Nov
23
2009
Joni wanted to go to Connecticut. She had been born and raised in New York City and had always heard that Connecticut was the place to retire and sometimes to raise a family. She didn’t know how many times she heard people in the city referring to a desire to move there. Throughout her childhood she didn’t understand what all of the hype was about and developed a strong desire to discover it for herself. So, at her high school graduation when her parents asked her what she would like to do to celebrate Joni quickly announced that she would like to go to Connecticut.
Her parents thought this would make a nice family adventure and they made reservations in one of the Hartford hotels for the following weekend. And although she was now and adult and had even graduated from high school, Joni was still not quite sure what to expect. She did notice that the scenery was beautiful and thought that Connecticut must have an amazing geography. She wondered if that’s what impressed everyone.
When they arrived in Hartford she loved the historic feeling of some of the buildings and also noticed that it too was located along a river. She decided that New Yorkers must have a sense of home away from home there. However, she also noticed that Hartford felt much more open and spacious than New York, but then most cities do. While they were there the family toured most of the major attractions including the Elizabeth Park Rose Garden which Joni discovered was the oldest in the United States of its kind. They also went to the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and Research Center and Joni was very impressed with this as well. She greatly enjoyed her time in Hartford and the family celebrated her graduation at Grant’s Restaurant. This may have been Joni’s favorite part of the trip and she absolutely loved her filet mignon. She decided then that this would be a nice place to retire.
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