghan or Foxwoods? Mohegan

     8.) Favorite Bar if applicable rookies.  not only cause its fun, but its also in walking distance! ;-)

    9.) Hartford or New Haven? hartford

    10.) Favorite Sports Team to cheer for...Carolina Panthers, NY Rangers, Colorado Avalance, Earnhardt Jr

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